http://mobile.lepoint.fr/articles/show/feedid/1387/page/3
Saw this on gaf, it's in french though
Cedrick Delmas: It's very positive. The French market, we are on an installed base of over 2.7 million in late December. It worked well for us again this year. On Xbox Live, we are at about the same level home and globally with 60% of connected consoles. In terms of volume, it has declined slightly since is - 3% on the console. What is an ecosystem in which competitors have been particularly aggressive on price, while our strategy was far from it. We are the only home console in growth in value, since it is + 5% in calendar year.
The fact that the Xbox 360 experience a decline in sales shows the end of a cycle ...
The consoles have been around for almost seven years now. Of course we are a little at a crossroads with the arrival of next-generation platforms, as seen on laptops with the 3DS and Vita and then, soon, on consoles with U Wii from Nintendo.
Precisely, the rumors announce the presentation of a new machine Microsoft at E3 in June ...
We are in an industry where it talks a lot, it likes to tell stories. I am not convinced that things are happening this year. The cycle of the Xbox 360 is by no means complete. The proof we are not at all parties on the logic of price drop this year. (huh?) After that, it will happen at E3, it is still premature. What is certain is that there will be nothing new in 2012. If we had to deal with Nintendo, it would be able to come up with something immediately, and it is not the case at all. We are not here to deal with Nintendo and they are not there to fight against other manufacturers. Nintendo has placed itself in a different cycle, they advance at their own pace, successfully as we have seen with the Wii, and now it is their turn to present their innovation.
More consoles connected to Xbox Live is the goal of Microsoft 2012?
We want to extend the penetration of Xbox Live on the installed base of machines by developing a range of services. Whether it is live TV, the VOD platform, the add-on games or even Kinect Internet services such as those launched before Christmas like YouTube, Dailymotion and soon Screenrush. It was announced in December signed a partnership with Orange to bring the Orange TV on Xbox 360. In addition to offering Canal + and Canal Sat, we want to extend the Xbox Live entertainment in the broadest sense.
A little over a year after the release of Kinect, what conclusions can you make of the accessory motion detection?
We are 620 000 Kinect in France. Today, more than 50% of consoles sold over Christmas we were with Kinect packs. People come into the world via 360 Kinect, and it is certain that it helps us reach a new audience.
Only the big players do not seem convinced by Kinect ...
We have not yet offering the game for pure gamers. We had a goal that was the family, a female audience and wider. Now if you want to go further with Kinect, you will have the gamer board with us. It will start with a series of hybrid game controller, Kinect. Forza Motorsport 4 was the first. But do not look at the gamer as a single player. It ages, the average age of gamers is 35 years. It is no longer alone in his studio or apartment. These are often people who have families and children. Through Kinect, they can share their passion for video games to other people in their homes.
