<![CDATA[Kotaku: Robbie Bach]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Robbie Bach]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/robbie bach http://kotaku.com/tag/robbie bach <![CDATA[1 Vs. 100 The Victim of Mismanagement?]]> This morning's news that Microsoft was killing off their Xbox Live video game show 1 Vs. 100 didn't come as a surprise for a lot of people, including those working on the project. But what happened? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5587848&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Microsoft Shake-Up Tied To Xbox Timeline]]> The departure of two key men involved in the Xbox 360 from Microsoft won't cause major changes in the Xbox division, a source close to Microsoft told Kotaku today. But the timing of the next steps for the Xbox brand was a factor. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5547549&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Father of the Xbox, Head of Gadgets and Fun Leave Microsoft [Update]]]> Sources have confirmed to Kotaku that both Robbie Bach, the current head of all things entertainment for Microsoft, and J. Allard, one of the top men behind the Xbox and Xbox 360, are leaving Microsoft. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5547283&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Microsoft: Majority Of World's Publishers Working On Natal Games]]> Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division (which includes the Xbox 360), has told the Financial Post that most of the world's publishers are at work on games for Project Natal, the 360's upcoming motion control peripheral. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5447026&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Microsoft To Announce "Xbox Game Room" At CES [Update]]]> Today's Microsoft CES keynote is likely to make mention of the arrival of the Xbox Game Room, a retro-themed game space, at least according to a video interview with Microsoft's Robbie Bach, president of the company's Entertainment and Devices Division. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5441951&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Details About Project Natal Pricing Emerge]]> At an Microsoft event today in New York City, exec Robbie Bach talked about how the pricing for the upcoming motion controls Project Natal will work. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5375915&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Robbie Bach: Next Xbox Still Quite A Ways Away]]> After the first-generation came and went in a relative blink of an eye, Microsoft's Robbie Bach says that the company isn't in quite as much of a hurry to upgrade the Xbox 360. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5129529&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Once Again, Microsoft Explains Why It Won't Go Blu-ray]]> Blu-ray won the format war. One HD game console (the PS3) already uses the format. The other one (the Xbox 360) doesn't. Microsoft says it plans to keep it that way. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5127136&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[CES 09: Whoops! Halo Wars Release Date Still March 3]]> The exciting news that North American gamers will get Halo Wars a few days earlier than planned wasn't exactly news. It was a mistake. It's still landing on these shores March 3rd. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126557&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Xbox Division Hasn't Seen Consumer Slowdown]]> While the U.S. economy currently resides in the toilet, Microsoft says consumer spending for its Xbox and Zune division is still going strong. According to Microsoft exec Robbie Bach: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5048229&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Robbie Bach Talks Up Zune In Face Of Apple's Gaming Agenda]]> Did you know that Microsoft's president of entertainment and devices division Robbie Bach spoke at a press conference yesterday? No? You were busy following the Apple coverage, like we were? Well Bach isn't going to let the focus on Apple get him down. The Xbox 360 continues to see success, and the Zune...well, they're still making it, dammit. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5047929&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Microsoft Quite Proud Of Xbox 360's Abusive Ownership Relationship]]> Xbox 360 owners are gluttons for punishment. Many of us have suffered through multiple red rings of death, shipping off coffin after coffin, twiddling our thumbs between repairs and refurbishes. Why? We're already invested in an extensive Xbox 360 games library and an Xbox Live subscription, something Robbie Bach says "speaks to the power of the product offering and service we provide." That's a positive way to look at it, I suppose. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5016368&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Robbie Bach: PSP Is A "Cautionary Tale"]]> We've been a little down on Robbie Bach lately. Mostly because he - like many other former walking quote machines (Looking at you, Reggie) hasn't been talking nearly as much shit as we're accustomed to, and damnit, that's what we love to see in a corporate exec. But could he finally be inching his way out of his shell? Looks like it! Watch, as he unloads on the PSP in an interview with VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5016064&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Robbie Bach: Xbox Makes Money This Fiscal Year]]> "That’s the first time we’ve been able to say that," Bach, chief of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, told the San Jose Mercury News." That’s total Xbox business — service, software and hardware.” More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5014245&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Xbox Division Is Back In Black]]> Microsoft revealed its own financial results for the previous quarter today, showing that the company's Xbox division—better known as the Entertainment & Devices Division, which also includes the Zune and more—was profitable. Again! That makes two quarters in a row that the division succeeded in not losing money, something that should please Master Gates, J Allard and investors. The group pulled in $357 million in operating income for the final quarter of calendar year 2007, much better than the loss of $302 million in 2006. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=348754&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bach On The PS3, Profits, And Handheld Possibilities]]> The Edmonton Journal caught up with Microsoft Entertainment and Devices president Robbie "Xbachs" Bach at CES this week to discuss the success of the Xbox 360. They revisit an interview from four years ago, when the original Xbox was trailing behind the PlayStation 2, where Bach promised that Microsoft would be ready for the next generation.
"Well! There you go, prophetic," Bach said enthusiastically. "In fact it has been a role reversal. We were on first this time like they were last time, we had a product that was more price-competitive this time, and we had a higher attach rate."
Of course we know the battle has just begun, but let Bach have his past tense for now, and perhaps we'll revisit this post four years down the line to poke fun at it. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=342779&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Slash, Bill Gates, Robbie Bach Form Merino Wool Revolver]]> Bill Gates final CES keynote wasn't the most action-packed, megaton-heavy affair, but there was one startling revelation. It wasn't so much an announcement as it was an implication, but it would seem that Slash is ready to join another supergroup, one that's unnamed, but we're calling Merino Wool Revolver for now. The band looks to feature two toy guitarists—Bill and Robbie—and one real guitarist, a clear indicator into which of the three independently wealthy men will pull the most groupie ass. Hopefully, the three will feature as bosses in Guitar Hero Encore: Non-threatening Pastel Sweater Edition. Hey, it couldn't be any worse than Rocks the 80s. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=341407&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Robbie Bach On PSN - No Competition]]> With a four year head start on the competition, Xbox Live has pretty much set the standard for what gamers look for in a console-based online service, and while the PlayStation Network is a fine service in it's own right and free to boot, it still has a long way to go to catch up with the numbers Microsoft's service is pulling in. Just ask Robbie Bach, the President of Entertainment & Devices Division at Microsoft. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times he displays supreme confidence in the superiority of their service.
It's fair to say that Xbox Live is clearly head and shoulders above anything anyone else has tried to do. We don't have competition. Sony has done some things online, but nothing that can be called a service. We have a big advantage and we're going to keep pressing that advantage.
Nothing that can be called a service? You know what? I'm just going to sit back and let you folks discuss this in a calm and responsible fashion. Just remember what Monday this is More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=324322&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Robbie Bach Actually Unloaded $9.2 Million in Microsoft Stock]]> Previously, we reported that Microsoft's Robbie Bach unloaded $6.2 million in company stock between May 2 and May 30th (right before the July 5th announcement of Xbox 360's warranty extension). That number was and is still completely accurate. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=289279&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Microsoft Still Losing Big Bucks on Xbox Division]]> While Microsoft Corp. has seen an increase in revenues, its entertainment and devices division (Xbox 360, Zune) has not. It is now posting losses to the tune of 1.89 billion bucks. For those keeping score, that's up 47 percent from last year. Plus, the number of Xbox 360s shipped dipped to 700,000 from 1.8 last year. Xbox 360 game sales, likewise, were down, falling 28 percent. Good news! A reduction in Xbox 360 manufacturing costs helps to offset the loss. Still with Xbox honcho Peter Moore jumping ship to be with his college-aged children and division prez. Robbie Bach selling off millions in stock, I can't help but thinking in the back of my mind that things could get worse. Let's chalk it up to me being paranoid or something. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=280578&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bach, Mattrick Talk Moore, EA]]> I had a moment to talk with Robbie Bach and Peter Moore replacement Don Mattrick a few minutes ago as they made the rounds calling interested media. You know an interview's going to be fun when it starts out with the interviewees congratulating you on scooping their press release. Nice. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=279463&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Step 1. Halo 3, Step 2. Profit]]> According to financial analysts at Goldman-Sachs, the release of Bungie's Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 this September may unlock a new corporate achievement: it may give the Xbox business its first profitable quarter ever since Q2 of fiscal year 2004. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=263506&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Is The Wii Graphically Inferior To The Xbox?]]> Anyone recall that interview with Microsoft's Robbie Bach in which he revealed the company would start profiting on the Xbox soonish? Well, in part three of that Q&A, Bach downplayed the Wii's graphical capabilities, claiming it doesn't "have the graphics horsepower that even Xbox 1 had." Oh, yes he did. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=259195&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bach: We'll Make Money On Xbox Next Year]]> Microsoft's Xbox may be on the path to "reach a billion people" but the company's "disastrous endeavor" that has been losing money from the get-go is going to reach a milestone next year. It's going to turn a profit. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=257614&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Microsoft's Bach Talks Sony's Strain, Cutting Costs and Company Fanboys]]>
Ya know, it's gotta be hard. A huge company like Sony making everything from game machines to Spiderman font. How do they do it? What's more, imagine working for someone like Microsoft and having to hide your other consoles. The horror. Fret not, while Sony might have its fingers in too many pots, Microsoft's Robbie Bach says multi-console employees are kosher: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=217259&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bach Talks 360 Cam Porn, Ratings and Clinton]]>
By: Brian Crecente More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=207110&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gears of War Playable at GDC or E3?]]> John Porcaro, over at Msoft marketing, writes up a recent day-long sales and marketing summit hosted by Robbie Bach and Peter Moore. The two talked Xbox 360 and PC gaming. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=155400&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Being Robbie Bach]]> Business Week Online has a profile of 360 big boss Robbie Bach. The piece uses a game of basketball (which Bach is playing and serving as the scoreboard for) as a metaphor for Bach's competitive spirit and will to win. Charming. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=138165&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pre-X05 Bach on Halo 3 Ship Date]]> With less than a few hours until X05 even starts in Amsterdam, the mob of a journalists in attendance are chomping at the bit. More »
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