Has the 360 been a success?


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Now that a full year has passed and we can finally start to see some results since the launch of the 360, do you consider the console to be a success? According to www.nextgenwars.com the console has sold over 7 million worldwide to date and probably, in my opinion, will sell very well this xmas due to A) available new games B) lack of other consoles availabiltiy C) bundles,discounts and other promotions

The thing that i do see MS not doing is promoting its console very well...i have seen one or two commercials compared to about 10 for the ps3 and 5-8 for the Wii...

Overall though i think the console is selling well and will be a force unlike the first xbox.

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Dunno yet, lets see how it fares when the PS3 comes out! I Know I waited to have an HDTV before I brought my 360 (only had it for 5 days). I wonder how many more people think there is no point owning a HD console without a HDTV!

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Dunno yet, lets see how it fares when the PS3 comes out! I Know I waited to have an HDTV before I brought my 360 (only had it for 5 days). I wonder how many more people think there is no point owning a HD console without a HDTV!

A trend that i have been noticing is that many people are now playing them on their lcd monitor to gain the HD they want, and to aquire an lcd monitor is much cheaper than buying an hd tv

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A trend that i have been noticing is that many people are now playing them on their lcd monitor to gain the HD they want, and to aquire an lcd monitor is much cheaper than buying an hd tv

I did actualy think of doing that myself, but you need a good widescreen LCD monitor to make the most of your 360 and they are not cheap!

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Yup, I think it's gone very well despite the hiccups.

I see adverts for the 360 all the time on tv, esp friday nights. Whereas I've yet to see a single Wii advert, and obviously we won't see one for the PS3 anytime soon.

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I did actualy think of doing that myself, but you need a good widescreen LCD monitor to make the most of your 360 and they are not cheap!

oh i disagree my friend...check your local staples ad for black friday...19in widescreen lcd monitor, 4ms response time with dvi input for 129.99...im picking one up tommorow morning for this reason alone

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I find there are more 360 commercials (console and games) than any other next gen console. although i've seen a lot of wii ones lately... hardley any for the PS3... i see more for the PSP than PS3

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Now that a full year has passed and we can finally start to see some results since the launch of the 360, do you consider the console to be a success? According to www.nextgenwars.com the console has sold over 7 million worldwide to date and probably, in my opinion, will sell very well this xmas due to A) available new games B) lack of other consoles availabiltiy C) bundles,discounts and other promotions

The thing that i do see MS not doing is promoting its console very well...i have seen one or two commercials compared to about 10 for the ps3 and 5-8 for the Wii...

Overall though i think the console is selling well and will be a force unlike the first xbox.

we'll this christmas xbox 360 WILL do very well, and heres why:

1) it's not the Wii, thats not on a lot of kids christmas lists, but it is cheap, and a good competitor.

2) it's not the PS3, which will be on kids christmas lists, but it's $800+.. good luck with that kids.

3) consoles are actually available this year, last year you would be lucky to see consoles in stores in february or ebay.

4) yes, there are a lot more games, good games like gears of war, and more to come too, a good strategy for microsoft.

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