Microsoft: Xbox 360 Made for Families, Not Gamers
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I'm just going to go chainsaw my way through some Locust on my family entertainment centre, then.
As long as Games are being made for it i'm happy, MS can go on about "family entertainment" all it wants as long as i get my fix of games...
On a side note i fucking hate WOW for fuck all coming out the last two months... Dead Space 2 can't come soon enough, stick that in your family values pipe and smoke it Microsoft
On a side note i fucking hate WOW for fuck all coming out the last two months... Dead Space 2 can't come soon enough, stick that in your family values pipe and smoke it Microsoft
so a system with games that allow you to chainsaw aliens in half, fuck hookers and run over pedestrians is family orientated?
somebody take away that funny green stuff he is smoking
somebody take away that funny green stuff he is smoking
"We have Hulu coming. It's the only system where you are the controller"
Sounds pathetic. Hulu gosh? It's like I'd need a computer or something.
Besides wasn't the 360 notably pretty bad for playing DVD's? The old one was noisy enough to be irritating when doing so
Sounds pathetic. Hulu gosh? It's like I'd need a computer or something.
Besides wasn't the 360 notably pretty bad for playing DVD's? The old one was noisy enough to be irritating when doing so
I'm fairly sure there are massive discrepancies between scripts in different departments.
They just don't communicate with each other, I know what this guy is trying to say and honestly I don't hate him the more for it because fair enough I like the idea, primarily a gaming console, but tons of secondary features that turn it into an entertainment suite, it sounds good and I really don't mind the extras.
But I'm sure a few weeks ago some other guy announced they weren't going to abandon hardcore, which, looking at this years line up, seems to ring true.
This guy didn't say they were ditching hardcore, but he didn't exactly cater his speech to the audience who were obviously going to be listening.
Maybe he needs to take some time to actually plan his speeches... I'll just generally ignore this guy and think of the thousands of people employed at Microsoft who are hardcore gamers and want to improve the console as much as they can.
They just don't communicate with each other, I know what this guy is trying to say and honestly I don't hate him the more for it because fair enough I like the idea, primarily a gaming console, but tons of secondary features that turn it into an entertainment suite, it sounds good and I really don't mind the extras.
But I'm sure a few weeks ago some other guy announced they weren't going to abandon hardcore, which, looking at this years line up, seems to ring true.
This guy didn't say they were ditching hardcore, but he didn't exactly cater his speech to the audience who were obviously going to be listening.
Maybe he needs to take some time to actually plan his speeches... I'll just generally ignore this guy and think of the thousands of people employed at Microsoft who are hardcore gamers and want to improve the console as much as they can.
Wow, and console gamers have the brass ones to say that the sense of entitlement that PC gamers have is bullshit.
I've noticed this in previous news posts before, when ever Microsoft decide to try and market the 360 in a different way that isn't to the precious 'core' gamers, said core gamers go spare and start crying like a kid who's been told that they can't have any sweeties before dinner.
I've already seen a few cries of "WAAAAAAAAAAAH they're screwing over the core gamers WAAAAAAAAH" in this post. I hate resorting to the Wah wah bit but frankly, if the glove fits...I'm gonna wear it.
So here's a challenge to the people who seem to think they've been given the shitty end of the stick: Prove to me that a minor change in the way a console is going to be marketed is going to screw you over. I'm genuinely interested to know.
I've noticed this in previous news posts before, when ever Microsoft decide to try and market the 360 in a different way that isn't to the precious 'core' gamers, said core gamers go spare and start crying like a kid who's been told that they can't have any sweeties before dinner.
I've already seen a few cries of "WAAAAAAAAAAAH they're screwing over the core gamers WAAAAAAAAH" in this post. I hate resorting to the Wah wah bit but frankly, if the glove fits...I'm gonna wear it.
So here's a challenge to the people who seem to think they've been given the shitty end of the stick: Prove to me that a minor change in the way a console is going to be marketed is going to screw you over. I'm genuinely interested to know.
Buddy, you might want to edit that post before someone reports you and you get suspended. You seem to be having an incredibly hostile reaction to someone else's joke.Blitzwing said:
I think it's more that certain gamers have entitlement issues, regardless of their chosen platform. I mean, look at the faeces-flinging chimps on this thread shouting about how xbox has always been shit, how consoles have always been shit, how the PC/PS3 is superior...gibboss28 said:
Fanboys, man. Sometimes you just want to rip their arms off and whap them around the face with their own hand.
I think it has more to do with;gibboss28 said:
A) the fear that developers will start pumping out Wii-style "family" gaming (which is generally basic and rather boring) for the Xbox rather than concentrating on more "hardcore" releases (because I can totally see, for example, BioWare scrapping Mass Effect 3 to make Ultimate Bubble Bobble), which is probably an unfounded fear.
B) annoyance at the further trivilisation of a beloved hobby, this perceived idea that people will stop seeing the Xbox as a serious gaming machine and think of it as a kid's toy (which again is pretty ridiculous) which will make said gamers feel more insecure about playing games because they can't talk about how "hardcore" the Xbox's titles are
C) knee-jerk muppetry. We've seen it from all sides in this thread - Xbox gamers yelling "My console is hardcore!", PC gamers yelling "Fools, PC was always superior!" and PS3 players claiming that their system already functioned as a family entertainment centre with iPlayer, blu-ray etc but retains the awesome edginess of shooting lots of dudes in the face every night
It won't. That isn't going to stop people from complaining, though. The argument is that shovelware and "family games" make developers lazy and more likely to churn out crap that sells well to the family demographic, but that argument holds about as much water as a seive. Everyone seems to forget that developers are usually gamers, and I doubt they want to see the medium descend into mediocrity any more than we do.gibboss28 said:
The amount of fanboy rage in these comments is nothing short of hilarious. Do people really believe that Microsoft are going to abandon the 'hardcore' (what the hell does that even mean anyway?) market?
Some people seriously need to grow up.
Some people seriously need to grow up.
This alone saddens me. It means he still has the mentality that video gaming is a boy thing.Tom Goldman said:
But FFXIII is an RP-- oh I see what you did there. Clever.Velocity Eleven said:
I love how there's nothing but crappy gimmick uses and really mediocre badly thought out gammes for the kinect.
Even the Wii had some decent practical gaming use in a few titles.
Kinect seems to just be gimmicky crap and I'm still yet to see a use in any game that's coming out seen that has convinced me to buy it.
How do you move around while using kinect? Does anyone know? or is it just crappy little camera games?
Even the Sony Move managed to adress the issue of a gamer not wanting to stand up as they play. How does the kinect really square up against either of those 2?
-Tabs<3-
Fair enough, but still, calling someone a **** is hardly the best reaction to stupidity ;-)Blitzwing said:
Blah, Microsoft has the worst PR department in the world, it's no wonder they colossally fail when backed into a corner like this.
They can't claim it's for video gamers because that severely limits their potential sales, and nobody wants that, but then they can't say it isn't primarily marketed at video gamers, because then their main fanbase starts crying "Don't you love us anymore? How could you do this to us? WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" and runs off to cut themselves while writing shitty poetry, as illustrated by about 90% of the posts in this thread.
I actually feel kinda sorry for Microsoft here, which is not something I thought I would ever say. It's a pretty predictable situation though, so I don't really feel that sorry for them.
They can't claim it's for video gamers because that severely limits their potential sales, and nobody wants that, but then they can't say it isn't primarily marketed at video gamers, because then their main fanbase starts crying "Don't you love us anymore? How could you do this to us? WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" and runs off to cut themselves while writing shitty poetry, as illustrated by about 90% of the posts in this thread.
I actually feel kinda sorry for Microsoft here, which is not something I thought I would ever say. It's a pretty predictable situation though, so I don't really feel that sorry for them.
I can almost guarantee that games with high levels of violence and gore are the majority when it comes to games available for the 360. You can take your family console pipe-dream and shove it -.-