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"Why the X-Box should not be made!!!"

Lets face it. Microsoft are the largest and richest company in the world, why bother ruining the games console market by making a small PC and calling it a games console.
In my opinion that is all it is, Okay, fair enough we can't stop him from making it, but with another games console out, parants are gonna be crazy, fed up with their kids saying 'I want an X-Box, a PS2 and a Gamecube for christmas!'

Why put more stress on the game developers, there are only a number of developers and with them all signing contracts to only create games for a certain company how the hell are the kids who own N64's gonna get good games if Rareware and Acclaim have signed contracts for X-Box?

The whole console wars is getting out of control and that is NOT good!!!

Thankyou for your time and please think about what I have said.

Free Radical

Yep, Rare develop exclusively for Nintendo. However, breakaway groups from Rare who will develop for other companies are conceivable...

Hence the comment on Timesplitters:
"From the makers of Goldeneye"

No, Rare aren't developing for X-Box.

I'm sure most people here consider themself a gamer.
gamers use game consoles.
having another console can only be a good thing, after all its more of what we like.
I hadn't heared about rare developing for the x-box or was that just an example?

I can't see the x-box failing really. Sure, it's made by microsoft, but they do well enough despite their supposedly 'universal' hatred. Assuming the PS2's dodgy launch cripples it (I can but hope) then it comes down to X-box or GC.
On one side, GC is made by Nintendo....on the other the X-box looks better (IMHO) and doesn't have a cutesy image.

X-box is gonna sell.

well, anything that might mean the market gets competitive is a good thing, cos for us that means lower prices, so i know i want a PS2 and hopefully the release of the x-box will bring the price down to a reasonable and affordable price.

If you don't like the Xbox, don't buy one.

If enough people don't buy one, then it might go away.

This may or may not be a bad thing, it depends on whether it has any good games or not.

'Console wars out of control?'

HA!

It is indeed - my website is very much out of control.

Errrrr... The fact the DC was also a PC in a box is no great concern is it! Basically, the Xbox is a more powerful DC- same architecture, same simple OS, but better advertising and more power. Can that be bad???

SonicRav

Microsoft go in with all the money and backing but no history or idea about making consoles?

Sounds like another firm not too long ago, but they seem to have done all right.

The X-box is being handled by a seperate section of Microsoft, it will have to be good to sell well and catch people's attention, because although MS are known for their software, they will still have to prove themselves in the console market if they want any kind of future. Rich companies do not get rich by taking unneccessary risks, nor do they want to loose a lot of money, no matter how much they already have.

My opinion of course, and I'm not even too keen on MS as a company, but the x-box deserves a chance, just as any other new console does.