Activision does not support Xbox online.. and xbox in europe still not impressive

Add another to the list..

Some game publishers have balked at Microsoft\'s plan to control the online platform, which could shift the balance of pricing power back to Microsoft as hardware provider, an unaccustomed change in an industry where game software has carried the higher margins.

The nature of the closed Xbox network and the gap in the user base between he two consoles -- more than 30 million worldwide for PS2 and close to 4 million worldwide for Xbox -- "just did not make it an opportunity we wanted to chase," said EA\'s vice-president of marketing Frank Gibeau. "I think there\'s a whole slate of issues we\'re working with Microsoft on."

Activision\'s Kotick was more succinct.

"Nobody\'s signed up for Xbox Live," he said.

Kotick said the Xbox was running about neck-and-neck with Sony in Europe after a sharp price cut in late April, essentially supporting Microsoft\'s own claim for the more recent success of the console that had struggled to find a foothold.

For his part, Gibeau said EA did not see any bump for Xbox sales at all since the price cut.

"The word that we have is that Sony is kicking butt," he said, saying the GameCube probably had an advantage in what he called "the race to number two."

Sony this week claimed unilateral victory in what it called the "console wars," saying its own recent price cut was boosting sales and that it had built an unassailable lead against both Nintendo and Microsoft.

I said that xbox live was a bad idea, and aparently its starting to show, without EA and Activision, online gaming on the xbox became even lower.

And, dropping the price in europe did very little, that is bad news as the price musta had little to do with bad xbox sales, content and brand name were just as important.

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MS is a software company.  Not a game company.

Some people say well look at Sony they had nothing to do with games until PS so MS can do the same thing.

They forgot Sony is an Entertainment company.

MS knows jack about games, Bill Gates knows jack about games.  

Their reason for getting into gaming was the soul purpose of crushing the PS2, which was a bad idea.  I dont know.  Maybe they thought they could do it with money.

The system is doomed, IMO.

No numbers?

Just more rumors/some company mouthing again.

Originally posted by nonamer
No numbers?

Just more rumors/some company mouthing again.

EA is one company you dont want mouthing against you.

Originally posted by Clowd


EA is one company you dont want mouthing against you.

Honestly, I could go without EA...Sega and MS will provide plenty of sports.

Activision on the other hand...is there something official yet?  As in we will not be supporting Xbox Live...

Activision on the other hand...is there something official yet? As in we will not be supporting Xbox Live...

I think its offical as you can get without being offically offical

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no EA?   no activision?

EA completely dominates the gaming sports realm

this is TERRIBLE news

:P

Originally posted by Chrono


I think its offical as you can get without being offically offical

This is so typical of a Sony Fanboy such as yourself.  When rumours abound of certain games getting ported or going exclusive you yell "Where\'s the official announcement?!?".

I\'ll wait until it\'s official:cool:

Nobody\'s signed up for x box live yet?  Ouch... Isnt it suppose to launch in 6 months?

Well it seems most x box gamers are happy enough playing sega and MS games online so I dont think this will effect them.

Originally posted by Clowd
Nobody\'s signed up for x box live yet?  Ouch... Isnt it suppose to launch in 6 months?

Well it seems most x box gamers are happy enough playing sega and MS games online so I dont think this will effect them.

That\'s not true...who\'s making Unreal Championship?  They\'re signed up, Shayde vs. monsters...there are several.  I\'ve misplaced my XBox magazine with all the companies...as soon as I find it you\'ll know...

This is so typical of a Sony Fanboy such as yourself. When rumours abound of certain games getting ported or going exclusive you yell "Where\'s the official announcement?!?".

Activision dissed MS, how more offical do you need it.
Why would they say nobody signed up for it if they did themselves?
How does that make me a fanboy..
and if you own multiple consoles, why should it matter to you anyway?

I just wanted to point out that you are a hypocrite...that\'s all.

Diss does not equal official or set in stone for that matter...there is still plenty of time for MS to shower Activision with money;)

Diss does not equal official or set in stone for that matter...there is still plenty of time for MS to shower Activision with money

That sure worked with EA.. :rolleyes:
That is the offical xbox fanboy solution for everything, pay them money.

Originally posted by Chrono


That sure worked with EA.. :rolleyes:
That is the offical xbox fanboy solution for everything, pay them money.

GO MONEEYYYYY!!:laughing:

I dunno about you, but I think MS making Xbox Live a broadband only closed network is going to completely screw them over.  For being their first console, they need as much leverage as they can get.

They need to allow Xbox owners to play against PS2 and GC owners in cross-platform online games if the developers of the game program it in.  They need to allow 56k owners to access the network.  Despite them claiming that over 50% of Xbox owners have broadband, I have a hard time believing them... although they don\'t have that many systems out there, so it could be true.  If they had as many systems out there as Sony the number might be more like 10%.  Assuming the number MS said at E3 is true, do they really think that preventing 50% of your userbase from accessing their network is a good idea?

Nintendo and Sony probably have the best idea for the online plans IMO, allowing everyone to access the network if they choose to.  Except for Sony\'s SOCOM, it\'s going broadband only, which is stupid... hopefully they will change it, but at least they have the option to.  MS can\'t do that with anything.  It\'s broadband or nothing with Xbox Live.

I just don\'t see Xbox Live doing very well at all.  I\'m sure it will have some great games for it, but I really think MS shot themselves in the foot with the choices they made.