Xbox 360 next shipments

[Titan]

Originally posted by mm
variety?
50% (if not more) of the titles are EA rehash sports games and yet more FPS\'s

where was the fighter?
and most importanly...the allmighty RPG

Not to mention the majority are sequels or beefed up versions of already launched titles.

They shouldn\'t have bothered with Japan until the new year.  They\'re not such big Chrismas shoppers, and without a launch RPG, the writing was on the wall for a failure.  

Had they done so, met more of the demand in NA and Europe, this would have been at least a decent launch.  Still probably sold out in those areas, and Ebay selling 360s, but not as high.  This could have been followed by a better launch than this dismal one in the new year for Japan.  Afterall the people buying a box in Japan were the hardcore fans, who would buy one Chrismas or not.

^^^^

If you\'d have said that a few months ago you would\'ve been in line for a hiring and then a promotion within Microsoft.

-Dan

Originally posted by mm
not even close
more like the N64 launch

PS2 launch wasn\'t that wonderful, and like Xbox 360 didn\'t have any real new titles to choose from until Feburary / March after launch

The PS2 did try to work in a little more variety, but overall I still think in the terms of launch overall quality of games the PS2 and Xbox 360 are pretty close. There really wasn\'t that much to get all jazzed about with the PS2 launch lineup either. the PS2 launch was good, with a few rock solid titles mixed in. Very similiar to the Xbox 360

I spotted 2 360 core systems on the shelf at my local Walmart last night.  Not a real good sign for the #1 hot item this holiday but to be fair when xbox launched here I could have still picked one up on Xmas eve. A GC? No.

In contrast it wasn\'t until June after launch before I saw a PS2 sitting on the shelf at the same two stores- Walmart & KB (now gone). For what its worth take into account its a population of 60K that has at least a 1 1/2 hour drive to the next closest place to buy a console.

Yeah, I don\'t know that it means much either. Interesting though.

You should tell some people in my area about those consoles sitting on the shelves.  Just a couple days ago hundreds more people camped out for the second wave of 360\'s that came in.  At pretty much every EB, Best Buy, and Circuit City.

Just watch Ebay. Xbox 360\'s aren\'t fetching anything close ot what they were. Many of the people who were willing to wait for the system wanted to make a profit

Breakdown of the 360 launch titles

Remember, 12/18 of them were ports, not exactly a great start.  PDZ, COD3, and PGR3 are basically the only ones that \'shine\' (ie, exclusive, next-gen content).  Someone mentioned gun... they didn\'t even upgrade the textures on that one, so yeah, higher res, but looks bad on HDTV.

For PS2, I remember seeing: Dynasty Warriors 2 (A favorite of mine still), SSX (I was never a big fan, but the series did well), Madden NFL 2001, Armored Core 2, DOA2, Summoner (the all important RPG, one of 4 at launch), Ridge Racer, Smuggler\'s Run.  Nothing to great on the list with the possible exception of DW2, but then again, the list had anough \'good\' games in every genre and niche to meet initial market demands.  I also remember that seeing those initial PS2 demos and games before release made me excited to be buying a console again.  They left PCs, the DC, and the PS1 in the dust.  That\'s what a new generation is supposed to do.  I\'m hoping the PS3 will do that, but only time will tell.  The 360 excited me for a few games, PDZ, for instance, but others I would rather play on PC (with keyboard/mouse).  With MS being so in bed with the PC market, I know that if I just wait, most good things on 360 will come (fable, halo).

[Bobs_Hardware]

Tekken Tag and TimeSplitters owned the PS2 launch.

Still great games.

Oh Jebus Bozco, you live in Ohio, what the hell else is there to do? :lmao: Okay, j/k sorry. Like I tried to say already, my neck of the woods had Xboxs aplenty too when there was almost no chance of finding one in a major US city. Though I do remember keeping an eye on ebay at the time, both GC and Xbox were selling right at retail plus shipping.  

I was in the Bay Area last Saturday and saw no more than a half dozen folk lined up outside of a Best Buy about 4:00 PM for a shipment that was supposed to be there earlier that day. Not a lot of action for such a dense population considering how few consoles were released in the first shipment.

Tekken Tag and TimeSplitters owned the PS2 launch.

Hey, that\'s right. How is it FatalX failed to mention both?

Originally posted by Bobs_Hardware
Tekken Tag and TimeSplitters owned the PS2 launch.

Still great games.

I bought Timesplitters, SSX, and the Summoner

All 3 games were a good time IMO.

omg, don\'t let LIC see you saying that

/hides

[GmanJoe]

I thorougly enjoyed SSX and Dynasty Warriors 2. Coming from PSX, it was leaps and bounds in graphical sploogeness.

Originally posted by Heretic
Oh Jebus Bozco, you live in Ohio, what the hell else is there to do? :lmao: Okay, j/k sorry. Like I tried to say already, my neck of the woods had Xboxs aplenty too when there was almost no chance of finding one in a major US city. Though I do remember keeping an eye on ebay at the time, both GC and Xbox were selling right at retail plus shipping.  

Could be the hype built up differently in each area I guess.  I\'m a camera rep inside a circuit city and all I hear is parents coming looking for the next available 360\'s.  Also, Ohio>Cali

As for SSX, it\'s still the best of them.  The untracked map on it was so tight.

[Bobs_Hardware]

Sorry Daryl, Summoner was good too.

Flawed, sure. But solid as hell.