Microsoft in No Hurry to Bring Games to Zune2007-10-04 23:38:50
Microsoft is pondering many things for its iPod rival, the Zune, but games aren't one of them.In an interview with Reuters, J Allard explained that games aren't high on the Zune team's To Do list, in part because there simply isn't that great of a demand yet, and in part because implementation would be problematic: The games that you bought in your fifth generation don’t run with your sixth generation... The rate of innovation, turnover, and variety of form factors makes it a tricky proposition. That said, we have a lot of flexibility and a lot of magical software. What we’ve done with XNA is an incredibly portable environment designed to abstract some of the hardware differences. We'll see where that takes us. We're always thinking, but the Zune isn't playing Halo 3 anytime soon.Allard also hints that plans for a Zune phone probably aren't too far away, since the Zune was built on the same OS as the Motorola Q.Source: Reuters & Game|Life Online Games Microsoft Allard Zune Halo
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