I don't understand how anyone could ever trust MS's Next after this gen :/

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Stinky said:

 

• MS abandoned the xbox so readily because they were screwed by Nvidia and Intel, leading to massive losses despite the console proving to be popular
• While the RRoD scope has grown to somewhat legendary status, MS did extend manufacturer warranty to three years from purchase. Please correct yourself.
• Timed exclusives are better for third parties, otherwise they lose a large amount of sales. Mostly fanboys care about exclusives, which unless they're a guaranteed huge seller which actually move systems, are a loss.
• It's clear that the hardcore xbox fan is also a fan of the three franchises you listed. More notably, some of the XBLA titles provide great value and challenging gameplay, and as an old-school gamer I value this strategy greatly. Shotgunning random low-profile titles this late in the gen is just a waste of time and money, and competing with third-parties and a massive back catalogue. I have no more problem with kinect games which I have no interest in than I do of similar competitor products, such as Eyepet and WiiFit. All this talk of franchises also conveniently ignores the significant amount of titles which are console exclusive to the 360, which is readily apparent when one goes into a game store.
• While I would prefer xbox live to be free, the cost isn't so bad and is more than offset by the discounts I receive as a member. I've also won some free movie tickets in the past which defintely offsets it. Xbox live has been the leading service in both features and stability and is one of the reasons I bought an Xbox.
• This is also a smart strategy. I have no need for WIFI networking and don't use it on any of my gaming systems, why should i pay for it? Why should I pay extra for a rechargable controller when I have a mountain of rechargable AAs already? Who had HDMI enabled TV in 2006? Pay for what you want suits me better than being forced to buy the kitchen sink, especially when none of them are required by many people.

On RROD, 3yr Warrenty from purchase was only extended to a very few. I know this for a fact because MS issued notices to gamestop about us to stop telling people that it was, and that it was for from launch. It was a case by case basis for those who got it from purchase.

Timed Exclusivity and Multiplatform's mythical access to way more money is a complete farce. Ask Namco how doing timed/partial exclusivity vs full exclusivity worked out for them with Tales. Multiplatformness is a propagated myth of success. It has caused more IPs to make less than those it has encouraged exponential sales growth. Fact of the matter is, if you have a well known IP already that has been exclusive for years, making it multiplat is just a drain on funds for your game to sell just about the same(or often times less). Dark Souls is a recent tragedy of this(it didn't sell poorly, just not gangbusters which the myth of MP says it should have).

I understand how you might not have needed Wifi, but a sizable amount did. Towards the middle of this gen, Gamestop would get floods of people trying to connect via Wifi, not realizing that required a seperate attachement. Even if the Wifi is not your thing, you must admit the controller was a glaring ommision.

XboxLive USED to have the best services, almost just as many ppl have Plus now as Live from what I've been reading, also more people are buying things from PSN than ever, the contrast is that MS pushes the individual title here and there far better and they go on to sell tons.