noname2200 on 28 May 2010
| shuraiya said: I admit, I have often wondered why Microsoft is in the business of video games. Or more specifically, why they decided to invest in a console. I expected them to focus on expanding their PC and software business. Have all the branches working together to further revenue. Xbox on the other hand just seems to be doing its own thing on the side. This is probably contrary to what many think, but I actually expect Natal to benefit their PC business a lot more than the Xbox. Oh well, what ever the reason Microsoft is in this business, at least we the consumers get great games out of it. |
The idea was to counter the threat posed by Sony, which openly stated its intent to use the Playstation to dominate the living room (and therefore all the future revenue that is starting to trickle into the home "media center"). The PC was, and still mostly is, considered to be a personal device, rather than one the community utilizes, while the television remains the center of the household. A console would help to control the television, and hence control the family's entertainment budget.
| ElGranCabeza said: I don't criticize Pachter as much as everybody else, but how would he know this for certain? I mean everybody thinks this is the case, but no one outside of MS knows for sure. |
Presumably the same way he gets the other data he uses to make his proclamations.
Dart board? Ouigi board? Used toilet paper?
