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Re: Different reaction
Posted By: Avateur <avateur@gmail.com>	Date: 11/20/09 2:34 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Different reaction (Bry) : At this point, I really don't think the Xbox 360 utterly needs Halo anymore. : Part of the consoles success has been it beating the competition to market by : over a year and that the PS3 has not only under-delivered on software, but : also priced itself out of the market for at least the first year of its : life. It was an expensive piece of hardware that came out at a time when : people didn't have as much cash to spend. : Put it this way, the 360 achieved significant sales in its first two years : despite no Halo at all. It was out for nearly a year before H3 was even : announced. : While there is no doubt a lot of people bought the machine in anticipation of : the next Halo game, me being one of them, the 360 has done rather better : than the original box and has an incredibly healthy library of games. : I can very safely say that if Halo 3 or ODST had never been made, I would not : regret having a 360 in the least. They are so many fantastic games on the : machine that are not Halo. : That's why we keep going back to it. For all its hardware flaws in : reliability, its got the games. : Its nothing new either. Both the Playstation and the Playstation 2 were : notorious for unreliability, yet their success was far from dented. : As for Microsoft not being touched by it, well, they have certainly felt it : in the pockets. The extended warranty hurt them by over a billion. But : credit to them, they did it, covering the two most common failures for 3 : years. And the repair service has been first rate. When my 360 died a : second time and I sent it off, not only did the replace the console : (albeit with just a refurb) but the new console has, to my surprise, got a : full warranty of its own, not just the limited one for replaced parts. : I really can't hate on Microsoft for the Xbox 360, despite its problems. : In fact, I can't hate on them at all as far as anything gaming goes. They've : done great things and supported many studios. Forza, GoW, Mass Effect, : good stuff. : And like it or not, they effectively saved Bungie. : If it hadn't been for them, Halo may have never been finished and wouldn't : that be a different world. Here here! It sucks when you're forced to take a step back and remember that Microsoft truly isn't as terrible as you make them out to be. I love my Zune, I love my 360 (well, my second one since the first one died for the aforementioned reasons), and I definitely love my games (but moreso the companies that make them). And yeah, where would we be without Halo on the Xbox? Those are crazy thoughts. That's almost as bad the Flood. Almost.

Message Index

Reach Spike Premiere	ZaneZavin	11/18/09 10:29 a.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	serpx	11/18/09 10:35 a.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	dCon V	11/18/09 10:42 a.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	General Vagueness	11/18/09 10:45 a.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	oddworld	11/18/09 11:03 a.m.
Different reaction	Avateur	11/18/09 11:06 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Avateur	11/18/09 11:07 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	pete_the_duck	11/18/09 11:15 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Dani	11/18/09 11:12 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Avateur	11/18/09 11:22 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	FyreWulff	11/18/09 11:42 a.m.
I can assure you...	stan	11/18/09 11:45 a.m.
Re: I can assure you...	Chris101b	11/18/09 12:37 p.m.
Did everyone forget the Spike VGAs are trash?	Avateur	11/18/09 1:50 p.m.
Re: Did everyone forget the Spike VGAs are trash?	rolandk73	11/18/09 5:25 p.m.
Re: Did everyone forget the Spike VGAs are trash?	serpx	11/18/09 7:13 p.m.
Re: Did everyone forget the Spike VGAs are trash?	Avateur	11/18/09 7:54 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	sketchfactor	11/18/09 1:56 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	Avateur	11/18/09 2:08 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	Louis Wu	11/18/09 2:22 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	11/18/09 2:36 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	sketchfactor	11/18/09 4:38 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	T51b	11/18/09 6:16 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	T51b	11/18/09 6:18 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	Hedgemony	11/18/09 6:28 p.m.
Wild...	stan	11/19/09 10:57 a.m.
Re: Wild...	T51b	11/19/09 12:25 p.m.
Re: Wild...	Louis Wu	11/19/09 1:28 p.m.
Re: Wild...	XMixMasterX	11/19/09 3:28 p.m.
Re: Wild...	Arkesane	11/20/09 3:49 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	Avateur	11/18/09 5:58 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	Miguel Chavez	11/19/09 1:40 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	11/19/09 9:26 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Bry	11/19/09 9:49 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Avateur	11/19/09 2:11 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	Leviathan	11/19/09 10:39 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	newguy2445	11/19/09 1:43 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Avateur	11/19/09 2:20 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	Louis Wu	11/19/09 3:09 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	newguy2445	11/19/09 3:49 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	Narcogen	11/19/09 8:53 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	Avateur	11/19/09 9:32 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	Narcogen	11/20/09 12:55 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Avateur	11/20/09 1:15 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Bry	11/20/09 1:23 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Avateur	11/20/09 1:38 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Hedgemony	11/20/09 1:52 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Avateur	11/20/09 2:00 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Narcogen	11/20/09 3:46 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Hedgemony	11/20/09 6:49 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Bry	11/20/09 6:55 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Louis Wu	11/20/09 5:52 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Hedgemony	11/20/09 6:20 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Louis Wu	11/20/09 7:04 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Chris101b	11/20/09 1:03 p.m.
Re: Different reaction	Bry	11/20/09 2:24 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Avateur	11/20/09 2:34 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Bry	11/20/09 2:46 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Narcogen	11/20/09 1:35 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Avateur	11/20/09 1:48 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Narcogen	11/20/09 3:52 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Avateur	11/20/09 4:07 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	General Vagueness	11/18/09 11:51 a.m.
Re: Different reaction	Bry	11/18/09 12:27 p.m.
Bad idea	rolandk73	11/18/09 12:55 p.m.
Re: Bad idea	Bry	11/18/09 1:34 p.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	T07WRX5	11/18/09 11:08 a.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	elessar787	11/18/09 11:13 a.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	SonofMacPhisto	11/18/09 11:27 a.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	Spartan Jag	11/18/09 11:33 a.m.
Re: GT Vid	Crab	11/18/09 11:28 a.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	FyreWulff	11/18/09 11:43 a.m.
All Aboard! *NM*	ZaneZavin	11/18/09 11:58 a.m.
it's the opening level	ElzarTheBam	11/18/09 1:42 p.m.
Who thinks they'll cut to commercial?	SPARTAN-034	11/18/09 3:14 p.m.
Spike is in need of an EDITOR	rolandk73	11/18/09 4:14 p.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	General Vagueness	11/19/09 10:04 a.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	Louis Wu	11/19/09 10:38 a.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	Geoff Keighley	11/20/09 1:20 a.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	Avateur	11/20/09 2:29 a.m.
Re: Reach Spike Premiere	Geoff Keighley	11/20/09 11:14 a.m.
Where was wars then?	rolandk73	11/20/09 11:26 a.m.
Re: Where was wars then?	Leviathan	11/20/09 12:24 p.m.
Re: Where was wars then?	rolandk73	11/20/09 1:31 p.m.
Re: Where was wars then?	Leviathan	11/20/09 1:58 p.m.
Re: Where was wars then?	Bry	11/20/09 1:37 p.m.
Re: Where was wars then?	rolandk73	11/20/09 1:49 p.m.
Re: Where was wars then?	Dani	11/20/09 2:04 p.m.
^Give it up, Wars was crap. They made the right ca *NM*	MasterChief2829	11/20/09 2:33 p.m.
Re: ^Give it up, Wars was crap. They made the righ	FyreWulff	11/20/09 5:46 p.m.
^ Played it, I hate RTS games. Cutscenes were good *NM*	MasterChief2829	11/20/09 7:08 p.m.
Just because you hate it doesn't mean its bad. *NM*	Riceatron	11/20/09 8:37 p.m.
Re: Where was wars then?	Geoff Keighley	11/21/09 12:07 a.m.
Needs more Def Leppard	The BS Police	11/20/09 2:40 p.m.
Recap	sketchfactor	11/20/09 1:54 p.m.
Thanks!	Avateur	11/20/09 2:03 p.m.
^^^SPOILERS^^^ *NM*	urk	11/20/09 3:00 p.m.
There's a reason they call you jurk... *NM*	Louis Wu	11/20/09 3:09 p.m.
Re: Recap	zofinda	11/20/09 4:32 p.m.
Re: Recap	Metalingus627	11/20/09 4:55 p.m.
Re: Recap	sketchfactor	11/20/09 5:11 p.m.
Riceatron *NM*	Riceatron	11/20/09 5:19 p.m.
Fffffffffffffffff	Riceatron	11/20/09 5:21 p.m.
Re: Fffffffffffffffff	vlad3163	11/20/09 5:53 p.m.
Re: Recap	Metalingus627	11/20/09 11:23 p.m.
Re: Recap	Hedgemony	11/20/09 6:42 p.m.
Re: Recap	Ross Mills	11/22/09 9:00 a.m.