08.09.10
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Suffers From “Storage Problem”
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? █
twitter said,
August 9, 2010 at 9:07 am
Oh the joy of playing an advertisement for a text editor… It is a little more creative than the embarrassingly lame fairy tale propaganda they produced for the “ribbon interface” that everyone hated. I must be one of about 500 people that bothered to look at those. The games should go over about as well as the Windows 7 launch parties. In short, the Microsoft Office cash cow is down, someone call the knacker or McDonalds.
Andrew Macabe said,
August 9, 2010 at 11:05 am
Lack of common sense; a never-ending supply of arrogance; no regard whatsoever concerning the consumer/customer. Three traits clearly visible in today’s American business executives. Is it any wonder most companies are spiraling downward?