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MS: Xbox is becoming THE Microsoft brand for entertainment
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ViewtifulJC
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720 to be Kinect box confirmed, thank God for Nintendo, they still make REAL video games
Shalashaska161
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Xbox sounds really stupid when you say it outside of the context of the videogame system. Honestly thought they'd rebrand and go with something different going into next-gen.
You think MS are reducing gaming focus? They are increasing it, working on multiple first party exclusives for the 720 right now using new development teams.
Also WiiU has the same strategy, maybe Sony won't cotton on as quickly.
DeaconKnowledge
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Not hard to see this coming.
specialguy
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Good Job Bob
Member
Yeah I can't wait for New New Super Mario Bros. U 9.
Phonomezer
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Well no shit. It's what Sony have been trying to do for over a decade.
Nintendo seems to be jumping on the gravy train with the Wii U. Well, trying.
Nintendo seems to be jumping on the gravy train with the Wii U. Well, trying.
Yep. But it does seem like a sound strategy - they've been aiming for this for a while now, and succeeding, to an extent. I just hope it doesn't impact their next console in a negative way. A game console should have games as a focus, not other forms of media, but I don't think that is what they will aim for.
I'm not really concerned they'll stop making games, but their brand focus is definitely on entertainment now, not games. If they continue in that direction with the 720, it'll be a major turn off, yes.
Wii Fit is too hardcore.
Your responses are just as bad as his post.
On topic: this is why I'm apprehensive about the Xbox brand.
MR BLACKMAGIK
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As long as there are games to play on the Xbox, then im fine. I never understood the love/hate relationship with exclusives. As long as Ubisoft, Activision, EA, etc. keep making games for the Xbox, then I will be happy.
Bitch, please. Wii Fit is the most hardcore game out there.
yn-neko hates a cat
Banned
I don't want entertainment on my xbox. I just want games. Adding things other than games ruins the experience for me!
Feels like highschool
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
most of those studios are working on kinect garbage, i'm pretty sure that's what he meant by that, and what ms means with that press release.
the writing is on the wall, you can choose to ignore it or not.
I bet Rare would like to make New Super Mario Bros. than the games they've been making on Kinect.
Dark Octave
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So a media box that just happens to play games as well.
We thought 4 was bad, "Games" tab will be pushed to #20 on the next Xbox.
We thought 4 was bad, "Games" tab will be pushed to #20 on the next Xbox.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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how many of those first party games are casual games for kinect? because I believe only 2-3 of the studios they have opened/bought are actually focused on making real games...
My biggest worry is whether microsoft is going to do the same shit they have been doing for the last 3-4 years.
Halo, Gears, Fable, Forza and shit load of support for CoD and then a some arcade games and call it a day.
^that will be unacceptable next gen.
but I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt simply because I honestly don't think they expected this gen to last 8 years by the time the next box launches and didn't plan to bring new core franchises after 2010.
specialguy
Banned
Ehh, be apprehensive. It doesn't matter.
This has been on the internet since Xbox 1, it's always something. First it was Ms focusing too much on Kinect, now notice it's slowly shifting to MS focusing too much on apps? What happened to them focusing too much on Kinect? Next year it will be they're focusing too much on smartglass or something.
The only thing I care about is hardware power. If they deliver that I'm there. If they dont I'm not. They can do whatever else they want. They can have zero first party games and if it's twice as powerful as PS4, everybody will buy it. That's a fact.
I never understood the complaint about that. What's so hard about pressing the shoulder button 3 times?
(Not to say that games shouldn't be closer to the main page but still...)
It's not that they have other forms of entertainment, it's that they're making them their focus.
AdventureRacing
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What other brand do they have for entertainment? This seems like a no brainer.
This and dual interface where RTS players set objectives and order NPCs around in CTF.
lol, they will have new IPs next gen.
The reason why they stopped the last 2-3 years is because the gen is about to end and the IPs would be against already well established franchises. More of a risk.
A new IP gets more attention during the early life of a console when there's less games.
It's the 3 tab in the beta ahead every other entertainment option. Only the home tab and social is ahead of it.
specialguy
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If they really wanna make Xbox entertainment king one thing they can do is make it play and stream from PC every codec under the sun.
They probably dont want to focus on that aspect though. There's no money in it and it's viewed as piracy related.
360 does pretty well there, but at the end of the day it's only mostly good for SD. Streaming HD with 5.1 is spotty at best.
I say this cause I'm thinking of grabbing one of those Western Digital Live boxes for just this purpose.
They probably dont want to focus on that aspect though. There's no money in it and it's viewed as piracy related.
360 does pretty well there, but at the end of the day it's only mostly good for SD. Streaming HD with 5.1 is spotty at best.
I say this cause I'm thinking of grabbing one of those Western Digital Live boxes for just this purpose.
So you think if the Xbox 720 has the power people will buy it just for that?, lol people buy consoles for games, if the Xbox 720 doesn't have the games nobody will buy it, there's no point for powerful hardware if it doesn't have games to support it, also Sony said "people will buy the PS3 even if it doesn't have games"...That worked out so well for them.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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When their competition can still come out with new franchise AND be bleeding money, there is no excuse other then not being prepared.
Agent X
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Nintendo TVii looks like a very cleverly designed application.
But the PS3 actually didn't have any good games. Any. Also 599 and all that.
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Deleted member 17706
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Yep, it's been obvious over the evolution of the Xbox 360 that Microsoft cares about total living room control. Games are only a part of that equation.
Early this generation, I went with Microsoft as my console of choice, but next gen I will probably be sticking with Nintendo and possibly Sony, as long as they put their primary focus on games.
Early this generation, I went with Microsoft as my console of choice, but next gen I will probably be sticking with Nintendo and possibly Sony, as long as they put their primary focus on games.
Dark Octave
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I'm not pulling my hair out over it, but the Xbox 360 is...or should I say, was a "game" console first.
You just supported what I just said, if a console doesn't have games they won't sell.