TELL ME you ignored it is extremely rude.
Anyway, what I read was that Microsoft haven't a clue how to fix the problem
hence the de-listing arcade titles. Seeing as there is no other logical
reason to remove titles from marketplace, except perhaps as an excuse to
re-release them later in a hope of boosting sales. Sounds very Disney DVD to
me.
Alex.
On Wednesday 25 June 2008 21:42:38 PRoPHeTiZeR wrote:
> only read your first paragraph, and stopped, since MS already said they
> are working on that. so i assume the rest of your email is a useless as
> the first paragraph.
>
> Alex Atkin wrote:
> > Microsoft need to step up their game plan for sure. I love the 360
> > dashboard but with each update so far they are making it more and more
> > complicated/annoying to use. By comparison the PS3 is plain sailing.
> >
> > The 360 was originally a very easy dashboard to operate, but there's just
> > too much content now - not even counting marketplace itself which is
> > plain terrible. De-listing Arcade game is not going to solve that
> > problem.
> >
> > Another thing that annoys me as you already know, the noise level. The
> > 360 is a VERY noisy HD-DVD player and when playing on low volume its very
> > annoying indeed. If you have a home cinema you are all set, but my room
> > is nothing close to that size and I have to keep the volume sane so can
> > never drown out the noise of the 360 fans. In many ways its easier to
> > ignore during games as you are concentrating harder, but even then its
> > annoying as the DVD-ROM drive makes it even worse.
> >
> > The PS3? From what I hear its next to silent playing games or Blu-ray
> > movies. So even if we get a 360 Blu-ray drive I think I will get a PS3
> > instead. Ideally I would kinda prefer a combo drive so I don't need the
> > 360 noise for HD-DVD either, but apparently they are no longer
> > manufacturing those plus they are too expensive. If I am going to spend
> > £300 I want a games console thrown in especially as I can always throw
> > Linux on it too and there is Playstation Home which I admit appeals to
> > me, if it ever launches.
> >
> > Alex.
> >
> > On Tuesday 24 June 2008 23:56:10 PRoPHeTiZeR wrote:
> >> lol, ps3 is a POS, man, don't think so
> >>
> >> PogoWolf wrote:
> >>> At this point none of that matters. The issue that M$ is faceing is
> >>> the fact that
> >>> even though the PS3 is a POS.. it is a really cheap (like cheapest)
> >>> Blu-ray player.
> >>> and now that the 360 is pretty much past it's prime, and losing sales
> >>> because
> >>> it's no longer 'new', the PS3 sales are going to jump.. and jump
> >>> quickly (like they are in Europe)
> >>> This will in turn give the PS3 more market share and 'force' 3rd party
> >>> developers to figure out the
> >>> hardware and make some games for the system.
> >>>
> >>> Right now the only things the 360 has going for it is a large
> >>> established user base, easy to program
> >>> hardware, and a networking system that works most of the time. But
> >>> nothing 'new'.
> >>>
> >>> If M$ wants to keep up the pressure on Sony they need to release the
> >>> next version sooner rather then
> >>> later. Right now we know that M$ has ordered blu-ray drives, and we
> >>> know they are working on a
> >>> Wii style of remote. We also know they dropped this years spring up
> >>> date to 'work on other things'
> >>>
> >>> So here's the idea.. M$ creates a new 360, with blu-ray support, and
> >>> the 'Wiimote' looking thing.
> >>> updates the hardware to allow for DVR capablites and a MUCH bigger
> >>> drive, removes the DNR BS from
> >>> movies to allow a direct connection into someones home network, and
> >>> updates LIVE to allow for Streaming Movies
> >>> (Via NetFlicks) , TV (MSNBC?), and Audio (URGE).
> >>>
> >>> they don't need really to update the graphics at this point, because
> >>> it's still going to be a few years until
> >>> anyone really figures out the hardware of the PS3 and then figures out
> >>> that it doesn't matter because
> >>> the PS3 can't push the polys. now the audio because pretty much sound
> >>> is sound at this point.
> >>>
> >>> and it puts a new Xbox in front of the people to keep the brand going
> >>> until they can release the next-gen
> >>> version of the xbox in a few years.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 9:52 AM, PSCG Cleveland
> >>> <pscgcleveland@gmail.com <mailto:pscgcleveland@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> But... that'd still be the 360, no? Sounded like he was asking
> >>> about the
> >>> mysterious 720 that I agree with Nelson is a few years off.
> >>> They're riding
> >>> high on things right now and the PS3 doesn't have enough of any
> >>> edge to
> >>> it to cause them to search for better GPU's.
> >>>
> >>> Not to mention if AMD doesn't kill themselves the 360's AMD/ATI
> >>> loaded and those nutballs are working on a new gen of all-in-one chip
> >>> that'd give
> >>> any '720' game console the ability to be triple-core CPU, triple
> >>> GPU in the
> >>> same space. Right now it's tri-core, single ATI GPU. But they're
> >>> at least
> >>> a year from perfecting it, producing it and letting it test out on
> >>> PC's and
> >>> laptops before MS would want to get tangled up with it. They just
> >>> payed
> >>> through the nose on this screw-up, they're going to want
> >>> time-tested before
> >>> doing it again, wouldn't you think?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 8:33 AM, PogoWolf <pogowolf@gmail.com
> >>>
> >>> <mailto:pogowolf%40gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>> > I'm thinking late next year (2009)..
> >>> > Pretty much it'll be an Xbox 360 with better networkign support,
> >>>
> >>> Blu-ray
> >>>
> >>> > support, and 100% BC to the 360. kinda like a 'Media edition'
> >>>
> >>> version of
> >>>
> >>> > the 360. and yes, I'll argue my reasons for the thought to
> >>>
> >>> anyone that
> >>>
> >>> > gives a poop. LOL
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 7:30 AM, Nelson (nelzp)
> >>>
> >>> <nelson@nelzp.com <mailto:nelson%40nelzp.com>> wrote:
> >>> >> I think we still have a few more years to go on the current one.
> >>> >> thanks,
> >>> >> Nelson
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> From: David
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> >>> >> any idea when the next xbox is coming out?
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