New Xbox coming or something?

[girlracer]

Nah. Microsoft would never stop supporting a successful product (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP) only to release, another prematurely (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vista) just to make more money from it's costumers

lol

[GSZX1337]

You know Ryan, with a little bit of research, you could've found the answer for yourself.

[superlarz]

You can not look at the current console situation in comparison with previous generations due to the lengthening of the development cycle for games and the disparity in the hardware capabilities between the three major consoles. This cycle will problably last slightly longer as the "current gen" cycle than the usual 5-6 years consoles in the past have had.

Im not going to get into a fight of "relevance" of a video game system, but just because PS2 will have a 10 year lifespan doesnt mean that it wasnt a "last-gen" console after 5-6 years.

[elvis]

BTW, what does being a system administrator have to do with business marketing within the game industry? Nobody cares.

Heh. Obviously you cared enough to write a wall of text in reply.

[MrPopo]

BTW, what does being a system administrator have to do with business marketing within the game industry? Nobody cares.

Heh. Obviously you cared enough to write a wall of text in reply.

A wall of text referring to your sysadmin job? I must have missed that. I only saw two sentences.

[elvis]

Jeez. Friendly crowd in this thread. Community++.

Long story short: there's no new console due from either Microsoft or Sony for a long time (ignoring minor revisions, slim line versions of existing consoles, etc).

Anyone care to disagree with *that*?

[the7k]

That sucks. Get a PS3.

That's just the problem - if the games I want on the 360 came to the PS3, it'd be no problem. But they don't. They just stay on the 360, and they just stay in Japan.

These are a few of those games.

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-ev- ... -3ahs.html
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-ev- ... -3428.html
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-ev- ... -3169.html
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-ev- ... -354i.html
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-ev- ... -2u1p.html
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-ev- ... -2hi3.html
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-ev- ... -2b1d.html

Quirky Japanese Shmups and Rail-Shooters were two of the bigger contributors to my love of the Saturn and Dreamcast (The biggest being fighters, but shooters were still up there).

[elvis]

I still don't understand why so many titles are hitting XBox 360 as region-locked.

Battle Fantasia was one that had me totally stumped. It's on PS3 region free. Yet the same title hit 360 as region locked! Why?! Is it Microsoft pushing the trend? Or something else?

Outside of that, all these Japanese shooters have zero chance (OK, maybe not zero - I should watch the use of absolutes in this thread, given past experience - I choose "slim chance" instead) of ever seeing a publisher in the west. What's the point of region locking them? All they're doing is limiting sales.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

For all of you debating on a game system being relevant you should all just shut up. You are on a retro game site remember. None of us could care less if systems are old and outdated. If you do, you shouldn't be on this site.

[Breetai]

Long story short: there's no new console due from either Microsoft or Sony for a long time (ignoring minor revisions, slim line versions of existing consoles, etc).

Anyone care to disagree with *that*?

Nope. Your job sure has come in handy in figuring that out! (couldn't help myself...)