Nintendo--VS--Microsoft

Rndm_Perfection · 07-14-2003, 12:45 AM

And the long awaited question... Does it matter?

cube · 07-14-2003, 01:44 AM

I think that Microsoft should stop making systems with so much power that will never be used, also stop including hard drives, and stop including the modems. yes i know i sound crazy, they are nice things to have, but they cost a lot of money, the average buyer doesnt know how much more powerfull xbox is then ps2, a mom at best buy looking to buy her kid a console wont know the difference. They would definitly be much much more successfull if they put the money into getting some exclusive AAA titles for their console, along with putting more ads out on tv. You might think they have enough ads as is but its better to spend that 100 dollars they are using to buy that fancy hard drive and modem on something that people will remember when shopping. Growth is exponential, if you start out with a **** load of people talking about xbox, the **** load of people who heard from their freinds will tell others. This is what i think happened with the ps2.

GameKinG · 07-14-2003, 03:30 AM

Nintendo makes a lot of money. Compared to MS its not that much, but Its a lot to keep a company above stable. Nintendo has stood the test of time for over 100 years, Im sure there were hard times in there somewhere, but they managed to pull through, and now their very wealthy, even if they have to battle to keep second place...

Stonecutter · 07-14-2003, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by cube

I think that Microsoft should stop making systems with so much power that will never be used, also stop including hard drives, and stop including the modems. yes i know i sound crazy, they are nice things to have, but they cost a lot of money, the average buyer doesnt know how much more powerfull xbox is then ps2, a mom at best buy looking to buy her kid a console wont know the difference. They would definitly be much much more successfull if they put the money into getting some exclusive AAA titles for their console, along with putting more ads out on tv. You might think they have enough ads as is but its better to spend that 100 dollars they are using to buy that fancy hard drive and modem on something that people will remember when shopping. Growth is exponential, if you start out with a **** load of people talking about xbox, the **** load of people who heard from their freinds will tell others. This is what i think happened with the ps2.

I Know the difference, and people who own an xbox generally know the difference.

So much power that it will never be used? Oh no, it's used, it's just that maybe 1/3 of the games on xbox are ps2 ports and developers are too lazy to optomize the games. If you ever wonderd why so many xbox owners hate the ps2, that's the reason why.

And anyone who owns and xbox can tell you just how AWESOME the harddrive is.

One Winged Angel · 07-14-2003, 07:46 AM

I have an XBox, and yes, the harddrive is awesome.

cube · 07-14-2003, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Stonecutter

I Know the difference, and people who own an xbox generally know the difference.
And anyone who owns and xbox can tell you just how AWESOME the harddrive is.

yeah, i know you know the difference and i know how awesome it is but you, are not the average customer. I was talking about what would be best for business not what would be most enjoyable for you.

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Originally Posted by Stonecutter

So much power that it will never be used? Oh no, it's used, it's just that maybe 1/3 of the games on xbox are ps2 ports and developers are too lazy to optomize the games. If you ever wonderd why so many xbox owners hate the ps2, that's the reason why.

And i dont know if youll believe me but thats EXACTLY what i was trying to say, most games are gonna be multiconsole or ports, so they arent made to use that power, and so, it isnt used.This is also why i said ms should try to get more excusive titles, titles that were made to run on that level of power, not **** that was made to run on a 5 year old ps2.
So, dont flame me as i totally understand what youre thinking.

Bond · 07-14-2003, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by cube

I think that Microsoft should stop making systems with so much power that will never be used, also stop including hard drives, and stop including the modems. yes i know i sound crazy, they are nice things to have, but they cost a lot of money, the average buyer doesnt know how much more powerfull xbox is then ps2, a mom at best buy looking to buy her kid a console wont know the difference. They would definitly be much much more successfull if they put the money into getting some exclusive AAA titles for their console, along with putting more ads out on tv. You might think they have enough ads as is but its better to spend that 100 dollars they are using to buy that fancy hard drive and modem on something that people will remember when shopping. Growth is exponential, if you start out with a **** load of people talking about xbox, the **** load of people who heard from their freinds will tell others. This is what i think happened with the ps2.

LOL.

Watch a hard drive and modem become a standard next generation. And you'll be saying how smart Nintendo was to have included it.

Jonbo298 · 07-14-2003, 09:27 AM

I wouldn't mind if the next consoles had the HD and the modem built in. Just as long as the cost doesn't go up by $100 (or more or less [would be better]) just to include those and any other features built in. If the cost was only say $50 more to include those built in, I wouldnt mind. But $100 extra would be a little too much.