Microsoft says Xbox 360 is "simply...better"
Category: Xbox 360, Posted: 02/20/2008 at 05:42PM CST by Frank Ling, Editorial Director
A game industry professional proclaimed at the GDC in San Francisco, "Games sell better on the Xbox 360 because they simply play better on Xbox 360."
This piece of gaming wisdom came from John Schappert, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Entertainment Business. So as they say, consider the source.
Schappert continued his cheer leading by saying, "We've got the best development tools and the best online service. You can simply do more on our platform."
While gamers who hold their allegiance to either the PS3 or Wii would dispute Schappert's statements, there is no doubt that the Xbox 360 is a very popular game console.
However, with the PS3 gaining momentum and the Wii continuing to be a top seller, Microsoft can ill afford to just sit on its laurels and proclaim itself the winner--there's still a lot of time left for Sony and Nintendo to get more market share.
[via gameindustry]
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did he proclaim this before or after his GDC machine got the RRoD?
He is right that many cross-platform games see better reviews on the 360 thanks to the more robust online features. I don't think it's a crazy statement to make, although the 'better' might not be all that much.
360's best leg up is its ease of development.
And it seems quite a few developers agree with that statement.
If Live hadn't gone tragically wonky since the last maintenance, I would say it' has the best online service too.