Official PR Spin for December

[Reasonable]

Slimebeast said:

Zucas said:

There attacking of the PS3 and Wii I see is more out of desperation as from all I see in this NPD part is their world falling around them.  I mean all these big games released, and hardware wise they can't even tackle the Wii which was in limite supplies.  And knowing their sales everywhere else, this is scaring MS and they know they have to put down the comp to stay alive.  I've seen a lot of their latest PR reports like this to be nothing but works of desperation to keep the interest up.

Jeez, what planet are you from?! MS being desperate?? Seriously, you don't know anything you talk about.

Neither MS or Sony are trying to beat Wii since way back in time. Wii is unbeatable. Everyone knows that, but you're saying MS "can't even tackle the Wii".

And the X360 is still outselling the PS3 big time in the States despite 2 rapid price drops by Sony. In WW sales they are equal, but MS is hardly desperate since they've chosen the current situation themselves by chosing not to counter the latest Sony price drop. MS strategically has left lots of unused potential for price drops for later (probably for the spring and/or GTA4). Everything is going just as MS have foreseen.

'Just like MS have forseen'... makes them sound like Emperor Palpatine!  I doubt MS are desperate, but if they ever want their console to be the leader in any generation they're going to have to solve the casual gamer market - otherwise Sony and Nintendo can play tag taking number one globally each gen while MS take the hardcore US, UK and Oz gamers.  I guess MS might be happy with that but they'll always be number two at best each gen with than demographic.