Engadget Interviews Microsoft’s Bill Gates

Engadget’s Peter Rojas had a one-on-one with Microsoft’s Bill Gates at WinHEC. Topics discussed were Sony’s PSP, the Windows Mobile platform and the MTV launch for Microsoft’s next gen console, the Xbox 360 – which Sir Bill will only refer to as "Xenon."

Engadget: Thanks for taking the time to meet with me today. First off I wanted to ask you about the next Xbox console, which is arguably going to be the biggest Microsoft launch of the year. Why launch the console on MTV as opposed to E3? Do you risk alienating the original Xbox’s audience of hardcore gamers by going mass market from day one?

BG: I’m going to call it Xenon, that’s the codename for the thing; Xenon is good enough that we’ll have no problem. Hardcore gamers are going to love Xenon because of the applications that are on Xenon. And it’s not just the technical specs. It’s the partnership we have with the game creators and we’re going to have this next generation machine out so that it’s going to be timed with high definition becoming very mainstream.