I finally understand Sonys 10 year plan!

[nintendo_fanboy]

BTFeather55 said:

nintendo_fanboy said:

BTFeather55 said:

     Do you think that Epic is going to wait four to five years to release Gears 3 after the first two have sold over 5 million copies?  And without a Bungie made Halo 4 or Gears 3 what other console launch title does Microsoft have that would justify a large number of people purchasing a $400 to $500 console during a holiday launch season?  Most of their other games have only received review scores in the 8 to 9 range and less than 2 million in sales. 

 

You are making assumptions out of your ass.

Why can't there be a Gears of War 3 on the 360?

Why should Microsoft release its next console for 400 or 500 dollar?

Why can't Microsoft release a console without a five million upwards launch title while Sony could?

And, first and foremost, why should Microsoft be so stupid to end this gen already in 2010 when they are finally making a fine profit with their console?

 

Just stop talking so much nonsense.

 

1.  It is strange how you 360 and Wii fans can troll a Sony board and throw insults around without any impunity, yet if any Sony fan goes over to the Wii and 360 boards and tries the same thing they usually get an automatic ban.

 

2.  There could be, but fourth segments don't tend to sell as well which is why most series end in trilogies instead of going on farther than that and risking overkill. eg. Splinter Cell.

3.  Because they will want it to be as comparably powerful to the 360 as the 360 was to the original xbox.

4.  Didn't work out too well for the PS3 or the Sega Saturn did it?

5.  The same reason they did in 2005 following the release of Halo 2 one of the biggest games of its gen and for the same reason they moved from XP to Vista because they were ready to work with new technology.  They've given up on winning this gen already (see the article released last summer when one of the Microsoft ceo's is saying that the Wii has won this gen and they are going to battle Sony for second place -- you don't see such defeatist statements coming out of Sony) and are ready to start working on winning the next one. 

 

1. Report me if you think I should be banned for my statements. If not, stop commenting about it without any reason.

2. This is one for your typical assumptions out of nowhere. Just because some games with a four aren't selling well it doesn't mean they can't. Nobody stopped the MGS series from getting a fourth installment, and I won't even start talking about franchises that are seeing their tenth installment are have already seen. I really can't understand how you can think that a series is over after it has seen three games.

3. What makes them want that? You will see that next gen, the companies are trying to do more things like Nintendo, and especially, no console will be released for more than $350 next gen. This is my assumption, but I think it's closer to reality than yours.

4. Was the Sega Saturn the follower of a market leader? It didn't work out for the PS3, but the PS3 had about the same release date as the Wii, so this wasn't the problem.

5. Microsoft released the 360 early because the XBox wasn't going anywhere, they had no chance against Sony who is their main interest. Now, they are besting Sony and making money, and the 360 is getting good support from third parties, so while Nintendo is uncatchable, they are still in a good position and have no interest in ending this gen early.
Remember, their goal isn't really to win the gen, but to prevent Sony from becoming big in Microsofts businesses. Apart from making profits of course, which is every company's highest goal.