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TheBlackStallion is hysterical
Because the five year old Xbox 360 is still running rings around the PS3 and there's no real demand for an upgrade yet outside of graphic whores with $600 video cards in their PC?
Because the five year old Xbox 360 is still running rings around the PS3 and there's no real demand for an upgrade yet outside of graphic whores with $600 video cards in their PC?
It's not just about the graphics, but about a more up do date interface. For example, more RAM and faster HDD for better loadtimes. Better network adapter(N-standard). USB 3.0 ports, bluray discs (or similar) etc etc
Because the five year old Xbox 360 is still running rings around the PS3 and there's no real demand for an upgrade yet outside of graphic whores with $600 video cards in their PC?
It's not just about the graphics, but about a more up do date interface. For example, more RAM and faster HDD for better loadtimes. Better network adapter(N-standard). USB 3.0 ports, bluray discs (or similar) etc etc
Have you read any of the other responses in this thread?
Making a new console right now would be fucking stupid.
Because the five year old Xbox 360 is still running rings around the PS3 and there's no real demand for an upgrade yet outside of graphic whores with $600 video cards in their PC?
It's not just about the graphics, but about a more up do date interface. For example, more RAM and faster HDD for better loadtimes. Better network adapter(N-standard). USB 3.0 ports, bluray discs (or similar) etc etc
Have you read any of the other responses in this thread?
Making a new console right now would be fucking stupid.
so what if kinect bombs? Who is stupid then.
Why didn't MS release a new console instead of this Kinect addon garbage?
Microsoft has the capital to make a new console. It's Sony who can't.
QuoteWhy didn't MS release a new console instead of this Kinect addon garbage?
Because they are running a business and not trying to please SantaC so he can come to a forum and praise them.
REAL TALK.
SantaC is a nintard. He had no intentions of praising Microsoft or Sony for making a new system. He's just playing the concern troll role. Poorly, I might add.
Nintendo: Wii has slowed but is still doing well, focus is on launching the 3DS.
Sony: Lost way too much on PS3 development to think about PS4 just yet. Finally making some kind of profit and is rolling with it.
Microsoft: Finally turning a profit on Xbox360 and currently enjoying position as hardcore gamer's console of choice
And there you have it. Nobody's rushing out to make a new console because nobody else is rushing out to shove a new one into the market.
don't make a new console until 2015. Oh who am i kidding? portable gaming future.:yuck :yuck :yuck
Because the five year old Xbox 360 is still running rings around the PS3 and there's no real demand for an upgrade yet outside of graphic whores with $600 video cards in their PC?This entry wins for conciseness, but it's not entirely accurate. It's been pointed out that a USD200 card will smite the 360, but people should remember that a 360 Arcade, as in: a whole, working system, can be purchased for USD200.
It has less to do with devs in the way some people mean.I agree with almost everything you wrote, though if Microsoft is targeting "casuals" with the Kinect, they should probably give up now. No casual buyer is going to drop USD150 on a controller for their 360 that only works with a few games, and costs as much as a Wii on its own. The USD200 (or 300 for a "real" 360) plus another USD150 for the Kinect is, I'm going to go out on a limb here, offputting to the casual gamer.
It has to do with a shitty economy.
Systems that cost more than they did in the past which meant they had higher development and marketing costs throughout their lives from the manufacturer's side.
The fact that the current systems haven't reached mainstream prices yet which is the below $200 mark.
The increasing dev costs which at the moment are skyhigh for Triple AAA games.
Microsoft is simply doing a lot better this gen so they want it to last as long as possible to make as much profit as possible not to mention recoup some of those red ringed 360 they had to eat earlier in the gen
Regular people (non forum types) aren't clamoring for more horse power yet.
The Wii demonstrated there is a lot of money to be made from casuals.
All this and more factor into such decisions. It's not rocket science to figure this stuff out.
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I think the next 3 years are going to be great for console users and developers because the consoles are older and the hardware is aging. It means most devs have caught up with the latest hardware and their games have a good chance to sell well with large install bases. I want this generation to last another 5 years without Sony or MS releasing new hardware.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-10-23-hard-numbers-article
NPD fully admits that it is redacting its data because it has shown an ongoing decline - thus causing negative coverage and arguably unwarranted headaches for the industry as a whole.
NPD fully admits that it is redacting its data because it has shown an ongoing decline - thus causing negative coverage and arguably unwarranted headaches for the industry as a whole.
I thought it was all Sony's fault for no NPD numbers?Sony was the only one that didn't report report hardware and software numbers in their PR...and that tells a lot
QuoteWhy didn't MS release a new console instead of this Kinect addon garbage?
Because they are running a business and not trying to please SantaC so he can come to a forum and praise them.
REAL TALK.
QuoteWhy didn't MS release a new console instead of this Kinect addon garbage?
Because they are running a business and not trying to please SantaC so he can come to a forum and praise them.
REAL TALK.
SantaC is a nintard. He had no intentions of praising Microsoft or Sony for making a new system. He's just playing the concern troll role. Poorly, I might add.
So kinect is awesome because it is a great business move? Why should gamers care about this? And It is not like microsoft will go out of business soon either. I myself want to play games with HD graphics, slick gameplay and not waving my arms all the time. It was not fun with the Wii and it wont be fun with the 360.
oh look I am playing this shitty mini-game, but it is a great business move so I am all happy!
Stoney with that real talkSo kinect is awesome because it is a great business move? Why should gamers care about this? And It is not like microsoft will go out of business soon either. I myself want to play games with HD graphics, slick gameplay and not waving my arms all the time. It was not fun with the Wii and it wont be fun with the 360.
oh look I am playing this shitty mini-game, but it is a great business move so I am all happy!
Who said anything about it being awesome? Who on this forum is excited about Kinnect? Or the Wii or the Move for that matter. You asked a nerd gamer rage question and I answered you factually and correctly sidestepping your nerd rage.
Nobody is forcing you to buy or like Kinnect. Trash it to high heavens. I have. But please stop making GAF like threads. There are plenty of threads that already exist to shit on Kinnect. And also don't act like this isn't a business first and foremost which is why these decisions are made. Otherwise you end up making yourself look like you are incredibly naive.
So kinect is awesome because it is a great business move? Why should gamers care about this? And It is not like microsoft will go out of business soon either. I myself want to play games with HD graphics, slick gameplay and not waving my arms all the time. It was not fun with the Wii and it wont be fun with the 360.
oh look I am playing this shitty mini-game, but it is a great business move so I am all happy!
Who said anything about it being awesome? Who on this forum is excited about Kinnect? Or the Wii or the Move for that matter. You asked a nerd gamer rage question and I answered you factually and correctly sidestepping your nerd rage.
Nobody is forcing you to buy or like Kinnect. Trash it to high heavens. I have. But please stop making GAF like threads. There are plenty of threads that already exist to shit on Kinnect. And also don't act like this isn't a business first and foremost which is why these decisions are made. Otherwise you end up making yourself look like you are incredibly naive.
It was you who made a gaf like post saying it is good business move. (who gives a shit if it is, i dont work for microsoft neither do you)
SPIN IT LIKE STONEY
It was you who made a gaf like post saying it is good business move. (who gives a shit if it is, i dont work for microsoft neither do you)
SPIN IT LIKE STONEY
Yeah you're dumb so I can ignore you now.
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And I like my Wii a lot, stfu guys.
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And I like my Wii a lot, stfu guys.
I think the Wii is garbage. Which is separate from how I feel about Nintendo as a software company who I quite like and respect.
So kinect is awesome because it is a great business move? Why should gamers care about this? And It is not like microsoft will go out of business soon either. I myself want to play games with HD graphics, slick gameplay and not waving my arms all the time. It was not fun with the Wii and it wont be fun with the 360.
oh look I am playing this shitty mini-game, but it is a great business move so I am all happy!
Who said anything about it being awesome? Who on this forum is excited about Kinnect? Or the Wii or the Move for that matter. You asked a nerd gamer rage question and I answered you factually and correctly sidestepping your nerd rage.
Nobody is forcing you to buy or like Kinnect. Trash it to high heavens. I have. But please stop making GAF like threads. There are plenty of threads that already exist to shit on Kinnect. And also don't act like this isn't a business first and foremost which is why these decisions are made. Otherwise you end up making yourself look like you are incredibly naive.
It was you who made a gaf like post saying it is good business move. (who gives a shit if it is, i dont work for microsoft neither do you)
SPIN IT LIKE STONEY
Stoney is too sensible for vidya game forumz. He's like our Stringer Bell
The US stock market is alive with rumours that Apple is about to launch an unprecedented acquisition - with Sony and EA just two of gaming's mentioned targets.
Apple has $51 billion cash to spend - and, last week, Steve Jobs hinted at where that might go.
"We strongly believe that one or more very strategic opportunities may come along, that we can take, that we're in a unique position to take advantage of because of our strong cash position," he told investors.
"So I think that we would like to continue to keep our powder dry because we do feel that there are one or more strategic opportunities in the future."
Could those "strategic opportunities" include the purchase of a video games company?
Some on Wall Street obviously think so.
Kaufman Brothers have tipped EA, Netflix and even Facebook as targets.
But it today emerged that financial wires have also nodded to Adobe, Disney and - wait for it - Sony.
Leading financial magazine Barron's is reportedly suggesting that Apple faces "speculation that it could acquire Adobe Systems, Sony, or even Walt Disney".
Just imagine. It sounds crazy.
But $51 billion and no debt is an enviable position - particularly when you consider that, for its last fiscal year to March 31, 2010, Sony announced a net loss of 40.8 billion yen ($440 million dollars).
The Japanese hardware giant is estimated to have a Market Cap value in the region of $40 billion - comfortably in Apple's price range.
Something massive could be a'brewing. Stay tuned.
Shit/Bin with a vengeance, ban SantaC, bring back Willco, Icon Stoney, send Demi some cock pics, buy me a sandwich
Sorry people,Apple is going to buy everythingQuoteThe US stock market is alive with rumours that Apple is about to launch an unprecedented acquisition - with Sony and EA just two of gaming's mentioned targets.
Apple has $51 billion cash to spend - and, last week, Steve Jobs hinted at where that might go.
"We strongly believe that one or more very strategic opportunities may come along, that we can take, that we're in a unique position to take advantage of because of our strong cash position," he told investors.
"So I think that we would like to continue to keep our powder dry because we do feel that there are one or more strategic opportunities in the future."
Could those "strategic opportunities" include the purchase of a video games company?
Some on Wall Street obviously think so.
Kaufman Brothers have tipped EA, Netflix and even Facebook as targets.
But it today emerged that financial wires have also nodded to Adobe, Disney and - wait for it - Sony.
Leading financial magazine Barron's is reportedly suggesting that Apple faces "speculation that it could acquire Adobe Systems, Sony, or even Walt Disney".
Just imagine. It sounds crazy.
But $51 billion and no debt is an enviable position - particularly when you consider that, for its last fiscal year to March 31, 2010, Sony announced a net loss of 40.8 billion yen ($440 million dollars).
The Japanese hardware giant is estimated to have a Market Cap value in the region of $40 billion - comfortably in Apple's price range.
Something massive could be a'brewing. Stay tuned.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=271625 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=271625)
Stoney is too sensible for vidya game forumz. He's like our Stringer Bell
I don't like it when people fake post. And there isn't even any real need to over here since everybody on the board including me is a hater of something. If you want to make a Kinect sucks thread just make a Kinect sucks thread. Hey I'm down with that. 95% of us have the same opinion on the subject.
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I call BS on this. Apple will probably just buy a local sandwich shop for 300k
I don't remember you being this much of a dickhead at gaf. You got your question answered. Whether you like it or not is your problem.It's not really a question, that's the thing. It's a trojan, made to initiate responses, which can then be refuted.
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I call BS on this. Apple will probably just buy a local sandwich shop for 300k
Yeah, Apple may buy a couple studios but they'd not buy something giant like Sony or EA.
And do they really have US$51B? I thought that was their recently reported revenue, not profit.
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I call BS on this. Apple will probably just buy a local sandwich shop for 300k
Yeah, Apple may buy a couple studios but they'd not buy something giant like Sony or EA.
And do they really have US$51B? I thought that was their recently reported revenue, not profit.
I think the $51B figure is their collected cash pile from many years of turning big profits
I don't remember you being this much of a dickhead at gaf. You got your question answered. Whether you like it or not is your problem.
My wife wants one of these after demoing it at the mall :-\
Blockbuster hit confirmed
My wife wants one of these after demoing it at the mall :-\
Blockbuster hit confirmed
I demoed Move at Fry's. It was pretty cool...for about a minute.
Just like the Wii, and that stills sells millions
My wife wants one of these after demoing it at the mall :-\
Blockbuster hit confirmed
My wife wants one of these after demoing it at the mall :-\
Blockbuster hit confirmed
I demoed Move at Fry's. It was pretty cool...for about a minute.
I don't remember you being this much of a dickhead at gaf. You got your question answered. Whether you like it or not is your problem.
QuoteI think the next 3 years are going to be great for console users and developers because the consoles are older and the hardware is aging. It means most devs have caught up with the latest hardware and their games have a good chance to sell well with large install bases. I want this generation to last another 5 years without Sony or MS releasing new hardware.
Actually it's not that simple,you should read this article.Quotehttp://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-10-23-hard-numbers-article
I don't remember you being this much of a dickhead at gaf. You got your question answered. Whether you like it or not is your problem.
He's concern trolling and is throwing a fit at the fact that people aren't taking the bait.
Gears of War 3 comes out next year.I don't remember you being this much of a dickhead at gaf. You got your question answered. Whether you like it or not is your problem.
He's concern trolling and is throwing a fit at the fact that people aren't taking the bait.
wtf, I own an xbox these days and I am playing it 10x more than my Wii, how about the IDEA that I actually want more epic games on the 360?!
I don't remember you being this much of a dickhead at gaf. You got your question answered. Whether you like it or not is your problem.
He's concern trolling and is throwing a fit at the fact that people aren't taking the bait.
wtf, I own an xbox these days and I am playing it 10x more than my Wii, how about the IDEA that I actually want more epic games on the 360?!
I don't remember you being this much of a dickhead at gaf. You got your question answered. Whether you like it or not is your problem.
He's concern trolling and is throwing a fit at the fact that people aren't taking the bait.
wtf, I own an xbox these days and I am playing it 10x more than my Wii, how about the IDEA that I actually want more epic games on the 360?!
I thought you wanted a new Xbox? But now you actually want more Xbox360 games? Make up your mind!
I don't remember you being this much of a dickhead at gaf. You got your question answered. Whether you like it or not is your problem.
He's concern trolling and is throwing a fit at the fact that people aren't taking the bait.
wtf, I own an xbox these days and I am playing it 10x more than my Wii, how about the IDEA that I actually want more epic games on the 360?!
I thought you wanted a new Xbox? But now you actually want more Xbox360 games? Make up your mind!
Why didn't Nintendo release a new console instead of a new controller?