madskillz said:
You forgot one thing, DMJ. MS nabbed key franchises off the 2-time champs (DMC, GTA, Mercenaries) and had several exclusives or timed exclusives (Bioshock, Ace Combat, a slew of RPGs). I can't believe you are that sore you can't give MS more props on that. My heavens - the 360 just own3d the original Xbox - and still has a grip of steam in its sails. They focused on dethroning Sony - and they did just that. They are winning the HD gaming market. Doesn't matter if they finish a close second or distant second to Ninny - they are in the lead in the HD battle and made sure the champ didn't return. If they exit with the 720 before Sony ties them, it's over and done with. Think 3rd-parties won't notice it either. |
How is nabbing key franchises a win?
It's a nice feather in the hat, but I don't know what kind of mission you accomplished by making games go multi-plat, especially in DMC4's case which still sold better on the Triple. And yes, they hav exclusive JRPGs, which were all outsold in 2 weeks in JP by one PS3 JRPG. I'm just seriously calling them like I see them.
Microsoft did expand support from the XBOX, but there was nowhere to go but up from that, so that's a hollow victory. I will congratulate Microsoft on how they were able to rise above RRoD, and still net a second place finish, and how quickly they were able to get the price of the system down to increase sales. Both were done in good time, and it goes to show that MS is in it to win it.
And it doesn't matter if you beat the reigning champ if you're still in second place. That's like if someone went and beat Tyson right now. No one would care, since there is someone else on top. The fact of the matter, is that they finished in second place again. And now they have to try to beat Nintendo next time. And they could be so busy doing that, that they may lose to Sony again. Beating one person, who made a litany of mistakes isn't the biggest accomplishment, and I don't feel the need to congratulate someone for doing something so easy, given the amount and severity of the mistakes Sony has made since 'Five hundred and ninety-nine dollars'. I think it's more of the fact that Sony beat themselves, and MS just capitalized on this. Which is fine, but like I said, finishing second place is hardly worth congratulations.
No one remembers second place in races, it's all about the Winner, and the loser. Second place is pushed to the wayside. It's like being the Vice President. Congrats on second place though, at least they didn't lose.
