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[Musashi Wins!]

This is real? Out of a major publication?

How bizarrely wonderful.

 

[maximum360]

Wow. The Xbox 360 has the largest amount of media hate I've ever seen.

Methinks there's likely more MS hate really than Xbox 360 hate.

I don't expect to see the same when Sony launches next year (but anything's possible).

 

[PhatSaqs]

Methinks there's likely more MS hate really than Xbox 360 hate.

Nail....head.

 

[COCKLES]

Dear Lord...I love the Atari VCS for was it represents... but let's not kids ourselves.

Still give the reporter props for being OLD SKOOL....and staying in the OLD SKOOL. :lol

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Holy shit, this guy is the Markets Editor at Forbes? Hahahahahaha. Wonderful. He looks a little insane too, but I don't want that to really enter the circle. He writes like a drug addict. Again, I applaud Forbes for their dedication to the surreal.

Any chance this guy is French?

btw, is there any doubt that I'm going to play DragonStomper by emulation today? No, there is not.

 

[puck1337]

That is one of the most genuinely weird gaming articles of our lifetime.

 

[COCKLES]

Holy shit, this guy is the Markets Editor at Forbes? Hahahahahaha. Wonderful. He looks a little insane too, but I don't want that to really enter the circle. He writes like a drug addict. Again, I applaud Forbes for their dedication to the surreal.

Any chance this guy is French?

Or has shares in Sony? :lol

Seems like the type of guy who has a picture of Bill Gates on his dartboard and home. Perhaps he asked Bill for an interview once and Bill told him to get in line noob.

 

[littlewig]

This is what happens when you rush out your console before Sony's without any real compelling reason to buy it besides being a huge hardcore gamer or being a *couchxbot*cough


The mainstream media was bound to attack MS and Xbox360. They aren't the market leader and they are trying tooutdo Sony. Man, this article reminds me of the craziness in Washington.

Gaming War > Politics

 

[monkeyrun]

other than he sounds weird ... his points are pretty spot on actually.

 

[MarkMacD]

This is what happens when you rush out your console before Sony's without any real compelling reason to buy it besides being a huge hardcore gamer or being a *couchxbot*cough

I think this is what happens when you haven't played a game in 20 years and suddenly you're assigned a story on what a lot of people are talking about and it's due in an hour and you still gotta buy the turkey and get to the airport to pick up the in-laws and be home in time for little Susie's play but oh hell you'll just shit out some stream-of-consciousness in ten minutes here that no one will notice or care about cause who plays those damn game tapes anymore anyway right?

 

[happyfunball]

Holy Hell that shit was great!

Not for the conclusion or whatever point that dude was tryin to make but for the pure fuckin hardcore lunacy of it.

Dragonstomper? I grew up with Atari and I never even heard of that shit.

 

[shpankey]

"Has there ever been as confused a launch as the Xbox 360?"

The only one confused seems to be him.


"Want the one with the hard drive but don't want (or need) the wireless controller or component cable? Tough. Buy the composite cable and wired controller separately."

The composite cable comes with it. It's a hybrid cable that has both component and composite, there's no need to buy another cable.


"The influence of movies and the movie industry has destroyed the gaming field in recent years. Is it possible to play a game that doesn't have tiresome cinematic introductions and cut scenes interspersed? Even more disingenuous are the screen shots from those clips passed off as actual scenes of game play."

What games is he talking about? Does he have this confused with the whole PS3 e3 deal about showing CGI? I'm confused at what the hell he's talking about.


As for the rest of that article... holy insanity batman :lol 2600 best console of alltime? dragonslayer best game of alltime and can never be surpassed? :lol

I can barely believe this is for real... and it's scary to know that an editor approved this shit. My 8 year old little girl knows more about gaming than this fool.

I think this is what happens when you haven't played a game in 20 years and suddenly you're assigned a story on what a lot of people are talking about and it's due in an hour and you still gotta buy the turkey and get to the airport to pick up the in-laws and be home in time for little Susie's play but oh hell you'll just shit out some stream-of-consciousness in ten minutes here that no one will notice or care about cause who plays those damn game tapes anymore anyway right?

so true. :lol

 

[Ranger X]

oh my god, the article started good but it went down to hell quite fast.


bias over racing games: -1

bias over consoles/gaming: -1

want no story, less immersion and genreless games - go to hell.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

terrible article...

 

[Shompola]

He is right about oblivion. Major dissapointment that game is not coming out until sometime 2006.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

Brother?!

I concur.

Cinematics take away from precious time cleaving the skulls of hundreds of Chinaman in half! I <3 DW3.

May Blade Storm deliver more of the same with less filler cinematic crappy pappy.

 

[SantaC]

Actually it's a valid rant imo. Too many cutscenes in today's games.

 

[littlewig]

Actually it's a valid rant imo. Too many cutscenes in today's games.

non-gaming indeed.

 

[typhonsentra]

I don't understand all the terrible article comments. I think he brings up a lot of good points actually. Is it just angry Xbots or what?

 

[TAJ]

>>>I don't understand all the terrible article comments. I think he brings up a lot of good points actually. Is it just angry Xbots or what?<<<

I think people are just shocked to see such an unprofessional piece come from Forbes.

 

[Duck of Death]

Holy shit Dragon Stomper

 

[kaching]

This isn't a knock on the Xbox 360, it's brilliant viral marketing for DragonStomper.

 

[tahrikmili]

sounded more like a poorly written gaf soapbox than a forbes article..

 

[vitaflo]

So a rare 2600 Super Charger cassette tape game is the reason the x360 sucks?

Man, pass me whatever he's smoking.

 

[Troidal]

Let me just summarize this lameass article but in more familar terms...

"I think the PS3 sucks because I like Super Mario Brothers on the NES! Booya, take that suckaz!"

Seriously. Some of these "writers" shouldn't get paid.

 

[djtiesto]

the PS3 games that people are interested in aren't sequels, so Sony should rightfully get a break.

Sounds like most people are more hyped by Heavenly Sword and Lair than MGS4, GTAx , GT5, Tekken tag 2, Killzone 3, etc.

Are you sure about this? Because from what I've seen, MGS4 is by far the most hyped next gen game...

 

[thorns]

Are you sure about this? Because from what I've seen, MGS4 is by far the most hyped next gen game...

check your sarcasm detector

 

[Nathan Barley]

The confusion may be intentional. Microsoft likely hoped to cover up its lack of original games available at launch.

What an insane conclusion to draw. No sensible business would ever try and scare consumers away from the hardware in order to 'cover up' the fact that the launch software isn't that amazing. That's just not a viable business plan.

 

[Letter to Elise]