Comments on: Xbox 360 sales best PS3 for first time in Japan http://www.vtoreality.com/2008/xbox-360-sales-best-ps3-for-first-time-in-japan/2100/ VTOR - Virtual TO Reality, featuring Second Life Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:28:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Atlanta Computer Repair Guy http://www.vtoreality.com/2008/xbox-360-sales-best-ps3-for-first-time-in-japan/2100/comment-page-1/#comment-11069 Atlanta Computer Repair Guy Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:15:24 +0000 http://www.vtoreality.com/?p=2100#comment-11069 I think with all of the extra features that the Xbox 360 offers that the PS3 just doesn't (think playing all of your music/picture/video files on your media center pc from your 360), that it's only natural that the 360 succeeds. I like my 360, I've been using it for over 3 years, had the red rings once, fixed it myself, and have been happy ever since. I think with all of the extra features that the Xbox 360 offers that the PS3 just doesn’t (think playing all of your music/picture/video files on your media center pc from your 360), that it’s only natural that the 360 succeeds. I like my 360, I’ve been using it for over 3 years, had the red rings once, fixed it myself, and have been happy ever since.

]]> By: Worlds apart » VTOR - Virtual TO Reality http://www.vtoreality.com/2008/xbox-360-sales-best-ps3-for-first-time-in-japan/2100/comment-page-1/#comment-11018 Worlds apart » VTOR - Virtual TO Reality Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:10:38 +0000 http://www.vtoreality.com/?p=2100#comment-11018 [...] North America but not so fabulously in Japan… well, there you go. Apparently they finally are getting it though. Took long [...] [...] North America but not so fabulously in Japan… well, there you go. Apparently they finally are getting it though. Took long [...]

]]> By: Darius Sartre http://www.vtoreality.com/2008/xbox-360-sales-best-ps3-for-first-time-in-japan/2100/comment-page-1/#comment-11016 Darius Sartre Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:44:14 +0000 http://www.vtoreality.com/?p=2100#comment-11016 It was a brilliant move by MS. Although why they didn't do it earlier is beyond me. Like I've said time and again. Japan = RPG. You have to play RPG world. Just as MGS4 made waves for PS3. The point being that if it's bundled with the right game, and people were waiting for the system anyways... that's the tipping point on the scale. Personally? I still think that your overall 360 sales in Japan are going to slide after this spike. Microsoft just doesn't understand the culture and isn't pumping out the horror/RPG realm. They'll buy, if it's decent, not if it's Sony. Remember our discussion about cutscenes? Asian gaming is all about it. It was a brilliant move by MS. Although why they didn’t do it earlier is beyond me. Like I’ve said time and again. Japan = RPG. You have to play RPG world. Just as MGS4 made waves for PS3. The point being that if it’s bundled with the right game, and people were waiting for the system anyways… that’s the tipping point on the scale.

Personally? I still think that your overall 360 sales in Japan are going to slide after this spike. Microsoft just doesn’t understand the culture and isn’t pumping out the horror/RPG realm. They’ll buy, if it’s decent, not if it’s Sony.

Remember our discussion about cutscenes? Asian gaming is all about it.

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