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Here is a selection of quotes that may show how Microsoft deals with its competition, the GameCube:
“I know how you hate to hear this, but we’ve done a ton of focus groups and everyone tells us it’s a great controller,” says Ed Fries, Microsoft’s VP of games publishing. “I think it’s a non-issue.”
“These guys buy their own systems and look at them based on the quality of the content and how much a** it kicks,” says Seamus Blackley, manager of Microsoft’s advanced technology group. “When you see our kiosk running next to GameCube, you’ll see 30,000 polygon DOA characters next to Luigi’s Mansion. The difference is self-explanatory.”
“The game industry doesn’t really know what its on-line strategy is,” says Allard, “and we’re going to bring some leadership. If Nintendo’s looking for some tail lights to chase, we don’t mind being in the pole position.”
“X-Box is not just about drawing a better Mario,” Blackley says. “It’s enabling totally different kinds of experiences. And if first-generation titles are doing that, the next year and year after that will be explosively innovative. X-Box holds that future of console gaming where no other console can.”
“We have 400 games in development right now,” says Blackley. “We could have had 100 launch titles if we wanted.”
“I honestly believe Square wants to be on X-Box,” says Fries. “The Nintendo solution really isn’t an option for them, for some historical reasons you probably are familiar with. I think X-Box is inevitable for Square.”
“I think it takes more than just putting Resident Evil on the console,” says Ed Fries, “to change the fact that the box is a purple cube with a carrying handle on the back.”
Wow. These are strong and direct statements about the Microsoft X-Box and about the Nintendo GameCube. To be sure, Microsoft, though seemingly confident, is concerned about the competition they will face later this November.
These quotes may make some laugh; they may make others spit and swear. But, for the most part, they make reporters wonder why such a seasoned company would allow its representatives to make such remarks that (as many video gaming news sources have said) “often appear irrational and juvenile.”
Thoughts?
“I know how you hate to hear this, but we’ve done a ton of focus groups and everyone tells us it’s a great controller,” says Ed Fries, Microsoft’s VP of games publishing. “I think it’s a non-issue.”
“These guys buy their own systems and look at them based on the quality of the content and how much a** it kicks,” says Seamus Blackley, manager of Microsoft’s advanced technology group. “When you see our kiosk running next to GameCube, you’ll see 30,000 polygon DOA characters next to Luigi’s Mansion. The difference is self-explanatory.”
“The game industry doesn’t really know what its on-line strategy is,” says Allard, “and we’re going to bring some leadership. If Nintendo’s looking for some tail lights to chase, we don’t mind being in the pole position.”
“X-Box is not just about drawing a better Mario,” Blackley says. “It’s enabling totally different kinds of experiences. And if first-generation titles are doing that, the next year and year after that will be explosively innovative. X-Box holds that future of console gaming where no other console can.”
“We have 400 games in development right now,” says Blackley. “We could have had 100 launch titles if we wanted.”
“I honestly believe Square wants to be on X-Box,” says Fries. “The Nintendo solution really isn’t an option for them, for some historical reasons you probably are familiar with. I think X-Box is inevitable for Square.”
“I think it takes more than just putting Resident Evil on the console,” says Ed Fries, “to change the fact that the box is a purple cube with a carrying handle on the back.”
Wow. These are strong and direct statements about the Microsoft X-Box and about the Nintendo GameCube. To be sure, Microsoft, though seemingly confident, is concerned about the competition they will face later this November.
These quotes may make some laugh; they may make others spit and swear. But, for the most part, they make reporters wonder why such a seasoned company would allow its representatives to make such remarks that (as many video gaming news sources have said) “often appear irrational and juvenile.”
Thoughts?
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Damn you Wookiee... I was saving that picture in that article for a Caption Contest. :0)
Still though, I would laugh till the X-Box 2 is released if they launched and none of the machines worked... Serves them right really, you make a shoddy machine, you get laughed at.
And laughed at some more.
And then lose a lot of money.
Jese... actually, what WOULD happen if the X-Box flopped? What if no one bought one?
No ivory backscratcher for Christmas then.
Still though, I would laugh till the X-Box 2 is released if they launched and none of the machines worked... Serves them right really, you make a shoddy machine, you get laughed at.
And laughed at some more.
And then lose a lot of money.
Jese... actually, what WOULD happen if the X-Box flopped? What if no one bought one?
No ivory backscratcher for Christmas then.
WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
"There's confidence and there's arrogance."
"I think MS would be more likely to win people over if they were to show their competition some respect, rather then slagging them off at every available opportunity."
My thoughts exactly.
Another point, about the online strategy thing... if X-Box wants to lead the party into the jungle, please, go first. Nintendo and Sony will have a look at what happens, and make a better strategy.
Always happens. Nintendo have done it, Sony have done it, with the PS2... and now Microsoft wants to do it. Shoot yourself in the foot so everyone else knows what not to do.
"There's confidence and there's arrogance."
"I think MS would be more likely to win people over if they were to show their competition some respect, rather then slagging them off at every available opportunity."
My thoughts exactly.
Another point, about the online strategy thing... if X-Box wants to lead the party into the jungle, please, go first. Nintendo and Sony will have a look at what happens, and make a better strategy.
Always happens. Nintendo have done it, Sony have done it, with the PS2... and now Microsoft wants to do it. Shoot yourself in the foot so everyone else knows what not to do.
Tyla wrote:
Sony signed a deal with AOL, and Macromedia over a year ago to bring
> online gaming to the USA.
Although, especially given AOL's involvment... it would be questionable wether this deal would have happened had the X-Box not been in the pipeline?
Sony signed a deal with AOL, and Macromedia over a year ago to bring
> online gaming to the USA.
Although, especially given AOL's involvment... it would be questionable wether this deal would have happened had the X-Box not been in the pipeline?
"These guys buy their own systems and look at them based on the quality of the content
and how much a** it kicks,” says Seamus Blackley, manager of Microsoft’s
advanced technology group. “When you see our kiosk running next to GameCube,
you’ll see 30,000 polygon DOA characters next to Luigi’s Mansion."
Yes, Seamus... when your kiosks work, that is...
http://www.dust-online.com/index.asp?newsopt=1&newsart=1099
http://www.gaming-age.com/ cgi-bin/news/news.pl?y=2001&m=10&nid=22-159.db
and how much a** it kicks,” says Seamus Blackley, manager of Microsoft’s
advanced technology group. “When you see our kiosk running next to GameCube,
you’ll see 30,000 polygon DOA characters next to Luigi’s Mansion."
Yes, Seamus... when your kiosks work, that is...
http://www.dust-online.com/index.asp?newsopt=1&newsart=1099
http://www.gaming-age.com/ cgi-bin/news/news.pl?y=2001&m=10&nid=22-159.db
If the X-Box was smaller, i'd be able to see it from the ground instead of taking aerial photographs.
Woo! - One for Nintendo! :D
I sincerely hope that Nintendo slág off Microsoft. I bet olf Iron Fist has a few good shots up his sleeve.
Such as:
"I think gamers want a small, compact console, on which to play games - Not some bid-áss, thing, that... does..... stuff!"
"I hear Microsoft are renting out free cranes to all those people that want to have X-Box upstairs!"
"I think, that if you compare Luigi's Mansion to Halo, you'll see that Luigi's Mansion is a better game - Can Halo make you laugh? No! Do you use a vacuum in Halo? No! Is there anything cute and fluffy in Halo? No! People don't like violent games like the top-selling GTA3! They want nice games!" ~ The following was dictated by die-soft Ninty!
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Woo! - One for Nintendo! :D
I sincerely hope that Nintendo slág off Microsoft. I bet olf Iron Fist has a few good shots up his sleeve.
Such as:
"I think gamers want a small, compact console, on which to play games - Not some bid-áss, thing, that... does..... stuff!"
"I hear Microsoft are renting out free cranes to all those people that want to have X-Box upstairs!"
"I think, that if you compare Luigi's Mansion to Halo, you'll see that Luigi's Mansion is a better game - Can Halo make you laugh? No! Do you use a vacuum in Halo? No! Is there anything cute and fluffy in Halo? No! People don't like violent games like the top-selling GTA3! They want nice games!" ~ The following was dictated by die-soft Ninty!
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Bleeders quoted: (see what I did there?)
“The game industry doesn’t really know what its on-line
> strategy is,” says Allard, “and we’re going to bring some leadership. If
> Nintendo’s looking for some tail lights to chase, we don’t mind being in the
> pole position.”
Thoughts?
The way i see it is that there's not a great deal of money to be made in online gaming, it makes more sense to wait until a decent model is in place that you can profit from before you fly in with both feet.
Nintendo have always been a company that make a great deal of money, and staying clear of online stuff until they're ready makes way more sense.
What I'd really like to hear Microsoft say is "Hey, look at our games, they're fun." In my opinion they'll struggle to do that.
“The game industry doesn’t really know what its on-line
> strategy is,” says Allard, “and we’re going to bring some leadership. If
> Nintendo’s looking for some tail lights to chase, we don’t mind being in the
> pole position.”
Thoughts?
The way i see it is that there's not a great deal of money to be made in online gaming, it makes more sense to wait until a decent model is in place that you can profit from before you fly in with both feet.
Nintendo have always been a company that make a great deal of money, and staying clear of online stuff until they're ready makes way more sense.
What I'd really like to hear Microsoft say is "Hey, look at our games, they're fun." In my opinion they'll struggle to do that.
There's confidence and there's arrogance.
I think MS would be more likely to win people over if they were to show their competition some respect, rather then slagging them off at every available opportunity.
They will need to win over fans of both Sony and Nintendo if Xbox is to succeed, and this attitude is more likely to turn such people against them.
The attitudes shown in these comments are just one reason that I'd like to see Xbox fall flat on its considerably large a**e.
Okay, so maybe that won't happen, but I can hope.
I think MS would be more likely to win people over if they were to show their competition some respect, rather then slagging them off at every available opportunity.
They will need to win over fans of both Sony and Nintendo if Xbox is to succeed, and this attitude is more likely to turn such people against them.
The attitudes shown in these comments are just one reason that I'd like to see Xbox fall flat on its considerably large a**e.
Okay, so maybe that won't happen, but I can hope.
Your Honour wrote:
> They are forcing Sony (at least) to think about it's online
> strategy, as Sony won't want to be left behind. If the XBox was never going to be, would there be a modem being released for the PS2 next year?
Sony signed a deal with AOL, and Macromedia over a year ago to bring online gaming to the USA. They have even agreed to make this OpenSource and non exclusive... The delay... Lack of Architecture and cost.
To achieve this vision, the two companies have agreed to create the open broadband environment jointly, and to work together on a number of initiatives including:
The joint development of broadband home networking gateway technologies that will enable consumers to take advantage of a wide range of new online entertainment and other experiences, easily accessing broadband services from multiple PCs and other devices simultaneously, as well as sharing stored entertainment content among multiple devices with proper copyright management;
The joint development of an Internet browser designed for optimal performance, a consistent experience, and greater convenience on networked consumer electronic devices. Both companies envision not only employing the browser in future Sony products but also making it available to other consumer electronics manufacturers;
The joint exploration of AOL providing access service for Sony's networked consumer electronics devices in the U.S., which would make it possible to extend consumers' networking experiences beyond personal computers.
Steve Case, chairman of AOL Time Warner
Broadband console gaming is coming, well tot he USA anyway... as for the UK... were years off, we dont have the infrastructure to support it!!
> They are forcing Sony (at least) to think about it's online
> strategy, as Sony won't want to be left behind. If the XBox was never going to be, would there be a modem being released for the PS2 next year?
Sony signed a deal with AOL, and Macromedia over a year ago to bring online gaming to the USA. They have even agreed to make this OpenSource and non exclusive... The delay... Lack of Architecture and cost.
To achieve this vision, the two companies have agreed to create the open broadband environment jointly, and to work together on a number of initiatives including:
The joint development of broadband home networking gateway technologies that will enable consumers to take advantage of a wide range of new online entertainment and other experiences, easily accessing broadband services from multiple PCs and other devices simultaneously, as well as sharing stored entertainment content among multiple devices with proper copyright management;
The joint development of an Internet browser designed for optimal performance, a consistent experience, and greater convenience on networked consumer electronic devices. Both companies envision not only employing the browser in future Sony products but also making it available to other consumer electronics manufacturers;
The joint exploration of AOL providing access service for Sony's networked consumer electronics devices in the U.S., which would make it possible to extend consumers' networking experiences beyond personal computers.
Steve Case, chairman of AOL Time Warner
Broadband console gaming is coming, well tot he USA anyway... as for the UK... were years off, we dont have the infrastructure to support it!!
Your Honour wrote:
> “The game industry doesn’t really know what its on-line strategy is,” says
> Allard, “and we’re going to bring some leadership. If Nintendo’s looking for
> some tail lights to chase, we don’t mind being in the pole position.”
>
>Thing is, this statement is actuallt so true!
lol@YH
I for one, will be very much entertained if it turns out that Microsofts activities within the console market brings with it over-riding benifits that wouldnt have occured if things had been left to Sony & Nintendo
:)
> “The game industry doesn’t really know what its on-line strategy is,” says
> Allard, “and we’re going to bring some leadership. If Nintendo’s looking for
> some tail lights to chase, we don’t mind being in the pole position.”
>
>Thing is, this statement is actuallt so true!
lol@YH
I for one, will be very much entertained if it turns out that Microsofts activities within the console market brings with it over-riding benifits that wouldnt have occured if things had been left to Sony & Nintendo
:)
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