Sony\'s Ultimate Plan for the X-Box on Launch day.....

Yes, when DC launched it was the single biggest one day launch of anything in entertainment ever. Episode 1, N64, Titanic and everything else ate its dust as it broke records. It was for awhile the fastest selling console ever too for months after it\'s release. I still don\'t understand why Sega pulled out... @ $99 every report is saying that DC is still flying off shelves.... If only I was a billionaire, I would personally finance Sega to stick with DC, in addition to paying CD/Eidos to finsh Soul Reaver 2.... dreams........

ahem.... on the topic, I don\'t think any single game will keep people interested in XB away from it. The hardcore will be there on launch day just like with PS2, DC, N64 etc. The mainstream, while talking about it, rarely puts down and buys a console on launch day.

Sony will probably do something rather than just sit there and allow the X-Box to be launched in peace. I think that the Final Fantasy X idea is a good idea. Although on the other hand why should us PS2 gamers who are waiting for games have to wait longer whilst the release date fits around Microsoft\'s console?

i heard that square will launch ffx at the same launch time as gamecube... apparently they think that sony\'s only rival is nintendo... (a hint mabye???)
a 100$ price drop would kill the x box...... especially if it didnt have some AAA titles at launch.............

I think it would rockss one week before (drop the console price and launch FFX)

Originally posted by Adan
I think it would rockss one week before (drop the console price and launch FFX)

Would that rule

i think it would be a good idea to release ffx a couple days before or after the x-box!!! it would be just like how ff7 crushed N64.

Originally posted by EThugg
Yes, when DC launched it was the single biggest one day launch of anything in entertainment ever. Episode 1, N64, Titanic and everything else ate its dust as it broke records. It was for awhile the fastest selling console ever too for months after it\'s release. I still don\'t understand why Sega pulled out... @ $99 every report is saying that DC is still flying off shelves.... If only I was a billionaire, I would personally finance Sega to stick with DC, in addition to paying CD/Eidos to finsh Soul Reaver 2.... dreams........

Of course they are flying off the shelves, they\'re only $99.  I got a Dreamcast when the price dropped and a ton of 2d fighting games for really cheap.  It was a no brainer to get one.

Sega was losing tons of money on the Dreamcast.  That\'s why they pulled out.  They are just trying to gain as much money as possible with these last Dreamcasts that are on the shelves.  And do you really think it had that much of a chance against the Xbox, NGC, and the PS2?  I don\'t think it would have lasted long against all three systems, and I think Sega thought the same thing.

ahem.... on the topic, I don\'t think any single game will keep people interested in XB away from it. The hardcore will be there on launch day just like with PS2, DC, N64 etc. The mainstream, while talking about it, rarely puts down and buys a console on launch day. [/B]

Yeah, hardcore gamers that are really anticipating the Xbox won\'t change their mind because of one or two great games.  As long as the Xbox has some great launch titles, it will sell pretty well.

Yeah, before the launch would definitely be best, but they should at least do it two weeks before the launch of the xbox. A price drop for the console, then the release of FFX, it would DEFINITELY be throwing a bone to those who have the cash but just aren\'t quite settled in their decision. Sony know they have to do something, and I think that would be an awesome move. As well as that, platinum titles, it would DEFINITELY draw some crowds then..

I think you guys overestimate the X-box.
There is....NO hype.
I didn\'t even know much about it until I got onto the net. Right now, I believe the only people who know about it are the hardcore gamers like yourselves

The average gamer probably doesn\'t know much about it, and probably aren\'t too interested.

I wouldn\'t be surprised if the X-box flopped..
then again I wouldn\'t be surprised if the X-box *destroyed* the PS2 ( :burn: )

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It\'s the GameCube that you guys should be worried about.
I believe that sonies best bet would be to attempt and destroy the Gamecube\'s release.

They\'ll definitely drop the price by about £100 then bring out plantinum games.  No doubt about it.  The same thing happened with the ps one when N64 came out.

Originally posted by Ignorant
I think you guys overestimate the X-box.
There is....NO hype.
I didn\'t even know much about it until I got onto the net. Right now, I believe the only people who know about it are the hardcore gamers like yourselves

The average gamer probably doesn\'t know much about it, and probably aren\'t too interested.

Not yet anyways.  They are going to do this promotional thing with Taco Bell.  That will get it way hyped up.

Fast food...and a gaming console.

odd combo

well, they\'ll have to really (REALLY) impress some people.

When is the Xbox release date?

Restaurants are played out, Sony used Pizza Hut for a big promotion for the Playstation and Crash Bandicoot series.

Originally posted by Majin Prince
i think it would be a good idea to release ffx a couple days before or after the x-box!!! it would be just like how ff7 crushed N64.

That perfectly explains why the N64 launch was the largest money making and console selling in history at that time. :rolleyes: The N64 was hammered! :rolleyes: Dammit it really sucked out! :rolleyes: (just using the rolleyes to get the point across).  

Sony should exucute that plan about 3 weeks before the Xbox launch so everyone will forget about it and be more interested in PS2.

You know what happened when this kid who doesn\'t really even play games said when he over heard me talking about the PS2 about 6 months before it released? "thats gonna rock!". Not because of what I was saying but because he knew what playstation was. When the same guy over heard me talking about XBOX recently he said "What the **** is an XBOX?". And this is a mainstream, ambercrombie fitch wearing type.  THat definitly demostrates the hype difrence.  Just go to IGN.com and check out the number posts in the xbox forum compared to the PS2 forum.  Don\'t get me wrong, I think the Xbox will rock in its own right, but right now it doesn\'t look Like it\'s gonna get as much mainstream support.