5 (more) reasons the 360 will bomb?

By Blake Snow

Before anyone gets their feathers ruffled or thinks Joystiq is a joint venture between Sony and Nintendo, let it be known that none of the negative 360 previews will influence the successfulness of the console. Good games and the buying public will ultimately determine that.

With that said, Chris Cook from Games.net gives his five reasons why the Xbox 360 will bomb. In brief:

 

  • Annoying Marketing Campaigns (think 10101010101.com and hex168.net and Origenxbox360.com)

  • No Killer-App (waiting for Halo 3)

  • Sony (they'll be hard to overcome)

  • Backwards compatibility issues

  • A recalcitrant Japanese market

Regardless of your preferences and/or retorts to Mr. Cook's personal opinions, a strong showing from Microsoft only helps the gaming industry. It will keep Sony and Nintendo on their toes, and as the commercials say, "High definition graphics" are only a week away.

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