MS ‘PRETTY COMFORTABLE’ WITH ECONOMY, EXPECTS 2:1 DOMINANCE OVER PS3 (XBOX-360-GAMES.NET)
MS ‘Pretty Comfortable’ With Economy, Expects 2:1 Dominance Over PS3
From gamasutra.com (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21094 ): [QUOTE] Speaking at today’s annual BMO Capital Markets Interactive Entertainment Conference, the company’s Entertainment and Devices Division corporate VP and CFO discussed the challenges confronting the industry in the current climate. “In tough economic times, people tend to cut back on very high-ticket items like travel and automobiles, but they still want to be entertained. Video games already offer some of the most hours of entertainment per dollar than any other form of entertainment.” “It’s not to suggest that video games are recession proof, but… even in hard times, people want entertainment more than ever, and video games offer a greater value for the money.” “But also, a lot of what the interactive games business is driven by is the cycle of the platform, where you are in the platform, where you are in price points, and the titles that are out in the market today,” said Mount. And consumers have responded; according to Mount, console sales increased 42 percent month over month, 62 percent in Europe and a hefty 500 percent in Japan. “Later today, NPD is going to release October sales… and we expect these numbers will show that we continue to outsell [PS3] by a ratio of two to one.” [/QUOTE] Full Story: gamasutra.com (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21094 ) From gamasutra.com:
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Speaking at today’s annual BMO Capital Markets Interactive Entertainment Conference, the company’s Entertainment and Devices Division corporate VP and CFO discussed the challenges confronting the industry in the current climate.
“In tough economic times, people tend to cut back on very high-ticket items like travel and automobiles, but they still want to be entertained. Video games already offer some of the most hours of entertainment per dollar than any other form of entertainment.”
“It’s not to suggest that video games are recession proof, but… even in hard times, people want entertainment more than ever, and video games offer a greater value for the money.”
“But also, a lot of what the interactive games business is driven by is the cycle of the platform, where you are in the platform, where you are in price points, and the titles that are out in the market today,” said Mount.
And consumers have responded; according to Mount, console sales increased 42 percent month over month, 62 percent in Europe and a hefty 500 percent in Japan. “Later today, NPD is going to release October sales… and we expect these numbers will show that we continue to outsell [PS3] by a ratio of two to one.”
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Full Story: gamasutra.com
Source: www.xbox-scene.com
Microsoft Confirms New Xbox 360 Console Banning
From majornelson.com (http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/11/11/xbox-360-console-banning.aspx ): [QUOTE] I’ve gotten a few messages and seen some forum threads pop up on console bannings so I thought I’d post and let folks know what’s up. In our our continued effort to keep gameplay safe and secure for our community of more than 14 million members, Microsoft has taken action against a small percentage of Xbox 360 consoles that have been illegally modified in order to play pirated games. You should know that modifying your Xbox 360 console is also a violation of the Xbox LIVE terms of use (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/legal/legal-tou.htm ), will void your warranty and result in a ban from Xbox LIVE. The health of the video game business depends on customers paying for the genuine products and services they receive, both from manufacturers and the local companies that support them. We will continue to employ and bolster anti-piracy security measures to counter piracy in the gaming industry and improve security in the Xbox LIVE community. [/QUOTE] Report your Xbox LIVE status: forums.xbox-scene.com (http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=666197 ) From majornelson.com:
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I’ve gotten a few messages and seen some forum threads pop up on console bannings so I thought I’d post and let folks know what’s up. In our our continued effort to keep gameplay safe and secure for our community of more than 14 million members, Microsoft has taken action against a small percentage of Xbox 360 consoles that have been illegally modified in order to play pirated games. You should know that modifying your Xbox 360 console is also a violation of the Xbox LIVE terms of use, will void your warranty and result in a ban from Xbox LIVE. The health of the video game business depends on customers paying for the genuine products and services they receive, both from manufacturers and the local companies that support them. We will continue to employ and bolster anti-piracy security measures to counter piracy in the gaming industry and improve security in the Xbox LIVE community.
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Report your Xbox LIVE status: forums.xbox-scene.com
Source: www.xbox-scene.com
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