Microsoft's Rush To Xbox 2 A Danger?

Game Boy writes "Brit games business site Gamesindustry.biz has posted a fascinating editorial asking whether Microsoft is about to shoot itself in the foot over Xbox 2 by rushing to launch the console years ahead of its rivals' next-generation platforms. It's a pretty good analysis of how Microsoft is thinking about this marketplace, and why they could be pretty drastically wrong - I work at a major games publisher, and a lot of people here are worried about exactly the same things, but it's rare to see anyone actually discussing them openly. Xbox has done pretty well so far, but Microsoft could be heading for a disaster that even Bill's billions won't dig them out of..."

Comments

Sony is Japanese

[Adolph_Hitler]

The real reason that companies are kissing Sony's ass is because Sony is a Japanese company. Japanese studios never support American companies no matter how good Microsofts hardware or software is they will never win the Japanese developers. The problem is the Japanese developers make all the good games and these developers are all loyal to Sony because Sony is run by Japanese people who look like them.

So the real reason Microsoft can't win developers is pretty obvious and until western developers can make decent games everyone will buy a PS2 and then a PS3.

Microsofts best move right now would be to buy Sega.

Re:No, no, no

[Tired and Emotional]

>You do realize that you are talking about a > company that has almost $60 Billion (with a B) > just in reserves alone. Yeah, but I hear they are planning to hire George W early next year as CFO.

WHO THE FUCK CARES

[Ayanami Rei]

Jesus, you people sound like whiney punks on the playground, counting and listing all your friends.