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arcane_chaos on 25 July 2010

though I don't hope or believe MS will leave the gaming, if they were to leave I wouldn't lose any sleep over it...if it were Sony on the other hand: I would be in a fetal position in the the corner of my room whimpering with my baby blanket and some tissues! lol

all jokes aside, MS have proven to be a very strong competitor in the gaming business, they had great success this gen, did some major blows to it competitors(*cough*Sony*cough*) increase their initial install base, has one of the biggest franchises in the business,(HALO) ect. MS will be here for a long time to come 



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ameratsu on 25 July 2010
Smashchu2 said:

The PS3 and 360 offer nothing that a PC can't do. 

I find it funny that you say the PS3 and 360 offer nothing a PC can't do when a lot of modern PCs are able to run most Wii games via emulator better than the Wii itself. By the logic you're using, you should lump the Wii in with the PS3 and 360.



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themanwithnoname on 25 July 2010
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
Icyedge said:

What I would like to see is more first and second party games from microsoft. Imagine if Microsoft would release as much as Nintendo and Sony first and second party games, it would be amazing for gamers. They have the mean to do it, even more, but it dont seem like they have the same mentality in regards to gaming.


and thats the one reason i will never own a MS console. this gen was there chance to do that and i honestly thought they would.

Rare needs to make a FPS and bring back killer instinct, cause at this rate the 360 will never reach 15 first party/second games that interest m

Rare needs to make a FPS when the 360 is already criticized for having too many FPSs? I'm not following.



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MARCUSDJACKSON on 25 July 2010
KungKras said:

Oh, it's this thread again.

I'll summarize my opinion again, just for fun.

Microsoft is following the Sony school of making consoles (PS1, PS2). Rushing systems out to release before the main competitors, adding media functions to consoles, not worrying about first party too much, just buy some studios and hope they make something good for your console (Psygnosis, Bungie) and then make deals with third parties for exclusivity and let them do the rest, if a competitor innovates, just copy them etc etc.

I have always hated this style of console. Consoles like this never introduced anything noteworthy to gaming itself and if they were gone tomorrow, people wouldn't notice becasue they never had any true impact on gaming and no legendary game series would die with them either.

I want the Sony school of making consoles gone. The fact that such consoles were collossi on clay feet is clearly showing in this gen, perhaps THEY were the fad all along. Do I want Sony or microsoft gone? No! But I want their philosophies gone.

I like the PS3 more than the PS2 and PS1 combined becasue Sony is actually trying to build up a powerful first party for it (Better late than never). Microsoft on the other hand seriously needs more first party studios, quick.

A very interesting question, that would probably have a very interresting answer is, what if Nintendo managed to steal all the third party support and make a PS2 but with Nintendo games as well, and start making deals to keep all third party games exclusive, what would the others have left?


rice cakes? they would have rice cakes! well Sony  would be game cube and MS would be MS without third party games. so MS would have  Rare and Lion-head. that means take away second party like epic and others.

hell i'll just say MS would be sega.



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MARCUSDJACKSON on 25 July 2010
themanwithnoname said:
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
Icyedge said:

What I would like to see is more first and second party games from microsoft. Imagine if Microsoft would release as much as Nintendo and Sony first and second party games, it would be amazing for gamers. They have the mean to do it, even more, but it dont seem like they have the same mentality in regards to gaming.


and thats the one reason i will never own a MS console. this gen was there chance to do that and i honestly thought they would.

Rare needs to make a FPS and bring back killer instinct, cause at this rate the 360 will never reach 15 first party/second games that interest m

Rare needs to make a FPS when the 360 is already criticized for having too many FPSs? I'm not following.


yea and thats not going to stop 360 owners from buying them. i admit i'm at my limit with FPS games and haven't bought one yet.

i only say that because well golden eye is still one of the most talked about shooters of all times and it would give MS something from a developer that won't leave! just assuming Rare can still make one.



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Icyedge on 25 July 2010
KungKras said:

Oh, it's this thread again.

I'll summarize my opinion again, just for fun.

Microsoft is following the Sony school of making consoles (PS1, PS2). Rushing systems out to release before the main competitors, adding media functions to consoles, not worrying about first party too much, just buy some studios and hope they make something good for your console (Psygnosis, Bungie) and then make deals with third parties for exclusivity and let them do the rest, if a competitor innovates, just copy them etc etc.

I have always hated this style of console. Consoles like this never introduced anything noteworthy to gaming itself and if they were gone tomorrow, people wouldn't notice becasue they never had any true impact on gaming and no legendary game series would die with them either.

I want the Sony school of making consoles gone. The fact that such consoles were collossi on clay feet is clearly showing in this gen, perhaps THEY were the fad all along. Do I want Sony or microsoft gone? No! But I want their philosophies gone.

I like the PS3 more than the PS2 and PS1 combined becasue Sony is actually trying to build up a powerful first party for it (Better late than never). Microsoft on the other hand seriously needs more first party studios, quick.

A very interesting question, that would probably have a very interresting answer is, what if Nintendo managed to steal all the third party support and make a PS2 but with Nintendo games as well, and start making deals to keep all third party games exclusive, what would the others have left?

 

Sony's first and second party titles are generally very good... They appeal to me much more than Nintendo's games.



Ssenkahdavic on 25 July 2010

No.  Three is a magical number and MS/Sony/Nintendo seem to be pushing each other rather well.



 

  

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MDMAniac on 26 July 2010

Not untill they killed Sony as a business. So, yeah, pretty possible xD



Zlejedi on 26 July 2010

Microsoft will not leave videogames bussiness. Video games are huge reason why people buy their systems instead of Apple products.

But i truly belive X360 is the last console released by them.

First the Fable 3 PC version shows they are trying to rebuilt the previously burned bridges to PC gaming.

Second they are introducing Natal instead of new generation of xbox (parts to make $400-$500 1080p capable console are already here)

Third there are no serious core games on the Natal and even MS employees don't try to hide it.

 

This means that they will push pc gaming as a hardcore gamer choice, while xbox 360 will be kept as a mass market casual gamer product and later it will be wholy replaced by live! gaming streaming similar to Online service.



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oldschoolfool on 26 July 2010

no, I don't see it happening any time soon.