Megadrive1988
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it's from spong.com but somehow, I believe this news
Microsoft to pull the plug on Xbox1 ?
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Alstrong said:
Could be worse, Nintendo discontinued the N64 before the GameCube even came out. Might be part of the reason why GameCube did so poorly, there was like a whole year where Nintendo had no system on the market, and all people got to see was the Dreamcast ripped apart by the Ps2.
That wont be a big deal if ........
1. They keep the market full of replacement parts (drives, power supplies, etc.) Which shouldn't be a problem since those are manufactured by other companies and only assembled.
2. Xenon has backward compatiability. Which Im predicting it will for 90% of titles (offline only maybe?) Didnt MS pay SGI a load to settle 3d patents Nvidia didnt have the rights to license. I think this will be a big e3 announcement ms is withholding. Maybe it'll be a add-on hardware dongle type device similar to the Genesis Power Base Converter. MS did this on xbox1 to help pay off DVD licensing rights.
3. Xenon launches with $299 price tag. and MS takes a $100 hit for a year. It would be worth it in the long run to get as many units into homes before ps3 ships. Developers would take notice and it would create an uphill battle for ps3. $399 launch would scare off to many early adopters not wanting to get into another Saturn/Dreamcast/Turbographix16/3d0 investment. Personally I'd bite for $299 but $399 would give me second thoughts.
1. They keep the market full of replacement parts (drives, power supplies, etc.) Which shouldn't be a problem since those are manufactured by other companies and only assembled.
2. Xenon has backward compatiability. Which Im predicting it will for 90% of titles (offline only maybe?) Didnt MS pay SGI a load to settle 3d patents Nvidia didnt have the rights to license. I think this will be a big e3 announcement ms is withholding. Maybe it'll be a add-on hardware dongle type device similar to the Genesis Power Base Converter. MS did this on xbox1 to help pay off DVD licensing rights.
3. Xenon launches with $299 price tag. and MS takes a $100 hit for a year. It would be worth it in the long run to get as many units into homes before ps3 ships. Developers would take notice and it would create an uphill battle for ps3. $399 launch would scare off to many early adopters not wanting to get into another Saturn/Dreamcast/Turbographix16/3d0 investment. Personally I'd bite for $299 but $399 would give me second thoughts.
Actually, pulling the plug on the Xbox makes sense from a business point of view. And when we see the unexplained (No, the supposed "too high demand" card does not fit the bill), never ending, shortages the Xbox is getting since a few months now.
I say that this rumor is quite plausible, as far as I'm concerned.
The only things open to discussion are, I think, the date of this pull, and the number of Xbox produced or that will be produced before this pull.
I say that this rumor is quite plausible, as far as I'm concerned.
The only things open to discussion are, I think, the date of this pull, and the number of Xbox produced or that will be produced before this pull.
well if they have a few million xbox in stock ( for each region)already assembled i think they can stop production (lets say X months before the last major game comes out) but it all depends on howmany games they will still release
i believe xenon will not have backwards compatibility and they are going to to have a fresh start . maybe xenon2 will be backcompatibel if xenon becomes a huge succes
i believe xenon will not have backwards compatibility and they are going to to have a fresh start . maybe xenon2 will be backcompatibel if xenon becomes a huge succes
If MS really expect people to believe that XBox is in short supply because its just selling so quickly then they really must think us stupid..
They don't actually say that the story is fake. Since the Spong story doesn't say the XBox has been pulled complete. It says it will be pulled over the next few months and production stopped 2 million units from now.
They don't actually say that the story is fake. Since the Spong story doesn't say the XBox has been pulled complete. It says it will be pulled over the next few months and production stopped 2 million units from now.
Teasy said:
Errr...
Let's just say i never saw the expression "thinking us stupid". So either u or i iz ztupid. Either way, MS is right
Teasy said:That's a perfectly legitimate use of the English language
Hey i'm not english Similar threads
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