At this point, I wouldn't bother ordering on eBay. I've still yet to see these "stacks" of 360s anywhere. Sure, the resale market isn't what it used to be but there's still a lot of people who would buy the premium pack if they saw it lying on store shelves.
But you're not claiming it's not selling. He's saying that the claim was that the 360's low sales figures are due to gamers not buying them. That is a lie.
Also, you could know that it's not selling well by looking at the shelves of your local EB/Gamestop/Software Etc/err... etc when you go to buy a new PS2, GC, or PC game (or handheld, whatever). That would at least not provide you with proof that there's consoles just lying around in the US or Europe (the 360's failure in Japan is not news), which is all he was asking for.
Because the 360 will need the next Halo to be ready exclusively as soon as possible for the 360 since they didn't take advantage of their launch period to sell machines.
And due to Sony's pathetic job of designing a home console with its PS2, Sony's PR people have you brainwashed into thinking the PS3 is going to be the ultimate gaming machine even though it possibly doesn't even exist yet...
A little while ago, MS made this huge deal about a thing called XNA. I don't know exactly what it does or how easy it makes game development, but I do know that it was supposed to further bridge the PC-Xbox platform development gap. With Carmack doing most of his development on the 360, a Windows developer would be right at home making a game on the 360, right?
They're probably hiring people to work on their next game for the 360, I doubt MS would be too thrilled that resources are being spent on a PC title. But then again, I didn't check the link so I could be way off.
Well DOA 3 and Soul Calibur both looked damn good even compared to games released late in their respective consoles' lives (however short-lived they may have been).
Sadly, here in the States people can't value a good product. No, names on players are more important than quality gameplay and 2K Sports knows this. Luckily, Blitz: The League proved that you don't need a license (actually Winning Eleven has been doing that for years, but it has names if I'm not mistaken).
Oh well, I'm just crossing my fingers that EA doesn't snatch up the NHL license.
You can't choose to become affected by a religion and follow it. Once it becomes apparent to you that it's a path you want to take then it's your choice, but the trigger is not a choice.
Yea, so they join a guild of tolerant people onto to be constantly harassed by higher level guilds made up of intolerant people. Hell, to the gay bashers it would only serve to round up their targets.
That's just the point. With biggots running around saying Faggot, then people who don't want to hide who they are [i]can't[/i] avoid hatred. And your statement almost implies that the biggots are encouraged. So because using the word faggot doesn't get you instantly banned, that means that it's allowed? Not exactly, it's just too easy for people to be falsely accused and too hard to catch everybody.
Hell, I call things gay or queer all the time, it's become a figure of speech only meant to brand something/someone as something it isn't/they aren't. A friend in high school used to call things hetero when he disagreed with them, so who's going to make the distinction of when it's a harmless comment or a hateful slur?
And that's exactly how I feel. Google's providing their services under the guidelines they've been given. I'm just saying that Bill Gates isn't really accomplishing much. Reminds me of the South Park when Jimbo(?) got the Klan supported the party they disagreed with because everybody hated them (bye-bye, Karma).
The only thing I'm wondering about all this is that if they allowed a GLBN guild, then couldn't there be an anti-GLBN clan? Or at least a guild that is "heterosexual-friendly" in the same sense that this would've been "homosexual-friendly"?
Allowing one almost means that it'd be wrong to not allow the other, no matter how wrong it might be. It'd just cause headaches.
Because a "good" launch is a subjective claim. And I consider a good launch to be different than the successful launch. Hell, if MS can keep the hype machine going until they can restock shelves, the the 360's launch might very well be considered one of the most successful ones ever. But how good it is really depends on what you're looking for and how good the games are. Also, everybody loves to forget the Xbox Live Arcade (again). When I finally do get a 360 I'm almost tempted to spend most of my time on Geometry Wars and Smash TV.
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Heh, you refuse to comment on this until further results are publsihed... except for this. Soo... starting...
NOW!
At this point, I wouldn't bother ordering on eBay. I've still yet to see these "stacks" of 360s anywhere. Sure, the resale market isn't what it used to be but there's still a lot of people who would buy the premium pack if they saw it lying on store shelves.
Still haven't seen a single picture proving unsold Premium Xbox 360s in the US or even Europe...
But you're not claiming it's not selling. He's saying that the claim was that the 360's low sales figures are due to gamers not buying them. That is a lie.
Also, you could know that it's not selling well by looking at the shelves of your local EB/Gamestop/Software Etc/err... etc when you go to buy a new PS2, GC, or PC game (or handheld, whatever). That would at least not provide you with proof that there's consoles just lying around in the US or Europe (the 360's failure in Japan is not news), which is all he was asking for.
And if you look about 3 feet above your head you'll see that joke.
Not many people get married in their bedrooms...
Because the 360 will need the next Halo to be ready exclusively as soon as possible for the 360 since they didn't take advantage of their launch period to sell machines.
And due to Sony's pathetic job of designing a home console with its PS2, Sony's PR people have you brainwashed into thinking the PS3 is going to be the ultimate gaming machine even though it possibly doesn't even exist yet...
A little while ago, MS made this huge deal about a thing called XNA. I don't know exactly what it does or how easy it makes game development, but I do know that it was supposed to further bridge the PC-Xbox platform development gap. With Carmack doing most of his development on the 360, a Windows developer would be right at home making a game on the 360, right?
They're probably hiring people to work on their next game for the 360, I doubt MS would be too thrilled that resources are being spent on a PC title. But then again, I didn't check the link so I could be way off.
Well DOA 3 and Soul Calibur both looked damn good even compared to games released late in their respective consoles' lives (however short-lived they may have been).
I guess I should've gone with a quality gaming experience or a quality title...
But I do enjoy the gameplay quite a bit.
Yea, I went on a spirted rant when I caught wind of that.
Sadly, here in the States people can't value a good product. No, names on players are more important than quality gameplay and 2K Sports knows this. Luckily, Blitz: The League proved that you don't need a license (actually Winning Eleven has been doing that for years, but it has names if I'm not mistaken).
Oh well, I'm just crossing my fingers that EA doesn't snatch up the NHL license.
You can't choose to become affected by a religion and follow it. Once it becomes apparent to you that it's a path you want to take then it's your choice, but the trigger is not a choice.
Yea, so they join a guild of tolerant people onto to be constantly harassed by higher level guilds made up of intolerant people. Hell, to the gay bashers it would only serve to round up their targets.
Unless the LGBT guild happened to win...
Durr. html, not bbcode...
That's just the point. With biggots running around saying Faggot, then people who don't want to hide who they are [i]can't[/i] avoid hatred. And your statement almost implies that the biggots are encouraged. So because using the word faggot doesn't get you instantly banned, that means that it's allowed? Not exactly, it's just too easy for people to be falsely accused and too hard to catch everybody.
Hell, I call things gay or queer all the time, it's become a figure of speech only meant to brand something/someone as something it isn't/they aren't. A friend in high school used to call things hetero when he disagreed with them, so who's going to make the distinction of when it's a harmless comment or a hateful slur?
And that's exactly how I feel. Google's providing their services under the guidelines they've been given. I'm just saying that Bill Gates isn't really accomplishing much. Reminds me of the South Park when Jimbo(?) got the Klan supported the party they disagreed with because everybody hated them (bye-bye, Karma).
For a second there I though Google might be a bad guy, but if Bill says they're still cool then they must still be cool.
Gravy, bacon, lettuce, tomato?
Eww...
Guild, clan, blah.
The only thing I'm wondering about all this is that if they allowed a GLBN guild, then couldn't there be an anti-GLBN clan? Or at least a guild that is "heterosexual-friendly" in the same sense that this would've been "homosexual-friendly"?
Allowing one almost means that it'd be wrong to not allow the other, no matter how wrong it might be. It'd just cause headaches.
No, but it'll run Linux.
Maybe I'm nitpicking, but isn't multi-million at least two million?
Because a "good" launch is a subjective claim. And I consider a good launch to be different than the successful launch. Hell, if MS can keep the hype machine going until they can restock shelves, the the 360's launch might very well be considered one of the most successful ones ever. But how good it is really depends on what you're looking for and how good the games are. Also, everybody loves to forget the Xbox Live Arcade (again). When I finally do get a 360 I'm almost tempted to spend most of my time on Geometry Wars and Smash TV.