This thread is ridiculous, there is no way in hell Microsoft its 1/10th as cocky or "arrogant" as Sony was at the beginning of this gen. And anyone who agrees that they are, is just trying to fool themselves into believing the impossible.
There are just so many insaneo world quotes that came from Sony at the beginning of this gen that blows away everything MS has done since.
While I do believe Microsoft have been making a few foolish moves they are no where near as bad as the ones Sony is known for. At one point in time I absolutely hated Sony as a company just for the shit they were spewing. Now that the real world has caught up with them and they have become a little more humble, I sort of feel for them. But I will never respect them like I did before this gen began. And it would take an insane amount of shit for MS to come close to what came before.
Raising the cost of Live is BS, I agree but there is this thing called inflation. Minimum wage went up and the simple fact of the matter is this, it costs more money now days to do business than it did just a few years ago.
Investing a lot of money in Kinect is not Arrogant. Its actually a smart move if Kinect is indeed a success. It will draw in casuals and eventually some of these casuals will turn into "core" players and then that will help sell more hardcore games in the not to distant future.
The pricing for Kinect isn't so bad really, it could be better but the Wii ballance board isn't much cheaper and apparently this will be able to do so much more. Either way we will know how things turn out in a few months and then we will know if it was worth the investment that MS has put into Kinect. As for me, I hope it turns a hefty profit and brings as many casuals as possible over to the 360. No matter what anyone says, IMHO it will only be a good thing. The more people who own a 360 the better.
"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."
Quote by- The Imortal John Wayne, the original BADASS!
