Microsoft: "Ready to work with Apple" on Xbox 360

"Anybody in my company who thought this was a bad idea to plug in Sony or Apple devices into this thing, I ended that conversation pretty quickly." That's Microsoft's Corporate Vice President and XNA Chief Architect J Allard in an interview with IGN. He goes on to say that people own digital devices (cameras, digital music players and so on) that they're going to want to plug into an Xbox 360, and that they don't want to have to purchase a separate "...360 music player, a 360 digital camera" etc.

Well he's right about that. Eventually, a single computer will be the heart of a family's entertainment center, as opposed to a separate television, DVD player, stereo, game console, etc. (I guess Steve knew what the was doing when he announced the "digital hub" strategy), and I'm glad to see greater compatibility across devices. Still, when is the last time you heard someone from Microsoft say something like, "...if Sony or Apple were to call me up and say, 'Hey, we want to some special things with the 360,' I'm on it." It's kind of eerie.

[Via iLounge]