Hopefully just a rumor concerning SEGA/Xbox support.....

I'd prefer not wasting money on a lame horse of a platform that has shows no indication of digging itself out of the hole it has made for itself (where are Xbox's big deals? The announcements of major alliances and exclusive titles? It seems as though Microsoft isn't trying, or succeding, in reaffirming the existence of their game platform).

On the eve of E3, I see a string of unappealing games on the horizon, recycled ports and unconfirmed rumors. And a ergonomic oxymoron of a controller (the JP controller isn't much better).

There's only Sega. A number of sparse Sega offerings is the only reason the Xbox has caught my and many others' eye. I mean I'm dying to play Panzer Dragoon as much as the next Sega fan, but does a few Sega games warrant the purchase of a system that offers little else?

What else is there to look forward to on the Xbox? I'm trying to be as unbiased as possible on this subject, but it appears to me that the excitement in video games revolves around Sony and Nintendo. If there's something earth-shakingly exciting on the Xbox's horizon, please, enlighten me.

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Originally posted by Taito
If there's something earth-shakingly exciting on the Xbox's horizon, please, enlighten me.

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well that all depends on your taste

for some people the few sega games are enough for others they arent

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Originally posted by Johnpv


well that all depends on your taste

for some people the few sega games are enough for others they arent

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Not for a $300 asking price (especially when I have the option of playing the games on some friends' Xbox). Maybe $200 or $100.

Project Ego is worth the $300 alone. So is JSRF.

But there should be a drop this month anyways...

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Originally posted by Mr_B


I agree.

Its amazing how much everyone is quick to announce the death of a system, which for the most part is doing extremely well. My definition of well being a good line-up of games. Its amazing how many people want this damn thing to fail cause is it has microsoft on the box. Yet how many of you microsoft haters actually use UNIX/Linux/MAC??? Not many I am sure...

Competition is good for the industry. Sony needs a kick in the ass to change some of their game-related practices. I don't want Sony to go away from the industry, just change some of their practices.

Everyone is quick to claim "it doesn't matter to me, I own the other 2 systems."

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hmmmm earth to mister b....NOBODY WAS ANNOUNCING THE DETH OF A SYSTEM!!! *huff puff* :) all i said was that SEGA might not support the Xbox...unless i missed something?

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Yep, I'd love to see the Xbox and GC fight it out

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i'd love to see the Xbox, GC, and PS2 fight it out.

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I'd prefer not wasting money on a lame horse of a platform

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on a system about half a year old, we have Halo, JSRF, Gun Valkyrie, Wreckless, DOA3, Silent Hill2 : RD, Oddworld, a superior version of Blood Omen 2, and soon to be Orta and Morrowind. lame horse huh ?

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Originally posted by burgundy
I've never heard of a company announcing not making games for a platform. Still, given Sega's not-so-great sales on the Box, I wouldn't be surprised if they started supporting the other consoles more. It seems that every time I get psyched about the Box (re: price drop rumors) something else causes me to second-guess it.

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And that's the intent of the "announcement". I think it's BS. Wouldn't you think that if Sega was even threatening to pull out of the MS camp, MS would line some pocket books for additional support? This news would surely be a damaging blow to an already bad situation regarding the Xbox and I'm sure MS is smarter than to let Sega get away.

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He's poor.

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That's hardly it :D

Its just gaming has always been a two-console race, and probably always will be; so the sooner it gets there the better off it is for gamers and developers alike.

Hell, I've always preached a one-console market, but I don't think that will happen (though it would be nice).

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Originally posted by piku

Its just gaming has always been a two-console race, and probably always will be; so the sooner it gets there the better off it is for gamers and developers alike.

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No, it hasn't. SNES/Genesis/TG-16. Saturn/PSX/N64 (and 3DO and Jaguar if you want to get technical). PSX/N64/Dreamcast. I'm sure I'm missing a bunch.

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Originally posted by Taito
(where are Xbox's big deals? The announcements of major alliances and exclusive titles? It seems as though Microsoft isn't trying, or succeding, in reaffirming the existence of their game platform).

On the eve of E3, I see a string of unappealing games on the horizon, recycled ports and unconfirmed rumors

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I must be looking at different announcements and release lists.