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Jo21 on 15 September 2008
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LOL MATURE said:
Onyxmeth said:
LOL MATURE said:
Onyxmeth said:
LOL MATURE said:
SHMUPGurus said:
LOL MATURE said:
MS should sit out and re-evaluate. They seriously didn't do much right last time or this time.

Yes, you're onto something, please elaborate. What didn't they do right actually? Me wants to know.

 

 Launch

Rushed launch which caused RRoD

First next gen released a year before everyone else and was struggling to outsell a last gen system (Got passed already by the Wii and is on track to being passed by the Ps3)

Arcade model is a waste

DVD 9 is a waste

No wifi is a waste (Depending who owns the console)

No recharge kit is a waste

They always said how they wanted to give the consumer "options" but really they just wanted to strip all useful things off of the console so when the user realized he needs a HDD, Live subscription, and a recharge kit so he doesn't go through 5 dollars a week on batteries they could price gauge the consumer.

Need I go on with their failed price point?

Do you realize that a good number of your reasons could be applied to another console? Do you also believe the other said console should re-evaluate and sit out, or is the 360 just a special case?

 

Just the 360.

The Ps3 shouldn't have even had any life this generation. MS should have snuffed the compitition out while the ps3 was lagging behind.

MS hasn't made a profit for it's gamming division yet. 

That doesn't really answer my question. We're talking about who should sit out NEXT generation, and your reasoning is that 360 should have snuffed out PS3 and because MS hasn't made a profit yet. Both apply to Sony. PS3 should have snuffed out the Wii judging by last generation standards and the PS3 is making billions of dollars for Sony in the negative world. So why should only the 360 sit out if Sony is making basically all of the same mistakes?

 

 

 I was still talking about how MS dropped the ball.... My reasoning why MS should sit out is because they miserably failed last gen and completely dropped the ball this one. And though Sony hasn't m,ade profit on the Ps3 they have on their gaming division (Which isn't tied in with Zunes or games for windows) And since they were profitable last 2 gens they were able to take a risk with implimenting Blu-ray into their device which paid off by winning the format war. Will it pay off by making them money? Of course. More people who buy HD-TV's (who makes those... hm... Sony) Will buy Blu-ray players (Hm... I think Sony makes these things too) and more people who buy players will buy movies.... doesn't Sony own a movie studio and a portion of Blu-ray rights?

Also judging who should win based on previous gens just fails miserably. Nintendo should have never lost to Sony then.... right?

 

360 mistake was RROD considering their brand isn't a quality know name (Vista, millenium edition, blue scree nof dead, RROD), sony mistake was the price (even their quality name save them from expensive gadget).

what i find funny even everybody even mods are trying to counter a negative with another negative, instead of a good one for the 360.

but things are looking good, 360 still havent made up what they lost with xbox,  in 2-3 years probably won't, they will be third by the end of the generation worldwide.

rushing to the market caused a high software problem out the 10 million sold 360 only 70% was working perfecting 3 million were dead.

but they managed to get third party develop their games on the 360 first, but then most of them are porting their games to the ps3. even valve is considering to do it.

and managed to be #1 til the wii passed it. it was worth it?

sony isn't in good grounds either but both companies will make back the money they lost on other business and since there is competition its good for us.