Feb NPD Up 10%- MS Guy Talkin' Smack!

[cajmoyper]

Originally Posted by Cyorg

Yeah, he failed to mention that.
BTW, nice old-school Spurs logo. They're fun to see sometimes, but I'm glad they got rid of the Taco Cabana color theme.

Thanks a lot. I could use your help in the offical NBA thread though. I'm vastly outnumbered by Lakers and C's fans. Xbox suck!!

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by cajmoyper

1) Why do suckers keep buying 360's? Do they like having to return them all the time?

Because they enjoy the great console exclusives and the extra online features that XBL offers that can not be found on any other console.

Originally Posted by jkwest

I seriously don't understand this mentality....why do MS constantly consider it a battle? They are lame. Whatever happened to respect.

It's partially correct, and partially marketing. Many PS2 owners have adopted the 360 because they wanted to join in the fun this gen, could not afford a PS3, and did not want to sit on the sidelines until the PS3 became more affordable. It's smart marketing to point that out.

Originally Posted by TheSoviet

The reasons M$ sells so many 360's is because people have to replace the broken ones.

The 360 has a 3 year warranty. Only those who bought one within the first four months of it's existence are now out of warrantly. If someone buys a second 360 just because their first ringed out.... that just tells me that they enjoy gaming on it so much they could not wait the 2-3 weeks for their free warranty return.

Originally Posted by sodrock

it all boils down to cost. The perceived value isn't there with Blu-ray players at $200. If the PS3 had a $199 stripped down model like the XBOX360 then it may be competitive. At this point the PS3 needs a $299 or even a $249 pricepoint to convert PS2 owners.

I agree. We'll never know the exact numbers... but judging from the reading I have done in multiple AV forums..... MANY people have purchased a PS3 to use primarily as a blu-ray player. As some standalone players are now cheaper and fuller featured than the PS3... it is loosing that segment of the market.

Originally Posted by dpompeo

it won't dude. 360 gamers don't buy rpgs. look at all the ones that have been exclusive thus far.

They buy western RPG's in great numbers..... look at Oblivion, Fable and Fallout.

Originally Posted by saprano

And i bet half of 360's total sales come from prod.

I'd bet you're wrong. People buy multiple 360's for the same reason they buy multiple PS3's. I have 3 families on my XBL friend's list... each family member with their own console and gold account so that they can game online together. I'm the only gamer in my house and I have two 360's just because they are an awesome Tivo device, the best media streamer I have in my house, and now a good Netflix streamer. Again... if people are buying a second 360 just because they couldn't wait for their free warranty repair... I'd say that's a pretty strong endorsement for how much they enjoy using their 360 daily.



I know to many of you guys.... those who support the PS3 only, are just non-biased logical folk.... and someone crazy enough to support all three consoles can only be a rabid MS fan person.... but it's just not true. Each of this gen's three consoles have valuable things to offer that can not be found on any of it's competitors. There is no need to talk down and insult people just because they have chosen multiple consoles or to own just a 360 or just a Wii. When the marketing guys jab their competitors... it's just business... and Sony does it just as much as MS does.

[Blu-Generation]

Originally Posted by robinandtami

When the marketing guys jab their competitors... it's just business... and Sony does it just as much as MS does.

You're right, it's just business. And that Greenberg dude is a d*ck. Period.

[Terjyn]

Star Ocean 4's numbers will forever be obscure, because if it didn't make the top 10 in February no official numbers will ever be released. S-E certainly isn't going to make a special announcement for 500K worldwide, which is all they really have a chance to hit (and even that's doubtful considering its pitiful sales in Japan).

PS - Anyone but me remember the rumors that Star Ocean 4 had a clause where if it hit 1.5 million sales it wouldn't go PS3, otherwise it would? That rumor sure does look silly now.

[ADRiiAN`]

The only reason I bought an Xbox 360 is to mod it.

It's my way at get back at Microsoft!

[FinalEvangelion]

Originally Posted by dereksworl

hope so dude. but you know:

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LOL. It's true.

SO4 bombed hard. Will be lucky to do 30-40% of SO3 sales. It won't matter for SE unless that picture stops being true. The day Microsoft halts their SE funding program is when SE will do what they usually do when they are in the shitter - beg on their knees to Sony.

[Maximus]

Enough.

Execuspeak is terrible topic material. If you want to discuss the NPD numbers make a thread for that, I didn't make one this month it slipped my mind too busy with other stuff, but other people can do it...

[Maximus]

So a lot of you received points/warnings because of this little escapade...

Fun times.

Trashing the other console is not going to be tolerated, it makes for difficult reading. If you want to talk smack, make it legitimate smack, all I see here are the same old arguments thrown back and forth, tell me - is it really that interesting t go over the same points 20 times a month?

Junior modding will most definitely not be tolerated, if you feel agrieved about something report it, don't respond.