Molyneux: Next Xbox should focus on games first

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22Cans founder Peter Molyneux has said Microsoft should focus on games rather than pursue a multimedia fantasy with its next Xbox.
Speaking to Edge, the former creative director of Microsoft Studios and Lionhead boss said he is watching his former employers’ movements closely, but isn’t unsure what its intentions are with its next home console.

“I’m going to be absolutely fascinated to see what they finally come out with, because I kind of knew a lot when I was at Microsoft about what their plans were, and plans change and aspirations change,” he said.
“I’m sure they’ll have put a lot of time and thought and rehearsal into that press briefing, but I’m going to be fascinated to see what the hardware is, and how it will fit into this new world that we’re in now – this new world of hyper-connectivity, of super-portability. Or whether they’ll double-down and say ‘you know what? We are the games console, and that’s what we define ourselves as’ and say [they] don’t really care about hyper-connectivity or hyper-portability. It’ll be fascinating which way they jump.”
Sign are increasing point to Microsoft revealing something that is billed much more as a connected entertainment system, rather than a games system. At its E3 press conference in 2012, Microsoft pushed its global TV partners heavily and that was followed later in the year with Xbox SmartGlass, software that allows user to control their Xbox from touch devices.

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