the stupidest mistake Microsoft made with Xbox360

[NotStan]

Xen said:

Coca-Cola said:

AussieGecko said:

Dumb List here's why.

Launching without the hard drive. <- this option gave the 360 a much cheaper version and then they sold a hdd seperately which then gave them another source of revenue

Mismanagement of first-party developers <- the first-party seems to be fine imo as their 3rd party is fairly strong

Lack of policying on Xbox Live <- eh?

No controller option for Kinect <- disagree unlike the wii and move which you have to buy a fair few accessories to play properly kinect is fine out of the box

Choosing DVD-9 <- this isnt an issue

No Killer Instinct relaese from Rare <- thats not a 360 issue that is a developers decision

No Web browser <- its meant to be family friendly and browser would be against that.

No wi-fi built in till 2010 <- G was around at that stage and N was also around but too expensive, in fact ps3 has the G and for some reason they didnt upgrade it with the slim

But yes RROD is a rather big problem

 

All the racial slurs and foul languages.  I cannot allow my kids to be part of it.  And the report system is not working.

Playing CODMW2 yesterday, I was teamed up with NiggeRBeater.

Was I any good?

oh ho ho, you bastard

OT, @Coca, they do police it, with such userbase though it takes a while to notice slips such as that, when they are noticed they are eliminated swiftly. I'd say overall the main issue was the release of fault hardware that took a few years to correct, but there are still faulty consoles floating around to this day. I can understand the launch without wireless, otherwise that would have knocked up the cost of the console for those who'd wish to use ethernet cable and leave wireless alone, it'd be nice to have one, but to be fair console can be played without one.

I think missing out on Bioware may have been a bad move, ME is an awesome franchise, although DA2 was met with mixed responses, on a spectrum from utter shit to brilliance. If anything it was an OK business decision, for fans it may be annoying but for them it's all about cutting profit, the games are still coming to 360, and that's where they majorly sell anyway. Buying studios straight off is probably much more expensive than building them from ground up, chances are they're already hiring some of the staff from Bizzare, besides if some of the Bioware did not want to work for MS they can just up and leave, leaving the studio void, what's the point of buying something that has altered since you put the bid in, the case of Rare springs up.