Re: [SLUG] Xbox

From: Paul M Foster (paulf@quillandmouse.com)
Date: Fri Jan 25 2002 - 18:01:26 EST


On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 02:06:00PM -0500, Derek Glidden wrote:

> On Thu, 2002-01-24 at 18:38, Paul M Foster wrote:
>
> > BTW, anyone know how Xboxes are really selling? I've heard a lot of hype
> > from gamers who really wanted them, but no hard data.
>

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> I'm not impressed with the numbers or the reports "from the field." I
> think the only thing that could conceivably "save" the Xbox for
> Microsoft is that they've discontinued _both_ their WebTV and UltimateTV
> divisions and moved the engineers over to the Xbox division.

Really? I've heard that they're recently resurrecting their UltimateTV
thing again, after a long dormancy.

> Frankly, I think Microsoft put their foot in it yet again by trying to
> come up with something that will "do everything" and winding up with
> something that sort of does everything, but none of it particularly well
> enough nor compelling enough to have people use it.

Maybe, but Microsoft has the money to wait it out, while they continue
to hype it. Eventually....

Paul



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