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Sure, Microsoft has already sold well over 10 million 360s, and they have a rock solid online plan and a great library of games, but things should be going even better than they are, claims Newsweek's N'Gai Croal. He talks about why the 360 won't come out on top when the battle is over.
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(Link to GameDaily.com)
I like how the article says sure MS has a great library, has an online strategy, but the Old Xbox 1 owners have been slow to adapt. Due to no new Halo game ... the comes up with some doom and gloom scenario. But ignores what will happen when Halo hits shelves this fall and GoW next year. I hate game reporters.
You mean when ZBoz takes over the world?Quote:
Originally Posted by Advocate
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bojack
What a joke. The only way that MS could possibly lose the console war is if people are too damn ignorant or are sony fanboys that refuse to buy anything that isn't sony.
EDIT: Granted this is coming from a complete MS fanboy at the moment, so take that as you will.
This is retarded. I could see Nintendo giving them a hastle, but just barely. In sheer numbers, Xboz wins. Once grandma and Frasier get bored playing wii sports, Nintendo is going to have to cater to real gamers again to make money.
The only way that Nintendos current strat would be a total winner is if there is a total culture shift torwards having games as viable a entertainment to joe shmoe as movies or TV. To a lot of people out there, games are just a minor distraction. Park a laptop with solitare running next to Twilight princess, and joe shmoe will go to whatever is closer.
I actually agree with the article's main point. Given that MS has done nearly everything perfectly so far, why are they not farther ahead? They shouldn't be in danger, but they are.
and why is that? besides GoW there really isn't a "killer" app. and how many system sales can we actually tie in to that game? people are still "waiting and seeing" right now and MS is almost as enemic as Nintendo when it comes to the system movers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshi
That's plausible. It's hard for me to show a cause and effect relationship, but the lack of a killer app is certainly a possibility.
come Halo 3 that will of course change, but the system has been out for how long? it was pretty damn stagnant unitl GoW. what we're the ps2 numbers at this point in it's life? 10 million is nothing to laugh at to be sure but i'm not sure how it compares to other "successful" systems after this amount of time.