| tuoyo said: You do realise there is another console manufacturer other than Microsoft and Sony? Their console is the cheapest to make and it comes with built in wireless and comes with free online. And they are far ahead of either Mircosoft or Sony and will probably outsell them combined before the end of the first half of next year. What is wrong with Microsofts approach is I want to be able to play multiple player games online without having to pay £50 a year for that. By not offering a free service it means while I can enjoy games like Brawl and Mario Kart online for free I will probably never play any 360 games online because I don't see why I should pay Microsoft that amount for something I am receiving free elsewhere.
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You can't compare the wii to the 360/PS3 market. Even Nintendo, is trying to build an online initiative.
With Microsoft, nothing comes for free. Anyhow, this business model is the most successful so far, so what do you want to do about it ?
The same principle applies to the rest of the electronic industries : Hardware has poor margin while services brings cash.
It is a question of maintaining a successful long-term business (Nintendo is an exection cause the Wii is cheap and the sales are enormous).
Evan Wells (Uncharted 2): I think the differences that you see between any two games has much more to do with the developer than whether it’s on the Xbox or PS3.
