Friend get friend, why the Xbox360 will do well this year.

[Squilliam]

Gazz said:

Squilliam said:

Gazz said:
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I was talking about how games for the Xbox360 coming this year. We know what the Wii is like and we know what the PS3 is like, since this is a Microsoft only forum its my choice whether or not to mention the other consoles.

Heres the full list of games that I think will help to draw people to the console through multiplayer - local/online.

Blood Bowl-Q4 2008
Developer: Cyanide
Publisher: Focus Home Interactive
360/PC

Fable 2-October 2008
Developer: Lionhead Studios
Publisher: Microsoft
360 Exclusive

Gears of War 2-November 2008
Developer: Epic Games
Publisher: Microsoft
360 Exclusive

Halo Wars-October 2008
Developer: Ensemble Studios/Bungie Software
Publisher: Microsoft
360 Exclusive

Huxley-November 2008
Developer: Webzen
Publisher: Webzen
360/PC

Left 4 Dead-November 2008
Developer: Valve
Publisher: EA
360/PC

Sacred 2-Fallen Angel-TBA 2008
Developer: Ascaron Entertainment
Publisher: CDV
360/PC

Too Human-August 19th 2008
Developer: Silicon Knights
Publisher: Microsoft
360 Exclusive

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures-TBA 2008
Developer: Funcom
Publisher:Eidos Interactive
360/PC

Its a strategy game, two FPSers that will have awesome Coop - especially Left 4 Dead as its a new franchise. Then we have a fair few RPGs and MMORPGs coming and they are easy to play, they have wide appeal and they look like some quite good games for people to play together. There are a few more that I don't know much about, but those are what could be either significant or moderately good for people to get their friends involved with the Xbox360. The greatest force in marketing is word of mouth, and these games by offering Coop are a great way of spreading it.

I don mind you talking about the best points off the 360. They should however be the best points of the 360 , you just made a list of some general things and made them sound like noone else had them. I never touched the list of games you put there as you may have noticed since some of them are what defines the 360 and seperates them from the rest.

The list you made now is full off titles that can be bought cheaper on PC. If anything, a lot of these titles are more likely to draw people to pc if they look at the price difference. Put in the cost of the ad suported live you still have to pay for and numerous people that don have a 360 yet will simply get it on pc. 

I wasn't talking "the best points" I was talking about the best exclusive Coop/Multiplayer oportunities that are exclusive to the Xbox360 console.

The close tie in with the PC is an advantage, not a disadvantage. No other console gets as many cross platform titles and it supports both platforms with games that would otherwise have not been made. Im a PC gamer by heart, I have two gaming PCs as well as a full complement of consoles. Im not talking about my own preferences or what I will do, Im talking about the actions of others and how they respond to the chance to buy these games and how they could quite easily help spread the Xbox360s market influence because of "Social interactions of gamers". If your friends got an Xbox360 and you want to play the game with him, you're not going to consider upgrading your pc if you really want to play that game, you're more likely to buy a 360.

I will probably play quite a few of these titles with Xbox360 owners on this site. I don't care that I have a pc gaming machine, its the social interaction im looking for.