Re: When Does a Console Die?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 3:01 pm
I don't think any console necessarily dies, especially if there is a retro market for the system/games. 
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Re: When Does a Console Die?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 3:50 pm
A console dies when it doesn't power on anymore.
Re: When Does a Console Die?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:38 pm
Hatta wrote:A console dies when it doesn't power on anymore.
End of thread.
Re: When Does a Console Die?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 10:21 pm
Hatta wrote:A console dies when it doesn't power on anymore.
That just means it need a few minutes in surgery.
Re: When Does a Console Die?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 11:46 pm
Hobie-wan wrote:Hatta wrote:A console dies when it doesn't power on anymore.
That just means it need a few minutes in surgery.
What if someone bathed the entire thing in chlorine?
Re: When Does a Console Die?
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 1:18 am
AppleQueso wrote:What if someone bathed the entire thing in chlorine?
Yeah, that would probably do it.
I've seen a Game Gear that looks like it suffered a similar horror. I... just couldn't save it
.Re: When Does a Console Die?
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 1:48 am
When this happens.
Re: When Does a Console Die?
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 6:59 am
Joke's aside , I think a console dies when you can no longer find games/accessories/the console itself in common stores. I also think its dead when games are no longer are released for the system . Ex.. I can go to any store and still find Wii/Wii games, I would still consider it alive for now but if I want Dreamcast games , I will not find it in my local Walmart(most likely).
There will always be communities and hobbyists . There are a community out there that collects LaserDiscs, but I won't call the LaserDisc format a "live" one.
There will always be communities and hobbyists . There are a community out there that collects LaserDiscs, but I won't call the LaserDisc format a "live" one.
Re: When Does a Console Die?
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 6:17 pm
elmagicochrisg wrote:No Xbox One jokes?...
I don't have one but it got me thinking: is the oXbox really dead in the sense that you can't buy a new unit in stores anymore? Technically all units of the Xbox 360 can play a couple hundred oXbox games. Games aren't being made but if you still have a disc or your original unit finally dies out you can just go to any retail place and buy a 360 assuming your game is on the list: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/games/xbo ... inal-games
Just a random thought.
Re: When Does a Console Die?
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 10:41 pm
casterofdreams wrote:elmagicochrisg wrote:No Xbox One jokes?...
I don't have one but it got me thinking: is the oXbox really dead in the sense that you can't buy a new unit in stores anymore? Technically all units of the Xbox 360 can play a couple hundred oXbox games. Games aren't being made but if you still have a disc or your original unit finally dies out you can just go to any retail place and buy a 360 assuming your game is on the list: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/games/xbo ... inal-games
Just a random thought.
I don't trust 'em. It doesn't play all games and/or has glitches in some games. Plus, I tried updating a friend's 360 so he could play Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders and it still can't play the game, even though it's on the list.