Yep. The real issue isn't XBox,its if Sony can support all their platforms before the s***storm might one day do them in for good. Those financials of theirs are the real headlines.Sony's time is up. Their days at the top are numbered.
completely agree with pachter on the Kinect.
Don't agree with waiting till next year to remove the Kinect.
A non Kinect bundle for $374.99 with a 2tb hdd for the holidays would sell like hot cakes and fly off the shelves. $399.99 for the Halo 2 Anniversary bundle :-p
The Kinect bundle with a 1b hdd for $449.99 for those interested.
Kinect solo priced $79.99-89.99
Mattrick was poison to the xbox brand.
Pachter said it, so that means Kinectless Sku is never happening I also do not get where Pachter got this arrogance stuff from ? MS has a product, it has a cost, it needs to break even or better. I really do not see where he got this arrogance from.
Agreed. Im not seeing the arrogance he spoke of. Not really sure what he's getting at. And w/ Twitch, its just one more reason to have Kinect bundled, not to mention "Xbox Record that" and other uses. The longer the Kinect stays packed in with the XBO, the more chances of it NOT leaving the equation. I just seriously dont see it happening. I do see a price drop in the cards though.Pachter said it, so that means Kinectless Sku is never happening I also do not get where Pachter got this arrogance stuff from ? MS has a product, it has a cost, it needs to break even or better. I really do not see where he got this arrogance from.
I 100% agree with them... I still can't believe the Xbox one ever got released ...who, who I ask at MS thought it was a good idea to release a system that can't produce graphics barely above its 8 year old predecessor. Drop senseless Kinect garbage asap and drop the price to 299.99 About the real worth of the tech where getting and have a 3 year life cycle Xbox 2 in 2016 or 2017
I'm sure most won't agree with me, but to me it seems it was pretty arrogant of Microsoft to include the Kinect 2.0 when only 1/3 of the 360 user base actually showed interest in Kinect and then priced it at $499 when the more powerful hardware was $100 cheaper and expect it to outsell the competition.
but then again, I don't know whether to call that arrogance or incompetency.
I mean, imagine If the xb1 was launched with multiple skus, one being with a price point of $374.99-$399 with a no Kinect and a 2TB harddrive, and the Xbox's current game line-up?
It would have been killer
But again there goal is to make money. Not try and react to Sony. Both companies can take a different path to success. Just like the Xbox 360 and PS3 did.
That is why after 4 months anyone saying it is over or MS should be worried is stupid. Just plain stupid.
I remember in 2007 when Sony was supposed to be down and out and not making games by 2010. 80 million PS3's later and a new console says otherwise. The generation will have ups and downs and good and bad decision.
For f*** sake they are within 2.5 million consoles from each other.
Interesting discussion in that video. Did Geoff really not know that Titanfall is also coming to the PC?
and the gap is only widening. What if Titanfal barely moves hardware?
They have an image problem. You don't "wait and see" when you have an image problem. You respond immediately.
That's what I was thinking. Pachter had to mention that there was a 360 version.
There's no way I'd count MS out or under-estimate them. This is the company that reached parity with the market dominator last generation -- stole a huge chunk of their market and cut their smug dominance right out from under them (with cooperation from Sony, of course). MS has made some blunders, but they've also shown that they are pretty quick to correct course when they need to. And let's not forget their deep, deep pockets. They can shovel money at the problem in a way Sony can never do. They also seem to have their pulse on the dudebro online shooter crowd (Gears, Halo, Titanfall), which is a powerful sales advantage, once the more casual gamers get plugged in. So I wouldn't underestimate them at all. They are a powerful competitor and will not sit by idly by while Sony runs away with the crown.