5 mistakes Microsoft won't want to make again with Xbox next gen

[Mr Puggsly]

Nem said:

To be honest, i dont think things will go well for Microsoft next gen.

The reason why is because the 360 had alot of exclusives, first and third party and many coming from japan. I know thats what took me to buy one. If i had to make the choice again today, i wouldnt get a 360 and would go for PS3.

So, i will say this: We all know microsoft and their politics now. Knowing that the system will have piss poor exclusives and nothing but sequals of the same halo, gears, fable and forza, will it really be worth getting versus the exclusives Sony and Nintendo bring? Also add to that the fact that you need to pay for online play with microsoft while Sony and Nintedo offer them free. Mistakes like that are payed dearly on the videogame market. I think Microsoft is in for a rude awakening next gen.

No, you got it wrong.

Exclusives like Call of Duty 2, Oblivion, and Gears of War definitely brought interest to the 360. But what helped most was mistakes made with PS3. Most notably, $599 US dollars. The 360 was getting notworthy games and the console was being sold at half the price. Which naturally lead to better 3rd party support and the rest is history.

Its funny you say all we can expect is sequels from MS. Even though they put out plenty of new IPs this gen. And last I checked Sony and Nintendo are relying on sequels heavily on as well.

The paying for online play argument isn't even valid. Clearly its not a mistake because many people choose to pay for the serivce and MS is making big profits from it. If it was as big of an issue as you claim people would have stopped buying Xbox's years ago. Instead it was the best selling console last year.