Ainokeatoo
04-01-2008, 05:09 PM
^^ http://www.gamersreports.com/article/46/1/top-10-reasons-xbox360-will-be-crowned-king
I personally enjoyed number five.
Top 10 reasons Xbox 360 will be crowned king of consoles (geek edition)
“Just for the record this is in no way a bashing or fanboy perspective. I am just calling right-down-the middle and posting out the facts”
10 - Welcome to Billy land people. Bill gates is on a command & conquer mission to take over the gaming world. We saw it happen in the pc market with windows. And if he can’t beat the competition’s product (ex: Netscape) then he’ll just give his away for free like (Internet explorer).
9 - Do you think Microsoft has a huge money pit like Scrooge Mcduck?
Of course they do, how else can they afford all the original IP’s heading to the 360.
8 – Great minds at work, on the technical stand point the Xbox team are top notch. The programming involved to incorporate all the features in XBL such as voice / video chat, one collective friends list and of course the gamercard. These are all great implementations (all copyrights reserved)
7 – DEVLEOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, you have to love Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer motivational speeches. This man will have you believing you just developed the warp core. With a CEO this energetic & confident about his product how can you go wrong? He is one of the main reasons so many developers have jumped aboard in the first place.
6 – Promises of the future…with visuals. We heard about IPTV but at this year’s CES we had visuals. The idea of watching TV or recording TV while playing a game online is truly amazing,true,it’s not available yet but in terms of future plans for a console Microsoft are the first to announce such a plan.
5 – ACHIVEMENT UNLOCKED! This is gamer crack; I have seen causal gamers turn into straight up junkies. There is just something very gratifying to see that bubble popup that makes you want more. For the hardcore gamer it’s the undisputed answer. The days of bragging to your friends how to beat this or that game are over. We now have visual proof. This one feature alone has lured many gamers to focus strictly on the Xbox 360. Just ask stripclubdj.
4 – Luck of the draw, Microsoft had a head start on the next-gen race and even though that doesn’t guarantee a reign as king of consoles it does help establish a community & relationship with developers working on next-gen games first. As for the luck part PS3 has had nothing but negative press since launch. It’s almost as bad as taco bell’s mad cow disease issue which they still have yet to get over. Oh yeah and the wii, well that’s not even on the same level, more live a novelty item then a console as least according to uncle Billy. I think everyone would agree that the wii is a innovative idea but as a console it will always play second or third fettle to Sony & Microsoft.
3 – SDK (software development kits) this is what developers received from the console manufactures to develop games for that system. It has already been made public that PS3 has the most difficult SDK to work with. This is why so many titles have been dropped or at least moved to the 360. Developers have spoken out regarding the new SDK as having to start from scratch which most publishers do not have the time or money to invest.
2 – Development expansion, Microsoft a few months back released XNA software for programmers to develop games for the Xbox 360 and support to play those created games on the 360. Now people I’m sure you understand the importance of game development but this right here is one of the biggest moves ever to be announced. A reader right now might be developing the next hit XBLA title. This really brings in the programming community and opens the door for new creative ideas.
1 – This one goes to a person who has changed the relationship between the gamer and console manufacture. He has single handling created a foundation for the Xbox live community. This man is Xbox live major nelson. He is the voice, the man behind the Curtin who on a weekly podcast answers questions and gives us an insight on the behind scenes happening like no other. When it comes to consoles or any product for that matter it all comes down to the end user, the people. If you build a relationship with the people they will feel better about the product and support the product. Major Nelson is that glue sticking us into the box..
Or maybe that’s the plan all along; for Microsoft has been referred to as “the Borg”… if that is true then prepare to be simulated.
I personally enjoyed number five.
Top 10 reasons Xbox 360 will be crowned king of consoles (geek edition)
“Just for the record this is in no way a bashing or fanboy perspective. I am just calling right-down-the middle and posting out the facts”
10 - Welcome to Billy land people. Bill gates is on a command & conquer mission to take over the gaming world. We saw it happen in the pc market with windows. And if he can’t beat the competition’s product (ex: Netscape) then he’ll just give his away for free like (Internet explorer).
9 - Do you think Microsoft has a huge money pit like Scrooge Mcduck?
Of course they do, how else can they afford all the original IP’s heading to the 360.
8 – Great minds at work, on the technical stand point the Xbox team are top notch. The programming involved to incorporate all the features in XBL such as voice / video chat, one collective friends list and of course the gamercard. These are all great implementations (all copyrights reserved)
7 – DEVLEOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, you have to love Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer motivational speeches. This man will have you believing you just developed the warp core. With a CEO this energetic & confident about his product how can you go wrong? He is one of the main reasons so many developers have jumped aboard in the first place.
6 – Promises of the future…with visuals. We heard about IPTV but at this year’s CES we had visuals. The idea of watching TV or recording TV while playing a game online is truly amazing,true,it’s not available yet but in terms of future plans for a console Microsoft are the first to announce such a plan.
5 – ACHIVEMENT UNLOCKED! This is gamer crack; I have seen causal gamers turn into straight up junkies. There is just something very gratifying to see that bubble popup that makes you want more. For the hardcore gamer it’s the undisputed answer. The days of bragging to your friends how to beat this or that game are over. We now have visual proof. This one feature alone has lured many gamers to focus strictly on the Xbox 360. Just ask stripclubdj.
4 – Luck of the draw, Microsoft had a head start on the next-gen race and even though that doesn’t guarantee a reign as king of consoles it does help establish a community & relationship with developers working on next-gen games first. As for the luck part PS3 has had nothing but negative press since launch. It’s almost as bad as taco bell’s mad cow disease issue which they still have yet to get over. Oh yeah and the wii, well that’s not even on the same level, more live a novelty item then a console as least according to uncle Billy. I think everyone would agree that the wii is a innovative idea but as a console it will always play second or third fettle to Sony & Microsoft.
3 – SDK (software development kits) this is what developers received from the console manufactures to develop games for that system. It has already been made public that PS3 has the most difficult SDK to work with. This is why so many titles have been dropped or at least moved to the 360. Developers have spoken out regarding the new SDK as having to start from scratch which most publishers do not have the time or money to invest.
2 – Development expansion, Microsoft a few months back released XNA software for programmers to develop games for the Xbox 360 and support to play those created games on the 360. Now people I’m sure you understand the importance of game development but this right here is one of the biggest moves ever to be announced. A reader right now might be developing the next hit XBLA title. This really brings in the programming community and opens the door for new creative ideas.
1 – This one goes to a person who has changed the relationship between the gamer and console manufacture. He has single handling created a foundation for the Xbox live community. This man is Xbox live major nelson. He is the voice, the man behind the Curtin who on a weekly podcast answers questions and gives us an insight on the behind scenes happening like no other. When it comes to consoles or any product for that matter it all comes down to the end user, the people. If you build a relationship with the people they will feel better about the product and support the product. Major Nelson is that glue sticking us into the box..
Or maybe that’s the plan all along; for Microsoft has been referred to as “the Borg”… if that is true then prepare to be simulated.