The Next Gen Consoles - The Bigger Picture

Posted by Zonk on Thursday August 4, 2005 @05:18AM from the new-shinies-with-backgrounds dept.

Next Generation Magazine is running a series of articles on the next generation consoles, and what they mean in a larger perspective. The Xbox 360, PS3, and Revolution have a lot riding on them as the start of the next round of console wars gets underway. All three companies have their own goals and histories to consider when it comes to the business of games. From the 360 article: "Someone, somewhere, probably still believes Microsoft got into console games for the kudos of putting out Halo. Good for them. The world needs believers, and every time you say 'Xbox is a Trojan Horse', a fairy dies."

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Re:THE GOLDEN RULE FOR THIS TOPIC by RogueyWon · 2005-08-04 05:32 · Score: 1, Troll

Read my post. Specifically, the last few lines of the last "major" paragraph. Profitability now does not necessarily translate into future profitability. Ask anybody who knows anything about business.

Microsoft and Sony can *afford* to be unprofitable for a while. In the case of MS's games division, this has been a deliberate strategy to get market share.
oh and one more thing by PeelBoy · 2005-08-04 07:46 · Score: 0, Troll

"As much as I would like to see the PS3 do well"

"Personally I'd like to see the PS3 be #1"

"I'm more of a PS fan"

Oh yeah, I'm such a fucking anti-playstation troll.

You're a genius.