Roger (Caller from Kansas City)

According to Moore, the mainstream press previously blamed, quote unquote, blamed all of society's ills on video games, saying that they were, quote, a waste of time creating violence, blah, blah, blah, blah, all of that. And that, quote, the early 2000s was a phenomenal platform for us to get off the back pages and get to the front pages and to be taken seriously as an entertainment medium.

According to Moore, the mainstream press previously blamed, quote unquote, blamed all of society's ills on video games, saying that they were, quote, a waste of time creating violence, blah, blah, blah, blah, all of that. And that, quote, the early 2000s was a phenomenal platform for us to get off the back pages and get to the front pages and to be taken seriously as an entertainment medium.

We're just fucking dropping some bombs, man. He's just having a good time.

We're just fucking dropping some bombs, man. He's just having a good time.

Yeah, this is a really good one. This is a really good one. More was notorious for appearing at shows like E3 with game tattoos, such as his Halo 2 tattoo used to announce its release date, and his GTA 4 tattoo used in an attempt to convince the public that GTA was now associated with the Xbox brand. And it worked to an extent. It definitely worked.

Yeah, this is a really good one. This is a really good one. More was notorious for appearing at shows like E3 with game tattoos, such as his Halo 2 tattoo used to announce its release date, and his GTA 4 tattoo used in an attempt to convince the public that GTA was now associated with the Xbox brand. And it worked to an extent. It definitely worked.

I remember those G4 clips were always circulating. Every single time we talked about E3, it would always be him with the tattoo. That was synonymous. Moore says these and other PR stunts were necessary at the time for helping to grow the industry. we needed to do a ton of missionary work in those days.

I remember those G4 clips were always circulating. Every single time we talked about E3, it would always be him with the tattoo. That was synonymous. Moore says these and other PR stunts were necessary at the time for helping to grow the industry. we needed to do a ton of missionary work in those days.

And at the same time, we were young enough to have fun and do all the daft stuff that we did and all the stunts. I think the council wars that you're kind of alluding to were healthy for the industry. Look, I've said it before, certainly. I did encourage the battle, because I think gamers loved to see Xbox versus PlayStation. Maybe Nintendo as well. Just throw that in there. Damn, Peter!

And at the same time, we were young enough to have fun and do all the daft stuff that we did and all the stunts. I think the council wars that you're kind of alluding to were healthy for the industry. Look, I've said it before, certainly. I did encourage the battle, because I think gamers loved to see Xbox versus PlayStation. Maybe Nintendo as well. Just throw that in there. Damn, Peter!

Maybe Nintendo as well. That is fucking hilarious. That, I think, was a rising tide that lifted all ships. Today's situation more stressed is different. While Microsoft continues to make Xbox consoles, he thinks it would stop doing so and focus on games if it could, but that there's still a public appetite for buying hardware. Quote, No, he explained.

Maybe Nintendo as well. That is fucking hilarious. That, I think, was a rising tide that lifted all ships. Today's situation more stressed is different. While Microsoft continues to make Xbox consoles, he thinks it would stop doing so and focus on games if it could, but that there's still a public appetite for buying hardware. Quote, No, he explained.

Would they be delighted if they could be a multi-hundred-billion-dollar entity delivering content directly to your television to whatever monitor you choose to play on? You bet. You know, the classic Netflix model. You just select, who's playing this? 5,000 people playing this? I'm going to jump in right now. No latency, no lag, you're in.

Would they be delighted if they could be a multi-hundred-billion-dollar entity delivering content directly to your television to whatever monitor you choose to play on? You bet. You know, the classic Netflix model. You just select, who's playing this? 5,000 people playing this? I'm going to jump in right now. No latency, no lag, you're in.

And there doesn't need to be a box between you and your controller and the TV set. But still, you know, consoles are, as we've seen particularly with Nintendo now... Yeah, Peter. Back off! People love their hardware. Moore added that he understands that Microsoft's intention is no longer to get involved in console wars. He says he feels some of the feistiness has gone as a result.

And there doesn't need to be a box between you and your controller and the TV set. But still, you know, consoles are, as we've seen particularly with Nintendo now... Yeah, Peter. Back off! People love their hardware. Moore added that he understands that Microsoft's intention is no longer to get involved in console wars. He says he feels some of the feistiness has gone as a result.

Quote, the acquisition of Activision Blizzard changed things. I think, not I think, I know at Microsoft. And so this is not the old days of the console wars and punching each other and trying to steal customers and trying to get market share and build your attach rate. This is bigger than an economic sense. Has it lost a bit of a spiciness that the industry, I think, fed upon and grew upon?

Quote, the acquisition of Activision Blizzard changed things. I think, not I think, I know at Microsoft. And so this is not the old days of the console wars and punching each other and trying to steal customers and trying to get market share and build your attach rate. This is bigger than an economic sense. Has it lost a bit of a spiciness that the industry, I think, fed upon and grew upon?

I think so, yeah. That's a fun little one. That's a fun little one. Yeah, it is.

I think so, yeah. That's a fun little one. That's a fun little one. Yeah, it is.