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October 14, 2009
2:41 PM
HoraceQS commented on:
Brutal Legend (Xbox 360): Brutal Legend
The demo sold me when the song they used over the ending credits was "Deadly Sinners" by 3 Inches of Blood. Only someone who really loves and understands the genre would use that song.

ENEMIES OF METAL... YOUR DEATH IS OUR REWARD!
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2:35 PM
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March 10, 2009
1:04 AM
HoraceQS commented on:
Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360): Resident Evil 5
What about the death animations? The demo's decapitations were not shown and although it's a minor point it would be a real step backwards as far as I'm concerned. The brutal deaths your character could suffer was essential to the horror feel of the game, which seems to have suffered.
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January 18, 2009
5:37 PM
HoraceQS commented on:
How the hell was this ever controversial?!
"What exactly about the PS3 was innovative?(Blu-ray doesn't count as a PS3 innovation.)"

I already listed the things that PS3 did that no other console did before. Those new things may not have swayed you, but you can't just dismiss them. Did XBox even have integrated HDMI in the beginning?

"I just think so far Xbox beat Sony to the punch. "

Yeah, all I'm saying is that Microsoft is ultimately a destructive force in most areas where it gains a significant market share and that I doubt they will suddenly break the mold in the video game industry.
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January 17, 2009
11:44 PM
HoraceQS commented on:
How the hell was this ever controversial?!
"Well, it just seems to me Sony was stagnate and dropped the ball by thinking PS3s were just going to practically sell themselves on the strength of the name alone."

Unless you count all the new features like Blu-Ray and Wireless Integration out of the box a new archetecture and free online. Sony clearly tried to do new things with the PS3, I would actually make the argument that they overreached because those features made the console too expensive.


"It's good hardware but thats only gonna get you so far if you don't have the games and marketing to support it in my opinion."

And here it is, for everyone who says exclusives don't matter and that it's not a big deal when formerly exclusive franchises go multi-platform. Of course they matter.
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6:50 AM
HoraceQS commented on:
How the hell was this ever controversial?!
First of all, the XBox is not a good piece of hardware and it took a class action lawsuit to get Microsoft to recognize it and treat their customers with respect. Second, the game industry has never seen a company like Microsoft before.

They could strangle this industry like they have the computer operating system market. Are there other OSs out there? Sure. Are some of them good? Definitely. Do any of them have a prayer of breaking out of a niche market? Nope.

And what has Microsoft done with their huge market share? Stagnate, beat down the opposition with marketing and questionably legal tactics. Do you really think they will be different here?

Let's hope so, but I'm not holding my breath.
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January 16, 2009
7:13 PM
HoraceQS commented on:
How the hell was this ever controversial?!
"However, they simply aren't big enough to "kill" Sony, and their involvement will only perpetuate competition leading to an overall better experience for the end-user: you."

Sony is in bad shape right now, they will survive but will they continue to make their gaming division the priority it has been? Or will they compete with MS by adopting MS style strategies like "get it out fast and get it cheap quick" leading to RROD style mass hardware failures?

Microsoft hasn't beaten the PS3 with quality. Third parties made the XBox what it is today.
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4:40 PM
HoraceQS commented on:
How the hell was this ever controversial?!
"everybody run screaming horace said microsoft is going to destroy the world ahhhh he was right my 360 is turning into a terminator"

Do you have a rebuttal to my argument with an actual informed opinion?
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5:01 AM
HoraceQS commented on:
How the hell was this ever controversial?!
I know this will probably just be perceived as flame bait but I'm not going to bend to popular opinion. Microsoft entering and gaining significant market share in the world of console gaming is a step in the wrong direction. If Microsoft becomes the number one name in hardcore gaming for more then a generation you will regret it.

They have a pattern. They use their bottomless marketing dollars to attract attention to their low quality "ME TOO" version of a popular product and leverage a few whizbang features to build an audience.

Once they kill the competition, they stagnate and years down the line you have bloated, barely functional garbage. It happens in nearly every Microsoft product line.

The PS3 had a slow start because it's innovative features added to the cost of the system and the complexity of development. They thought most people would stick to the PS2 until the price of the PS3 came down. At least they tried to do new things.

Do you think Microsoft will be experimenting with new system architectures and pushing new types of media into the next few XBoxs? Or will we ultimately end up with XBox Vista?

Microsoft's success in the games market will be destructive in the long term. It's just what they do.

Also, there is a double standard when it comes to accepting exclusive content. "Exclusive content sure is stupid, it's great that all these franchises are multi-platform so I can play them on my wonderful XBox... LOOK AT ALL THESE COOL XBOX EXCLUSIVES!"

Ugh.
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1 month 13 days ago on Brutal Legend (Xbox 360): Brutal Legend
The demo sold me when the song they used over the ending credits was "Deadly Sinners" by 3 Inches of Blood. Only someone who really loves and understands the genre would use that song.

ENEMIES OF METAL... YOUR DEATH IS OUR REWARD!
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8 months 18 days ago on Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360): Resident Evil 5
What about the death animations? The demo's decapitations were not shown and although it's a minor point it would be a real step backwards as far as I'm concerned. The brutal deaths your character could suffer was essential to the horror feel of the game, which seems to have suffered.
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10 months 9 days ago on How the hell was this ever controversial?!
"What exactly about the PS3 was innovative?(Blu-ray doesn't count as a PS3 innovation.)"

I already listed the things that PS3 did that no other console did before. Those new things may not have swayed you, but you can't just dismiss them. Did XBox even have integrated HDMI in the beginning?

"I just think so far Xbox beat Sony to the punch. "

Yeah, all I'm saying is that Microsoft is ultimately a destructive force in most areas where it gains a significant market share and that I doubt they will suddenly break the mold in the video game industry.
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10 months 10 days ago on How the hell was this ever controversial?!
"Well, it just seems to me Sony was stagnate and dropped the ball by thinking PS3s were just going to practically sell themselves on the strength of the name alone."

Unless you count all the new features like Blu-Ray and Wireless Integration out of the box a new archetecture and free online. Sony clearly tried to do new things with the PS3, I would actually make the argument that they overreached because those features made the console too expensive.


"It's good hardware but thats only gonna get you so far if you don't have the games and marketing to support it in my opinion."

And here it is, for everyone who says exclusives don't matter and that it's not a big deal when formerly exclusive franchises go multi-platform. Of course they matter.
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10 months 10 days ago on How the hell was this ever controversial?!
First of all, the XBox is not a good piece of hardware and it took a class action lawsuit to get Microsoft to recognize it and treat their customers with respect. Second, the game industry has never seen a company like Microsoft before.

They could strangle this industry like they have the computer operating system market. Are there other OSs out there? Sure. Are some of them good? Definitely. Do any of them have a prayer of breaking out of a niche market? Nope.

And what has Microsoft done with their huge market share? Stagnate, beat down the opposition with marketing and questionably legal tactics. Do you really think they will be different here?

Let's hope so, but I'm not holding my breath.
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