tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post3902881137032786750..comments2024-02-19T19:53:01.688-08:00Comments on Cathode Tan: Armchair E3 2011: MicrosoftJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-71943825984125614722011-06-10T07:10:00.157-07:002011-06-10T07:10:00.157-07:00Yeah, I think Microsoft is being pretty smart. It...Yeah, I think Microsoft is being pretty smart. It doesn't have a big marketing splash like a new piece of hardware, but the strategy is going to make a lot of Kinect and hardcore gamers happy.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-86339639008360756092011-06-08T22:15:24.383-07:002011-06-08T22:15:24.383-07:00My sense of this E3 is that, from a hardware persp...My sense of this E3 is that, from a hardware perspective, this has been a "less is more" situation. Microsoft's event clearly had less to offer, but go look at the competitors and they are making big mistakes.<br /><br />Sony will release a portable gaming device when that market has been completely obliterated by the existence of smart phones. Why would all but the hardest of the hard core gamers bother to carry around a separate device these days? The 3DS will be facing a similar fate especially with concerns over eye strain, etc.<br /><br />As for the Wii-U, Nintendo is desperately trying to play the same bet they managed to win on the Wii. Release a funky new controller and try to sell people on a lesser platform using that. The odds of them repeating that success are near zero especially with more compelling options like Kinect out there.<br /><br />Microsoft didn't put a lot out there but they also aren't going to lose hugely like their competitors are.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03354491286935701887noreply@blogger.com