US Army wanted Xbox 360, MS Refused

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Kasz216 said:

papflesje said:

Seece said:
good move by Microsoft, all valid points.

I can understand not wanting to do so out of principle, but not wanting to associate your console with the army because of its guns going pew pew pew?  That's exactly what the Xbox is already known for (gears, left4dead, halo, every shooter doing incredibly well on the platform), so why use that as a so-called reason not to?

Because the Xbox is known for imaginary violence and not real peoples lives ending violence?

I mean, if you wonder why in 2006 Microsoft didn't want to be assosiated with the Army and the Iraq War... ask a bunch of out of work republicans why that was probably a good Idea.

No offense, but plenty of people don't make that distinction. Going "AAARGH, DIE DIE DIE" with blood splattering all over your screen is basically the same thing for a huge number of people and parents. (not saying they're right to think like that, but that's how it is).