Comments on: XBox360 Acceptance – Off to a really bad start

By: Dan Seitz

Dan Seitz — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 18:29:01 +0000

Graphics zombies (my friend Nathaniel calls them graphics whores) are honestly the only people buying the 360 right now. Everyone I know who likes gameplay is holding off and seeing what’s coming down the pike for the 360 because the launch titles are so damn bland and unimpressive. To be totally honest, the only games that stimulate my interest are the zombie game featured on the console trailer and the Dead or Alive game, and I’m not paying $460 just to bash someone’s head against some stairs.

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Groby Unplugged » Blog Archive » Four Weeks Of Blogging — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:00:45 +0000

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By: Robert Blum

Robert Blum — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:37:34 +0000

I doubt this round will be decided by the hardcore graphics fans. So getting negative press now impacts MS, and it impacts the whole market. I just pray Sony gets a better start – otherwise, we’ll see a serious industry shakeout. (As opposed to just a shakeout, which we’ll see anyways)

By: Dan Seitz

Dan Seitz — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:50:19 +0000

Some of it's launch troubles, but some of it is the corporate mentality. Microsoft is used to having a monopoly and the idea that people will ditch their product en masse is foreign to them. Seriously, they don't get it, they see that they're the only next-gen system on the market and they think "Well, people HAVE to upgrade, don't they?" They're just too used to people jumping when they say frog.

All that said, all will probably be forgiven by the graphics zombies once "Halo 3" comes out.