VGKing said:
UltimateUnknown said:
A lot of people here may not care, but the 360 has seriously changed the way many people play their console games with Xbox Live. I would even say the 360 made online gaming relevant and mainstream on consoles. XBL is the gold standard for how an online gaming service is to be run on consoles.
So no, its not just a success commercially and in profitability, but its also a machine that has majorly changed the gaming landscape if you look at the current gaming trends.
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PS3 has online as well though. So if somehow Microsoft decided to not make a succesor to the original XBox, PS3 would have been the online gaming platform of choice worldwide.
I think that the 360 success in America is both a blessing and a curse. Things can easily change each gen so if MS doesn't get 360 up and running in Japan and the other European countries, they could be in trouble is the PS4 or Wii U ends up taking America.
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If you look back at the online capabilities of consoles. MS provided almost everything first.
First online service to provide a flawless system. (XBOX)
First to provide online games. (XBOX)
First to provide on demand TV. (360)
First to provide on-demand Movies. (360)
First to provide live TV shows. (360)
