| greenmedic88 said: MS Studios are obviously working on something and independent developers are still publishing on XBLA. That's really not in question. The issue is that those development resources are being largely poured into Kinect games as there is no debate that MS has shifted focus into expanding their market through the same type of family games, children's games, etc. that were responsible for expanding Nintendo's audience with the Wii. Where does everyone realistically think those record hardware sales are coming from? Rhetorical question; it's from Kinect sales. While there's no reliable way to track this kind of thing, I wouldn't be surprised at all to hear that a significant percentage of new Xbox 360 owners (first time buyers) who bought a Kinect bundle did so to replace that Wii that's no longer being used. It's been well over a year now and the market still hasn't seen any Halo Kinect virtual simulator much less an all new IP custom tailored for the core audience. When Dance Central is one of the best merits showcasing the success of Kinect as a new platform, that about says all one needs to know about where both the focus and the audience is for Kinect. As for XBLA, DD budget games provide massive variety when it comes to game selection, providing plenty of alternatives to buying new release retail games at $60 each. That said, I don't know know of many people buying consoles because there was an exclusive XBLA or PSN DD title that they felt was so compelling that they were convinced to adopt a new gaming platform and buy another game console for the living room. Truth is, I don't know of anyone who bought a console to play a downloadable budget title. |
this is the only post that has made sense, since about the eighth page. YOu didnt trash MS, you just called it how you saw it, they are focusing on Kinect and thats what it is. ANd there isnt a damn thing wrong with that. It does great in the holidays, it expands there audience etc. If if bothers a person that much that they are not getting "core" exclusives, sell your 360 and get something else. I mean damn its not like its the WIi and its not getting any third party support, it is. ANd lets be real most of the games you are gonna buy are 3rd party games anyway, no matter what the system.
STAGE, i see where you are coming from I do. BUt like others have said you are in the minority of people who care about exclusives that much. Most people dont want or need 5-8 exclusives per year, they are good with about one or two.
Sales2009 still doesnt know what the hell he is talking about. He turned a discussion about MS exclusives into an PS3 vs 360 thing, which tells me that he might be lying to himself about what games are exclusive. If its on PC its not exclusive, period. How about a list of actual 360 exclusives, you know games i can ONLY play a 360. Doesnt even have a PS3, so any thing he says about it, is irrelevant and is coming from a place of ignorance and really who doestn have a PC come on!
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