Whether in the release plan or the brand itself, Microsoft’s game console Xbox already has a rich history. Since the original Xbox console was officially released in 2001, this brand has long become one of the largest gaming platforms in the game industry. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the launch of the original Xbox console, Microsoft released a series of documentary short films, which introduced the past history and secrets of this console one by one, and also revealed the reason why the Xbox department will be in the mid-2000s. Began to pursue “somatosensory” technology, there is actually an unexpected behind-the-scenes man behind it.
The Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii three consoles successively launched the “seventh console generation”, which is a very interesting period for the entire game industry. Players can see that these three consoles are beginning to try full of experimental ” Somatosensory operation” play mode. After Nintendo’s Wii console caused a sensation among players around the world, Sony and Microsoft also launched PlayStation Move and Kinect head-on. However, according to the secrets disclosed in this documentary series, Microsoft’s Xbox department began to pursue this technology, one of the unexpected behind-the-scenes heroes turned out to be Microsoft’s co-founder-Bill Gates.
In the recently released documentary series “Power On: The Story of Xbox”, Phil Spencer, the current head of the Xbox department, revealed that Bill Gates did not think of anything about the Xbox department until the Nintendo Wii console was officially launched. I feel very disappointed about the operation of the project. Therefore, when Xbox responded to the Wii, that is, when Kinect was officially launched after a full four years, the Wii console had already set amazing sales worldwide.
“I still remember that Bill put a lot of pressure on the leadership team of the Xbox department, “Why do we ignore somatosensory games? What should I do to catch up?” Phil Spencer said
Since Bill Gates is more inclined to focus on the development of Microsoft’s technology industry itself in the image of the general public, few players would expect him to have some unexpected effects on the Xbox console. It is indeed quite interesting to hear that Microsoft decided to keep up with the Wii under the “pressure” of Bill Gates and developed the Kinect somatosensory operating device. Because, although the development of this device in the video game industry ended in failure, it still deeply affects many other areas.
The development of the entire video game industry after generations of somatosensory operations is another very interesting phenomenon. When the Nintendo Wii first went on the market, the whole concept did seem quite innovative, and it finally succeeded in attracting the input of many new players, so it became the key to the success of this console. Even in this generation of Nintendo Switch consoles, players can still see somatosensory operations in many games. On the other hand, the latest generation of Xbox Series X/S consoles under Xbox’s current sales performance has also brought dazzling results, and the low-priced Xbox Series S has even become the best sales performance in North America’s Black Friday weekend this year. Host.