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An interview with ex-X-box PR employee Mark Hurn explained a problem with the X-box.
He claimed that Microsoft do indeed desire to enter the market, Sony's PS2 system uses internet and Linux, which brought microsoft's attention to the market. Microsoft wanted a larger foot hold in the gaming market and also wished to cancel out the negative effect of the PS2 on the PC industry with a similar system. Yet despite doing well in America and relativly well in Europe failure to get one game in the top 50 in Japan confirmed that Microsoft will not be able to beat Sony. Whilst Microsoft analysts predict that eventually in the western world Microsoft might overtake Sony in the sales department they at this current stage will never break the Japanese market. As Sony gains the majority of its sales from Japan this is very worrying for Microsoft who won't be able to make a profit probably ever, although that isn't too important at the moment not being able to make an impact in the gaming capital means that Microsoft will only have a minor impact on the industry as a whole.
He also went on to comment about the way they are surviving in Europe, he stated that sales of the Microsoft X-box keep falling drastically short so another advertisement plan or a price cut is constantly launched so they can keep the sales up at the right standard. They are also content on proving a point against Nintendo, many employee's comment to reporters how they are 'up besides Nintendo'. In fact they are behind Nintendo and Nintendo have a tiny impact on Microsoft's sales and vice versa so why Microsoft seem content on harking on about increased sales to near Nintendo is beyond him. He is also found the fact that analysts predict Nintendo and Sony being the only companies making a profit this christmas further worrying for Microsoft.
He claimed that Microsoft do indeed desire to enter the market, Sony's PS2 system uses internet and Linux, which brought microsoft's attention to the market. Microsoft wanted a larger foot hold in the gaming market and also wished to cancel out the negative effect of the PS2 on the PC industry with a similar system. Yet despite doing well in America and relativly well in Europe failure to get one game in the top 50 in Japan confirmed that Microsoft will not be able to beat Sony. Whilst Microsoft analysts predict that eventually in the western world Microsoft might overtake Sony in the sales department they at this current stage will never break the Japanese market. As Sony gains the majority of its sales from Japan this is very worrying for Microsoft who won't be able to make a profit probably ever, although that isn't too important at the moment not being able to make an impact in the gaming capital means that Microsoft will only have a minor impact on the industry as a whole.
He also went on to comment about the way they are surviving in Europe, he stated that sales of the Microsoft X-box keep falling drastically short so another advertisement plan or a price cut is constantly launched so they can keep the sales up at the right standard. They are also content on proving a point against Nintendo, many employee's comment to reporters how they are 'up besides Nintendo'. In fact they are behind Nintendo and Nintendo have a tiny impact on Microsoft's sales and vice versa so why Microsoft seem content on harking on about increased sales to near Nintendo is beyond him. He is also found the fact that analysts predict Nintendo and Sony being the only companies making a profit this christmas further worrying for Microsoft.
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Silent85 wrote:
> Oh why so selective then????
Andrex isn't as soft as it oncre was, and there's a lot of paper dust on it. Puppies are softer.
> Oh why so selective then????
Andrex isn't as soft as it oncre was, and there's a lot of paper dust on it. Puppies are softer.
Does no one else remember that the Mega Drive did crap in Japan to start off with?
It sold really well in the west, but hardly at all in Japan. But because so many people in the west bought it, the Japanese developers slowly got on board, and the console eventually took off in Japan.
Japan aren't against Microsoft. They're FOR games, and at the moment, there aren't that many Jap games, when compared with the PS2 and GC. However, that is changing. Jap developers have over 30 titles on the go for Xbox Live, all available within a 6 months of the Live service going, ummm, live.
The Xbox hasn't even been out for a year in Japan, it's been out for little over 6 months here, and people are already writing it off?
Sort it out, you're all speaking rubbish.
It sold really well in the west, but hardly at all in Japan. But because so many people in the west bought it, the Japanese developers slowly got on board, and the console eventually took off in Japan.
Japan aren't against Microsoft. They're FOR games, and at the moment, there aren't that many Jap games, when compared with the PS2 and GC. However, that is changing. Jap developers have over 30 titles on the go for Xbox Live, all available within a 6 months of the Live service going, ummm, live.
The Xbox hasn't even been out for a year in Japan, it's been out for little over 6 months here, and people are already writing it off?
Sort it out, you're all speaking rubbish.
*golden
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