DICE: Was 2007 Xbox 360's Peak? Options

[Xbox-Scene]

DICE: Was 2007 Xbox 360's Peak? Posted by XanTium | February 7 17:05 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From next-gen.biz: [QUOTE] In a one-on-one interview between Microsoft Game Studios VP Kim and New York Times reporter Seth Schiesel during the DICE Summit in Las Vegas, Schiesel pointed out how Xbox 360's 2008 software lineup pales in comparison to a year that saw BioShock, Mass Effect, Halo 3, The Orange Box and other heavy hitters. The 2008 games lineup just doesn't seem as "stacked" as last year, Schiesel said. "I think the pipeline is very stacked. You just don't know about it," Kim laughed coyly. But at a glance, it would seem that Microsoft's exclusive library has taken a potential hit. Last year, Activision acquired Bizarre Creations, developer of Project Gotham Racing. There's also the Electronic Arts acquisition of BioWare, which developed the Xbox 360 exclusive Mass Effect, leaving that franchise's exclusivity in question. And of course there was the much-publicized split between Microsoft and Halo developer Bungie. Is Microsoft losing control of its gaming library? "It is a very fluid industry," said Shane. "...When these things happen in rapid succession, we can't control the actions of other publishers." "I'd say that the generation still has a long way to go. It's way too early to declare a winner here. We still have tremendous momentum here," said Kim. [/QUOTE] Full Story: next-gen.biz

[bucko]

GTA4 will help them big time.

[hazyspartan]

"There's also the Electronic Arts acquisition of BioWare, which developed the Xbox 360 exclusive Mass Effect, leaving that franchise's exclusivity in question."
Everything ive heard come from ea's camp is that they really are having a hard time or just dont like programming for the ps3.

[DeMoN_DARREN]

2007 was the greatest year of video gaming to date, and Xbox 360 had 80% of the best games from that year. Even i don't expect them to top that any time soon, which is a great shame really....

[BrooksyX]

Its still to early on in the year to tell how things are going to turn out. GTA 4 should sell well on the 360 and if Gears Of Wars makes it out by the end of the year it would also help greatly. Plus if too human ever gets released it should sell quite a few copies too. I wouldn't count this as a down year for the Xbox 360 just yet, however it will be hard to beat last year. At least Microsoft finally became profitable with their game/entertainment division, that should help things a little.

[TexT]

Where is the media getting this 2008 360 line is bad?! ...


Alan Wake
Alone in the Dark
Battlefield: Bad Company
Blood Bowl
Borderlands
Brothers in Arms:Hells Highway
Bully
Condemned 2
Dark Void
Dead Space
Devil may cry 4 (Already out)
Don King's Prizefighters
Duke Nukem Forever
Far Cry 2
Fable 2
Fracture
Fallout 3
GTA IV
Grid
GUITAR HERO 4!!
Halo Wars
Highlander
Indiana Jones
Infinite Undiscovery
Legendary: The box
Lego Batman
Lego Indiana Jones
Lost
Lost Odysey
Mafia 2
Midnight Club
Mirror's Edge
Ninja Gaiden 2
Project Origin
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Rise of the Argonauts
Saboteur
Saints Row 2
Silent Hill 5
Soul Calibur 4
Star Wars Force Unleashed
Street Fighter 4
Tiberium
TNA Impact
Tomb Raider
Tom Clancy: Endwar, Firehawk
Too Human
Top Spin 3
Unreal Tournament 3
Viking

This post has been edited by TexT: Feb 8 2008, 01:02 AM

[xxYoDaddyXX]

Tom Clancy's EndWar looks really good.

[TMownsu]

Well said Text. This guys interview is pretty pointless. Maybe he should do some research before he does a interview.

[metalcoat]

Indiana Jones is hopefully good. I liked the last one, the gameplay and not so much the story lines they choose.

[h3xagram]

Where is the media getting this 2008 360 line is bad?! ...

Duke Nukem Forever

I hope you weren't being serious.

This post has been edited by h3xagram: Feb 8 2008, 03:40 AM

[Shallow012]

Id say he probably pulled the list of gamestop's site or something.

[Bubbalynch]

Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Ninja Gaiden 2, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and SoulCalibur 4....

That pretty much makes the 2008 lineup for 360 a fine one in my eyes. Not to mention that DMC 4 is fan-fookin-tastic.

That guy is on drugs. Im sure of it...

[BuforTjstass]

Does Seth Schiesel have some sort of agenda? It almost sounds a little like the start of another Sony misinformation campaign. Similar to the one they orchestrated so beautifully in their bluray vs Hd DVD misinformation campaigns. It seems sony is quite adept at this kind of tactic. The other companies better open their eyes.

[g8crapachino]

It's only February and these idiot reporters are already making predictions about how the year will turn out?? What a waste of time...

[DeMoN_DARREN]

DAMN! TexT is dead on, makes my hay-say first post look a bit gay. Bang on dude, let have some 2008!