| Tachikoma said: Support for the original xbox went in to freefall when the 360 was launched, 2006 (first full year 360 was on sale) saw title releases on the original xbox decline significantly, 2007 saw the release of only four games worldwide, including the last ever produced for the system,these games were: Madden NFL 08 (8/14/07) Also, people like to cite that xbox 360 only does badly in japan because 'the japanese hate the american console and love their japanese consoles', well if you look back to microsofts first attempt at a console in japan, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Xbox_games and see how many games were left unreleased there, you can see why japanese xbox fans would avoid the next console entirely. This generation will be no different, support for the 360 will drop off within 3-4 years entirely, and thats a generous estimate. The only company of the three that continue to support their hardware with both software and hardware long in to the afterlife has been Sony, for example the last game released in eu/us for ps2 was pro evo 2013 (released in late 2012) and in japan, Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin later this month, this is 6 years after the next console was actually released. Lets look at it directly, comparing the point at which a new console is released, and the point at which the old consoles last game was released. Nintendo 64 - Longest support after new console release : 9 months Nintendo Gamecube - Longest support after new console release : 9 months Sony playstation - Longest support after new console release : 6 years 10 months Sony playstation 2 - Longest support after new console release : 6 years 4 months Microsoft Xbox - Longest support after new console release : 2 years 9 months It's funny that in the EU, the gamecube went 5 and a half months without a single game release before the new console to replace it was launched, but looking at the figures it clearly shows that Nintendo and its supporting 3rd parties are the worst for supporting an outdated console, followed by Microsoft, then Sony with a clear, huge lead. And people say 'nintendo is fine without third party support', okay, right, because third party support doesn't effect the longevity of a platform at all does it *rollleyes* |
Thanks for the info. on the new games in the last year does that includ all 3rd parties?
So you could sort of say they supported both wth new games for 3 years, 2005, 2006, 2007 (but last year not well.)
I was looking at online, and saw that it's support for mulitplayer and such went to 2010.
I didn't say anything about Japan and the Xbox 360. I really don't know why it doesn't sell as well there. I hear people tell me the reason they think, but most of those people aren't in Japan and are giving me their opinions. I would also think, most of the people buying the consoles now, are not the same ones that would buy buying it 10 years ago. I can say in the states, most people don't really think of the Xbox as an 'American Pride' thing.
I've had more than one person ask about my 'Nintendo Xbox.' Many here tend to equate all video game consoles with Japan.
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Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. Top 50 'most fun' game list coming soon! |
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