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It seems to me that a lot of the big hitters are shying away from the lacklustre Xbox because of the lack of units sold and the number of videogames they can realistically shift.
Example:
GTA4 ps2 exclusive
Toca was supposed to be Xbox as well, no news on whether it will ever come out on MS console. PS2 only at the moment.
Tomb Raider was supposed to be dual format as well now it is PS2 exclusive.
Wreckless new version for PS2 where you can run over padestrians, that company obviously realised where the real money is.
Malice at first a Xbox exclusive now on PS2 as well.
These are examples of how market forces work and developers can not afford to sell titles to niche markets like Xbox. This is why a franchise like Abe got it so wrong going Xbox exclusive a once popular brand that was always in the top 10 is no-where to be seen, did it even launch.
PS2 sales for last month 58,000 = 50% of the videogames sold
Gamecube = 36,000
Xbox = 22,000
As I said market forces rule.
Example:
GTA4 ps2 exclusive
Toca was supposed to be Xbox as well, no news on whether it will ever come out on MS console. PS2 only at the moment.
Tomb Raider was supposed to be dual format as well now it is PS2 exclusive.
Wreckless new version for PS2 where you can run over padestrians, that company obviously realised where the real money is.
Malice at first a Xbox exclusive now on PS2 as well.
These are examples of how market forces work and developers can not afford to sell titles to niche markets like Xbox. This is why a franchise like Abe got it so wrong going Xbox exclusive a once popular brand that was always in the top 10 is no-where to be seen, did it even launch.
PS2 sales for last month 58,000 = 50% of the videogames sold
Gamecube = 36,000
Xbox = 22,000
As I said market forces rule.
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Has Techno Freak 'gone a bit Lara'?
Tomb Raider sucks.
Tomb Raider sucks.
AfroJoe wrote:
> How do you know it'll be a PS2 exclusive? They said exactly the same
> thing about GTA3 and it's now out on the PC and on it's way to the
> GBA.
He knows because it's been announced - the GTA franchise is exclusive to PS2 until the end of 2004.
'Exclusive' means to the three main consoles, and does not cover PC or hand-held versions.
> How do you know it'll be a PS2 exclusive? They said exactly the same
> thing about GTA3 and it's now out on the PC and on it's way to the
> GBA.
He knows because it's been announced - the GTA franchise is exclusive to PS2 until the end of 2004.
'Exclusive' means to the three main consoles, and does not cover PC or hand-held versions.
cipro wrote:
> Bollards. Best TOCA game yet, and far more fun to play than other PS2
> racers at the moment such as GT3.
Your opinion. Mine differs. Therefore it's not 'bollards'. Deal with it.
> Bollards. Best TOCA game yet, and far more fun to play than other PS2
> racers at the moment such as GT3.
Your opinion. Mine differs. Therefore it's not 'bollards'. Deal with it.
Techno freak wrote:
> 1) I asked the bloke at Game the biggest videogame retailer in the UK
> and he said that the was no sign of an Xbox Toca game.
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And the blokes at Game are always correct then, are they?
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> 2) Tomb Raider is one of the biggest franchises in history (who is
> gonna buy it what a stupid reply).
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Hmm... I can think of lot of bigger franchises than Tomb Raider. Mario, Donkey Kong, Metal Gear, hell, even Crash Bandicoot!
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> 3) Wreckless was an Xbox exclusive div.
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Ahem. Nope.
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> 4) GTA4 is a PS2 exclusive (do you even have vidoegames where you come
> from).
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How do you know it'll be a PS2 exclusive? They said exactly the same thing about GTA3 and it's now out on the PC and on it's way to the GBA.
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> 5) Munch Oddysees looked good on PS2 and indeed early footage was
> infact taken directly from the PS2 early code. It was only that MS
> paid Lorne Lanning a lot of money to make it a Xbox exclusive that
> they jumped ship what a mistake that proved to be.
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How was it a mistake? Explain that to me.
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> PS2 is the format of choice and that facts are there for people that
> want to get there head out of the sand and wake up to the real world
> of videogaming.
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PS2 is the format of choice because it has been out nearly 2 years longer than the X-Box or GC. Give each of those consoles 2 years on the market and see if they match the sales of the PS2's. I think you'll find that at least 1 of them will.
Oh, and get your facts straight before you start mumbling that absolute crap and drivel that comes out of your mouth, fanboy!
> 1) I asked the bloke at Game the biggest videogame retailer in the UK
> and he said that the was no sign of an Xbox Toca game.
---
And the blokes at Game are always correct then, are they?
---
> 2) Tomb Raider is one of the biggest franchises in history (who is
> gonna buy it what a stupid reply).
---
Hmm... I can think of lot of bigger franchises than Tomb Raider. Mario, Donkey Kong, Metal Gear, hell, even Crash Bandicoot!
---
> 3) Wreckless was an Xbox exclusive div.
---
Ahem. Nope.
---
> 4) GTA4 is a PS2 exclusive (do you even have vidoegames where you come
> from).
---
How do you know it'll be a PS2 exclusive? They said exactly the same thing about GTA3 and it's now out on the PC and on it's way to the GBA.
---
> 5) Munch Oddysees looked good on PS2 and indeed early footage was
> infact taken directly from the PS2 early code. It was only that MS
> paid Lorne Lanning a lot of money to make it a Xbox exclusive that
> they jumped ship what a mistake that proved to be.
---
How was it a mistake? Explain that to me.
---
> PS2 is the format of choice and that facts are there for people that
> want to get there head out of the sand and wake up to the real world
> of videogaming.
---
PS2 is the format of choice because it has been out nearly 2 years longer than the X-Box or GC. Give each of those consoles 2 years on the market and see if they match the sales of the PS2's. I think you'll find that at least 1 of them will.
Oh, and get your facts straight before you start mumbling that absolute crap and drivel that comes out of your mouth, fanboy!
gamezfreak wrote:
> Tiltawhirl wrote:
> No it woulnd't you moron. Gamecube and XBox have far more exclusives
> than the PS2.
>
> True
Ok im sorry.
Can you please name the exclusives then.
> Tiltawhirl wrote:
> No it woulnd't you moron. Gamecube and XBox have far more exclusives
> than the PS2.
>
> True
Ok im sorry.
Can you please name the exclusives then.
WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> Toca was supposed to be Xbox as well, no news on whether it will
> ever come out on MS console. PS2 only at the moment.
>
> Its coming out next month on The Xbox.
>
> I wouldn't worry too much about it - it's a disappointing game.
Bollards. Best TOCA game yet, and far more fun to play than other PS2 racers at the moment such as GT3.
> Toca was supposed to be Xbox as well, no news on whether it will
> ever come out on MS console. PS2 only at the moment.
>
> Its coming out next month on The Xbox.
>
> I wouldn't worry too much about it - it's a disappointing game.
Bollards. Best TOCA game yet, and far more fun to play than other PS2 racers at the moment such as GT3.
Hate tp break it to you like this but they're not women, they're actually computer generated fantasies of a very perverted little Japanease man.
Techno freak wrote:
> Sibs wrote:
> Tee hee. Tomb Raider only sells because the main character has ever
> expanding boobies...
>
> There is nothing wrong with boobies look what they done for the Dead
> or Alive series, shallow game but who carers when the women look like
> that.
Yes... virtual boobies... Mate, you've pulled...
*shakes head*
> Sibs wrote:
> Tee hee. Tomb Raider only sells because the main character has ever
> expanding boobies...
>
> There is nothing wrong with boobies look what they done for the Dead
> or Alive series, shallow game but who carers when the women look like
> that.
Yes... virtual boobies... Mate, you've pulled...
*shakes head*
gamezfreak wrote:
> GTA *Franchise* Is the PS2 exclusive you retard.
Correct. Although as GTA4/Vice City is part of that franchise, he was technically correct.
>> Toca was supposed to be Xbox as well, no news on whether it will
>> ever come out on MS console. PS2 only at the moment.
>
> Its coming out next month on The Xbox.
I wouldn't worry too much about it - it's a disappointing game.
>> Tomb Raider was supposed to be dual format as well now it is PS2
>> exclusive.
>
> Who wants Tomb Raider anyway? I never heard it was going
> muliformat...
Well, I want it. I've enjoyed all the previous games, and Angel of Darkness looks set to be fantastic. You sound like all the Ninties who slated Ridge Racer V on PS2, only to wet themselves with glee when it was announced for Gamecube.
That said, I agree with you in that it has never yet been announced as multi-format. Though it is sure to appear on PC, as always.
>> Wreckless new version for PS2 where you can run over padestrians,
>> that company obviously realised where the real money is.
>
> WTF? You sound so amazingly retarded. Wreckless was a multiformat game
> in the first place, it is'nt exactly brilliant....
Wreckless was never a multi-format game, at least not originally. It was probably a time-limited exclusivity deal, though. Again I agree that the original is a very poor game; it remains to be seen whether the PS2's enhanced gameplay brings it up to standard.
>> Malice at first a Xbox exclusive now on PS2 as well.
>
> *Clap Clap*
No comments for that one? Malice is not alone - Splinter Cell is also PS2-bound, as are a few other prior Xbox exclusives.
> Yes Munchs Oddysee came out on the xbox a long time ago. Lorne Lanning
> (the designer of Abe) said they moved from the PS2 to the Xbox as the
> PS2 development enviroment was poor for what they wanted to create.
As I've posted many times, the reason for the switch - and probably the comments - is down to money. Everything was fine with PS2 until MS stepped in with a big wad of cash. There were several interviews with Lanning in PS2 magazines well into the development of Munch's on PS2, where he was saying how fantastic the hardware was.
Then as the game nears completion, the PS2 suddenly becomes a bad platform and they switch to Xbox? No, I don't accept that. Munch's Oddysee was a major title for the PS2, and MS needed some coup to boost the profile of Xbox - so they bought it. Xbox Munch's is a great game, but it looks no different on the Xbox to the final PS2 shots that appeared in the mags before the switch.
> 1. Get your facts right.
> 2. Find out REAL information before you say it
> 3. Its obvious your a PS2 fanboy.
Ditto, with 'Xbox' in place of 'PS2'.
> GTA *Franchise* Is the PS2 exclusive you retard.
Correct. Although as GTA4/Vice City is part of that franchise, he was technically correct.
>> Toca was supposed to be Xbox as well, no news on whether it will
>> ever come out on MS console. PS2 only at the moment.
>
> Its coming out next month on The Xbox.
I wouldn't worry too much about it - it's a disappointing game.
>> Tomb Raider was supposed to be dual format as well now it is PS2
>> exclusive.
>
> Who wants Tomb Raider anyway? I never heard it was going
> muliformat...
Well, I want it. I've enjoyed all the previous games, and Angel of Darkness looks set to be fantastic. You sound like all the Ninties who slated Ridge Racer V on PS2, only to wet themselves with glee when it was announced for Gamecube.
That said, I agree with you in that it has never yet been announced as multi-format. Though it is sure to appear on PC, as always.
>> Wreckless new version for PS2 where you can run over padestrians,
>> that company obviously realised where the real money is.
>
> WTF? You sound so amazingly retarded. Wreckless was a multiformat game
> in the first place, it is'nt exactly brilliant....
Wreckless was never a multi-format game, at least not originally. It was probably a time-limited exclusivity deal, though. Again I agree that the original is a very poor game; it remains to be seen whether the PS2's enhanced gameplay brings it up to standard.
>> Malice at first a Xbox exclusive now on PS2 as well.
>
> *Clap Clap*
No comments for that one? Malice is not alone - Splinter Cell is also PS2-bound, as are a few other prior Xbox exclusives.
> Yes Munchs Oddysee came out on the xbox a long time ago. Lorne Lanning
> (the designer of Abe) said they moved from the PS2 to the Xbox as the
> PS2 development enviroment was poor for what they wanted to create.
As I've posted many times, the reason for the switch - and probably the comments - is down to money. Everything was fine with PS2 until MS stepped in with a big wad of cash. There were several interviews with Lanning in PS2 magazines well into the development of Munch's on PS2, where he was saying how fantastic the hardware was.
Then as the game nears completion, the PS2 suddenly becomes a bad platform and they switch to Xbox? No, I don't accept that. Munch's Oddysee was a major title for the PS2, and MS needed some coup to boost the profile of Xbox - so they bought it. Xbox Munch's is a great game, but it looks no different on the Xbox to the final PS2 shots that appeared in the mags before the switch.
> 1. Get your facts right.
> 2. Find out REAL information before you say it
> 3. Its obvious your a PS2 fanboy.
Ditto, with 'Xbox' in place of 'PS2'.
Sibs wrote:
> Tee hee. Tomb Raider only sells because the main character has ever
> expanding boobies...
There is nothing wrong with boobies look what they done for the Dead or Alive series, shallow game but who carers when the women look like that.
> Tee hee. Tomb Raider only sells because the main character has ever
> expanding boobies...
There is nothing wrong with boobies look what they done for the Dead or Alive series, shallow game but who carers when the women look like that.
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