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Garnett on 15 October 2008
DMeisterJ said:
Secrets of success for Microsoft:

Stealing Exclusives, and when they're first party, straight up ripping them off (Lips = Singstar, Scene it = Buzz)

Buying Exclusive games (too may to name, lol)

Price the system as if you don't care about profit. (Two EU price drops in less than 6 months)

Release your system early, so early that it has a huge design flaw that renders millions of consoles useless. (no explanation needed)

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The one thing I will give MS credit for is the online system, which is second to none.

Let me apply that to last generation...

 

" Secrets of success for Sony Playstation 2

Stealing Exclusives, and when they're first party, straight up ripping them off

Buying Exclusive games (too may to name, lol)

Price the system as if you don't care about profit.


Release your system early, so early that it has a huge design flaw that renders millions of consoles useless. (no explanation needed)"

 

 

 

Nuff said.

 



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Cueil on 15 October 2008

f'n games dude... isn't that the only reason... seems like it in NA anyway... Wii has a decent lead, but if it falters next year the 360 could conceivably catch up(in NA).



 
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Ronster316 on 15 October 2008

Reason why 360 is becoming successful?

Great library of games and Online is still amazing

xbox live is the key factor for me........, If the game is AAA (Gears of war) AA(Crackdown) or even Just A (Prey, Quake 4) the 360 has a much higher percentage of games that have online, And before anyone says thats because the 360 has a bigger library of games i'm referring to percentage of games that have online based on the size of all 3 current gen consoles library............

Plus theres Online multiplayer for Virtua tennis 3, Virtua fighter 5 and Tony hawks project 8 on 360 but to name a few (Somthing that those 3 games on sonys console do not have)

XBLA............ Come on, most Sega fans now have a 360 because of the great games available on XBLA that were classics on the Sega megadrive and dreamcast

Games like

Sonic
Sonic 2 (With multiplayer)
Golden axe (With multiplayer)
Streets of rage 2 (With multiplayer)
Ecco the dolphin

Ikaruga (With multiplayer)
REZ HD
Soul calibur

And of course theres other great games like

Duke nukem 3D
Doom
Castle crashers
Braid
Geomatry wars 2 and many many more

A very high percentage of XBLA games have multiplayer too and if they don't have multiplayer they at the very least have online leaderboards

So no matter how much is said about xbox live not been free the figures dont lie

14 million users and growing..............

360 appeals most to modern game lovers but also those who like thier classics (Myself included)



megaman2 on 15 October 2008
DMeisterJ said:
Secrets of success for Microsoft:

Stealing Exclusives, and when they're first party, straight up ripping them off (Lips = Singstar, Scene it = Buzz)

Buying Exclusive games (too may to name, lol)

Price the system as if you don't care about profit. (Two EU price drops in less than 6 months)

Release your system early, so early that it has a huge design flaw that renders millions of consoles useless. (no explanation needed)

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The one thing I will give MS credit for is the online system, which is second to none.

Djmeister you're in a league of your own, it won't be long before you join the ranks of proud ps3 owners. Not long to go now keep it up soldier!

 



V-r0cK on 15 October 2008
Garnett said:
DMeisterJ said:
Secrets of success for Microsoft:

Stealing Exclusives, and when they're first party, straight up ripping them off (Lips = Singstar, Scene it = Buzz)

Buying Exclusive games (too may to name, lol)

Price the system as if you don't care about profit. (Two EU price drops in less than 6 months)

Release your system early, so early that it has a huge design flaw that renders millions of consoles useless. (no explanation needed)

_________________________________________________________________

The one thing I will give MS credit for is the online system, which is second to none.

Let me apply that to last generation...

 

" Secrets of success for Sony Playstation 2

Stealing Exclusives, and when they're first party, straight up ripping them off

Buying Exclusive games (too may to name, lol)

Price the system as if you don't care about profit.


Release your system early, so early that it has a huge design flaw that renders millions of consoles useless. (no explanation needed)"

 

 

 

Nuff said.

 

Are you talking about PS2 or PS1 for stealing exclusives?  Price system...when it first came out it was just as expensive as how the PS3 started and slowing cutting price down. How long did it take the PS2 to get its price to -$200. I bought my huge PS2 when it first came out for like almost $500 and still works perfectly. I rarely hear about PS2 breaking down not like with X360 and its RRoD.

 



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xman on 15 October 2008
DMeisterJ said:
Secrets of success for Microsoft:

Stealing Exclusives, and when they're first party, straight up ripping them off (Lips = Singstar, Scene it = Buzz)

Buying Exclusive games (too may to name, lol)

Price the system as if you don't care about profit. (Two EU price drops in less than 6 months)

Release your system early, so early that it has a huge design flaw that renders millions of consoles useless. (no explanation needed)

_________________________________________________________________

The one thing I will give MS credit for is the online system, which is second to none.

Somebody seems a tad bitter

Your telling me MS is the only one who copies a succesful game?  Please Saints row is a rip off of GTA IV, Guitar Hero = Rock band this is common in the gaming industry, if they can bring something new to it thats great!

Buying excluvies, strong third party support is something MS is actively doing, but yout right it is a reason for success which is why they do it

Price the system as if you dont care about profitbaility is total BS, as you mention in your next point you mention they release first yourright one advantage to that is you can drop the price quicker, they are still making money on all systems but the aracade which is break even. its funny how everyone on these boards calls MS, M$ cause all they care about is money yet these kind of ridiculous arguments gets thrown out MS dosent care about profit I can guarentee you they do, dont blame MS cause they can drop the price and some competitors cant

The last one is true the RROD was embarrasing though yo dont mention the comprehensive warrenty they came out with or that the ISSUE is completly been eradicated in the new ones

 



PS3, WII and 360 all great systems depends on what type of console player you are.

Currently playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Fallout 3, Halo ODST and Dragon Age Origins is next game

Xbox live:mywiferocks

xman on 15 October 2008
Garnett said:
DMeisterJ said:
Secrets of success for Microsoft:

Stealing Exclusives, and when they're first party, straight up ripping them off (Lips = Singstar, Scene it = Buzz)

Buying Exclusive games (too may to name, lol)

Price the system as if you don't care about profit. (Two EU price drops in less than 6 months)

Release your system early, so early that it has a huge design flaw that renders millions of consoles useless. (no explanation needed)

_________________________________________________________________

The one thing I will give MS credit for is the online system, which is second to none.

Let me apply that to last generation...

 

" Secrets of success for Sony Playstation 2

Stealing Exclusives, and when they're first party, straight up ripping them off

Buying Exclusive games (too may to name, lol)

Price the system as if you don't care about profit.


Release your system early, so early that it has a huge design flaw that renders millions of consoles useless. (no explanation needed)"

 

 

 

Nuff said.

 

Just to add to that PS2 was a complete monopoly and why Sony thought they could price there PS3

 at $600.00 cause they figured they could do anything



PS3, WII and 360 all great systems depends on what type of console player you are.

Currently playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Fallout 3, Halo ODST and Dragon Age Origins is next game

Xbox live:mywiferocks

Supernova82 on 15 October 2008

Games and a good online community on XBox Live.



MrBubbles on 15 October 2008

Buzz is a rip off of Scene It. not the other way around.



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ecurbj on 15 October 2008

-Pricing on all SKU's
-Huge amounts of third-party support
-Major series releases
-Xbox Live

All those account for the 360 success and no one can deny those 4 facts I stated above.