tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post114252062736602659..comments2024-02-19T19:53:01.688-08:00Comments on Cathode Tan: Microsoft Declares "Greatest Launch Ever"Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1142610651746335742006-03-17T07:50:00.000-08:002006-03-17T07:50:00.000-08:00It depends on how you measure.The PS2 and N64 didn...It depends on how you measure.<BR/><BR/>The PS2 and N64 didn't have great launch libraries ... especially the N64 which basically just had Mario 64 ... but the PS2 especially sold like hotcakes, had plenty of supply and very quickly became a staple item.<BR/><BR/>The Dreamcast, on the other hand, had a decent launch library but never sold as well as Sega wanted.<BR/><BR/>Comparitively, the 360 launch failed on almost every level. Poor launch library, defects, horrible supply issues, bad sales.<BR/><BR/>Oblivion will certainly help some ... but it can't help much until they get these things on shelves. The fact that it's mid-March and I still can't walk into a Chicago Best Buy and walk out with a 360 is not good for a platform. They could release Jesus On A Stick: World Tour ... it wouldn't matter to me because I can't buy one, I don't know anyone who has one and I don't know anyone planning on getting one anytime soon.<BR/><BR/>Greatest launch? I'm still waiting for it to launch at all.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1142536180160862262006-03-16T11:09:00.000-08:002006-03-16T11:09:00.000-08:00Yeah, the PS2 was an extremely solid launch.My fav...Yeah, the PS2 was an extremely solid launch.<BR/><BR/>My favorite, I think, is the Nintendo 64. Not that I think it ranked as greatest ... but because it did so well with virtually no launch library.<BR/><BR/>People still like to say that the Xbox "beat all odds" with "an amazing strategy" or whatnot. If by odds they mean "insanely expensive manufacturing sold dirt cheap" and strategy they mean "sell so deep into the red you can't wash your finance sheets with your whites" ... then I guess they have a point.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1142535703560680652006-03-16T11:01:00.000-08:002006-03-16T11:01:00.000-08:00Um, I know gamers have ridiculously short attentio...Um, I know gamers have ridiculously short attention spans, but hello? Playstation 2? Name another platform that rode the shirt tails of it's predecessor so successfully. Not only did it sell out at launch, it did so to enough people to make it the dominant platform, <B>at launch.</B><BR/><BR/>I've never played a Playstation 2 game other than We (heart) Katamari this past February , but I know I'm in the small minority. That was the greatest launch ever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056800816111607873noreply@blogger.com