theprof00 said:
walsufnir said:
theprof00 said:
walsufnir said:
78 million 360 users seem to have no problem with batteries, same goes to uncounted pc-gamers who bought the controller. But it's a legit argument in wars, of course. I will keep on using my eneloops. |
And a percentage of those 360 gamers who are tired of being on the nickle and dime train could help explain the preorder numbers.
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Right, that's why still ~80k units get bought every week - because nobody wants to use batteries! Man, all the exclusive-talk, better games, better online, ps+, all arguments are crap. It's them batteries that pushed Sony to 2nd place.
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mockery doesn't foster good discussion. Batteries are only one of a handful of nickle and diming examples.
80k a week isn't that much considering it's being outsold by 50% every week.
MS is only selling 80k per week because of a strong foundation they've created. Friend userbase, casuals, content, etc. The xbox360 as it currently is, is quite a good system; especially at 140$ NEW which is almost half the price of a ps3 you can really see the value and how it's managing to sell so many still.
Next gen is coming pretty rapidly though. And all that is going to be gone. No initial userbase, no casual userbase (both due to just the realities of a console release), only launch lineup, and no price advantage.
When next gen hits and you see how much of a disadvantage ms is up against, you will see that my points are valid.
People don't like to foot the bill, especially now that sony has caught up quite a bit. Almost all the advantages are gone, or are undiscernably different.
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80k aren't good for a system which is lacking exclusives, has a controller with batteries and for a system which was launched in 2005 is quite good, in my opinion.
And if all the advantages 360 had arre not present next gen *and* this will result in what you wish we still have yet to see. The road to success has a lot of parameters many can't see. Who would've thought the Wii would be such a success before its release?
Your points are only valid for you. I personally don't bother using eneloops and won't if I buy Xbone - I will buy it because of the games.
