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E3 a lesson in history

Flatbread

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With all this bullcrap about how this generation is already won because Sony put on a good show at E3 yearly geekfest just makes me think of 2001 E3, which being a geek i was there.


You know who sucked big time, Xbox. I spent the whole time there, and halo was was chugging badly on the multiplayer screens, nothing was exciting at all.


You know who won, hands down, was the gamecube and that amazing star wars game. The people were mobbing the booth, microsofts booth was in comparison deserted. The best looking game was that star wars game.

Sony was somewhere in the middle, not really making a huge impression, but still had alot of games showing off and dominated in terms of games running off there console.


Now, who is in last place this generation? who is getting killed in North America, the same company that killed at E3 when they unveiled the gamecube.

It is likely Sony will win this generation, but I take all this forum sensationalism with a grain of salt. Its about who can make great selling games, and thats when to get excited, WHEN THE ACTUAL GAMES ARE RELEASED.

Its like getting excited about the pregame show of the superbowl, only the crazed fans care enough to matter.

I realize this whole messaqe is largely in vein, just cant stand these forum idiots who need to downplay xbox and nintendo presentations with "ONE CONSOLE FUTURE" or "SONY HAS WON THIS GENERATION" without playing a game. Sometimes I wonder why companies put so much into advertising when it hardly ever inpires me to buy there product, then i read these forums and realize how powerful it can be to influence some people.

Well, may the best games win this generation, atleast I know there will be good games on all the systems.
 
The Take Out Bandit said:
Sony domination is inevitable.

Welcome to the One Console Future.

Hehe :lol

Well sorta, I don't expect MS to make up much, if any, ground next gen.

EDIT:

To further elaborate, I think the xbox 360 will do well with Xbox Live, and make the hardcore fanbase very happy.. they better hope Sony does not unveil a xbox live clone thats cheaper before launch :D
 
I thought GC sucked and Xbox was better that year. And the Bungie fan party videos had everything to do with my decision. What do I win?
 
I keep reading these history lessons, and the only thing I get from it is that history does NOT repeat itself.
Yes, winning E3 has nothing to do with winning the console war. To win you need brand recognition, hardware superiority, marketing, games, timing, money etc.
Whoever has the most advantages wins.
This gen Sony has everything , MS has the money and Nintendo has nothing. End of story.
 
Although I agree with you on some level, your thread is entirely predictable. Most of the stuff your bitching about has already been discussed in half a dozen other threads.
 
Not even the same situation. Apples and Oranges. Sony being the market could have coasted through the next year and have been ok. But what they did is a brillaint move. They have a ton of hot PS2 software on the show floor, and at the same time laid out their next gen plans amazing everyone. It doesn't guarantee anything, but when the market leader comes out of the E3 conference roaring and giving a next gen beat down to the competition you take notice. Moreso than a distant second/third place opponent.

Post E3 it's really funny when you think about things. MS and Nintendo were the ones who were rumored to be doing all the chest thumping while Sony supposedly would keep their cards close to their chest. It ended up being MS and Nintendo who came out of E3 with a whimper.
 
Flatbread said:
With all this bullcrap about how this generation is already won because Sony put on a good show at E3 yearly geekfest just makes me think of 2001 E3, which being a geek i was there.


You know who sucked big time, Xbox. I spent the whole time there, and halo was was chugging badly on the multiplayer screens, nothing was exciting at all.


You know who won, hands down, was the gamecube and that amazing star wars game. The people were mobbing the booth, microsofts booth was in comparison deserted. The best looking game was that star wars game.

Sony was somewhere in the middle, not really making a huge impression, but still had alot of games showing off and dominated in terms of games running off there console.


Now, who is in last place this generation? who is getting killed in North America, the same company that killed at E3 when they unveiled the gamecube.

It is likely Sony will win this generation, but I take all this forum sensationalism with a grain of salt. Its about who can make great selling games, and thats when to get excited, WHEN THE ACTUAL GAMES ARE RELEASED.

Its like getting excited about the pregame show of the superbowl, only the crazed fans care enough to matter.

I realize this whole messaqe is largely in vein, just cant stand these forum idiots who need to downplay xbox and nintendo presentations with "ONE CONSOLE FUTURE" or "SONY HAS WON THIS GENERATION" without playing a game. Sometimes I wonder why companies put so much into advertising when it hardly ever inpires me to buy there product, then i read these forums and realize how powerful it can be to influence some people.

Well, may the best games win this generation, atleast I know there will be good games on all the systems.

You're comparing the PS3 to the Gamecube? Hey, that's great.
 
AniHawk said:
You're comparing the PS3 to the Gamecube? Hey, that's great.
im not comparing ps3 to gamecube (???)

im saying people making e3 into a giantic mountain when its really just a hill. They are sensationalizing, falling for hype, deer in headlight.

Im saying the big event is when we actually get to play the games, not see screenshots and go gaagaa googoo. I pointed out that at e3 in 2001 gamecube kicked xbox ass and still wound up losing badly in north america, showing that these forums are rampant with hype mongers who are easily excited and jump the gun.

It would be fine if they were just hyped about there console, but they have to put down nintendo and ms as obviously inferior, WITHOUT PLAYING ONE GAME they have their mind made up.
 
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