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Falcon095 on 24 April 2009
Jo21 said:
thekitchensink said:
Not that this will happen, but I'd like to see both of them drop out. Xbox 360 is my favourite console this generation (Wii slightly behind), but I just want to see a single format for game consoles. I hate having to decide which particular version of a game to buy, having to cart my system to a friend's place if they have a different console, etc.

That said, if I had to pick one to drop out, it would be Sony. True, Microsoft also lost billions in the last generation, but only in the Xbox division. The company as a whole was extremely profitable, which is not the case for Sony this generation at all.

Also, while the damage is not as severe as once thought, the Playstation brand name has been severely crippled this generation.

Finally, on a more personal level, while I own a PS3, I hope they burn in hell, as neither Microsoft or Nintendo, in their worst hours, ever insulted me and you, the consumers.

 

it was until Q2 2008, actually didn't post a lost in 15 years!. they were profitable the whole year until the AMERICAN stock market went downhill.

Microsoft: unreliable hardware (both zune and 360), Vista, Windows Me.

Nintendo: E3 2008

Sony: E3 2006

they all had insult me.

@falcon, too bad!, both sony and nintendo got it right this time! and game are multiplatform japanese engineering for the win =).

and steam is superior, yet they don't charge for it. yeah i know u can buy 50$ a year card but have you make the calc of having 360 for 6 year generation ? = 6 *50 = 300 $. no thanks.

 

 

Oh another guy that talks with electronics, what did your 360 and Zune tell you? Stupid? Dumbass? How exactly did MS insulted you? Did you have RROD and MS told you "Hahah looser!"? Do you even own a 360 or a Zune?

Did I miss the Nintendo conference in which they told Sony fans suckers or something like that? How did Nintendo insulted you?

Oh, i see how this works, many people will get with mad with you for wanting Sony to leave last generation.

Steam is a PC service, unless you're a PC gamer i don't see a big relevance, in that case why would you buy a PS3 when can build a PC with better controls and better graphics? Even if steam has a better online and they don't charge is lame to say "I hope MS leaves because they charge 50$ per year(and like i said, it can be cheaper), it's like saying "I hope Sony leaves because they made a expensive machine for including blu ray"



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FinalEvangelion on 24 April 2009

On another note, Wii Fit tells people they are fat.



"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY."  --Hermann Goering, leading Nazi party member, at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials 

 

Conservatives:  Pushing for a small enough government to be a guest in your living room, or even better - your uterus.

 

blackstar on 25 April 2009
S.T.A.G.E. said:
JGarret said:
@STAGE

As far as I know, Nintendo didn´t endorse the 'Wii60' idea...after that idea came from MS, I remember Nintendo saying something like "no, buy Wii games instead".

You're right, Nintendo didn't respond. I could've sworn they did, but it is factual that both Nintendo and MS cannot stand Sony. Microsoft got a whole shitload of Nintendo followers behind them, even creating a website called wii60.com. Microsoft's Peter Moore started the trend.

 

Microsoft befriends Nintendo in the fight against Sony:

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/11/microsoft-befriends-nintendo-in-fight-vs-sony/

 

dude, this is all wrong or wait I guess u r right

MS and Nintendo fell in love with each other and they are joining forces because they LOVE each other not taking into consideration what's better for their business......

>.>



Zebastian von Kane on 25 April 2009

Crisis usually breeds enterpreneurs. So if someone is to take out someone, I would bet for a new gaming style. Even more innovative thant that presented by the Wii.

For now, we'll have a battle between thes big three.

Nintendo + Microsoft? sound interesting. And kinda absurd. But hey, everything is possible.



360 + Wii + Steam

Lone traveler

megaman79 on 25 April 2009
Squilliam said:
@Final Evangelon, theres only one major operating system for computers, one internet, one fax machine standard etc. If the consoles continue to lack interoperatability then as more and more consoles are connected...

There can be only one.

 

Im glad to see atleast one person understood my post before



“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.

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binary solo on 28 April 2009

I don't see online being that big of a deal in collapsing systems down to one sole survivor. Unlike computers in the olde times where people on different systems really needed to share files and send information to one another, there was a very strong demand for compatibility (remember the phrase: IBM compatible?) once office and home use started to get going. The game console generates no such necessity, it's merely an entertainment medium. As long as there are enough people in the online world for each system then they will be able to continue as separate communities indefinitely.

In any case there is no reason why 2 distinct systems can't interact when desirable (e.g. with multiplat games), while maintaining separation for exclusive content. Different mobile phone systems (CDMA vs GSM) talk to one another, there is no reason for a multiplat online game can't be played with some players on PS3, others on X360 and others on the Wii, other than the unwillingness of the companies to make it happen, and the lack of demand from the consumers for it to happen.



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