Why did the Xbox outsell the GameCube?

[dharh]

nanarchy said:

dharh said:
Halo, hard drive, xbox live, dvd. It truly showed something _new_ and was not a gimmick. It had true enhancements to what we knew of console gaming. Despite that, it was a failure btw.

It wasn't a failure, it was hugely successful for them in terms of what their goals were. They never expected to make money or be the leading console, they were up front about that at the time which was pissing investors off big time as they were saying it was a long term bet and it worked.

Your not wrong in ters of their goals, but it was a giant hot mess.  I was a fan of the thing and waited with bated breath at what its entrance would bring to the rest of the field.  Still it was a costly entrance.

The PS2 still trounced everyone else.  If it werent for the Wii phenom it would have been truly interesting to see the X360 and PS3 duke it out together on an even playing field (PS as a PlayStation fan I think the X360 was better for most of the gen).