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The 360's Position in the Next-Gen War

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the break-out-the-big-guns dept.

An anonymous reader wrote to mention a great article on the Elite Bastards site looking at the Xbox 360's positioning in the next-gen market. In the first of a three part article series, the author looks at the lessons Microsoft learned from its first hardware outing, and what he feels the company's strategy will be in the near future. From the article: "Clearly my impression of the Xbox 360 is that it is positioned to compete significantly better in the next gen console race than its predecessor. The difference this time around is that although Microsoft will no longer have the decidedly most powerful console, they also won't have the most expensive console, and believe me, they will compete on price. The Xbox 360s media (DVD) and input device (gamepad) are safe choices and the CPU may be merely adequate, but the GPU is quite potent and should go far in keeping Microsoft's box in the same league as Sony's overall despite the disparity in time to market."

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  1. Re:Yeah, here's why I think they're positioned bet by ClamIAm · · Score: 2, Funny
    Could that be because the Dreamcast actually exists, and isn't just an idea. Does PS2 even have a launch date yet? People keep saying this and that about PS2, but Sega actually anticipated their existing product's shelf life accurately, and planned for it. I have been dying for some of the stuff the Dreamcast does, like high-res texture gaming, an online experience, and OEM modem that comes with the system. Sure, DC has issues, namely a lot of bugs made it through. But since I'm online they're patched pretty quickly and things are working out pretty well. I'll take next-gen gaming now versus something that doesn't have a launch date yet.

    Um, yeah.

  2. Re:View from a disinterested observer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The only thing missing from your 'analysis' was it being written in crayon.

  3. Re:My Take by soft_guy · · Score: 1, Funny

    despite the availability of composite and S-Video on the TV they already own.

    Lots of TVs don't have composite or S-Video. I have two TVs. One only has coax and the other one only has 2 sets of two little screws labeled "VHF" and "UHF".

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  4. Re:Get realistic... by miro+f · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're right, my girlfriend is being annoying and reading over my shoulder and asked 'what is a rootkit?'

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  5. Re:My Take by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Nintendo is skipping about with flowers over the nuclear silo they've built underneath the battlefield. Just wait 'til they open the hatch and everyone sees the fucker of a missile they've built.

    Offtopic: hehe, my authentication word is "boning".