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Microsoft says next Xbox still distant
By Jose Vilches, TechSpot.com
Published: January 12, 2009, 5:16 PM EST
The original Xbox lasted only four years in the market before its next-gen sibling arrived, but it looks like the Xbox 360 is going to be around a bit longer than that. At least according to Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices president Robbie Bach, who claims the company will focus on improving the Xbox’s games and features rather than rushing to introduce a new model.
Microsoft appears to be eyeing a page in Nintendo's playbook, whose insanely successful Wii console almost devalued technological horsepower in favor of innovative controls and mass-market appeal. It’s evident that the next generation of consoles will have to do more than simply push pixels. Of course, Bach also notes that the current global economic crisis would make it all the more diffi*** to convince users to upgrade their game consoles, especially with the quality of graphics on today's consoles.
Part of the decision could also be attributed to the explosion of Xbox Live, the general trend toward multiplayer online games and digital distribution on the rise. But most importantly, Microsoft seems to have finally gotten its gaming business to the point where it is actually turning a profit, so to rush the beginning of the next cycle would certainly make no sense.
http://www.techspot.com/news/331 ... -still-distant.html
大意:
xbox一代只活跃了四年。但微软的娱乐及器材***说,xbox 360的生命力会更长,微软并不急于推出新型号,但会着力于提升360的游戏及功能体验。
任天堂的疯卖证明了,次世代不是提升一下分辨率就可以成功的,微软也当然注意到这点。在金融危机下,现在恐怕很难说服玩家在现在的画质基础上再花钱升级机器。
Xbox Live也是一个让微软不愿意立刻推陈出新的原因,在线多人游戏和在线数字发售的形式已是大势所趋。更重要的是,微软的游戏事业似乎终于开始盈利,急于又进入一个新的循环显然不明智。. |
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