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Dear Microsoft, the Xbox 360 is losing ground. Do something.

Gamesthirst Articles writes: Vgchartz just released it's worldwide weekly chart for the week ending 12th September 2009, and the line could not have been drawn any clearer; Microsoft has to do something, and do it quick, or watch Sony's Slimmed down console eat into it's lead by about 5 million by March of next year, almost erasing the lead it has over the PS3 completely. Yes, they tried bundling a new 250GB Xbox 360 with MDW2, but if amazon's best seller list is any indication, that strategy is not working out as planned. And obviously, the price cut they issued is not yielding exciting results. So, something has to be down. Dear Microsoft, the Xbox 360 is losing ground. Please do something.

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IcyJoker1875358d ago (Edited 5358d ago )

Gotta rely on NATAL. But Add-ON peripherals never really change the game. M$ sure is in a pickle.

gamesR4fun5358d ago (Edited 5358d ago )

even if it delivers in spades on everything they promised imo

all they can do now is drop the price make live free and advertise it like mad...
that and a few games wouldnt hurt either.

Persistantthug5358d ago

I understand this is a business and money has to be made, but it shouldn't be forgotten that this is also an ART driven industry. Just throwing money at it like Windows is proving to not be the solution. Why not create, acquire, and nurture their own gaming studios in place of buying termed/timed exclusives? Why not put their money to good use by planting the seeds that inspire creativity to advance the gaming industry......to advance the art?

Sony, and even Nintendo, in my opinion, are "evil" money grabbing companies as well......they aren't immune to those charges.
But with them, you get the feeling that they take games and to some extent, gamers, more seriously than Microsoft.

josuttis5358d ago (Edited 5358d ago )

"M$ sure is in a pickle."

Microsoft is exactly where they were last gen with the Xbox.

Dead in Japan.
Dead in Europe except for the UK.

Once again desperately trying to hype Halo.

The only things different about this gen compared to last for Microsoft are:

1. The appearance of fake sales number sites like vgchartz that Xbox fans embraced because it told them lies about Xbox 360 sales they desperately wanted to believe.

2. Millions of duplicate 360s getting sold due to the RRoD and other hardware defects

Other than that you have the Xbox 360 selling at virtually identical rate worldwide as the Xbox. The same mostly US and UK centric demographic who bought the Xbox last gen are buying the Xbox 360 this gen.

The rest of the gaming world that didn't care in the slightest about Microsoft's Xbox and Halo are not caring about the Xbox 360 anymore this gen.

After some 7 years in the console market and years of inane claims about how this was Microsoft's year finally that sales were going to explode outside the niche Xbox demographic, Microsoft finally faced their ultimate test last year: 200 dollar Xbox.

And Microsoft failed. Completely.

Microsoft finally was in a position of having a console at 200 dollars while Sony's PS3 was 200 dollars more expensive. 200 dollars, the price PS2 sales exploded at.

And Microsoft could only just keep pace in worldwide sales with Sony's PS3 at double the price.

The gaming world simply doesn't want the Xbox and what it has to offer.

Peter North5358d ago

What can they do, the Flopbox will forever be a Flop.

Peter North5358d ago

The only way the Xbox 360 can survive this holiday season is if every single Flopbox comes packaged with a PlayStation 3.

Omega45358d ago

They got nothing to worry about, let Sony have their moment, cause it wont last

Chuck-Norris5358d ago

it will last for another 6 years or so :) but dont worry im sure natal and halo reach will give the 360 that MUCH needed boost.

foxtheory5358d ago

Thanks for not reading the article. I needed a good laugh today.

ActionBastard5358d ago

Omegaville
Population: 1 sad little man

mrv3215358d ago

It won't last... just like the PS2 didn't last or the PSone.

Sony will close tomorow because of Omega's comments and he can stop worrying the fact he has a 360 and that RRoD.

Let me just check once again

PS3 costs more than the 360
PS3 outselling 360.

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GTA 5 and GTA Online Player Engagement Jumps Up Double Digits in Percentages Compared to Last Year

Even 10 years after release, Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA Online's player engagement has risen drastically compared to last year.

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I Have A Confession, I Like The Fallout 3 Green Filter

The game looks too clean without it.

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isarai2d ago

How about you actually SHOW wtf you're talking about

Nacho_Z1d 18h ago

Always annoying when articles do that.

I agree with them that the tv show was a bit on the clean side. They got loads right regarding set design etc but there's room for improvement.

gold_drake1d 18h ago

i dont. it hurts my eyes. but im fairly ssensitive when it comes to that sort of stuff.