^Discuss

Here are my reasons:

- 5 to 6 billion dollars in losses over 7 years for the XBox/ X360 projects between 2001 to 2008.

- Microsoft entered to stop Sony's dominance and to annoy Sony.

- Microsoft crippled Nintendo by buying Rare back in 2001.

- Microsoft partly contributed to the downfall of Sega.

- Lack of innovation with games, most XBox/X360 games are ports of PC games.

- Unreliable hardware with 360 this generation.

- Increased costs of launch consoles that are just a PC in a box. 

This is gonna be fun. I don't like MS in the race either, but still, there will be flames here.

Past two years, Sony has taken more losses than MS.  In fact, MS has made profit so far this FY...Sony hasn't.

Nintendo sold back their 49% share of Rare to the company.  Only after that did MS buy all the shares.  MS never bought Rare back because they never owned Rare in the first place nor did it cripple Nintendo because 90% of what made Rare great left the company.  Rare made 2 AAA games on N64 per year.  What have they done in the past 7 years for MS?

Sega contributed to the downfall of Sega.   EA hurt them more than MS did by not supporting the DC at all.  

Nothing wrong with PC ports if you're a PC like gamer but can't afford a gaming rig.

PS2 hardware was pretty horrible for the first two years too (OK, not as bad but still not good).

Of all the reasons for suggesting MS should never has gotten into the video game industry, you chose all the wrong ones.

Fixed those for you, I'm sure others will help fix the rest.

Sega, Nintendo and Sony fans all questioned MS intentions to enter video game market industry. Take into account Microsoft has a monopoly over Windows OS, 90% market share ownership to MS. Video game market is just a game of cat and mouse played by Microsoft with the Video game market front runners. Imagine a Video game market dominated by Microsoft? That would be disastrous for gamers.

Really, thats funny, nobody I know that has one and a PS3 likes the PS3 better. But I guess that just an opinion just like your opinion about them entering the videogame market. What a useless thread.

Nintendo needed Rare back in the Game Cube days. Game Cube struggled to sell over 22 million consoles. Down from 33 million N64 to 22 million Game Cube, a big fall in numbers.

I expect this thread to atleast get to 100 replies tommorow. Rock_on_2008 the game cube didn't need rare since they weren't making quality games and most of the staff left.

 I skipped last generation completely. I liked both SNES and N64. Game Cube did not appeal to me and I was not into games for about 6 years when I finally bought a PS3.

"Pulls up lawn chair, opens package of weineys and marshmallows and gets ready for a good ol' fashioned flame fest."