GitarooMan
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This is the answer that doesn't get enough play, combine hardcore gamers looking for beyond 2001 tech with people desperately wanting more hi-def content and you get big software sales.ChrisAllenFiz said:
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Xbox360 has the highest attach rate of games after 14 months, why is that?
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Hitler Stole My Potato
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That attach rate is going to go up another number when Feb 20 rolls around. All 360 owners had a meeting and it was decided that everyone is going to buy Crackdown. We have these meetings once a month with the sole purpose of taking down Nintendo and Sony. I have a robe.
JoshuaJSlone
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This was going to be my best guess. Interesting how when Wii's early attach ratio is better than PS3's one of the theories was that after buying a $500 or $600 machine they didn't have as much left to spend on software, which is the total opposite of this X360 theory.speculawyer said:
It doesn't get into why this leads to a higher attach rate for X360 now than PS2 or Dreamcast five years ago, though. Of course, since no actual numbers have been given for what PS2/GCN/Xbox were like after 14 months, I don't even know how big of a difference we're talking.GitarooMan said:
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doicare said:
At least someone as capable as yourself is leading the crusade.
The attach rate is higher because the average Xbox 360 owner has more discretionary income that he (or she? hah!) that is put towards video games. The initial $400 price tag already demands a higher commitment level than a cheaper console, so the less dedicated game player who would have bought a $150 console and a few games isn't part of the installed base, so this person's low tie ratio wouldn't drag the overall ratio down.
Hitler Stole My Potato
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hyp said:
Not 'til you come to the next meeting. It'll be behind Arby's.
NinSoX said:Xbox gamers are older, lonely, overweight and don't have relationships so they spend more of their disposable income on videogames. Meanwhile the more athletic and handsome PS3 owners have their hands full fingering multiple girlfriends in orgies
I don't know about PS3 owners being more athletic. They're not the ones with Wii Sports and the upcoming system seller Wii Fitness. Wii owners will be in tip-top shape when compared to the rest of us. The wagglemote also lends itself to orgies much better than misshaped six-axis.
speculawyer
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JoshuaJSlone said:
Wii owners have some decent choices. Outside of Resistance, there is not much but crappy xbox 360 ports for the PS3.
SlaughterX
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hyp said:
SlaughterX
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LJ11 said:
Not to mention no rumble...
I think it's because of Xbox Live. It's a giant community that the whole system is based around (there's not much sense in having a 360 and not having live). And being in the community, everybody purchases games together and gets collectively excited about the next big release (even if the last big release was Lost Planet...)
Karma Kramer
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SlaughterX said:
hahaha...sick burn!
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GitarooMan
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Yes, it does, I think the HD content issue could be driving it beyond the usual hardcore console upgraders. People want more HD content for their expensive TVs and those people can afford to buy lots of games.JoshuaJSlone said:
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Barnolde said:
Yea guys we should only buy what the media considers to be great, good games aren't good enough anymore...
And dude stole my avatar!
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All the decisions made on the 360 design were made to sell more software. A seemless online system with an integrated friends list fosters a community aspect hasn't been present in any system to date. I actually coordinate purchases with my friends so we can play online together. Achievements are there to encourage 360 owners to buy more games, and buy the 360 version of multiplatform games. If there are two identical games on different systems but one has achievements and one doesn't, guess which version most 360 owners will get? To date though, most multiplatform games have looked better and played better on 360. A year after PS2 launched, original Xbox games already looked better than PS2 games. That hasn't happened this generation. Also, it may not show up on gamerankings, but there are a ton of quality games available on 360. They may not all be AAA, but people buy more than just AAA games. Basically, the things implemented into the 360 designed to sell more software are actually working. The 360 am doomed total.
Achievements/Friends List = Peer Pressure
That really is a major part of it. The owners of 360 right now are at least half made up of the hardcore that buy a lot of games to begin with. Throw in that they can see all the stuff their friends have and the Keep Up With The Joneses game buying race is on.
Peer Pressure is a powerful tool for selling games and Microsoft turned it into an on-screen carrot for you to see every time you bring up your friends list and see someone playing something you don't own.
That really is a major part of it. The owners of 360 right now are at least half made up of the hardcore that buy a lot of games to begin with. Throw in that they can see all the stuff their friends have and the Keep Up With The Joneses game buying race is on.
Peer Pressure is a powerful tool for selling games and Microsoft turned it into an on-screen carrot for you to see every time you bring up your friends list and see someone playing something you don't own.
Lazy vs Crazy
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Pretty much. If you can afford a HDTV and a $400 console you can afford a bunch of games.antiloop said:
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Lazy vs Crazy said:
Well I have a Wii, a 360, and a gaming PC. Why would I get more games for the 360 because I have money to burn and not the others?
UncleGuito
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$599.99jmdajr said:
krypt0nian
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BECAUSE IT WAS TIME FOR NEXT GEN, BITCHES!
That and the hardcore buy games.
That and the hardcore buy games.
BenjaminBirdie
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Y2Kevbug11 said:
Read your minutes, we're getting both.
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Wellington said:
Who said you had to get more games for 360? You just have to buy 5 games in the 360's lifetime to be represented in the attach rate. Nobody said you had to buy more or less games for your other systems.
lol, how about because the PS3 just came out.Gek54 said:
You need to give people some time to buy more games, most people only buy 2-3 games when they first get a new system.Compare the PS3's attach rate at 14 months to the 360's current 5.3 and then you'll have an at least somewhat fair comparison to draw conclusions from. (or you could just compare whatever 360's attach rate was at 2 1/2 months to the PS3's current number)
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