Grampy on 22 May 2008
| TalonMan said: Anybody consider the thought that Microsoft COULD upset Nintendo by showing off something like this for the NEXT generation of consoles? This is going to be the 360's 3rd E3 - not a bad time for MS to start 'hinting' about potential future hardware. They talk about it this year, next E3 it's playable with a Holiday '09 release. I find THAT far more realistic then MS putting a controller like this on the market for a console that's obviously having momentum issues... ...of course, by the time it came out, Nintendo would have a pretty sizable marketshare, but perhaps people would be considering upgrading from the Wii at that time - and what better way to capture some of those users? I don't know - this sounds like a better business plan to me, but what do I know, right??? |
Except Nintendo only has to hint at a Wii2 with 1080p graphics, now much cheaper to install and Microsoft losses all the advantages and still has pissed off the "hardcore"and handed them to Sony. Agreed that Sony toyed with this idea with a dual controller but that doesn't mean without cost. I've always believed that the haste and panic they showed then contributed, after price, to the PS3 difficulties in getting traction.
Scared, yeah right and so is Nintendo, who MS may find surprisingly encoraging. I hope they do go ahead with this numbskull idea because I need the comic relief.
