Gaming reporter/blogger Dean Takahashi has had a long history covering the original Xbox and its creators at Microsoft, even producing a book in 2002 focused on just that. So when we heard that he went on a tour of the Xbox 360 testing labs earlier this month, we knew that we’d get a detailed, insider’s look at the creation of Microsoft’s next-gen console and the people responsible for making it tick (or burn, as hundreds of 360s were subjected to pressure cooking and simulated lightning strikes). At the very least, we shouldn’t have power cords frying Xboxes this time around, but this story (which is a “companion” to a shorter piece in the Mercury News printed newspaper) also presents a good overview of how the 360 came to be, how its coming launch and supply chain compare (so far) to that of the original Xbox, and how the former WebTV’s Mountain View campus (where all this product design and evaluation is taking place) got mixed up in this video-game console business in the first place.
Now Dean’s post is already a few days old, but if you’re starving for more 360 news at any cost, all you need to do is follow that link below. Yeah, we’re hungry for more, too.
[via
mercurynews.com]
A history and a tour of Microsoft's Xbox 360 testing labs
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