http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,175860,00.html
I didn’t know the 360 couldn’t play 50 cent’s bulletproof. Now that I know that I want the 360 how about you guys.
Honestly, I wonder how much the competion payed for this news story.
All stuff that gamers already know, but it’s a point of view that bears repeating to the average consumer.
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| But those who buy the lower-cost version are in for a surprise — they won’t be able to play any of the Xbox games they already own. |
Unless they play them on the Xbox they already own, of course. You couldn’t play any NES games on the SNES, but nobody bitched about it back then.
Hasn’t Rupert Murdoch had a beef with Microsoft for some time now? I know he’s trying to buy up gaming interests all over the place…
Anyway, that ‘article’ is pretty lame. “Don’t buy a new console now, wait a year, it might be cheaper and there might be competition and more choice.” Well, duh. You could say that about virtually any purchase.
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| Originally Posted by Dan Whitehead Unless they play them on the Xbox they already own, of course. You couldn’t play any NES games on the SNES, but nobody bitched about it back then. |
Having spent last weekend in a couple of GameStop stores interviewing people about their 360 plans for Yahoo, I was surprised to find how many people still don’t really get how backwards compatibility works. I’m talking about parents buying for kids – not relatively serious gamers – who think that because ‘game X’ is for the Xbox it should automatically play on the 360. Start talking about the hard drive and real confusion ensues. Strange but true.
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| Originally Posted by Mainstream Media Ignoramus All that for a machine that won’t play the hot games this season, like “Star Wars: Battlefront II” and “50 Cent: Bulletproof.” |
Yeah, every gaming website I visit is all a-flutter with talk about that HOTT new 50 Cent game. It’s gonna be bigger than Halo 2 and Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy 12 COMBINED!
Video game snobs are so weird.
More true stories from Atlanta game stores: the only game I heard people ask about more than Madden 360 was Fitty’s.
Believe it or not, a lot of the people who buy games don’t actually read game websites.
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| Originally Posted by devincf Video game snobs are so weird. |
Eh, go read a superhero comic.
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| Originally Posted by Russ Fischer Believe it or not, a lot of the people who buy games don’t actually read game websites. |
Thus the huge sales numbers of The Sims.
I agree with the article somewhat, but it should of course, be said for any new system. Waiting a year is always a good Idea. Not only price, but the first wave of consoles suck ass. You gotta wait at least a year before they detect and and fix all the software problems. Remember PS2? It also brings up the good point of the new systems coming out next year will trigger a price war. How pissed will you be when you see X-box 360 on sale for $150 dollars less than what you paid.
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| Originally Posted by mattcruise How pissed will you be when you see X-box 360 on sale for $150 dollars less than what you paid. |
Not at all, I’ve been playing games plenty long enough to know that if you want the shit early, you’re going to pay for it. I certainly don’t have loads of cash to toss around, but $150 spread over the course of probably a year before we see a price drop isn’t that bad.
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| Originally Posted by Jacob Singer Yeah, every gaming website I visit is all a-flutter with talk about that HOTT new 50 Cent game. It’s gonna be bigger than Halo 2 and Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy 12 COMBINED! |
Maybe not that big, but it will be massive.
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| Originally Posted by Russ Fischer Having spent last weekend in a couple of GameStop stores interviewing people about their 360 plans for Yahoo, I was surprised to find how many people still don’t really get how backwards compatibility works. I’m talking about parents buying for kids – not relatively serious gamers – who think that because ‘game X’ is for the Xbox it should automatically play on the 360. Start talking about the hard drive and real confusion ensues. Strange but true. |
And if Microsoft was marketing the 360 as being able to play every Xbox game ever, then the article might have a point. But they’re not. It’s up to the consumer to educate themselves before making a purchase like this - and the information is hardly being kept secret.
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| To get the full Xbox 360 experience, you need to spend hundreds — perhaps thousands — of dollars. |
Am I the only one who imagined Kent Brockman reading those lines?
And what’s up with shilling the Warriors twice? Can you dig it?
Yeah, I’m wondering where the “thousands” of dollars comes in. All the peripherals together wouldn’t push it over the one grand mark, let alone thousands plural.
I mean, you have to buy the games I suppose, but that’s like saying a DVD player could cost you thousands if you want the “full experience” of watching more than one movie.
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| Originally Posted by Dan Whitehead And if Microsoft was marketing the 360 as being able to play every Xbox game ever, then the article might have a point. But they’re not. It’s up to the consumer to educate themselves before making a purchase like this - and the information is hardly being kept secret. |
Hardly secret, but hardly clear, either. It is backwards compatible! Wait, maybe it’s not! OK, it is, but for some games! These are the games that will be supported. Your favorites might not be on the list now, or ever.
I haven’t looked at the core system packaging, but I doubt it mentions that the configuration isn’t BC out of the box. Maybe in small print? From what I’ve seen, MS hasn’t marketed the 360 as anything other than backwards compatible – without reading game or tech websites, I’m not sure that the average buyer would know the deal.
Consumers should educate themselves, yes, but manufacturers should also be more up front about what a product can do. Based on the amount of confusion I’ve seen re: the 360, I don’t think MS has been.
EDITED TO ADD: The ‘thousands’ in the article is referring to the need to buy an HD set to get the full experience.
So where does the PS3 stand on backwards compatibility?
The thousands of dollars comes from the idea that if you want to play a 360 game you must have HDTV.
So must ask, has anyone seen a important difference between HDTV and regular TV? Or is more of “its looks better on HDTV, but your not missing much”
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| Originally Posted by Desslar So where does the PS3 stand on backwards compatibility? |
The PS3 will play PS1 and PS2 games (at least until those DREs appear). No need to download a patch or anything.