Comments on: Xbox 360 “dead” to Australian retailers http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/ This is the news Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Tonka http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5189 Tonka Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:58:03 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5189 The choke the horses to death when they become too old. It's so cruel. Ban horses. And choking The choke the horses to death when they become too old. It’s so cruel. Ban horses.

And choking

]]> By: patlike http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5186 patlike Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:49:55 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5186 The jockeys. And the owners. <i>And</i> the horses. Everyone's a winner. The jockeys. And the owners. And the horses. Everyone’s a winner.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5185 Blerk Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:49:45 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5185 The bookies. The bookies.

]]> By: pleasant_cabbage http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5184 pleasant_cabbage Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:47:39 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5184 Who usually wins? The horses? Who usually wins? The horses?

]]> By: Tonka http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5183 Tonka Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:42:51 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5183 3 horse race my ass. 3 horse race my ass.

]]> By: Daniel Plainview http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5170 Daniel Plainview Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:44:28 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5170 I get the sense there is some truth to this the MS PR machine jumped into action very quickly. The 360 isn't going anywhere it's a 3 horse race this time I get the sense there is some truth to this the MS PR machine jumped into action very quickly.

The 360 isn’t going anywhere it’s a 3 horse race this time

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5126 Psychotext Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:04:16 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5126 Some stories (I don't know how to link here) Why the Xbox failed BR Disc based Xbox coming Xbox handheld "Confirmed" Microsoft refuse to answer our questions over RRoD Halo 3 Cooking Xbox 360s Peter Moore quits over horrible xbox failure Microft failing, tries to gag us from reporting the truth Microsoft is arrogant They also state as fact that "Microsoft recently switched to BD for its Xbox 360 game consoles after Toshiba announced to discontinue HD DVD" and also that these upcoming blu-ray 360s use 170w PSUs instead of the current 210w PSUs..... Which is odd really, because the old PSU was 203w and the current ones use 175w PSUs. (Don't worry though, that info came from power supply "industry sources".) Some more info on the writer of those articles: http://squash.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/who-the-heck-is-david-richards/ Who steals stories: http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s2178689.htm And generally pisses off mediawatch: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=KdtvJAKEHeU Not limited to MS idiocy either with stories like the PS4 is coming in 2008 and blasting "Stupid Consumers" for trying to stop the Sony Sharp TV deal. Some stories (I don’t know how to link here)

Why the Xbox failed
BR Disc based Xbox coming
Xbox handheld “Confirmed”
Microsoft refuse to answer our questions over RRoD
Halo 3 Cooking Xbox 360s
Peter Moore quits over horrible xbox failure
Microft failing, tries to gag us from reporting the truth
Microsoft is arrogant

They also state as fact that “Microsoft recently switched to BD for its Xbox 360 game consoles after Toshiba announced to discontinue HD DVD” and also that these upcoming blu-ray 360s use 170w PSUs instead of the current 210w PSUs….. Which is odd really, because the old PSU was 203w and the current ones use 175w PSUs. (Don’t worry though, that info came from power supply “industry sources”.)

Some more info on the writer of those articles: http://squash.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/who-the-heck-is-david-richards/

Who steals stories:
http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s2178689.htm

And generally pisses off mediawatch:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=KdtvJAKEHeU

Not limited to MS idiocy either with stories like the PS4 is coming in 2008 and blasting “Stupid Consumers” for trying to stop the Sony Sharp TV deal.

]]> By: Tonka http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5122 Tonka Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:34:51 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5122 Please enlighten us Psycho Please enlighten us Psycho

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5120 Blerk Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:27:21 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5120 I don't even know who Smarthouse are. I don’t even know who Smarthouse are.

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5119 Psychotext Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:24:13 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5119 Doesn't anyone here know smarthouse's history with MS? =) Doesn’t anyone here know smarthouse’s history with MS? =)

]]> By: Tonka http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5118 Tonka Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:10:25 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5118 But it's MS saying it Blerk. Not some guy on the street. Have they any history of covering uncomfortable truths? Look at how honest and forthcoming they were with the RROD issue. They even made an Aprils fool out of it? (If that ain't post modern irony then nothing is) But it’s MS saying it Blerk. Not some guy on the street. Have they any history of covering uncomfortable truths?

Look at how honest and forthcoming they were with the RROD issue. They even made an Aprils fool out of it? (If that ain’t post modern irony then nothing is)

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5116 Blerk Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:57:03 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5116 Er... but they would say that, wouldn't they? That doesn't prove that it's fake because it doesn't say "actually the Aussie shops didn't say that". All it proves is that Microsoft's automated defence PR has kicked in. Er… but they would say that, wouldn’t they? That doesn’t prove that it’s fake because it doesn’t say “actually the Aussie shops didn’t say that”. All it proves is that Microsoft’s automated defence PR has kicked in.

]]> By: gowfern http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5115 gowfern Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:53:48 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5115 Check the GameRush article. They updated it, M$ denied the rumor. Fake! Check the GameRush article. They updated it, M$ denied the rumor.

Fake!

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5107 Psychotext Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:19:35 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5107 Smarthouselol Smarthouselol

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5097 Blerk Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:05:19 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5097 Microsoft red-rings! Microsoft red-rings!

]]> By: patlike http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5085 patlike Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:33:01 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5085 I can't see Australia "dropping" 360, somehow. You're right about the perception of PS3, I think. The pricing definitely makes it an aspirational item. I can’t see Australia “dropping” 360, somehow. You’re right about the perception of PS3, I think. The pricing definitely makes it an aspirational item.

]]> By: Daniel Plainview http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5082 Daniel Plainview Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:21:07 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/07/xbox-360-dead-to-australian-retailers/#comment-5082 dunno about this one, but what do I know. I think the perception among the "punters" is that the PS3 is the best console out there & the premium pricing helps in that regard. dunno about this one, but what do I know.

I think the perception among the “punters” is that the PS3 is the best console out there & the premium pricing helps in that regard.

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