The Xbox 360 is the first console that I've ever worked with that actually has development tools that are better for games than what we've had on PC.
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He must be independent and brave, and sure of himself and of the importance of his work, because if he isn't he will never survive the scorching blasts of derision that will probably greet his first efforts.
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