Arstechnica: Aaron Greenberg is tired. The group product manager for the 360 has been doing interviews about the product line for hours, in a room with a 360, some Guitar Hero equipment, and of course the new Xbox 360 UI. "I probably don't need to show you this, do I?" he asks, nodding to the screen. We laugh, but I do have some serious questions. Such as, why is it so hard to find out which models of the system sport the Jasper hardware?
I ask point blank: has there even been a discussion about simply putting the model type on the box, making it clear for consumers? "Yes," Greenberg tells me, and then pauses.
He rubs his face and looks up. "I have to be careful about how I answer this," Greenberg says. "We have focused really hard on improving the quality of our products, including the internal components, new types of things internally. Unfortunately we don't get and share the exact specifics of that... I know your site and your readers are much more sophisticated than the average public, but for the most part, we believe the type of consumer that's buying an Xbox today, they should be able to buy with confidence. They shouldn't, you know, get hung up on the internal components of the device.
BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.
Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."
Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.
Richard writes: "Now was the right time to release the Fallout 4 Xbox Series X|S update. It just could have been more."
They aren't going to give more. We are talking about a company that has rereleased an 13 year old game at least 5 times.
Things are heating up in May a bit with Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, the Paper Mario TTYD remake, and a ton of promising indies. We pick the most interesting May games, from AAA to indie, so you can make sense of everything coming out.
Doesn't seem to be that bad of a month. Got a bit of something for everyone.
Please do not support braid anniversary edition. Don't support Phil phish, he's a very despicable person, a a cry baby.
One example
https://youtu.be/yKUGwlFJAH...
Would be a lot easier if people knew what they were buying. Why would someone spend at a minimum $200 up to $400 on a non-jasper system if they knew that a RRoD would be more likely on it? I would think that Microsoft would at a minimum recall as much non-jasper stock, assuming the Jasper is the end all of RRoD issues, and immediately ship out Jasper units to replace them. That would instill confidence, otherwise it is no different than playing Russian Roulette with your hard earned cash.
CYA in his response there. ;-)
yeah I found my jasper 360 a couple of weeks ago (wasn't hard 2 spot)
and it definitely runs better than my old 360 that I sold off... if this one RRoD's i'll be PISSED
didnt they say pro systems would be RROD proff. why should we beleive them now
I'm sorry MS but I will not play roulette with my money.
The damn system needs a redesign.