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A203D said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
A203D said:

I thought microsoft did own bioware, but then for what ever reason they sold it to EA. and i thought that microsoft did invest into their first party, stuff like fable, or alan wake. just maybe not to the same extent as sony or nintendo, but i guess i dont really know what their strategies are.


Microsoft didn't buy Bioware. Their first party is weak....very...very weak. They don't seem to study the companies they invest in. The only ones they got right were Lionhead (like I care anymore) Bungie (don't have em anymore), Ensemble (they killed them really well) and turn 10.

Fair enough, it dosent matter anyway imo because even if they have a weak first party they have excellent software sales for some of the games that are exclusive, and the same those that are not exclusive. even though i dont have a 360, its still obvious that nothing on the PS3, not even GT5, or MW2, can match the sales success of Halo. even if it is just a shooter, it dosent matter, its does what its supposed to which is sell millions.


Yeah the great sales are for the same three (Halo, Gears and Fable) and make up for the rest of the exclusives. GT5's sales are far beyond Halo though as far as a franchise is concerned, but yes I do not think GT5 will exactly outsell it b leaps and bounds now. The reason a lot of titles sold better on the Xbox was because Microsoft's system was perfectly marketed as a cheaper yet equal alternative when it came to multiplats. Not to mention Xbox lives online dominance also helped that. Times change, tides turn and both systems have their ups and downs. I just wish Microsoft would get their head out of their ass. Microsofts ability to hold on in the gaming race is an old story and we need to move on to them thinking like a top ranked company in this industry, which they gave us a glimpse of, but can the hold onto it? I don't know. They are still beating Sony, but that seems to be dwindling right now.