This such a good topic, for one The biggest Mistake in the Next gen gaming generation is NOT HAVING A KILLER GAME AT LAUNCH! I can't stress this point enough..
To this day I know people who have not bought a Xbox 360 because they are waiting for Halo 3, seriously.
People buy gaming systems when they feel like they have to have a certain game. When they can see the reason behind the purchase - Because no matter how much you tell someone this has next gen graphics and it's more advance, if they can't see their self playing a game they will love then what's the point in buying it.
Who really cares about Blu-ray or HD-dvd, nobody, and the numbers speak for their self. The truth is the consumer is a real simple person. They want to consume.. but only when it makes sense.
Right now the gaming industry is not giving them much sense. -The only people who are thinking clearly seems to be nintendo and you see how their numbers are. The only reason I don't have a Wii is because I can't find it in the store.
Look halo the first one -sold xbox... Period. If it wasn't for halo xbox would have been selling like the Zune.. not so good.
So when you decide to launch your next gen System Launch it with HALO 3, that's how you sell systems. Period
The biggest mistake in the video Gaming Industry is not having their killer game ready at launch. MICROSOFT NEEDED Halo 3 & PLAYSTATION 3 NEEDED Metal Gear Solid... Period.
because once you sell units then it's not hard to sell games because once people have already bought the system they are going to buy games. I GUESS THE WAR WILL BEGIN AGAIN THIS FALL AT CHRISTMAS WHEN BOTH KILLER GAMES WILL BE OUT FOR BOTH SYSTEMS.
