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elSicomoro · 02-26-2003, 07:01 PM

Dave makes some interesting points...and they concern me.

MS is making gonzo bucks. They control the operating system of most computers, they control the browser tool of most computers, and now they're losing money on X-Box...yet not breaking a sweat.

Here's my concern: If MS can get games exclusive to X-Box, then what'll happen? Will MS slack off and not feel obliged to make X-Box better? Will a PS2 or PS3 or PS65 become a niche machine?

For the past 20 years, game systems have gotten better...there's been competition more or less. I can remember having my Atari 2600, but then getting an Intellivision, then seeing the 7800 come out, then the NES. One system has generally ruled the market (NES, Genesis, PSX), but there's always been a nice alternative (Sega Master System, SNES, N64). With Nintendo falling off and Sega pulling out of systems, I just hope someone out there will be ingenious and innovative enough to still offer a nice alternative.

02-26-2003, 07:01 PM	#12
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Dave makes some interesting points...and they concern me. MS is making gonzo bucks. They control the operating system of most computers, they control the browser tool of most computers, and now they're losing money on X-Box...yet not breaking a sweat. Here's my concern: If MS can get games exclusive to X-Box, then what'll happen? Will MS slack off and not feel obliged to make X-Box better? Will a PS2 or PS3 or PS65 become a niche machine? For the past 20 years, game systems have gotten better...there's been competition more or less. I can remember having my Atari 2600, but then getting an Intellivision, then seeing the 7800 come out, then the NES. One system has generally ruled the market (NES, Genesis, PSX), but there's always been a nice alternative (Sega Master System, SNES, N64). With Nintendo falling off and Sega pulling out of systems, I just hope someone out there will be ingenious and innovative enough to still offer a nice alternative. Last edited by elSicomoro; 02-26-2003 at 07:03 PM.