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  1. Re:Microsoft Easing Out Of Console Hardware? by AKAImBatman · · Score: 2, Informative · on X07 Not Happening This Year

    The 360 is selling to the EXACT same people who bought the first Xbox.

    Now that is provably false. The XBox sold a mere 24 million units in the 4+ years it was on the market. In comparison, the 360 sold about 10 million units in the first year. Unless sales fall off dramatically, Microsoft is still in a better position than they were with the XBox.

    In addition, movements like Wii60 are causing many gamers to see the 360 as a companion to the Wii rather than a competitor. This has driven the consumer thinking of, "I'll use the Wii for 'fun' games, then use the 360 for FPSes, Simulations, and HD Entertainment." I see this thinking on a daily basis, so it would appear to be working.

    I'm no fan of Microsoft, but they've done just as much right with the 360 as they have done wrong. I'm actually *happy* that they've screwed up the hardware yields so royally as it's one of the few things keeping them from getting a stronger hold on the market.

    Virtually no one in Japan.

    This is true. However, Microsoft doesn't actually need Japan to sell well. Japan is the center for quite a bit of gaming, but there's enough game development elsewhere in the world to keep Microsoft's machine running.

    A fairly small number of people in Europe, mostly in the UK.

    According to VGCharts, Microsoft has managed about 3.18 million in non-Japanese international sales compared to their 6.5 million domestic sales. That's hardly "a fairly small number". In fact, it's about 30% of their market.

    The truth is that the 360 has expanded Microsoft's hold considerably. It's costing them a very large fortune to hold it, but it would be foolish to let it slip through their grasp now.
  2. Re:That is a double edged sword by Osty · · Score: 1 · on GameStop Theorizes Wii Shortage Deliberate

    You run the risk of having consumers turn to the Xbox360 instead because 3 months after Christmas is a long time to wait for a console.

    I don't think Nintendo much cares if consumers turn to the 360, as long as they also buy a Wii. At current pricing, a Wii60 is not much more expensive than a PS3 and gives you all of the benefits of a hardcore gaming machine (360 or PS3) and casual machine (Wii). I have both, and everybody I know with a Wii also has a 360 (though not everybody I know with a 360 has a Wii yet). I don't know anybody with an interest in the PS3.

  3. Re:Castlevania: Symphony of the Night by FleaPlus · · Score: 1 · on 10 New Xbox Live Arcade Titles Announced

    Coincidentally, from checking out the Wii60.com link in your comment, it looks like Konami may soon be announcing several games for the Wii. I wonder if they have an exclusive agreement for SotN for the XBox...

  4. Re:Castlevania: Symphony of the Night by Osty · · Score: 1 · on 10 New Xbox Live Arcade Titles Announced

    Reading that line was literally the first time I felt any sort of regret for getting a Wii instead of an Xbox 360. ;)

    It's not too late! The act of purchasing a Wii does not disqualify one from Xbox 360 ownership as well. In fact, the two go well together.

    I love my Wii, but there's just not a whole lot to play on it right now (WarioWare Smooth Moves was excellent but short). For now I'm getting much more mileage out of my 360.

  5. Re:hmmm by Osty · · Score: 1 · on Xbox 360 Wins Through 2009?

    Online play is no longer a competing factor. Cue Wii website: http://wii.nintendo.com/hardware.html

    Both Nintendo and Sony had online options in the Xbox/PS2/GC generation, but Xbox Live was the clear winner. Sony's now planning on copying Xbox Live for the PS3, and Nintendo's retro game market looks like it's strongly influenced by Xbox Live's marketplace and Arcade. Nintendo and Sony may get their acts together, but Microsoft has a huge lead (in knowledge, implementation, and mindshare) with Live that will be tough to beat.

    In fact, for those of us who don't have 1080i tv's, graphics quality isn't going to matter that much.

    I'd rather have a 720p TV than a 1080i (interlacing == flickering == hurts my eyes, and 720p has more usable resolution, as 1080i's vertical resolution in movement is really only 540). A 1080p system is a waste of money right now (check back in ~2 years). And that's why I replaced my old 1080i TV with a new 720p TV last November.

    Keep in mind that "graphics quality" involves more than just higher resolution textures. It means more detailed models, more objects on screen at a time, more realistic rendering effects, etc. All of that will be noticeable on a standard-definition TV. Of course, it does still depend on developers using the full power of the system. If a developer just applies higher resolution textures and anti-aliasing to PS2-grade graphics, that's going to suck on any TV (see Gun, several of the sports titles from Xbox 360 launch).

    In fact, I think what this race is going to boil down to is number of available games (Wii might actually win this one, taking the ROM distribution into account), and price (nobody I know loves PS exclusive games enough to spend roughly 3x the money on it)

    It always boils down to number of available games. I wouldn't count out Xbox Live Arcade just yet, either. And with Sony losing GTA's launch exclusivity, there's one less reason to buy a PS3.

    While I'll probably end up buying all three (I have a 360 now, I'm planning on getting a Wii at launch, and I'll pick up a PS3 in 3-4 years when it's affordable), my current plan is to go Wii60.

  6. Re:Ok, I was interested before but now.... by twistedsymphony · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Wii-mote In Action
    From what I've read, from people who have gotten to play it at E3 demos and such (IGN, etc.). It's not as nice as the videos suggest, since you have to overcompensate in any direction you want to aim, making big elaborate movements instead of calculated maneuvers.
    So long as the movement resolution on the WiiMote is good enough wouldn't it depend entirely on how the game is programed? I mean if the game is looking for a big obvious movement then that's what it will take. So long as the wiimote can still determine determine small calculated movements I would think that games could too. Having worked with motion based stuff before they're usually sensitive enough for the kind of calculated movements you're looking for. That is to say the stuff I've used was able to pick up the tiny jitters your hand produces while attempting to hold still.

    Even still I would imagine most games (or even the console/controller) would come with some kind of sensitivity adjustment much like most games that use analog controllers will allow you to adjust the sensitivity of the sticks. Besides as others have pointed out I think most of the exaggerated movements are done by PR schmucks trying to make sure you understand moving makes things happen on the screen.
  7. Re:Author not a Windows user, but I am by Osty · · Score: 1 · on 20 Things You Won't Like About Vista

    1. excessive screen transition/visual chrome - don't need to waste precious resources on that.

    So turn it off. You have the choice of Aero Glass (the fancy stuff you don't like, assuming your PC can even handle it), Aero (basically XP's visual style engine with a different default style), and two modes of Classic (one defaulting to win2k/xp classic colors, one defaulting to win98 colors -- I assume they're otherwise the same and you can change your color scheme as you've been able to do since win95).

    2. no killer app - already use OpenOffice at home and use MySQL at work.

    Halo 2? Okay, I'll agree with this one, but then OS upgrades usually don't happen for "killer apps". They happen because you bought a new computer and you got the OS for "free".

    3. price moolah bucks cash - when my laptop cost $500 and a PC costs $250, spending an extra $250+ for Win Vista seems just as insane as shelling out $600 for a PS3 when I can buy a Wii and a PC for that much.

    Comparing Wii + PC to PS3 isn't really fair, as any PC you can buy for $350 (assuming the Wii will be $250) is going to suck for gaming. It's probably more fair to say you could buy a Wii and an Xbox 360 instead of a PS3. Aside from that, your pricing is a little off. If you're upgrading an existing PC to Vista, why not buy the upgrade (usually $90-100)? If you're buying a new PC or laptop, the "Microsoft Tax" is only around $40 (OEM volume pricing). If you're building a new PC, why wouldn't you buy an OEM copy for around the same price as an upgrade? Yes, you can't just go out to one of the big box stores and pick up an OEM copy of Windows (maybe you can do so at Fry's?), but there are many legitimate places online where you can get an OEM copy of Windows when you purchase some piece of hardware (usually bundled with a mobo, cpu, or hard drive, which is all stuff you'll need to buy anyway if you're building a PC).

  8. Re:Opportunity costs by Saige · · Score: 2, Informative · on Lower-Price PS3 Mostly Upgradeable

    Wii60!

    Based on the fact that you can get BOTH of the other consoles for the price of the PS3.