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3:45 AM on 06.02.2009
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E3 09: Microsoft press conference live blog
You guys were crazy busy today.
I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I found the first day of E3 2009 kinda boring.
I am kinda disappointed... I don't think I'll be getting any of the exclusives or use any of the new features except xbox tall.
No its not just you, I was really hoping for MS to define themselves as something other than the me too console.Sony's pushing technology and the boundary's of gaming limits, Nintendo is offering innovation (quality is questionable) and I wanted MS to go here's were we stand, here's our mark on the gaming industry, but it didn't happen.Just a bunch of sequels I knew were coming with no real improvements outside the its a sequel enhancements.
Guess the 360 is on the backburner another year in my house.
Now, onto your actual point? Yeah, their hardware sucks ass compared to others, so if you're tight on money and can afford only one console, get the console you prefer with the games you like the most. Otherwise, really, even RRoD shouldn't prevent you from enjoying some of the good exclusives and XBLA for online gaming. Heck, even I own one and I rarely use it over my PS3 since I'm not into online multiplayer gaming unless it's an MMO.
My veiw exactly, a couple of the things they've said today have made me think, "damn, should I go against everything i believe and get an Xbox too?" but then I'm still against paying for some broken piece of hardware and i really don't agree with them buying up all the exclusive deals, DLC deals and screwing over the competition, nor will i be paying for an online gaming service.
As you say, they throw money, gimmiks and celebrities at their market and hope that they fool enough people into buying their broken system.
I'm not going to be biting.
You seem a pretty well informed guy, any chance you know where I can catch the Ninty and Sony conferences live? Stuck at work at the moment and no time to look :)
I can only hope for nintendo and sony's conferences to show off more games with actual gameplay footage and less FMV.
Thank yu 4 tha sujestiun. Also, congratulasons on poentn ot the shourt comengs of uthrs.
Nearly all the games had in game footage, I'm confused as to which conference you were watching?!
And what is everyones deal with wanting to be surprised, in this day and age keeping anything a surprise is almost impossible and besides we are not fucking children...PEEK-A-BOO!