Microsoft Wants 360 To Have PS2-Like Lifespan 160
Gamasutra is reporting on comments from Microsoft executive Mindy Mount, reacting to Nintendo's Satoru Iwata and his observations about the modern console life cycle. Mount indicated that the company is looking towards the PlayStation 2's success well into its lifespan for inspiration. "In comments very similar to those made by Iwata, Mount suggested that a rush to create a new generation of consoles was not necessary until there was a compelling hardware feature to justify it. 'At this point from the technological perspective, there are some real advances ... that make it worth having a next-generation console," said Mount. "Right now there aren't that many things on the horizon that you think, wow, that's going to be a game-changer.'"
Re:I wont' be the first one to say it but.. (Score:3, Interesting)
I will say, though, that I buy/rent games on my PS3 rather than my 360 if given the choice now because my 360 is acting weird sometimes (graphical corruption that goes away when it's turned off and back on) and I don't want to have to wait 6 weeks until I can play it again. It's easier to just get them for the PS3 and not have to worry about it.
Maybe if I can make my 360 last long enough, they'll replace it with one that won't break when it finally does go down.
Re:Will This Thinking Help PS3? (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Xbox 1 owner here (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:I'd prefer (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:I'd prefer (Score:3, Interesting)
Yes, I do realize that you might be talking about games that are exclusive to 360 as well, ones that you will be missing, but there might be more to gain in the long run. And thank you, I'm neither a shill nor paid to say this.
Re:I wont' be the first one to say it but.. (Score:1, Interesting)
Now if you quadruple the airflow going through the sucker, then you would have no problems.
As far as the DVD-Rom failures, those are caused by years of slowly scratching the fsck out of the laser. The fix is an easy job to perform, so long as you have at least some experience.