Peter Moore is known for wearing many hats around the game (and sports) industry. One stop in his career was at Microsoft, where he helped oversee the Xbox in the 360 era. In a new interview, Moore talked about his time at Xbox and how they encouraged wars. on console, but not for the reasons you’d expect.
Moore recently appeared on one of the sports of the Front Office‘podcast to discuss his time as Liverpool FC CEO, in the process touching on his time at Xbox. While the game industry has moved to a more unified tone, during Moore’s tenure, console wars were arguably an even larger part of the game industry – something Moore said was encouraged at Xbox.
“We encourage panel wars, not to create divisions but to challenge each other,” says Moore. “And when I talk to each other, I mean Microsoft and Sony. If Microsoft wasn’t stuck behind Xbox, after Red Rings of Death, gaming would be so much worse for it, you wouldn’t have the competition it has today. “
