Microsoft to commit 100% of its focus on consumer TV strategy with Xbox

Awesome news. Can't wait to drop my cable TV. Pachter was right , Microsoft has already won. Xbox3 could be the 1st console to sell over 200 million units. 

• Cable box
• Kinect
• Xbox Live
• Call of Duty
• Halo
• Marketing

Nike_Air

Microsoft is about to fail hard. I'm sure Microsoft can outprice all the established cable and satellite providers. :lol:

[QUOTE="casharmy"]well is these plans all sound good to you it's cool with me...

but honestly I can't take beleive xbox fans tried so hard to call PS3 a movie player just because it had a blu-ray player but are all for nextbox being a cable TV service box requiring always online as if it's the greatest thing ever...can't be serious.

I have PC for that kind of crap and I am sure PS4 will offer something like it as well...just won't be a requirement$$$

lundy86_4

The PS3 was called a movie player, due to the PS3 exclusives being seen to play as  movies.

You clearly misconstrued the idiom.

I didn't misconstrue anything, don't know why you would suggest I did, It was bashed by lems saying it was a blu-ray payer and not a game macheine.  

"About the nonstop PS3 bashings for being a movie player."

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/26789083/about-the-nonstop-ps3-bashings-for-being-a-movie-player.?msg_id=309776149

(and there are dozens more threads and or posts I could pull up to confirm what I'm saying so trying to dismis this particualr thread would be pointless)

The "exclusives being seen to play as movies" damage control from lemmings came after several PS3 exclusive titles received AAA scores and were praised for being high quality cinematic experiences...two completely different bashes.

*edit*

here is another thread that more explicitly says exactly what I said to you.

"The PS3 is a movie player masquerading as a game console."

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/25417577/the-ps3-is-a-movie-player-masquerading-as-a-game-console.?page=0

So there was no mistake about what I said.

[QUOTE="Lionheart08"]

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"] I don't think anyone outside system wars think the PS4 is anything spectacular. It's just a PS3 with Facebook integration.Miketheman83

Pot meets kettle it seems.

yeah ill take the DVR over the share button for facebook lol...

You guys do reliaze that both the 720 and ps4 will sell more than 60 million in thier lifetimes right. Although as things are looking i expect ps4 to be the 'wii' of this generation, but not like the ps2.

[QUOTE="Nike_Air"]

Awesome news. Can't wait to drop my cable TV. Pachter was right , Microsoft has already won. Xbox3 could be the 1st console to sell over 200 million units.

• Cable box
• Kinect
• Xbox Live
• Call of Duty
• Halo
• Marketing

StrongBlackVine

Microsoft is about to fail hard. I'm sure Microsoft can outprice all the established cable and satellite providers. :lol:

well this just shows how misinformed you really are, ever think they might go into the cable market with some of these providers like Verizon, or At@T? bottom line, its all rumors, so foolish you do look my friend, e3 is gonna make you cry real tears of sorrow when MS takes the show.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="casharmy"]well is these plans all sound good to you it's cool with me...

but honestly I can't take beleive xbox fans tried so hard to call PS3 a movie player just because it had a blu-ray player but are all for nextbox being a cable TV service box requiring always online as if it's the greatest thing ever...can't be serious.

I have PC for that kind of crap and I am sure PS4 will offer something like it as well...just won't be a requirement$$$

casharmy

The PS3 was called a movie player, due to the PS3 exclusives being seen to play as  movies.

You clearly misconstrued the idiom.

I didn't misconstrue anything, don't know why you would suggest I did, It was bashed by lems saying it was a blu-ray payer and not a game macheine.  

"About the nonstop PS3 bashings for being a movie player."

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/26789083/about-the-nonstop-ps3-bashings-for-being-a-movie-player.?msg_id=309776149

(and there are dozens more threads and or posts I could pull up to confirm what I'm saying so trying to dismis this particualr thread would be pointless)

The "exclusives being seen to play as movies" damage control from lemmings came after several PS3 exclusive titles received AAA scores and were praised for being high quality cinematic experiences...two completely different bashes.

The PS3 being a movie player, was in reference to the PS3 exclusives being "movies". Didn't you know this? You pulled a thread specifically referring to movies  and  games? Well done. That doesn't prove me wrong, it just means that the indiciduals using the term "movie" utilized a well-used word.

It's been a massive trolling point for Lems. Games like Uncharted/MGS4/Killzone/etc/ have been referred to movies on countless occasions.

If Microsoft does not start getting serious about games again System Wars is gonna end up a pretty boring place. And my faith in Microsoft is fading daily.

timbers_WSU

[QUOTE="casharmy"]

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

The PS3 was called a movie player, due to the PS3 exclusives being seen to play as  movies.

You clearly misconstrued the idiom.

lundy86_4

I didn't misconstrue anything, don't know why you would suggest I did, It was bashed by lems saying it was a blu-ray payer and not a game macheine.  

"About the nonstop PS3 bashings for being a movie player."

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/26789083/about-the-nonstop-ps3-bashings-for-being-a-movie-player.?msg_id=309776149

(and there are dozens more threads and or posts I could pull up to confirm what I'm saying so trying to dismis this particualr thread would be pointless)

The "exclusives being seen to play as movies" damage control from lemmings came after several PS3 exclusive titles received AAA scores and were praised for being high quality cinematic experiences...two completely different bashes.

The PS3 being a movie player, was in reference to the PS3 exclusives being "movies". Didn't you know this? You pulled a thread specifically referring to movies  and  games? Well done. That doesn't prove me wrong, it just means that the indiciduals using the term "movie" utilized a well-used word.

It's been a massive trolling point for Lems. Games like Uncharted/MGS4/Killzone/etc/ have been referred to movies on countless occasions.

it's ok I sitll have the other link...I'll make it nice and big for you so you don't get confused as to what the reference is about 

here is another thread that more explicitly says exactly what I said to you.

"The PS3 is a movie player masquerading as a game console."

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/25417577/the-ps3-is-a-movie-player-masquerading-as-a-game-console.?page=0

BEFORE PS3 has MGS4 and lems started the "PS3 games are movies" damage control they were simply saying PS3 as a console was a movie player becuase of blu-ray so please stop the damage control on this

Ouch.

So you ignored this *bold* part of my post to post the same reply and pretend what you are saying is was right..

it's ok I sitll have the other link...I'll make it nice and big for you so you don't get confused as to what the reference is about 

here is another thread that more explicitly says exactly what I said to you.

"The PS3 is a movie player masquerading as a game console."

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/25417577/the-ps3-is-a-movie-player-masquerading-as-a-game-console.?page=0

casharmy

Ignored? Nope. I actually read that part. I simply didn't have a frame of reference for when the term was utilized. If you want, I can admit to the term being utilized both for the system being  an actual  movie player, and for the games being  movies. Does that help? I guess I was simply talking the  more modern  usage, rather than the outdated threads that you are posting.

Are we arguing the semantics over the use of the term? I don't even know anymore. I'm actually quite drunk.

As to your edit... There is no damage control. I have no damage to control.

cows think this means its going to only be a cable box, lol, how desperate are they?

IPTV is the next big content market/shift and XBL seems like a great way to introduce it but its been an uphill battle because cable companies are behemoths and content providers are still a bit iffy about the idea. Most content providers are still aiming for a larger consumer base and not a more invested consumer base, which IPTV is trying to aim for because it's going to create a free market of channels. It's great in many ways but it's going to cause a lot of disruption in the channel market. Nonstop-Madness

Cable companies are  terrible  for giving up ground. Cogeco have only just started to upgrade their internet service. They have only  just  introduced HD On Demand.

The complete package. Only on Xbox. ShoulderOfOrion

You guys do reliaze that both the 720 and ps4 will sell more than 60 million in thier lifetimes right. Although as things are looking i expect ps4 to be the 'wii' of this generation, but not like the ps2.

tyloss

cows think this means its going to only be a cable box, lol, how desperate are they?

Mr720fan

I think it will be similar to how phones can play games. Just really crappy versions of games. :lol:

lol,  people in this thread attacking the PS3.

Because,  PS4 =  positive positive positive news

and

xflop 720 = negative negative negative news.  and konnect

[QUOTE="timbers_WSU"]

If Microsoft does not start getting serious about games again System Wars is gonna end up a pretty boring place. And my faith in Microsoft is fading daily.

shawn30

lol,  people in this thread attacking the PS3.

Because,  PS4 =  positive positive positive news

and

xflop 720 = negative negative negative news.  and konnect

DarthaPerkinjan

Microsoft won't worry about anything as long as they have the largest video game market in the world in their corner

Well looks like they're giving lems what they want: no games.kuraimen

[QUOTE="kuraimen"]Well looks like they're giving lems what they want: no games.MBirdy88

[QUOTE="kuraimen"]Well looks like they're giving lems what they want: no games.MBirdy88

[QUOTE="MBirdy88"][QUOTE="kuraimen"]Well looks like they're giving lems what they want: no games.kuraimen

[QUOTE="MBirdy88"][QUOTE="kuraimen"]Well looks like they're giving lems what they want: no games.R3FURBISHED

[QUOTE="timbers_WSU"]

If Microsoft does not start getting serious about games again System Wars is gonna end up a pretty boring place. And my faith in Microsoft is fading daily.

shawn30

[QUOTE="tonitorsi"]

[QUOTE="-RocBoys9489-"]Some people can't handle change, consoles need to evolve and do more than focus on games. This isn't the 90s and 00s anymore.sanim02

So you Lemmos have shaded the PS3 all gen long because of Bluray (Teh Movie Station) and threw shade @ exclusives like Heavy Rain for their heavy cinematic concept....but when Microsoft announces they are making a Cablebox...."its time to EMBRACE teh change"

I can't with this dumbassery :lol:

Well this idiot is one of the bigger lemrats that avoid the sunlight of SW lol. Riverwolf, Blackass, stevothelemming, game360, etc lol. Typical. :D

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="casharmy"]

I didn't misconstrue anything, don't know why you would suggest I did, It was bashed by lems saying it was a blu-ray payer and not a game macheine.  

"About the nonstop PS3 bashings for being a movie player."

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/26789083/about-the-nonstop-ps3-bashings-for-being-a-movie-player.?msg_id=309776149

(and there are dozens more threads and or posts I could pull up to confirm what I'm saying so trying to dismis this particualr thread would be pointless)

The "exclusives being seen to play as movies" damage control from lemmings came after several PS3 exclusive titles received AAA scores and were praised for being high quality cinematic experiences...two completely different bashes.

casharmy

The PS3 being a movie player, was in reference to the PS3 exclusives being "movies". Didn't you know this? You pulled a thread specifically referring to movies  and  games? Well done. That doesn't prove me wrong, it just means that the indiciduals using the term "movie" utilized a well-used word.

It's been a massive trolling point for Lems. Games like Uncharted/MGS4/Killzone/etc/ have been referred to movies on countless occasions.

it's ok I sitll have the other link...I'll make it nice and big for you so you don't get confused as to what the reference is about 

here is another thread that more explicitly says exactly what I said to you.

"The PS3 is a movie player masquerading as a game console."

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/25417577/the-ps3-is-a-movie-player-masquerading-as-a-game-console.?page=0

BEFORE PS3 has MGS4 and lems started the "PS3 games are movies" damage control they were simply saying PS3 as a console was a movie player becuase of blu-ray so please stop the damage control on this

[QUOTE="kuraimen"]Well looks like they're giving lems what they want: no games.MBirdy88

It's great for the people who like inFAMOUS like me. It is nice to have choices...instead of only shooters.

[QUOTE="R3FURBISHED"][QUOTE="MBirdy88"] Yea because killzone and infamous are so amazing I simple will die if I cant play them :roll:MBirdy88

Uncharted sells about the same as Gears. Gran Turismo has sold more than any Microsoft franchise. God of War was a high seller until this last one just like Gears.

Thing is Sony makes diverse games...not just shooters or what will sell the most copies. May not be the best business strategy, but it is why I support them over Microsuck.

[QUOTE="sanim02"]

[QUOTE="tonitorsi"]

So you Lemmos have shaded the PS3 all gen long because of Bluray (Teh Movie Station) and threw shade @ exclusives like Heavy Rain for their heavy cinematic concept....but when Microsoft announces they are making a Cablebox...."its time to EMBRACE teh change"

I can't with this dumbassery :lol:

-RocBoys9489-

Well this idiot is one of the bigger lemrats that avoid the sunlight of SW lol. Riverwolf, Blackass, stevothelemming, game360, etc lol. Typical. :D

The lemrat is mad. :D Oh ho ho watch out guys! We have a badass over here!! :lol: 

I'm far superior to you son, so sit the fk down. :) 

[QUOTE="-RocBoys9489-"]Some people can't handle change, consoles need to evolve and do more than focus on games. This isn't the 90s and 00s anymore.tonitorsi

So you Lemmos have shaded the PS3 all gen long because of Bluray (Teh Movie Station) and threw shade @ exclusives like Heavy Rain for their heavy cinematic concept....but when Microsoft announces they are making a Cablebox...."its time to EMBRACE teh change"

I can't with this dumbassery :lol:

You guys are surprised by this? Microsoft couldn't care less about gaming or gamers. Their focus from day one has been trying to take over your living room. 

The only reason why they went through with gaming with the original Xbox & with the 360 (at least from the beginning) & didn't go through their original plan is because they had no choice when they wanted to garner a large userbase. Sony's also in this business for the living room as well, but the difference is that they've been pushing games more. 

Whatever you like it or not, Nintendo's the only company that cares about gaming. 

Can't wait to spend 500$ to watch TV.

[QUOTE="tonitorsi"]

[QUOTE="-RocBoys9489-"]Some people can't handle change, consoles need to evolve and do more than focus on games. This isn't the 90s and 00s anymore.DrTrafalgarLaw

So you Lemmos have shaded the PS3 all gen long because of Bluray (Teh Movie Station) and threw shade @ exclusives like Heavy Rain for their heavy cinematic concept....but when Microsoft announces they are making a Cablebox...."its time to EMBRACE teh change"

I can't with this dumbassery :lol:

Can't wait to spend 500$ to watch TV.

silversix_

And the consumer will commit 100% to its focus on not buying an xbox

how much extra is that going to be

I keep coming back to the feeling that a subscription service plus a payment method $300 system for tv and games isn't going to do well in the current market. People right now see an extra bill as something they can do without, in this current economy buying a device that works without having to pay a monthly bill is way more financially smart then buying a system that requires monthly paymentsand I can see a lot of people opting out of the new xbox because of it.

[QUOTE="-RocBoys9489-"]Some people can't handle change, consoles need to evolve and do more than focus on games. This isn't the 90s and 00s anymore.tonitorsi

So you Lemmos have shaded the PS3 all gen long because of Bluray (Teh Movie Station) and threw shade @ exclusives like Heavy Rain for their heavy cinematic concept....but when Microsoft announces they are making a Cablebox...."its time to EMBRACE teh change"

I can't with this dumbassery :lol:

took some of the words right out of my mouth.

This isn't evolving anything, they just want to get their mediabox in every household. it's all about numbers for them.

It's not even goina be a game console is it...