Comments on: Next-gen consoles take center stage

At upcoming E3 convention, all eyes will be on new game consoles from the big three players--Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.

Xbox sales a "strong" #2?

PS2 had total sales of 30.8 million units, Xbox
had 12.1 million units, and GameCube had
9.1 million units. And Bill Gates calls that a
"strong" #2 performance? Makes you wonder
what his definition of a weak #2 performance
would be.

Furthermore, the claim that Microsoft's goal
with Xbox was to be "in the game" is false.
They wanted the #1 position and they failed.
They failed badly. Not even close. And that's
despite the fact that they were absorbing
massive financial losses in order to sell
Xboxes at prices significantly below the
manufacturing cost.

[nmcphers]

strong #2

"Makes you wonder what his definition of a weak #2 performance would be."

A weak #2 would be if they lost 1.2billion each year...Oh, wait. They still call that a strong #2. Never mind. I have no idea what his definition of a weak #2 performance would be.

[catchall]

to be "in the game" is false?

Do you sit in on board meetings? Have you talked to the share holders? Talked to the programmers? Or are you just MS bashing at random, with little clue about what you are talking about?
I think it is the last. Everyone sets out to be #1. GameCube was designed to take the market. It didn't. MS set out to take the market with XBox. It didn't.
However, as Billy stated, they have some creditability now, for a good platform, and a strong showing. So now it is round 2, and we shall see who is left standing.

[Andrew J Glina]

Wrong

Microsoft were pretty clear when they released the XBOX that the main point to get into the game. While they obviously wanted to win, all they needed was a foot in the door. Rememeber that they have tried at least two other times to get into the console market, the last one being the DreamCast. This time they succeeded.

If you disagree then you really should provide supporting evidence before calling Microsoft a liar.

Incidently, Sony initially sold the PS2 below manufacturing costs. It is common practice in the console market.

[ZP]

Was this an XBOX article?

By the title I thought I would have got an overview of all the next-gen consoles instead the article was dominated by who else....M$. I didn't know CNET was owned by M$. What propoganda! Sony will still win! M$ and their digital media hub/dishwasher/cell phone/microwave next gen console.

Leaked

The hardware info for the XBOX360 was leaked, hence it was the focus of the article. That, and the fact that the MTV show about it's release is happening tomorrow.

Had this been a leak from sony about the cell processor, then the focus would have been on sony.

"this just in, a buffalo born in New Mexico has two heads... for coverage, we go live to someone in a glass bottom submarine looking at starfish" doesn't really make sense, does it?

Knee-jerk reactions from the Anti-MS (it MS not M$. Grow up, you're just making yourselves look childish) crowd do not a discussion make.

[Andrew J Glina]

Other consoles

There is a lacking of information about the other consoles. Thus they focused on the XBOX. Calm down.

[Christopher Hall]

More information

D B, there isn't much information available on the other consoles, yet. Sony hasn't announced much other than the fact that PS3 has a cell processing architecture, and Nintendo hasn't said anything at all.

[Earl Benser]

Do real poeple care?????

I get the impression that the various game devices are competing
for a relatively small audience, too many of which have yet to find a
life.

caring is sharing

I think the fact that the games business is making more money than hollywood, means people care.

[Andrew J Glina]

I am real

I have an XBOX and a PS2. (I play the XBOX more.) All of my friends have at least one current generation console. All have bought games. Some have bought more than 10. (Not me, I stick to a few games.) Yes, people do care. Where are your facts or do you just have "impressions"?

Mainstream?!

When did MTV become a mainstream tv network! It doesn't even play music.All you ever see or hear is crap, oh i mean rap!

[arbelaez2k3]

Xbox Unveiling

May 12 9:30 PM Eastern & Pacific, 8:30 PM Central
MTV will air a 30 min show about the next-gen Xbox.
For more information go to the following link:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/news/2005/0411-mtv.htm

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[Sam Papelbon]

how ironic

that one of the main complaints about gamecube from xbox owners is that it looks like a playskool toy. but now the new xbox looks like it belongs next to a hello kitty ibook.