Comments on: Super Mario VR https://fort90.com/super-mario-vr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=super-mario-vr The homebase of Matthew Hawkins Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: PAINPAINPAIN https://fort90.com/super-mario-vr/#comment-5833 PAINPAINPAIN Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:53:44 +0000 http://www.fort90.com/journal/?p=246#comment-5833 The Xbox 360 Core announcement was a bit "WTF!" from the Xbox faithful complete with a swift kick in the balls. It proved that there was no hard drive "as standard" or wireless controllers "as standard". They could of released just the Xbox 360 and then maybe have some Core package to follo a year or two down the line, but it does seem like Microsoft have kind of took leave of their senses. No game save storage possible with the Core package? What's going on there?! The biggest crime was to stream godawful Germanised Kriss Kross from an iPod over Kameo when it was demoed at Lepzig. I'm not a big fan of pissing on another videogame's soundtrack, and I admit I've only created a custom soundtrack when I've really had to (Forza Motorsport, step forward), but German Kriss Kross? Gah. If you look back at the CES show this year, Microsoft were very much into shifting streaming media "solutions" and Xbox 360 to them looks like more being a media streaming entertainment hub than a videogame console. I hated the DVD playing aspect of PS2 - I looked at it with dubiousness, and it's come to this. The only good thing is Xbox Live - jumping on 360 at launch and having an already-populated friends list is pretty nifty. Microsoft have fucked up though - they've pissed off their most loyal customer base - the hardcore gamer. Hardcore gamers with very deep pockets. The Xbox 360 Core announcement was a bit “WTF!” from the Xbox faithful complete with a swift kick in the balls. It proved that there was no hard drive “as standard” or wireless controllers “as standard”. They could of released just the Xbox 360 and then maybe have some Core package to follo a year or two down the line, but it does seem like Microsoft have kind of took leave of their senses. No game save storage possible with the Core package? What’s going on there?!

The biggest crime was to stream godawful Germanised Kriss Kross from an iPod over Kameo when it was demoed at Lepzig. I’m not a big fan of pissing on another videogame’s soundtrack, and I admit I’ve only created a custom soundtrack when I’ve really had to (Forza Motorsport, step forward), but German Kriss Kross? Gah.

If you look back at the CES show this year, Microsoft were very much into shifting streaming media “solutions” and Xbox 360 to them looks like more being a media streaming entertainment hub than a videogame console. I hated the DVD playing aspect of PS2 – I looked at it with dubiousness, and it’s come to this. The only good thing is Xbox Live – jumping on 360 at launch and having an already-populated friends list is pretty nifty.

Microsoft have fucked up though – they’ve pissed off their most loyal customer base – the hardcore gamer. Hardcore gamers with very deep pockets.

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