We all know that the Xbox 360 hardware has had more problems than the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3 combined, RROD has become a joke and also public debate of why it happened.

The Xbox 360 does a lot right on the software front, but many news sites have long guessed that Microsoft rushed the 360 to beat the Sony PS3 to the market.

Today we have had some information sent in from someone who goes by the name of “Chris” and claims to of worked on the original Xbox 360 prototypes back in 2004.

They say that Microsoft’s biggest mistake was launching the 360 a year earlier than the PS3 and it’s this reason why there have been so many hardware issues.

The thing that jumps out at me, as I’ve noticed since launch, is that the PS3 costs much more than $400, $500, even $600 to produce, yet Sony still sells the console for less, and it’s all for the consumer.

I actually worked with Microsoft on the original Xbox 360 prototypes back in 2004, and, despite the accumulated cost of the hardware, Microsoft increased the price of retail sale above the production cost.

By the 360’s launch, I was a bit ashamed to see that the Xbox 360 was so expensive even though it was cheap to produce, and that’s when several other Microsoft devs in my group and I were surprised to see that the PS3 launched at only $600.

As a developer, I was really curious about each console’s hardware, and if we had put the Playstation 3’s hardware in our original Xbox 360 prototype, it would have cost well over $700.

The Playstation 3 consists of well over $750, but I’m amazed that Sony can sell the console for $400. In my opinion, that was a very smart move on Sony’s behalf.

Due to work terms, I’ve been prohibited from saying this until early 2008, but Microsoft severely rushed development of the 360, and we had a very short time window to work with in order to launch the 360 a year earlier. That was our, and Microsoft’s, biggest mistake.

As a result, the Xbox 360 has major hardware issues. I switched over to the PS3 when my Xbox 360, the console that I helped develop, RROD’d for the 4th time.

If what Chris says were true then it would explain all the Xbox 360 problems since launch, feel free to leave a comment below or read more Xbox 360 news.

LINK:

http://www.product-reviews.net/2008/07/22/xbox-360-prototype-worker-switches-to-sony-ps3/

"Due to work terms, I’ve been prohibited from saying this until early 2008, but Microsoft severely rushed development of the 360, and we had a very short time window to work with in order to launch the 360 a year earlier. That was our, and Microsoft’s, biggest mistake." Mr. Abvious. Not shit that Microsoft shafted their costumers.

We all know that the 360s dev time was only a little over a year and a half. And it shows in it's craftsmanship.

Had they launched a year later, and spent the same amount of time in development as the PS3/Wii, it would have fared far better in terms of RRoD

So the guy that designed the 360 and the RROD issue is going over to Sony?

Seriously, no one outside a 16 year odl fanboy would make statements like that...

"The Playstation 3 consists of well over $750, but I’m amazed that Sony can sell the console for $400. In my opinion, that was a very smart move on Sony’s behalf."

LOL!!!!

Yes, Sony is so smart for losing money...

+1 for disolitude

Rusing the console 1 year BEFORE the PS3 was a very smart move from MS
Even at the cost of 1 billion of $ ...

(they get +5,5 M install base before anyone and were able to release Gears of War that completely crushed the PS3 line-up ...)

Microsoft didn't have a choice, IMO. It was either launch early and have the market to themselves, or launch late, side by side with Nintendo and Sony. I have little doubt that they'd be in last place right now if all three were launched at once.

whats with the fan attack against the 360 today ??!!

"I actually worked with Microsoft on the original Xbox 360 prototypes back in 2004, and, despite the accumulated cost of the hardware, Microsoft increased the price of retail sale above the production cost."

Wasn't the 360 sold at a loss also?
or am I just crazaaay?

Sony is well known to strategise that way :)


Lose here, earn triple later    

'fcourse, we don't know if they will, but it's buisness risks

that is my understanding as well.   This "chris" character likely isnt real