The Xbox 360 put Micrsoft in a far better place than they were in last gen when the entire earth owned a PS2.
The other advantage that I have been saying for a longtime is Xbox Live.
But at the end of the day, the 360 set up the console in a way that MS can go head to head with Sony this go around.
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MS never needed to move faster, the 360 is clearly still still positioned perfectly the holiday regardless of the W...
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Yeah I saw this on Game Trailers last week. Pachter is way off on this one. Can't see Sony going head-to-head vs. 720 next November, but it would be Epic if they did.
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'Unfortunately, Sony or Nintendo have a ways to go before they catch Xbox Live so until then I'm paying $30 a year for Live. IMO PS+ has forced M$ to reevaluate Live for next gen. I'm excited to see what they come up with.'
Again as I stated, if your a fan of Live and are a part of the millions of core 360 gamers that game daily and love what Live offers then most likely you arent in the audience screaming that Live is worthless.
IMO Xbox Live is...
At the end of the day, if you are a part of the milions and millions who love and game on Live everyday especially the Core 360 gamer then you one of the ones screaming ripoff.
I own all the consoles this gen, and I think it's cool that Sony is offering Plus and that Wii-u is better online than the Wii was, but it still has nothing to do with gaming on Xbox Live.
I may end up getting PS+ to grab a free game that I don't own for the system, but it'...
It's the holidays and gamesof all different genres are getting great deals.
Forza Horizon is $34.99 on Amazon.co right now.
to compare
Need for Speed: Most wanted which came out a week later is on sale for $29.99.
In fact, Forza Horizon limited edition is still over 70 dolars.
Forza horizon is an amazing game and is got a great reception from critics and fans.
The bottomline is you ha...
The years when these cosoles will sell massive numbers at these prices all year long may be long behind us.
Black friday is what people look forward to all year long. I watched on the news where someone on this huge Walmart line mentions the 360 specifically when they ask what he was witing to get.
It trips me out that no one believed it will still be here after all of these years, but like I've mentioned since E3, MS set up the system to still do well 7 ...
The bundles get better and better every year for all of his gen's consoles. Both Sony and MS will do good numbers.
Lol @ the 360 selling consoles still eating Darkride alive.People never change.
Last year he was so mad he tried to pretend MS was lying about their numbers (on N4G and his site) before the financial report proved him wrong.
That's cool..the 360 made games like Halo and Halo 2, San Andreas etc look better than the old big box.
This is something positive in the Wii-U corner as there is definatley alot of mixed reactions to it at the moment.
I won't get one this year, but we all know what the incentive will be like when the next iterations Mario, Super Smash, Zelda, Metroid etc arrive.
Boom Blox is still my all-time fave Wii game beyond Sports.
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Been on Live since the ol' giant black box...I can't even imagine what owning a 360 all these year without Gold would be like.
I rembember when Halo 2 connected all of us in ways no one could believe at the time. We played H2 from our 360s until H3 dropped.
I loved that launch 360 year..Call of Duty 2, Burnout Revenge, and GRAW ran my world. Then you had gems like the original Rainbow Six: Vegas etc..
Arcade had sleepers that many for...
Loved the campaign in almost every way. No major complaints in that regard as it exeeded my expectations.
But I will say that Bungie's magical touch in multiplayer has not been topped. With that said I do love how addicting multi is, but Bungie threw the kitchen sink at Reach and IMO 343i still has didn't outdo the team at Bungie.
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Who cares if the author, who never played one game of Halo prior was impressed. 343I impressed the staunchest fans of the series..the Fans. That was the tallest feat of them all.
This was an amazing start to the new trilogy and fans are still playing multiplayer and new content via Spartan Ops. You couldnt have written a better transition outcome for the series if you could.
Life is good for Halo fans and will be for years and years to come.
'I know...Where I work its a small electronics department in a grocery store (not walmart) and it isn't that well known'
Why would you be suprised abouty the sales of video games in a small unknown grocery story for sales of a game that people are going to get pre-order bonuses, promotional incentives, and trade-in vslue for other games towrds the purchase. Plus the fact that you had the game in your hands at midnight. Clearly your grocery store didn't have a ...
I salute that Game trailers didn't flinch in the face of the haters of the franchise, who don't play the game anyway.
People come to Game Trailers for these blowout previews of this franchise. IW and Treyarch go out of their way to extensively prove how they have moved the franchise forward in the two year turn-around dev cycle, and no matter how ambitious , no matter what they pull off, the haters simply want to see blood.
People simply won't adm...
There have definately been some great gaming experiences this year, but none of those games take away that Treyarch really derserves some kudos what what they seem to have pulled off here.
It's safe to say that treyarch have finally emerged out from under Infinity ward's shadow.
Zombies FTW..
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Don't listen to the standard trolls that didn't play the game.
The game was an absolute perfect length and far from some 6hr camapign and I played it co-op on normal.
Anybody who knows Halo knows Legendary takes even longer to accomplish and you EARN it.
On the actual Topic...
The stellar talent 343i definately pulled off an amazing intro to the new Trilogy and now have the freedom theto pull off even better and fr...
IGN got Halo 4 100% correct and now Treyarch is getting love for pulling off for all of the dedication and hard work they put they into this MASSIVE series.
Despite the bitter online hate from people who don't play the game, this is the franchise that brings together the hardcore masses in a way no other has in ANY gen.
Treyach has always progressively gotten better with every year they had the keys to the car of this franchise. But, now they may have f...
LOL..the November NPD numbers for the actual month of November numbers won't come until December.
The NPD numbers released in November cover the retail month of October.
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150% 1Well deserved for 343..
Finally finished campaign co-op..without a doubt one of the best Halo experiences in the history of the franchise.
But there is so much more to the game. Spartan Ops will keep releasing new content, the new way to progress through War Games is a blast, and I still need to beat Legendary solo.
Just like Halo 3 and Reach it looks like this game will offer Halo fans enough meat to play for years. Worth every cent. ...
The whole Windows 8 connection is the one clue that makes me believe that we will see the 720 next holiday.
The impact would be lessened an entire year later, but you never know.
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