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On Xbox's Progression, Positioning For The Future

Posted by simoniker on from the power-of-x dept.

Thanks to GameSpy for its article charting the progression of the Xbox from its launch to the present day, with the author's introduction suggesting: "For Microsoft, the video-game industry has been a whiplash rollercoaster ride with lucrative peaks, costly valleys, and a changing list of passengers going along for the ride." After charting a timeline for Xbox's history so far, he concludes: "Xbox has not lived up to all of the predictions, but Microsoft has more than made its point. After two years and two months on the market, the numbers speak for themselves." Has the Xbox been all you expected and wanted it to be?

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  1. Re:Killer Games by damien_kane · · Score: 1, Troll

    SOCOM, Devil May Cray (1 or 2), Gran Turismo 3 (or 4 which comes out soon), SOCOM2

  2. Re:does many things right by Acidic_Diarrhea · · Score: 0, Troll
    "the way some of their top games support both Xbox Live AND 4 player split screen (Halo and Crimson Skies at least)"
    Halo supports XBox Live? I was under the impression that one of the exciting developments involving Halo 2 was that it was going to have XBox Live support. In fact, this list only has Halo 2 listed as being XBox Live compatible.
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  3. Re:Flame me all you want for supporting MS, but... by prockcore · · Score: 0, Troll

    Voice Support completely changes everything. On PC, it's pretty much optional, but on LIVE, nearly everyone has a communicator (it comes with the kits) and EVERY GAME SUPPORTS IT. The difference in team organization in a first person shooter, for instance, is immediately clear.

    Man that's one thing I hate. I don't want to hear a bunch of 12 year olds saying stupid crap like "owned".

  4. Re:Love it personally. by scot4875 · · Score: 0, Troll

    As soon as it came out of its packaging, it oozed class and effort.

    Man, a machine with ugly neon green highlights definitely oozes something, but it ain't class or effort. :)

    --Jeremy

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    Jesus was a liberal
  5. Re:The numbers... by scot4875 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I believe the point is: who in 2000 or 2001 expected Microsoft to actually be in stiff competition with Nintendo for the number 2 spot?

    I believe the point should be: *anybody* that's willing to lose over 2 billion dollars could be in stiff competition for a spot in the market.

    --Jeremy

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    Jesus was a liberal