Microsoft's Xbox 360 Suffers From “Storage Problem”
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2010-08-09 07:52:07 UTC
- Modified: 2010-08-09 07:52:07 UTC
Summary: Microsoft's behind-the-competition product is starting to hit its limits and developers complain
THERE'S very little news about "Xbox" these days. It is not going too well, especially after the management left (it's a miracle that they can even keep it running after such disturbances). Microsoft is left further behind the Japanese consoles, despite many price cuts and PR. Now the technical disadvantages take their toll, too. From the news:
Xbox's lack of Blu-ray a 'problem' for developers
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Mercury Steam boss Dave Cox told CVG sister mag Xbox World 360 that the problem of studios being unable to compress a full game onto a single DVD will be something Microsoft experiences "more and more" over the next few years.
The folks at Castlevania complain that Xbox 360 has a "storage problem" [
1,
2], which led them to putting a game on 2 discs rather than 1 [
1,
2,
3]. This problem will become greater as time goes on. Microsoft's product is technically inferior.
In other news,
Microsoft is producing propaganda games: "Using interactive games to promote products and services is a relatively new marketing strategy that is quickly becoming popular with businesses across industries. Now, ReadWriteWeb reports Microsoft is using online games to tout the power and capabilities of its Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 programs."
These are games that Microsoft can at least profit from. Microsoft lost billions of dollars on Xbox. Why even keep it alive?
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2010-08-09 14:07:01
Andrew Macabe
2010-08-09 16:05:42