I have played -- and loved -- about 40 hours of Blue Dragon. I am on the 2nd disc. Multi-discs are just not a concern at all.
Buy a set of rechargable AA batteries you idiot. What is wrong with you? Who the F buys non-rechargable batteries? What do you use in the rest of your electronics?
On this matter alone, Im gonna call BS on your even owning a Xbox 360. NO ONE can be that damn stupid.
"1. The RROD wasn't the biggest Mistake this gen. It was the shady way MS tried to handle it and sweep it under the rug while screwing its customers."
Every customer got a free fix. Any customer who had a repair prior to the free 3 Year Warranty extension got his repair-charge money returned.
MS's reaction to this problem has been an example of EXACTLY how to treat your customers -- with respect, with a prompt response and ownership. Making customer s...
@shanckle @b777conehead
You guys are spreading inaccurate FUD. Your dogma is out of date. Your rhetoric is tired. Listen up. Read this very carefully:
Start here:
"Having identified a number of factors which can cause general hardware failures indicated by three red flashing lights on the console, Microsoft has made improvements to the console and is enhancing its Xbox 360 warranty policy for existing and new customers."
(from ...
WTF are you talking about? I guess Sony just bribed Toshiba when they sold them their Cell processor facilities.
MS has a lot of competitors because it competes in a lot of markets. They develop new products and services ALL THE TIME.
Next time you're in a world-class IT department, you ask them if MS's products are "warmed over" -- wait for the odd stares and insults.
You havent a clue pal. Microsoft is one of the greatest American companies in History. Its products are used by most of the world, it moves into new markets with expert engineering and laser focu...
"Vizio's from Wal-Mart is just plain wrong"
Really? Vizio is one of the biggest sellers of HDTVs in the states.
http://www.electronichouse....
You're flat out wrong. While I think most of Vizio's product is probably below par, its volume of sales @ Walmart cannot be underestimated.
1080p Television...
"they see the 40 gig ps3 at 400 so they feel threatened..."
Are you joking? Sony launches PS3, it sells like a donkey. It slashes the price as fast as it can, and pulls out features and hardware.
And you think _Microsoft_ is running scared? The Playstation is in _serious_ trouble and is falling faster, Sony's new 40GB model is a move of desperation.
MS adding games and components into a Xmass Bundle is just making Sony's life _MORE_ de...
Go have a look at the sales numbers every month up until now, and come back and tell us how the Xbox 360 doesnt matter there.
Are you smoking crack? The Xbox 360 is _also_ outselling PS3 in Europe. The only place that is not the case is Japan.
Xbox LIVE costs less than $3.50 per month... the Wireless controller, the Xbox LIVE Arcade Unplugged-like collection are what makes it a super price.
Sure, the $50 worth of live is good, but a Wireless controller for Xbox 360 (and PS3) costs about $45.
"the only REAL competition the PS3 has is it's own high price and Sony is starting to eliminate that"
Its interesting that you'd think that. At no time in the future will the PS3 ever be less money than the Xbox 360. MS will counter any price move to keep the prices roughly in line with what we see now.
This Xmass, MS added value and kept prices stable. PS3 removed value and dropped the price.
PS3 has many many problems besides price. ...
"Arcade disk containing 5 arcade games"
I hope they release this to retail. Xbox LIVE Arcade Unplugged Volume 2?
It would really suck to loose this little make-the-PS3-controller work thing. imagine misplacing it?
$100 down the drain.
"After Channel 2 sent Apple pictures of the iPod, they called back but they refused to say how common the problem is. In fact, Apple refused to talk about this particular incident at all. "
I had the misfortune of buying a 2nd gen ipod, broke twice.. had to replace the batteries.
iTunes was buggy, slow and bloated. I couldnt stand the ipod. Just a terrible experience(IMHO).
Got a Zune on day 1, will be getting a green Zune 2.0 (8GB Flash...
Why would they cut content? Have you never played a game on multiple discs?
Ive played Blue Dragon (and loving it) for 40 hours, and Im on Disc 2. Multi-discs is just not an issue.
I can promise you, Blue-Ray is *not* about games. See: Every other failed Sony attempt at proprietary Media formats. It is the same exact story with Blue-Ray. Sony Electronics is being directed by Sony Pictures and Sony BMG (their MPAA/RIAA divisions) again.
"Star Ocean has never been a western juggernaut so it makes" sense that Tri-Ace would like to change that!
America is the largest gaming market, then Japan, then EU. Perhaps Tri-Ace would like to have an international hit by making it with an opportunity to do well in the West?
FF, Star Ocean, Kingdom Hears, Dragon Quest are important to gamers in Japan -- I expect MS be very very serious about getting some of these games on Xbox 360 in order to compet...
"So why would Microsoft try to get a game on their system that won't really sell"
For Japan, they need JRPGs. Tri-Ace and Square are already doing a couple games for Xbox 360 -- why wouldnt MS try to get Star Ocean?
And, I happen to like Blue Dragon very much - i havent *ever* played a JRPG i enjoyed more (great art direction / story). I would expect MS looks at the whole industry and sales for JRPGs and tries to make sure they can satisfy the global ...
Regarding the Handheld market;
while there hasnt been any rumours or anything else for me to think this, but i just _CANT_ see Microsoft staying out of portable gaming much longer.
Windows Mobile has games, but they're more casual style games. I dont know what they will do, but it just doesnt make sense for them to stay out of it for much longer.
Perhaps a Zune Gameing device? Perhaps Zune 3 will play XNA / XBLA games? Something. And I dont mea...
Are you joking? Lawyers choose their words very carefully so that they are clear and succinct. Law is about language and logic.
Just because your too dense to parse "lawyer speak" doesnt mean the rest of us dont appreciate clear language.
" I went through 3 of them, and that was enough. "
Really... i'll call BS. The chances of that are so tiny as to be nearly impossible.
If that is the case, I'd _LOVE_ to buy one from you (you have three after all). Since MS is replacing them for free, and returning the repair money, you've got a gold mine there.
For some reason -- call me crazy -- I think you've never owned one at all. I think you're spreading FUD.
Why d...