RolStoppable said:
Legend11 said:
RolStoppable said:
Legend11 said:
RolStoppable said:
The problem with development kits being sent out is that third parties generally aren't interested in carrying the burden to drive hardware sales. That's the job of the first party and third parties hop on board. This means Microsoft themselves have to make the first step and showcase games that are able to sell Natal. Which they didn't.
If Microsoft expects that third parties are going to do MS's job to sell the hardware, they are delusional.
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I think the success of the Wii's peripherals and those of games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band has changed everything. Ubisoft is going to release a camera with its execise software, then there's Activision with their skateboard and music periperals. Then you have EA and their success with EA SPorts Active. I think you're going to see some third-parties jump on this in the hopes they'll have the next Wii Fit or Wii Sports.
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Nope. The peripherals you talk about were all developed by third parties to make their own games for them. It's their product and they try to sell it with their own game. The sales of every peripheral in this industry are and have to be driven by the company who made it. There's no reason for anyone to throw money behind a peripheral that isn't their own, unless of course that peripheral has already become successful and an existing install base.
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They already do it everytime a new console is released.
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I thought we were talking about peripherals and excluding standard controllers that come with every console. At least your previous post gave me this impression.
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I see the situation as being pretty similar. I mean look at the N-Gage, it got support from EA, Ubisoft, Sega, Activision, etc. Does anyone really think that third-parties would be willing to make games for the N-Gage but be adverse to making them for this? Especially now that it's in the media and they know that it's what Microsoft is going to rely on to capture some of the casual market.
