| thetonestarr said: To put it blatantly, you're a fool if you think this will change things for the 360. Here's why. (1) Simultaneous multiplayer. VERY difficult to pull off, if even possible, with this type of technology. (2) No physical control of any sort. -Means no way to play 99% of traditional videogames with this tech. -Also means people won't be able to "feel" anything they're doing. You think the Wii is casual? This steps beyond casual and goes straight for "complete slacker". (3) VERY expensive price-point to get involved. $200 for the cheapest Xbox + $200 for the Natal + $50-60 for the first game. Casual gamers aren't interested in paying nearly $500 to play motion control games when they can do the same, in their eyes, for $250 and get more games. Which reminds me... (4) GUARANTEED lack of support from third-parties. You've seen the trouble the Wii has had, and it's not even hard to code motion control for. This thing... will see maybe five decent third-party games come out for it before the end of the generation... (5)...which is the fifth reason this will fail - the end of the generation is far too close now. By the time this actually hits the market, we'll be well beyond the "point of no return". The Wii has earned its reputation, as has the Xbox 360. The public has its opinion of all the machines, and a too-late motion controller won't change that. If Microsoft wants to use this to their advantage in any way, they'll need to package it with the Nextbox from launch. That is the ONLY way this can help them. Same with Sony's goofy wand. |
Well if this news is correct, http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=75386&page=1 , MS is using the news by itself to dislodge Wii interest. That alone means they are using it to their advantage though whether there is a significant affect is debatable.
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
