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Podcast Unlocked Episode 201: Phil Spencer, Peter Moore, and Seamus Blackley Reunite and Reminisce

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Leisure, Video Games, Tech News, News

4.43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2015

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

We don't believe three generations of Xbox leadership have ever been brought into the same room before to share secrets and stories of Xbox history. Until now. In a once-in-a-lifetime episode, Xbox creator Seamus Blackley, Head of Xbox during the 360 launch Peter Moore, and current Head of Xbox Phil Spencer talk for 90 minutes about all three Xbox consoles, including beating Sony in the living room, where the Duke controller came from, how Gears of War influenced a critical decision for the Xbox 360 hardware, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I guess I'm locked.

0:02.2

[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪

0:14.9

Hey everybody, I'm Ryan McCaffrey.

0:16.8

Welcome to what I think is a once in a lifetime edition of Xbox Podcast Unlocked the

0:22.1

World's Number One Xbox Podcast.

0:24.1

My name is Ryan McCaffrey and I am incredibly excited and honored to be joined by the

0:28.5

Falling Three Men.

0:29.5

If you are a diehard Xbox fan, you already know who they are.

0:32.3

I will introduce them quickly to my far, far left, Shamus Blackley, the creator of the original

0:38.4

Xbox.

0:39.4

The man was on a plane drafted up an idea for a console at Microsoft and made it happen.

0:46.7

To his right, Peter Moore joined the company right around the time of the Xbox 360's launch

0:53.0

to the three little books.

0:55.9

And then, of course, Phil Spencer, you know, is the current head of Xbox, but also a Microsoft

0:59.7

lifer.

1:00.7

You've been Microsoft and Carda.

1:02.9

This man right here, right?

1:03.9

18, 18, start a Microsoft.

1:06.5

So it makes man hard.

1:08.3

It's broken for Carda.

1:09.9

This show is about a celebration of the Xbox's history over the last 15 years, which these

1:14.2

three men wonderfully represent.

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