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Game Industry Experts Discuss Xbox 2

Posted by Zonk on from the the-past-is-doomed-to-repeat-itself? dept.

Alan Wong writes "Taken from the latest issue of Xbox Nation magazine, 1UP.com has posted a feature entitled Doing The Right Thing, where eleven industry insiders discussed what it would take for Microsoft to make the next Xbox a success. Among the panel members were Nolan Bushnell, Trip Hawkins, Steven Kent, Bioware's Greg Zeschuk."

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  1. Re:what it would take for Microsoft to make the ne by StocDred · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I am biased, because I am a big Xbox fan...but...

    Thanks for the warning. Now I can avoid your entire fanboy post.

    I notice you don't mention the vast diversity of games found on the PS2 and Gamecube... most likely because you only play one genre of game and avoid all the rest. Katamari Damacy? Donkey Konga? Sly Cooper 2? Pikmin 2? All PS2 and Gamecube exclusive titles released within the last month that you will never see. The Xbox only has a few AAA titles, amid an overwhelming list of ports and same-as-last-year sports titles.

    Let's go through the rest of your big Plus list:

    "save more games" Well, the memory card vs. HD thing is well debated, and there are certainly benefits to both. But isn't Xbox2 NOT going to have an HD anyway?

    "play your own music" This one gets thrown around a lot, and it sounds great... until you learn that only a handful of games support it. It's a featureless feature.

    "play online" Score. Xbox has online play figured out, and no one is going to argue that. Of course, there's far too many chatty asshats out there, plus only a minority of Xbox users subscribe. But the underlying service is well constructed.

    "download new content" Even. Yeah, new levels are great... but new patches and fixes are not. We don't need our console games as sloppy and rushed as most PC games.

    "system link" Another feature that applies to only a select few. Most people just aren't going to bother with this. I know, I know, YOU do. But most consumers do not. Regardless, you could do this on certain PS1 games - and you can on some PS2 and Gamecube games anyway, so why all the fervor? How about some love for games that provide awesome multiplayer within the cost-friendly experience of one screen? Mario Party? Smash Bros? WarioWare? EyeToy?

    If you think online play is the vanguard of video game innovation, you obviously don't own a PC, nor have you bothered to check out the varying game types and hardware available from the competition. At least you didn't jizz all over the usual "AWESUM GFX!!!11!!" argument.