No HDD in Core 360 a "mistake", says dev

[Bodhesatva]

MikeB said:
@ Bodhesatva

I think the entire industry is suffering a slight case of man-child syndrome: a complete lack of awareness of financial reality and economic responsibility.

But the case with regard to the 360 is different, the bulk of over 90% (based on a sample) of 360 owners seem to own a Premium with a harddrive, then you also have a few people buying an Elite.

IMO the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages, if a harddrive would have been standard the 360 becomes a far more appealing product overall.

For the Wii this would be entirely different, the device was built to be cheap and small. Entry price (more aimed at kids and 'casuals') and form factor are very important for the Wii's success.

This might be reasonable, Mike. The question needs to be asked: when is it worth it to spend more money? Because I assume even you would agree that Microsoft has spent lavishly on gamers, trying to garner their interest and gain marketshare.

It's possible this particular expenditure would be worthwhile -- it simply depends on how much money Microsoft saved by excluding the HD, and comparing that to how much trouble it has caused developers. I don't think we can really come close to approximating either value. Is it possible this particular expense would have been worth it? Yes.

But like several other posters in here who put the idea in a more sarcastic fashion, I'm a little tired of developers and gamers demanding more, more, more from system designers, particularly Sony and Microsoft. Both of these companies are already spending a ton of money to try to get these sytems into people's hands at a reasonable price. Not earning, spending. At what point does it become unreasonable to insist a for-profit company continue to spend billions of dollars to satisfy me? In most cases, to me, it sounds like the cries of a petulant child, who refuses to see how good he has it, and simply insists he be given more.