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sales2099 said:
MoHasanie said:
sales2099 said:
Well they got the right idea, better now then never.

All XBox cons have been removed. All it needs is more games and maybe a $50 price drop this holiday. I am certainly a happy camper.

Not all. The weaker hardware will hurt them for the rest of the generation. 

Meh 360 had that problem with a DVD drive and specs. Turned out just fine.

Yes, but the 360 also had an OVERWHELMING advantage when it came to playing multiplayer.  This generation is VERY different from the last one...don't make the mistake of comparing this gen with last...the game has changed.



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MoHasanie said:

Well the core gamers aren't really buying Xbox one's but the generation is less than a year old...

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer says early console adopters are "critical" to long-term success because they provide detailed and meaningful feedback.

 

Microsoft's plan for the Xbox One is to "win that core gamer," Head of Xbox Phil Spencer told Bloomberg in an interview. Asked what role the core/enthusiast crowd plays in helping extend Xbox One sales beyond the initial push of 3 million units, Spencer said these users are "critical." This is because, Spencer says, the core audience is often the most vocal group, which can be particularly meaningful when Microsoft thinks about implementing features that can appeal to a wider audience further down the road.

"Those early adopters I think in any consumer category are the people that are giving you feedback on the things you're going to try to do," Spencer said. "Every year, we're going to try to win that core gamer. Not just because it's a great audience, it's a consumptive audience, but also somebody that's going to give you feedback on the new things you're doing. At lot of the new things actually impact the broader audience over time. Winning that core gamer year after year is a focus of mine as Head of Xbox."

Earlier this month, Microsoft launched an official Xbox Feedback website where users can submit and vote on new ideas for Xbox. Microsoft also has a beta testing program in place for its monthly Xbox One system updates, where users are given unreleased features and functionality, and are asked to provide feedback so Microsoft can improve the experience for general release.

Another recent example of Microsoft's attempts to "win" the core gamer was the company's E3 briefing this month. It was 90 minute of games, games, and more games. Instead of going broad in talking about various TV and entertainment features or Kinect games, Microsoft doubled down on core games, talking about new titles like a Phantom Dust reboot and Inside, the next game from Limbo developer Playdead.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-we-re-going-to-try-to-win-that-core-gamer/1100-6420674/

oL, bring back Flight Simulator, the real one!



MoHasanie said:
Anfebious said:
Go for it! Let Sony have the casuales, you can get all the hardcore!

Then what will Nintendo get?? 


i thought that it was pretty clear by now that nintendo is barely getting anything. 



Well, I am what alot of people would call a core gamer, and I pick Xbox anytime of the day :).



jnemesh said:
sales2099 said:

Meh 360 had that problem with a DVD drive and specs. Turned out just fine.

Yes, but the 360 also had an OVERWHELMING advantage when it came to playing multiplayer.  This generation is VERY different from the last one...don't make the mistake of comparing this gen with last...the game has changed.

So they have near identical online, both have bluray, and really all X1 has is slightly weaker specs.

Again, that ain't no biggie. With games as good looking as Ryse as launch titles no less, X1 is just fine. Won't beat PS4, but will be fine.



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

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sales2099 said:
Well they got the right idea, better now then never.

All XBox cons have been removed. All it needs is more games and maybe a $50 price drop this holiday. I am certainly a happy camper.

So you admit you're a camper, have you no shame? Ruining the game for everyone!



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Considering that each console offers quite a varied and growing game library, each one has the possibility of attracting almost every category of gamer, it's up to marketing not botching with one or more user groups.



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well make Rare, RARE again. that would be a good start.



 

Getting the core audience on board early on is critical....

he says, 8 months after the console has launched, with both of the competition, millions ahead.