Kasz216 said:
NeoRatt said:
MrBubbles said:
NeoRatt said: I think that Microsoft should exit, but in return Sony and Nintendo adopt the XBox 360 OS and Live.
It is really Microsoft that does not belong making hardware. Sony and Nintendo are good at it. But Microsoft has the best OS and best online experience through software.
That way, you could buy a Sony or Nintendo box, and still play Gears, Halo, Resistance, Drake, Mario and Zelda on one box where MS gets money from the Games, the OS, and Live, and Sony and Nintendo make money through games and hardware. |
oh yes...i forgot how reliable the ps1 and ps2 were..... it took them 3 tries and microsoft 1.
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The 360 hardware isn't exactly know as "quality"... RRoD anyone?...
No I'm not a PS3 fanboy... I have 6 x 360's throughout my house and more games then I can ever finish or count for 360. But, Microsoft is a self admitted software company and they only do hardware becuase they have to, not because they want to.
I say, one console OS, with Live available through either Sony or Nintendo consoles... Where I can play Mario, Zelda, God of War, Resistance, Gears Halo, etc. on one box rather then 3. For the record, I would buy the Nintendo one because Sony has ticked me off way too much.
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I think he meant the original Xbox worked really well.
Seriously though... i don't think sony has enough quality internal development studios to take advantage even if they were stupid enough to do this.
Most of their money has always come from 3rd party liscensing fees.
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That's worse, though. To go from a reliable Xbox to an unreliable 360.
To show steady improvement in quality over time is good. To start well then go backwards is terrible. I also believe RROD simply shows the risks MS is willing to take to 'win' from their point of view - and I don't think that's a good thing from a consumer perspective. 360 shouldn't have released when it did, as the various 'leaks' have pretty much confirmed the QA & QC cycle was far to compressed in MS rush to market, yet MS pushed ahead then simply reached for their wallet when the game was up.
Also, it's hilarious to argue Sony should leave the field. You might as well argue MS should never have entered it.
It's also pretty silly to miss out Nintento in this. IMO its Nintendo who's taken Sony's crown, not MS. If you look at trends for this gen vs previous gen (as The Source nicely included within his recent 100 weeks analysis) its obvious that in fact MS is just chipping away, very slowly growing and having to spend a fortune to do so, while Nintento and Sony have essentially completely swapped places this generation.