In a closed door interview with Microsoft's Corporate Vice President and XNA Chief Architect J Allard at X05 two weeks ago, we saw something different in the man behind the system. It was a first for me. Allard loosened up. He dropped the sales shtick. For him, a man whose brain moves about 20 times faster than the average human and whose vision for the Xbox 360 is impressive and encompassing down to the last detail, loosening up meant showing frustration, disappointment, even a little anger. It meant laying down some jokes, answering questions with a direct, even raw tone, and, perhaps more than anything, it meant being brutally honest.
|