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Mars said:

A player, not likely.

A epic failure probably, it will be hilarious to see MS try to pull a wii next gen.

They are a software corp that just cant make hardware worth a damn, why not just make games for everyone else.

Just imagine all the game devs thay could have aquired for all their hardware costs.


 I don't see how you can view MS as not being a player next gen.

 

An epic failure? Are you talking about their performance next gen? If so how can that even be commented on when we haven't even lived out this gen yet?

They are a software corp yes and arent the best creating hardware but they arent the first corp to release faulty hardware and they may just learn from their mistake (tho Im not the biggest MS fan, they are as greedy a corp  as any as we all know, it doesnt mean they are going to be willing to risk messing up as bad as they did with the 360 RROD again....tho you never know) people still buy 360's and with what they hopefully learned this gen I doubt they will be an epic failure (tho anything is possible, it seems unlikely)...I agree with what you say about how much they could have done ( aquired game devs, etc) if they didnt have to spend so much on hardware costs due to RROD.

 

  



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IMHO next gen will be even more interesting then this one



Mars said:
Legend11 said:
Mars said:

A epic failure probably, it will be hilarious to see MS try to pull a wii next gen.


You mean like Sony did this generation with the Sixaxis? Talk about epic failure. :)


More like a pointless addon. Is it hard to differentiate beween a controller and a console ?

If MS makes a cheap low cost waggle console they will effectively piss of all their hardcore shooter fans and thats all they have.


So who were the 2 1/2 million who bought Guitar Hero 3? You know the game that didn't even sell a million on the PS3.

A complete turnaround like in this gen is maybe the most fun. Playstation bowing to wii and xbox, xbox 1st year lead not making it a solid win for them. Nintendo which started this whole new gaming market at top, etc..like waiting for playstation games to come out to see if ps3 can overcome their losses (mgs,final fantasy, gta and on).

I don't see how next gen can top this one. Xbox all you can expect is a more powerful console with fps all about, ps4 the same as this one and who knows what nintendo is gonna do. Most interesting will be what nintendo is gonna think next.



If you believe the CEO of Microsoft it WILL BE their last console with an optical drive. There next console will be downloadable media only.



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Mars said:

A player, not likely.

A epic failure probably, it will be hilarious to see MS try to pull a wii next gen.

They are a software corp that just cant make hardware worth a damn, why not just make games for everyone else.

Just imagine all the game devs thay could have aquired for all their hardware costs. 


MSFT already tried before development of Project DirectX-box (ie Xbox) in 1999-2000 timeframe to make the platform for use by other hardware companies sort of like a 3DO biz model.  So I do not think that they would try that again esp w/ Live's success.



halil23 said:
Legend11 said:
Mars said:
Legend11 said:
Mars said:

A epic failure probably, it will be hilarious to see MS try to pull a wii next gen.


You mean like Sony did this generation with the Sixaxis? Talk about epic failure. :)


More like a pointless addon. Is it hard to differentiate beween a controller and a console ?

If MS makes a cheap low cost waggle console they will effectively piss of all their hardcore shooter fans and thats all they have.


So who were the 2 1/2 million who bought Guitar Hero 3? You know the game that didn't even sell a million on the PS3.

Did you miss Mars point? he said shooters, unless you thought Guiter Hero 3 is a shooter game?!?

You PHAIL!

 


 Ummmmm, what Legend is saying is a counter argument against Mars point, in which Mars claims all MS has is hardcore shooter fans( READ what is bolded in the above statement made by Mars, especially the las 4 words which kinda help give it away.) If the system was just a shooter system then Guitar Hero 3 and other non-shooter games wouldn't have sold so well. I see how you could misinterpret his response to Mars' comment, its all good, just seems like you didnt really read the posts. Legend wasn't the one who 'PHAILED' this one, sorry to say.



J said:
 

Ummmmm, what Legend is saying is a counter argument against Mars point, in which Mars claims all MS has is hardcore shooter fans( READ what is bolded in the above statement made by Mars, especially the las 4 words which kinda help give it away.) If the system was just a shooter system then Guitar Hero 3 and other non-shooter games wouldn't have sold so well. I see how you could misinterpret his response to Mars' comment, its all good, just seems like you didnt really read the posts. Legend wasn't the one who 'PHAILED' this one, sorry to say.


halil23 fails a lot for someone who's so quick at shouting "PHAIL", doesn't he?

 



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