themanwithnoname said:
MikeB said:
It's well known the XBox 360's capabilities is severely holding back multi-platform developers.
The current situation with the 360 I see as a love and hate thing.
If the XBox 360 stays on the market for many more years, the positive aspect is that there's a bigger 360/PS3/PC installbase for multi-platform game companies to take advantage of. Allowing for bigger multi-platform game budgets.
If the XBox 360 is discontinued by next year, that would can also be positive as PC/PS3 games development can gain a lot from this from a technical perspective.
As time goes on and the PS3 installbase increases, scenario 2 gets ever more interesting and relevant. |
Yeah, I'm sure it'll be discontinued next year. After all, it's not like they have Gears of War 3 lined up for next year, nevermind Mass Effect 3, which could even release in 2012, and Natal games.
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I was about to post the same thing... Microsoft is going to have a massive advertising budget for Natal (or whatever its final name will be) and MikeB is speculating about them dropping the console less than a year later.
In MikeB's world it must make complete sense to drop something when it's finally turning a healthy profit (360) while continuing to support for years to come a product that doesn't make close to the same profit - if it really has made any at all (PS3).
