I was thinking the very same thing. It will run DirectX, making the games compilable for the PC as well. There is no doubt. The reason Sony did so well with the Plastation is that they had low standards and it's cheap to develop a game. With numerous more games for thier platform it makes the others, with high standards (Sega, Nintendo) look like they are running a distant second. But in reality, there is just more crap games you have to get throught to find a good one on Playstation. That being said, imagine this X-Box. Anyone who can download the DirectX SDK can make a game for it (i.e. costs nothing). Of course, it has to pass MS's QA. "Quality Microsoft" is an oxi-moron. And then, 5 or 6 good games will leak out of the crap, making this X-Box look good, "and it has so many other great titles". This platform will also be apealing to big companies, "we can develop for 2 platforms at once, and then compile twice??" And ind the end, the gamer gets screwed, and MS gets our money. Thanks again Bill. I hate you. I think I am going to cry. PS. X-Box Wine anyone?
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I was thinking the very same thing. It will run DirectX, making the games compilable for the PC as well. There is no doubt. The reason Sony did so well with the Plastation is that they had low standards and it's cheap to develop a game. With numerous more games for thier platform it makes the others, with high standards (Sega, Nintendo) look like they are running a distant second. But in reality, there is just more crap games you have to get throught to find a good one on Playstation. That being said, imagine this X-Box. Anyone who can download the DirectX SDK can make a game for it (i.e. costs nothing). Of course, it has to pass MS's QA. "Quality Microsoft" is an oxi-moron. And then, 5 or 6 good games will leak out of the crap, making this X-Box look good, "and it has so many other great titles". This platform will also be apealing to big companies, "we can develop for 2 platforms at once, and then compile twice??" And ind the end, the gamer gets screwed, and MS gets our money. Thanks again Bill. I hate you. I think I am going to cry. PS. X-Box Wine anyone?