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Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: mjps21983 on May 20, 2002, 08:43:28 AM
Damn rich man!!!

http://www.msnbc.com/news/754693.asp (http://www.msnbc.com/news/754693.asp)
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: nataku on May 20, 2002, 09:11:32 AM
Why don\'t they actually try getting some better games out faster instead of just throwing money into the system, I\'m sure that would have much more of an impact on how well it does...
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: Ashford on May 20, 2002, 09:14:57 AM
Let the flames begin...
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: ooseven on May 20, 2002, 10:15:05 AM
What a Load of :crap:




plus its in the wrong forum

if i see any Console related :crap: in my Beloved Off topic...ill have their GUTS for Garters !
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: mjps21983 on May 20, 2002, 10:19:12 AM
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Originally posted by ooseven
What a Load of :crap:




plus its in the wrong forum

if i see any Console related :crap: in my Beloved Off topic...ill have their GUTS for Garters !


SORRY, I knew it was in the wrong forum, but when I realized where I posted it it was too late.
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: QuDDus on May 20, 2002, 10:29:13 AM
I see no point in online gaming. I think it\'s way too far off to be thinking of online console gaming. Until broadband is everywhere and cheaper and I have no life that I spend time playing video games on the web. I won\'t be bothered with online gaming.
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Post by: ooseven on May 20, 2002, 10:37:43 AM
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Originally posted by QuDDus
I see no point in online gaming. I think it\'s way too far off to be thinking of online console gaming. Until broadband is everywhere and cheaper and I have no life that I spend time playing video games on the web. I won\'t be bothered with online gaming.


you know you Don\'t need Braodband for internet gaming

it does help but its not the be all and end all of online gaming

i used to play a lot of TFC via my 56k modem with little to no lag on the right server.

By Going Broadband only the X box is "shooting" themselfs in the foot as many of us 56ker don\'t have cable or ASDL access but still enjoy online gaming


ah well looks like the Online side is yet another area where the PS2 will Totaly dominate over the X box


Whats the Thumping sound i here ?

no what is another nail in the X box\'s Coffin
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: mm on May 20, 2002, 12:11:58 PM
ouch, the stockholders will be pissed in the long run
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: KillaX on May 20, 2002, 01:29:21 PM
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Originally posted by ooseven


Whats the Thumping sound i here ?

no what is another nail in the X box\'s Coffin


No it is the X-box trying to get out of the Coffin because it is by the Jaguar, 3do and other DEAD consoles!


:hat:ScottyJ:hat:
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: clowd on May 20, 2002, 02:05:53 PM
x box live wow...looks like your average internet service to me...
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Post by: Ginko on May 20, 2002, 02:14:21 PM
^
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With that tiny little bit of info, anyone could come to that conclusion.  Fortunately there is more to it than that...
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Post by: clowd on May 20, 2002, 02:15:48 PM
They will never match Sony by allowing you to download stuff like movies.
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Post by: Ginko on May 20, 2002, 02:21:17 PM
How do you know exactly what you can and can\'t do with either system...as far as I know neither company has released all plans and capabilities.

And you seeming to be ignorant about any other console than PS2 doesn\'t give you much credibility here...
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: clowd on May 20, 2002, 02:25:12 PM
I read the report so I just as much as you do about this new x box live.

Look at the x box hard drive.  what is it 7 gigs?  how many movies could you fit on that?  how many games?
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: Ginko on May 20, 2002, 02:30:20 PM
Being that I\'m not the expert, I have no idea.  But I do know you haven\'t a clue either...

Did you also know about the communication aspect, dedicated server...I\'m guessing no.

Once again, I just think you are extremely short sighted and most of your post prove this...
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: clowd on May 20, 2002, 02:39:36 PM
Anyone who purchases a x box is short sighted.

ahem
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: Ginko on May 20, 2002, 02:43:50 PM
I would usually ignore this, but I\'m bored.

Please explain why I am short sighted for owning an Xbox...
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: clowd on May 20, 2002, 02:50:35 PM
You bought the x box that is why.  Did you even check to see if it had any exclusive games besides one?

*well at least any good exclusive games
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: Ginko on May 20, 2002, 03:02:00 PM
"Good" is all in personal taste...

I saw Halo, Munch, Project Gotham, DOA3, Jet Set Radio Future, and then seeing all the 3rd parties developing games.  Yes I did my homework...9 games later I\'m satisfied and looking toward games like Shenmue II, Crash, Panzer Dragoon, Sega GT 2002, Brute Force, Halo 2, Unreal Championship, Vexx, Malice, Duality, Strident...I know Vexx and Malice are multiplatform but I like knowing I can get the "shinier" version...
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: clowd on May 20, 2002, 03:04:38 PM
You can have your MS brand I\'m sticking with Sony.

SoNy is DA bOmB
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: Ginko on May 20, 2002, 03:07:56 PM
I actually have the choice...I own a PS2 and Xbox.
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: mm on May 20, 2002, 03:37:28 PM
yeah, i bought the xbox just to play oddworld

:)
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: Ginko on May 20, 2002, 03:41:01 PM
That\'s oddworld dedication!!

Munch, Halo, and JSRF are my favorites so far...although I haven\'t played them or the Xbox for that matter in probably about 2 months.  And my friend has my PS2 with FFX and FFIX...he despises FFX:)
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: SwifDi on May 20, 2002, 03:43:41 PM
When will my Sega CD have online capabilities?
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: Bobs_Hardware on May 20, 2002, 08:00:42 PM
looks like we can put Clowd in the Terry Bogard category when it comes to defending the PS2  ;)

hes quite the troll you see.. doesnt support anyones opinions but his own..
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: clowd on May 20, 2002, 08:16:10 PM
Make rational sense.
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: Bobs_Hardware on May 20, 2002, 08:23:28 PM
ok..

hows this for rational sense..

YOU = STUPID

hows that?  :)
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: clowd on May 20, 2002, 08:25:17 PM
No good.  Try again.
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: kokopuphz on May 20, 2002, 08:27:59 PM
I was just wondering... How does one come up with 180 posts in a little over a week?  A lot of info, or just a bunch of spam?

Anyhoo about the M$ online strategy...  I dunno..  Personally it\'s a possibility which M$ has left, yet I have this really bad feeling of where M$ is headed right now as with the entire xbox console/online gaming thing.

Personally, I believe that too much of a marketing push makes the system less viable.  Like any bad movie that has way too many commercials, I kind of think M$ is spending way too much time and money trying to push the console.  I mean, I know its probably not a bad thing, and its probably the only thing that they could really do... but then again, I keep thinking back to the days when the original playstation first came out.  I don\'t remember Sony making a humongous push for the console, or going all out crazy with their marketing plots.  I think that they were rather respective on the marketing side, and let the console do its own talking.  Everyone (the masses of people) were crazy about their SNES and Genesis, yet after a few years, the Playstation became a hit with everyone.  M$ is in the same situation as was Sony back then (somewhat).
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: clowd on May 20, 2002, 08:33:34 PM
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Originally posted by kokopuphz
I was just wondering... How does one come up with 180 posts in a little over a week?  A lot of info, or just a bunch of spam?


Alot of info:D

Sure took you a while to get this far...
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: kokopuphz on May 20, 2002, 08:46:32 PM
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Originally posted by Clowd
Sure took you a while to get this far...

Yes, I have to admit.. You\'re what I aim to be.  You are Michael Jordan, I am Jason Williams.  You are Michael Schumacher, I work at the valet parking lot.

and by information, are you referring to "You can have your MS brand I\'m sticking with Sony. " or  "SoNy is DA bOmB" or "Anyone who purchases a x box is short sighted" or  "They look like any other x box game to me."  I\'m sorry.. I failed to see any relevant information in any of the 180 (30 posts a day?) posts I\'ve seen by you so far
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: clowd on May 20, 2002, 08:52:24 PM
What are you trying to say?
Title: Microsoft will announce on Monday a billion-dollars to online gaming.
Post by: kokopuphz on May 20, 2002, 09:01:35 PM
This isn\'t your local playground where you could sit and make lame remarks about others, or be the big headed fanboy that you want to be.  You posted a while back that you are "new having hard time to adjust to this culture of the message board."  Well, correct me if I\'m wrong, but this is one message board which is open to people\'s opinions as long as there is logical reasoning which backs those opinions up.  Not a little message board full of PS2 fanboys who\'s only life is to dismiss everything that is not associated with Sony.  Those are my points.
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Post by: Bobs_Hardware on May 20, 2002, 09:24:06 PM
Clowd is from K-Pax.. its common knowledge anyone from K-Pax is a big fat spammer who doesnt respect anyones opinion if it differs from his own.. and has a small penis..

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