Wario64 said:
jarrod said:Well, I think Xbox should have a decent first half... though it could always do what N64 did, and dry up immediately in anticipation of the next console...
WarPig said:Oddworld Stranger is about 90 times better than anyone could have ever guessed, by the way.
DFS.
WarPig said:The game was never scheduled to come out this fall, I don't think. So far as I can recall, it was always announced for "Winter 2005," i.e. the first quarter of next year.
DFS.
Actually, I doubt that's in the cards given the hardware losses (which are likely still going on). Xbox wasn't really designed for a long term lifecycle, it was really a short term repsonse actually... hence the turn around for Xenon. Microsoft seems pretty eager to jump start next generation and end this one... PS2 has a long life ahead of it as a bugdet machine and GC could potentially as well but Xbox seems doubful imo.sonycowboy said:I think it has a pretty bright future as a budget system.
jarrod said:Actually, I doubt that's in the cards given the hardware losses (which are likely still going on). Xbox wasn't really designed for a long term lifecycle, it was really a short term repsonse actually... hence the turn around for Xenon. Microsoft seems pretty eager to jump start next generation and end this one... PS2 has a long life ahead of it as a bugdet machine and GC could potentially as well but Xbox seems doubful imo.
sonycowboy said:I've seen your hype jobs with MGS2, and I can't take you seriously any more. Sorry![]()
Oh sorry. I agree.sonycowboy said:THanks for reading my second sentence![]()
I think this is the main reason for the media blackout on Xenon. Last generation Dreamcast, PS2 & GameCube were all unveiled a year before release, with tech demos and system casings and whatnot, yet we're only a year away from Xenon and Microsoft isn't saying anything. :/sonycowboy said:Basically, I agree. But if I were a publisher, that means I'd be pulling support now. So for that reason, they might keep it going for awhile.
jarrod said:I think this is the main reason for the media blackout on Xenon. Last generation Dreamcast, PS2 & GameCube were all unveiled a year before release, with tech demos and system casings and whatnot, yet we're only a year away from Xenon and Microsoft isn't saying anything. :/
They've got plenty of quality titles lined up for 2005... Psychonauts, Forza, Unreal Championship, Conker, Kameo, Mech Assault 2, Jade Empire, Stranger, and a few japanese gems.