S.T.A.G.E. said:
slowmo said:
happydolphin said:
Chris Hu said:
In peoples lives hiatus are usally a good thing in business hiatus are pretty much a bad thing already mentioned Atari can't think of another example because usually when a company takes a hiatus it means that they are gone forever. Your either in business or out of business. Also businesses launch faulty products all the time just look at the Chevy Cruze it had numerous problem when it launched in the US but really its should have had close to no problems since its basicly a rebranded Holden Cruze/Daewoo Lacetti Premiere that was available in other markets two years before the US launch. The should have resolved all the kinks overseas before the US launch.
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And that's exactly what S.T.A.G.E. was trying to say. I mean, of course I'm just offering theoretical workarounds which would include the need for more time and push the launch closer to the PS3 release date. A mild HW-only hiatus with full SW support, in exchange for a reliable HW launch, is not that much to ask for. That's why I weigh more in agreement with S.T.A.G.E., it would seem like something else was rushing them to launch the 360.
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Not getting involved discussing a member who is banned, it's not really good etiquette but as for the bolded:
The simple fact is Sony aimed for the same release date Micrsoft did and missed it by a country mile (for a number of reasons) while Micrsoft having spent a lot of money and effort to hit that date decided they would go ahead and gamble on the hardware knowing they could fix any possible issue in future hardware spins. It was the right corporate decision but in hindsight poor customer service.
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Sony is aiming for a similar release date to Microsoft now, not then.
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Are you saying Sony didn't aim for a 2005 release??? I can assure you Sony were aiming for a xmas 2005 launch as is well documented in the book Race For A New Games Machine by David Shippy. The following link in the synopsis proves this: http://www.amazon.com/The-Race-New-Game-Machine/dp/0806531010
