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MS Officially Denies HD-DVD 360 Games (Was: MS rules out HD-DVD games "this holiday")
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gutter_trash
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Onix said:
why are people surprised? they pulled the plug on the Xbox1 after 4 and half years - that's relatively short, especially since MS is rich (unlike like financial red Sega wich had no money)
so 360 lasting only until 2009? yup, with MS's attitude on console gaming, damn straight.
I actually own one of these^^^ :lol
PepsimanVsJoe
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nubbe said:
qft
Well hopefully this addon leans closer to 32x than Sega CD. At least the Sega CD had a couple good games while the 32x was absolutely worthless.
soul creator
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gutter_trash said:
I like how when their very 1st console has more games and lasts longer than the N64 and Gamecube, "relatively short console lifespans" is MS's permanent attitude on console gaming
If the 360 somehow sells 100 million consoles while the PS3 sells 20 million, you'd see each of their attitudes towards console gaming switch pretty quickly, :lol
StingerNLG
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Errrrr.
Yeah, no
one
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Yeah, no
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AdmiralViscen
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sigh
buckfutter
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Ordinarily I would say "Maybe. I guess it's possible, but I doubt it'll happen". But since this is GAF, I'm just going to laugh hysterically at BlueTsunami's photoshop.
Angelcurio
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Oh my, oh my, this is where things start to get ugly :lol
WTF?!?
*calms down*
Okay, the ONLY way I can see this work is if they use that HYBRID DVD/HD-DVD disc, make the actual game data ONLY available on the DVD layer and for everything else that reads 'EXTRA', slap them onto the hd-dvd layer....you'll be paying a premium, but we'll have to see how affordable this can actually get.
*calms down*
Okay, the ONLY way I can see this work is if they use that HYBRID DVD/HD-DVD disc, make the actual game data ONLY available on the DVD layer and for everything else that reads 'EXTRA', slap them onto the hd-dvd layer....you'll be paying a premium, but we'll have to see how affordable this can actually get.
open_mouth_
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How many stupid mistakes have Microsoft made so far with the 360? I mean, real bonehead decisions? I can't think of one. Some may argue about an "early" release, but even that makes sense and doesn't really hurt them in the long run.
Why would they just throw all that away by repeating idiotic decisions of past failed console makers especially when they've put themselves in such a good position so far? Microsoft didn't become a multi-billion dollar company by being "stupid".
Why would they just throw all that away by repeating idiotic decisions of past failed console makers especially when they've put themselves in such a good position so far? Microsoft didn't become a multi-billion dollar company by being "stupid".
BlueTsunami
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soul creator said:I like how when their very 1st console has more games and lasts longer than the N64 and Gamecube, "relatively short console lifespans" is MS's permanent attitude on console gaming
Can't speak for N64, but the GC is still in production and with high-profile releases coming, while the XBox is discontinued.
Also, EBgames lists about 5 more GCN games than XBox, and GCN had significantly better overseas support, so... at best, the XBox only wins on unit sales, and at the end of the year there will be more systems sold capable of properly playing Gamecube soft than capable of playing XBox soft.
Clever Pun
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Mrbob said:
it's not so much problematic as it is hilarious
in that, the Astros are playing in the 17th after Brad Lidge gave up a home run in the 9th sort of way.
I'm not sure why this would be seen as such a negative. It's not like developers would be restricted from releasing multi disc versions as well.
Or they could enforce something like this:
If a developer wishes to release a version of their game on HD-DVD just slap the two version in the same case toss a 70$ pricetag on it and call it a special edition pack. paying 70$ isn't all that great but it beats worrying if you'll be unable to find the version of the game you want do to limited retailer space.
Or they could enforce something like this:
If a developer wishes to release a version of their game on HD-DVD just slap the two version in the same case toss a 70$ pricetag on it and call it a special edition pack. paying 70$ isn't all that great but it beats worrying if you'll be unable to find the version of the game you want do to limited retailer space.
Mrbob said:
Well, it would vindicate everything Sony's been saying about having Blu-Ray built-in... I fear multi-platform games and what kind of hit they'll take going from 50gigs to just 9gigs . I know (for the most part) it will just be HD in game cinematics and stuff, but you'd still be losing out.
If MS decides to use HDDVDs for games and they release another SKU with built-in HDDVD drive, they better be prepared to replace all of the units they've sold or (at the very least) give everyone a free HDDVD add-on drive.
It's just all horeshiite that's all.
WrathOfOtaibah
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The Experiment rules out HD-DVD entirely if Microsoft bothers to pull this shit.
The Experiment won't even bother buying hackeneyed multi disc DVD releases.
This is bullshit. Microsoft best think about what they're doing.
The Experiment won't even bother buying hackeneyed multi disc DVD releases.
This is bullshit. Microsoft best think about what they're doing.
Agent Icebeezy
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I don't see this coming to fruitation at all. Microsoft isn't that stupid. Sounds like somebody got caught answering a question that they were not prepared or qualified to answer.
trancejeremy
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open_mouth_ said:
No, they did that by being unethical. Like taxing PC makers for each PC sold, not each copy of Windows installed. Among other shady things. (And of course, IBM pretty much handed them the license to print money in the first place)
Anyway, one big mistake MS has made so far was not making enough 360s to meet demand at launch. They also probably should have stuck with the original Xbox - pc hardware model, as they could have gotten more bang for their buck and have easier development.
2 SKUs was seemingly pretty stupid, though now it does let people say that the PS3 is twice the price of the 360.
BlueTsunami
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trancejeremy said:
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Shogmaster
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trancejeremy said:
A Microsoft fan through and through! :lol
"They also probably should have stuck with the original Xbox - pc hardware model, as they could have gotten more bang for their buck and have easier development."
This part especially is a gem. X_x
Forceatowulf
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What in the name of god...? :lol
jordan0386
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Microsoft rules out winning a console war "this generation"
why cant they just keep their mouth shut
why cant they just keep their mouth shut
krypt0nian
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arne said:
A-men! :lol
Agent Icebeezy
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jordan0386 said:
2 people from MS that post here just basically said this was false
krypt0nian
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Agent Icebeezy said:
ssssshhhhhh! He's got a hard on! MS really blew it this time!
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