 nornradd
join:2002-03-13 O Fallon, MO | reply to nornradd Re: Good article on why Microsoft will fail
In a related article I can't type...here is the correct link:
»www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25367.html |
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  Karl Bode News Guy join:2000-03-02
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| Read that....the thing is they don't address that users will be able to connect via both Any ISP (like they can do now) and via the XBox live system. Essentially the service will be for "newbies", while experienced gamers can take the high road.
They also assume that "success" for Microsoft is dominating the console market. that's not their goal...their goal is to just sit and the table and etch out a place so they can eventually control the set top market down the line....It's pretty heavily argued that the Xbox was only approved as a valid trojan horse in order to tap into the inevitable trend in electronics wherein one box controls the cable, games, video recording, and more....
Microsoft is willing to lose billions to get there. -- Palpatine for Senate |
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  jplove71 IBEW 113 Premium join:2001-03-16 Colorado Springs, CO
| reply to nornradd said by John Lettice, The Register: Microsoft will have a clutch of games ready for the big push, headlined by Star Wars Galaxies and online versions of current Xbox games, including Halo.
Apparently he doesn't know that HALO can already be played online. -- Go Diamondbacks! |
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  Karl Bode News Guy join:2000-03-02 | And Tony Hawk 3 I believe....
When you want Microsoft to fail, facts don't matter. -- Palpatine for Senate |
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  jplove71 IBEW 113 Premium join:2001-03-16 Colorado Springs, CO
| said by Leviathan: And Tony Hawk 3 I believe....
Yep. THPS3 does have online capability already. At least for the PS2 it does.  -- Go Diamondbacks! |
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  Karl Bode News Guy join:2000-03-02 | I honestly haven't tried it yet, I'm really an on-line PC gamer...are there other current X-box titles that can be played via gamespy arcade? -- Palpatine for Senate |
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  jplove71 IBEW 113 Premium join:2001-03-16 Colorado Springs, CO
| said by Leviathan: I honestly haven't tried it yet, I'm really an on-line PC gamer...are there other current X-box titles that can be played via gamespy arcade?
As of right now, I believe that the only game that can be played online with an X-Box is HALO. -- Go Diamondbacks! |
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  hardflip Mindfield Premium join:2002-02-28 Andover, MA | reply to Karl Bode You can play Halo. Tony Hawk 2x and 3, and NascarHeat on »gamespy.com and »xbconnect.com. |
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 Kearnstd Elf Wizard Premium join:2002-01-22 Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to jplove71 Starwars Galaxies will be a PC game first then goto console if it works out on PC. starwarsgalaxies.station.com -- Student by day, Wizard by night. |
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