There is generally no thinking through to the end result of hating on a company. The fact is that there are a lot of people who have stock in MS in one way or another, whether directly or in the form of funds in their 401K. A complete failure of MS would crush those folks. Additionally, MS along with Apple, are American success stories. Why would people want them to fail??
Hmmm, I'm pretty sure that MS would consider Office and the Xbox success stories. MS is only in their second console cycle and they are already playing on par with Sony and Nintendo for brand recognition. If you consider that a failure then you and I have very different definitions of the word failure.
It's all a matter of what you believe coming from Sony. They have always stated that their earnings reports state actual sell through numbers vs shipped. If the 44.5 and 41.6 are shipped, then perhaps its not so bad, but if the 42 is sold and the 41.6 is sold it shows that despite the US love of the Xbox, the rest of the world has come on strong for the PS3. Me I don't care as I own both, but it will be fun fuel for the trolls and fanboys.
Where does that leave the 44.5 Million number reported in the investor reports by MS though? This is one of two things.
1. An honest typo which Major may want to correct relatively quickly
2. A slip of actual sold through numbers which if Sony is to be believed in that they only report sold through numbers, basically puts the PS3 and 360 tied.
If it's 2, it's impressive for Sony in that they have erased the 8 million consoles that the 360 ama...
The reason this is interesting is because what Major reported is about 2.5 million less than what is in the investor reports. If the 42 million number is actually correct, then the 360 is actually only 400K ahead of the PS3 not 2.9 Million. That's a big big difference and very close to leaving the 360 in 3rd place. I think that's sort of interesting. I suspect it is an error on the Major Nelson blog, but you'd think something that glaring would have been corrected by now since the...
I called this yesterday. Word of mouth advertising is king.
@Ellen will do the exact same thing on her show. As for the disagree, not surprised i suppose. Only on N4G would someone disagree with a statement like "The sky is blue."
The only thing that this shows me is the still lacking First Party portfolio of MS. I am not going to knock HD remakes, because I will most likely buy this just like i bought the GoW remake pack, but what else is MS going to remake?
Blinx?
Azurik?
Kakuto Chojin?
Now here's a good idea, go back and remake Mech Assault, or hell even just bring out a new Mech Assault. Or perhaps a remake or new version of Crimson Skies? I like Halo as much as...
Here's the flip side of the coin. (Full disclosure I actually do wish MS would spend money on first party etc)
Money spent on first party titles will do what? It will give current gamers more exclusives to buy. Core gamers will be thrilled. All good stuff right? But, will it grow the 360 market? The reality is, no not really. There will obviously be some hardware sales, but unless MS finds a compelling reason for mainstream gamers to enter the 360 market, then sales of ne...
Really? Gears and Halo don't need promotion of this type because they are core gamer games and we will have known about them at least a year in advance. Why would there be any need for the same kind of promotion? Kinect is being aimed at the family/casual gamer. You know, those weird people that we see walking around everyday that don't spend every waking moment arguing about console sales, 3D gaming, which shooter is better, etc. Yeah those people. They aren't reading N4G everyda...
It's N4G, did you expect anything less?
And this is how MS will sell a ton of Kinect for the Holiday's. Oprah and Ellen are mom shows. Mom's will watch it and it will persuade them to purchase. If MS is smart they will showcase Dance Central, particularly on the Ellen show since she is all about the dancing. I got another shot at Kinect at the MS store in Denver, and my daughter had blast with Dance Central. Also, the demo itself never failed to draw attention, whether it be while playing volleyball, bowling, table tennis, ...
Gamasutra is actually a very reputable site when it comes to game journalism. They actually focus pretty heavily on all aspects of the industry (sales, development, etc.) The only really flaw in the article is the title. Aside from that it's dead on for the Americas region covered by the NPD.
Title needs to be adjusted to refer to this as Americas sales. This is not going to hold true when you factor in EMEA and APJ. However, despite that, this is pretty big news for MS and they should be proud of what they have accomplished with the 360. I've been an avid Xbox fan since the original. I do worry that perhaps they are losing some focus though. When the original Xbox released, it was more about gamer cred and being accepted as a viable member in platform sales. I think perhaps t...
Welp what I see is a mini game for DecaSports. Sorry but I will hold off any judgement until I see a real FPS game.
Right troll, because sales mean anything when it comes to quality.
I think its a fantastic game. Barry is one of the best sidekicks in a game, and the battle on the Old Gods stage was great. It's a purchase I don't regret in the least and MS would be fools not to let Remedy move forward with a sequel with their full blessing.
Because you don't own a 360, just curious.
Sheep? Why exactly, because they choose to go out and spend money on something that they may want? By that logic, anything you purchase short of the absolute necessities to live makes you a sheep.
I don't even understand the embarrassment argument anyway. Are you planning to play in a stadium in front of thousands of people?? No, you are in your home with family and friends. People do a hell of a lot more embarrassing things, like getting drunk for instance. Anyone who plays games like Lips or Singstar isn't going to care and that's a pretty big audience.
I'll agree here. My daughter has my old ass ipod color. I have one of the first Mac Book Pro's. This thing has been dropped, fell down the stairs with me,etc. Aside from the hard drive failing and a single fan failure, both of which I have since fixed, the laptop still does everything I could want it to. Their stuff is expensive, but I give it points for durability. On a side note, I still prefer a good ole windows PC for a standard/gaming desktop, any day of the week.