are microsoft confused?!?

im no fanboy, i appreciate and play all systems, but i cant help but question microsoft's plan.

wen the 360 first arrived, it seemed as though it stood for the hardcore gamer. with releases like halo 3, gears of war, condemned, gamers went to the microsoft side for their hardcore fix. this proved successful for microsoft because the wii catered to the casual and the ps3, wen it was released, seemed to have alot less support for coming in late.

however now that sony have been gaining more and more momentum and the wii contains to dominate sales, it seems as though microsoft are trying too much to please the casual fan aswell as the hardcore. their first plan as a hardcore system seems to be slowly being replaced by the casual market, what with the rumoured motion control, ALOT more wii-esque family games, and continuing to rely on alredy set franchises (gears of war, halo) instead of making new IP's for the hardcore.

so my question is are microsoft tryin to please too many, but instead are failing to establish their own personality?

the rumoured motion controldamedude123

There's rumored motion control for both systems.

If Sony doesn't already have motion control planned, then you can bet they will after MS shows theirs. And you can also bet that they won't release it with a bunch of new hardcore IPs.

im not saying the consoles all need to be different, it just seems as though microsoft are starting to change their first intended plan midway through a generation. and yes, i know business comes first, but i think instead of them focusing on every possible gamer as a consumer, they would get alot better penetration / support / profit if they focused mainly on one set of audience.

halo3, gears1 & 2 are not hardcore gamesimo.

there is nothing wrong with aiming at different markets

im no fanboy, i appreciate and play all systems, but i cant help but question microsoft's plan.

wen the 360 first arrived, it seemed as though it stood for the hardcore gamer. with releases like halo 3, gears of war, condemned, gamers went to the microsoft side for their hardcore fix. this proved successful for microsoft because the wii catered to the casual and the ps3, wen it was released, seemed to have alot less support for coming in late.

however now that sony have been gaining more and more momentum and the wii contains to dominate sales, it seems as though microsoft are trying too much to please the casual fan aswell as the hardcore. their first plan as a hardcore system seems to be slowly being replaced by the casual market, what with the rumoured motion control, ALOT more wii-esque family games, and continuing to rely on alredy set franchises (gears of war, halo) instead of making new IP's for the hardcore.

so my question is are microsoft tryin to please too many, but instead are failing to establish their own personality?

damedude123

The question you should be asking is: Why can't the other two consoles be the same?

im not saying the consoles all need to be different, it just seems as though microsoft are starting to change their first intended plan midway through a generation. and yes, i know business comes first, but i think instead of them focusing on every possible gamer as a consumer, they would get alot better penetration / support / profit if they focused mainly on one set of audience.

damedude123

halo3, gears1 & 2 are not hardcore gamesimo.

there is nothing wrong with aiming at different markets

double-r

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halo3, gears1 & 2 are not hardcore gamesimo.

there is nothing wrong with aiming at different markets

Samox

MMORPG's are.

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halo3, gears1 & 2 are not hardcore gamesimo.

there is nothing wrong with aiming at different markets

Samox