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Did you know that the Xbox will go down to £99.99 for Christmas ? And Dead or Alive 3, Project Gotham Racing and Ralisport Challenge will be reduced to £19.99. I kid you not my friends, at that price I will pick up another one and so will you!
Microsoft will not let the Xbox fail and with nearly 70 original titles I can't afford it it either.
So who will win the Xmas battle ? Well ask yourself this even if Sony dropped the price of the now outdated PS2 to £99.99 for Christmas which one would you want to buy ? The Xbox and that's what the majority will be saying too.
Sony have been creaming the profits and keeping the price of the PS2 artificially high for far to long, they soon dropped their plans for the PS3 didn't they because it simply couldn't compete with the Xbox. Nintendo have said that they will not make another console ever so it's a straight fight between Sony and Microsoft and one that I can see Microsoft winning in the end. They have very deep pockets and if you look at the PC market how many PC's run on Windows ? Microsoft have succeeded at everything at everything they do and they will not lose even if they have to drop the price of the Hardware and software still further.
Microsoft have the backing of the Developers and have signed up many exclusives that will never appear on Sony's outdated PS2, they have snapped up Rare which was part owned by Nintendo and who were responsible for many of Nintendo's successful titles so in the long run the Xbox will come out on top.
Independent research has suggested that the Xbox will have sold 35 Million Xbox consoles by 2005, this was based on actual sales figures and was commissioned prior to the price reduction, so what now ? well Microsoft will be on target for sales of around £50 Million Units by 2005 if there's another price reduction at Xmas.
Microsoft will not let the Xbox fail and with nearly 70 original titles I can't afford it it either.
So who will win the Xmas battle ? Well ask yourself this even if Sony dropped the price of the now outdated PS2 to £99.99 for Christmas which one would you want to buy ? The Xbox and that's what the majority will be saying too.
Sony have been creaming the profits and keeping the price of the PS2 artificially high for far to long, they soon dropped their plans for the PS3 didn't they because it simply couldn't compete with the Xbox. Nintendo have said that they will not make another console ever so it's a straight fight between Sony and Microsoft and one that I can see Microsoft winning in the end. They have very deep pockets and if you look at the PC market how many PC's run on Windows ? Microsoft have succeeded at everything at everything they do and they will not lose even if they have to drop the price of the Hardware and software still further.
Microsoft have the backing of the Developers and have signed up many exclusives that will never appear on Sony's outdated PS2, they have snapped up Rare which was part owned by Nintendo and who were responsible for many of Nintendo's successful titles so in the long run the Xbox will come out on top.
Independent research has suggested that the Xbox will have sold 35 Million Xbox consoles by 2005, this was based on actual sales figures and was commissioned prior to the price reduction, so what now ? well Microsoft will be on target for sales of around £50 Million Units by 2005 if there's another price reduction at Xmas.
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Savatt78 wrote:
> If a company such as Sony seriously wanted to go for it, I think they
> could produce a decent handheld system that could take on the GB.
I very much doubt that will happen, and if it does, I can't see Sony producing anything better than the GBA, or something Nintendo can't match. It would also be a huge struggle to obtain developer support as I doubt the success of the PSOne and PS2 would have much affect on their handheld antics. Sony are kings of home entertainment at the moment, and I don't see them trying to concentrate on beating the GBA, which is already selling as well as their own PS2.
> If a company such as Sony seriously wanted to go for it, I think they
> could produce a decent handheld system that could take on the GB.
I very much doubt that will happen, and if it does, I can't see Sony producing anything better than the GBA, or something Nintendo can't match. It would also be a huge struggle to obtain developer support as I doubt the success of the PSOne and PS2 would have much affect on their handheld antics. Sony are kings of home entertainment at the moment, and I don't see them trying to concentrate on beating the GBA, which is already selling as well as their own PS2.
The Xbox isn't going to go down to £99.99.
That price was a roumor before it went down to £159.99.
That price was a roumor before it went down to £159.99.
Dringo wrote:
> Sony's Pocket Playstation - Failure
> Wonderswan - Failure
> Atari linix - Failure
> Game Gear - Failure
> Project Jade - Failure
>
> There might be a reason... everyone loves the Gameboy and don't buy
> the other handheld devices.
>
> Nintendo's Gamecube is making a fortune cause Sony and Microsoft keep
> trying to rip holes in eachother. Funny World.
The only 2 handhelds worth a note there are the Game Gear and the Poket PS.
Game Gear didn't do too well cause although it was fine as far as games go - it ate through batteries within minutes.
As for the Pocket PS - that wasn't exactly a massive project and did it actually have much support games wise ?
If a company such as Sony seriously wanted to go for it, I think they could produce a decent handheld system that could take on the GB.
> Sony's Pocket Playstation - Failure
> Wonderswan - Failure
> Atari linix - Failure
> Game Gear - Failure
> Project Jade - Failure
>
> There might be a reason... everyone loves the Gameboy and don't buy
> the other handheld devices.
>
> Nintendo's Gamecube is making a fortune cause Sony and Microsoft keep
> trying to rip holes in eachother. Funny World.
The only 2 handhelds worth a note there are the Game Gear and the Poket PS.
Game Gear didn't do too well cause although it was fine as far as games go - it ate through batteries within minutes.
As for the Pocket PS - that wasn't exactly a massive project and did it actually have much support games wise ?
If a company such as Sony seriously wanted to go for it, I think they could produce a decent handheld system that could take on the GB.
Savatt78 wrote:
> Well one thing you have to note about the GBA is that it has no
> competition. I bet that if the likes of Sony released a handheld,
> Nintendo's profits would fall dramatically.
Sony's Pocket Playstation - Failure
Wonderswan - Failure
Atari linix - Failure
Game Gear - Failure
Project Jade - Failure
There might be a reason... everyone loves the Gameboy and don't buy the other handheld devices.
Nintendo's Gamecube is making a fortune cause Sony and Microsoft keep trying to rip holes in eachother. Funny World.
> Well one thing you have to note about the GBA is that it has no
> competition. I bet that if the likes of Sony released a handheld,
> Nintendo's profits would fall dramatically.
Sony's Pocket Playstation - Failure
Wonderswan - Failure
Atari linix - Failure
Game Gear - Failure
Project Jade - Failure
There might be a reason... everyone loves the Gameboy and don't buy the other handheld devices.
Nintendo's Gamecube is making a fortune cause Sony and Microsoft keep trying to rip holes in eachother. Funny World.
Gamecube isn't Nintendo's last console you twit, Nintendo merely don't believe that hardware can be much better. They will make future consoles and the fact that you think they won't is laughable.
X-box is a sorry state of affairs at the moment. PS2 is far more "cool" at the moment, which is the problem X-box face.
X-box is a sorry state of affairs at the moment. PS2 is far more "cool" at the moment, which is the problem X-box face.
True Sav, The GBA holds no competition to the 3 next gen consoles.
Microsoft are intrested in making games for the handheld piece of junk.
Microsoft are intrested in making games for the handheld piece of junk.
er-no wrote:
> Mantis, there have been three price drops.
No there have been 2 price drops. It started at £300 where it was reduced to £200. No recently it has been dropped to £160.
> As for all the comments on the GameCube. I really can only say that
> Nintendo are the only games company making a solid profit, so with
> that in mind, they are the best in the world in the games industry.
> How can anyone argue with a 72% rise in profit in 2001. That maybe
> because of the GBA, but who cares. Thats a fact about Nintendo I bet
> you didn't know.
Well one thing you have to note about the GBA is that it has no competition. I bet that if the likes of Sony released a handheld, Nintendo's profits would fall dramatically.
> Mantis, there have been three price drops.
No there have been 2 price drops. It started at £300 where it was reduced to £200. No recently it has been dropped to £160.
> As for all the comments on the GameCube. I really can only say that
> Nintendo are the only games company making a solid profit, so with
> that in mind, they are the best in the world in the games industry.
> How can anyone argue with a 72% rise in profit in 2001. That maybe
> because of the GBA, but who cares. Thats a fact about Nintendo I bet
> you didn't know.
Well one thing you have to note about the GBA is that it has no competition. I bet that if the likes of Sony released a handheld, Nintendo's profits would fall dramatically.
Mantis wrote:
> Thats understandable seing as you would soon spit on bill gates than
> help him if he was lying dying on the street.
No, I would kick him and point and laugh. Then I would try and phone Steve Jobs to come and help me kick him. I would also batter his face up with my iPod and keep shouting 'This is how it should be'. Then, with one final evil cackle. I would sit on his face.
*feels chuffed*
> Thats understandable seing as you would soon spit on bill gates than
> help him if he was lying dying on the street.
No, I would kick him and point and laugh. Then I would try and phone Steve Jobs to come and help me kick him. I would also batter his face up with my iPod and keep shouting 'This is how it should be'. Then, with one final evil cackle. I would sit on his face.
*feels chuffed*
Mantis, there have been three price drops. Also, you don't read what I actually write in these forums. The XBox has a lot of potential. I don't think its being used and Microsoft seem to be pumping more money into it before thinking about what they are doing.
As for all the comments on the GameCube. I really can only say that Nintendo are the only games company making a solid profit, so with that in mind, they are the best in the world in the games industry. How can anyone argue with a 72% rise in profit in 2001. That maybe because of the GBA, but who cares. Thats a fact about Nintendo I bet you didn't know.
As for me? I don't care, I play them all and own them all. I have one game on the XBox (having played all the others) and one game on the PS2 (having played near all the others).
Yes, my opinion does count. It counts for me, I have played everything, and to be honest. Gaming is crap currently. Which is why the SNES is still the most played console in my household.
*goes and sits on his Mac*
As for all the comments on the GameCube. I really can only say that Nintendo are the only games company making a solid profit, so with that in mind, they are the best in the world in the games industry. How can anyone argue with a 72% rise in profit in 2001. That maybe because of the GBA, but who cares. Thats a fact about Nintendo I bet you didn't know.
As for me? I don't care, I play them all and own them all. I have one game on the XBox (having played all the others) and one game on the PS2 (having played near all the others).
Yes, my opinion does count. It counts for me, I have played everything, and to be honest. Gaming is crap currently. Which is why the SNES is still the most played console in my household.
*goes and sits on his Mac*
er-no wrote:
average european XBox owner owning just over 1 game
> (averaged).
I doubt it. I only bought mine a couple of weeks ago and already got 3 games :)
average european XBox owner owning just over 1 game
> (averaged).
I doubt it. I only bought mine a couple of weeks ago and already got 3 games :)
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