Microsoft: &quot;Ready to work with Apple&quot; on Xbox 360

"Anybody in my company who thought this was a bad idea to plug in Sony or Apple devices into this thing, I ended that conversation pretty quickly." That's Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President and XNA Chief Architect J Allard in an interview with IGN. He goes on to say that people own digital devices (cameras, digital music players and so on) that they're going to want to plug into an Xbox 360, and that they don't want to have to purchase a separate "...360 music player, a 360 digital camera" etc.

Well he's right about that. Eventually, a single computer will be the heart of a family's entertainment center, as opposed to a separate television, DVD player, stereo, game console, etc. (I guess Steve knew what the was doing when he announced the "digital hub" strategy), and I'm glad to see greater compatibility across devices. Still, when is the last time you heard someone from Microsoft say something like, "...if Sony or Apple were to call me up and say, 'Hey, we want to some special things with the 360,' I’m on it." It's kind of eerie.

[Via iLounge]

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Maurice

I'm so glad to hear about it. I'm looking forward to some more information on this.

October 26 2005 at 7:15 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mike

Still, when is the last time you heard someone from Microsoft say something like, "...if Sony or Apple were to call me up and say, 'Hey, we want to some special things with the 360,' Im on it." It's kind of eerie. --- WHO CARES!? It's a computer!! Of course an external HD will register with it. Of course a digital camera will work with it. Only MS would ask to 'work' with Apple on something that already works. Oh!.. My bad.. you want an iTunes port for the Xbox? Fuck off.

October 25 2005 at 9:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dobusa

So, will this work with Mac-formatted iPods? I cannot hook those up to my PC's today...

October 25 2005 at 3:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Swoleboard

smart man

October 25 2005 at 3:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Frog

I'll believe it when I hear that the Xbox360 is compatible w/ the G5 for streaming audio and video...

October 25 2005 at 3:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Scott

Trojan horse. How ironic.