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..."

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But Wait....

[standsolid]

[attempted humor]
but wait! no one is even mentioning how Nintendo has a part in all of this! Why?
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Re:No, no, no

[jkabbe]

Just because you release a platform before a competitor doesn't automatically make it better.

Exactly. Look how well the Dreamcast crushed the PS2.

Re: next console should be portable.

[UncleFluffy]

not only was your grammer horrible, but so was your spelling

That would be "grammar" you would be referring to, I assume.