No more good xbox titles!

[Jay]

It seems like microsoft has just given up on thee original xbox, ive notice the last couple months no good or any xbox games at all.

[InfinityBlade]

Sucks, don't it?

I'm guessing that Half-Life 2 is pretty much going to be the last exclusive (console-wise) Xbox title of any note. :\

[Artimus Gigan]

Samurai Showdown 5 is coming this month

[Sigma]

It seems like microsoft has just given up on thee original xbox, ive notice the last couple months no good or any xbox games at all.
Microsoft will no longer support the Xbox as far as first-party software goes.

Still have alot of great games comming out for the Xbox though, most are also comming to the 360, but there are still games like Black to look foward too.

[Frank Castle]

I already sold my xbox to prepare for getting a 360 this spring.

[Zapages]

Have you guys not seen Prince of Persia The Two Thrones?

[Artimus Gigan]

Have you guys not seen Prince of Persia The Two Thrones?
That's not X-Box exclusive

[.Automatisch]

Yea, this is so dissapointing. Not that I personally care, because I was ready for the 360 anyways, but its so ridiculous that MS just up and decided to not support the XBox with new 1st party titles.

[Dark Fact]

Way to give the XBOX fans the finger, MS! :mad:

It's amazing that Microsoft could just support their first gaming console like mad then drop it like a bad habit the moment their new console hit the market. It almost seems like the original XBOX wasn't worth jack to them!

[Noukon]

snake']Yea, this is so dissapointing. Not that I personally care, because I was ready for the 360 anyways, but its so ridiculous that MS just up and decided to not support the XBox with new 1st party titles.

Yeah, as someone who just bought an Xbox last year, the relatively short life cycle they gave it kind of pisses me off. It's a main reason why I don't plan on getting a 360 for a good long while.

[Ickis]

Yeah, as someone who just bought an Xbox last year, the relatively short life cycle they gave it kind of pisses me off. It's a main reason why I don't plan on getting a 360 for a good long while. Yea,sorry to hear that,personally I don't like it that they're not making games for the Xbox,it's probably so more people buy the X360 or because they don't give a hoot for the Xbox,Yea Bill Gates,we're talking about your company!!!:mad:

[Drachentöter]

Every company does this, including Nintendo.

Hell, they tend to give up on their systems years ahead of time. Have you seen the Gamecube library? All there really is to look forward to first-party wise is Zelda (surprise, also on the Revolution).

[Noukon]

Every company does this, including Nintendo.

Hell, they tend to give up on their systems years ahead of time. Have you seen the Gamecube library? All there really is to look forward to first-party wise is Zelda (surprise, also on the Revolution).
There is a lot wrong with this statement.

Nintendo uses five-year lifecycles for their consoles. The Xbox got four.

Their support doesn't dwindle as quickly as Microsoft's has for the Xbox. Case in point: Their major swan-song for the GameCube, Zelda, is coming out the year after MS dropped Xbox support. Also, there are have been a number of smaller Nintendo-published titles since the 360's release, and are more to come.

Zelda is not "also on the Revolution." The Revolution will play all GameCube games, which obviously includes Zelda. If you're going to count this as "also on the Revolution," and claim that this shows a lack of support for the GameCube, then there are hundreds of PS2, Xbox, and GameCube titles that apparently don't count as support for their respective consoles.

[Artimus Gigan]

There is a lot wrong with this statement.

Nintendo uses five-year lifecycles for their consoles. The Xbox got four.

Their support doesn't dwindle as quickly as Microsoft's has for the Xbox. Case in point: Their major swan-song for the GameCube, Zelda, is coming out the year after MS dropped Xbox support. Also, there are have been a number of smaller Nintendo-published titles since the 360's release, and are more to come.

Zelda is not "also on the Revolution." The Revolution will play all GameCube games, which obviously includes Zelda. If you're going to count this as "also on the Revolution," and claim that this shows a lack of support for the GameCube, then there are hundreds of PS2, Xbox, and GameCube titles that apparently don't count as support for their respective consoles.

I think he means Big name releases, the cube is very sparce from here on out in terms of exclusives, and X-Box was Microsoft's firsts console so I would not say that 4yr cycle is a standard for Microsoft, I mean Nintendo dropped Virtua Boy very quickly, yet the N64 and the others lived a normal life, infact IIRC the NES lived longer than it's breatheren.

[Drachentöter]

There is a lot wrong with this statement.

Nintendo uses five-year lifecycles for their consoles. The Xbox got four.

Their support doesn't dwindle as quickly as Microsoft's has for the Xbox. Case in point: Their major swan-song for the GameCube, Zelda, is coming out the year after MS dropped Xbox support. Also, there are have been a number of smaller Nintendo-published titles since the 360's release, and are more to come.

Zelda is not "also on the Revolution." The Revolution will play all GameCube games, which obviously includes Zelda. If you're going to count this as "also on the Revolution," and claim that this shows a lack of support for the GameCube, then there are hundreds of PS2, Xbox, and GameCube titles that apparently don't count as support for their respective consoles.

I was really commenting on the industry as a whole and used Nintendo as an example, because it's the only system I buy franchises for. I will continue to be a Nintendo customer, I was just disappointed with the few A-list titles that came out for the Gamecube. I actually blame it on the more competitive market which made Nintendo look toward hardware development earlier (the DS, the Revolution).

Yes, the GC lasted longer than the XBox, but that's because Microsoft is freakishly obsessed with being "ahead of the curve" despite quality issues. If the market trend continues, the next consoles will last for an even shorter period and only a handful of worthwhile titles will be released.

I'm just saying, Microsoft isn't the only company more preoccupied with next-gen than current gen. You can thank the mainstream "realism is freaking awesome" mentality for that.

[Noukon]

I think he means Big name releases, the cube is very sparce from here on out in terms of exclusives,

First of all, I really don't think that was what he meant.

Second, big-name releases are just about all it has going for it.


and X-Box was Microsoft's firsts console so I would not say that 4yr cycle is a standard for Microsoft,

Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. They did cut the first Xbox's life short, however.


I mean Nintendo dropped Virtua Boy very quickly, yet the N64 and the others lived a normal life, infact IIRC the NES lived longer than it's breatheren.

You have got to be kidding me. Nobody bought the Virtual Boy. It was an abysmal failure. They sold millions of N64s, and millions of NESes, and probably a few thousand Virtual Boys. Citing the Virtual Boy as an example of Nintendo failing to support something is just ridiculous. It would have been ludicrously stupid of them to support it!


I was really commenting on the industry as a whole and used Nintendo as an example, because it's the only system I buy franchises for. I will continue to be a Nintendo customer, I was just disappointed with the few A-list titles that came out for the Gamecube. I actually blame it on the more competitive market which made Nintendo look toward hardware development earlier (the DS, the Revolution).

Ah, I think I misunderstood you a bit. Though, I don't think they're jumping forward too much with the Revolution. They seem to be on about the same timeframe with the GC-to-Rev changeover as they were with the N64-to-GC changeover.


Yes, the GC lasted longer than the XBox, but that's because Microsoft is freakishly obsessed with being "ahead of the curve" despite quality issues. If the market trend continues, the next consoles will last for an even shorter period and only a handful of worthwhile titles will be released.

Yeah, I'm seeing that as a very scary trend. The fact that it's happening at the same time as game console technology is "plateauing" could easily lead to another industry crash (consumers will eventually get sick of paying more and more for what will amount to minor graphical increases for them).


I'm just saying, Microsoft isn't the only company more preoccupied with next-gen than current gen. You can thank the mainstream "realism is freaking awesome" mentality for that.

I would disagree, to some extent; Nintendo is taking their sweet time, and Sony isn't in any real rush to upgrade (given how popular the PS2 is, and how hard it will be for them to retain that popularity with this next generation). Microsoft has pushed the 360 much harder and much faster.