It's sad how scared Sony is of the Xbox......

[ForeverSilky]

taken from fatbabies.com



<< FatTuanJim reports the following:

Dunno if you mentioned this one before in your previous stories, but I stopped by at my local Gamestop (Chapel Hill, NC) today and tried to pre-order an x-box.  I had been aware that they were offering pre-orders at least a month ago, but the friendly neighborhood manager I spoke with told me that again, Sony has stepped in (at a corporate level apparently) and they are no longer allowed to take x-box pre-orders.  This has probably already been covered by you -- does EB also own Gamespot? 

Anyhoo, the nice manager also mentioned that I could pre-order an x-box at the local Camelot music (which I did).

hope that helps.

FatTuanJim


It seems Sony reps are still at it, bullying retailers into staying away from anything X-Box.  We say &quot;f*ck Sony.&quot;  It?s really a sad state of affairs when they have to resort to such underhanded tactics to stay ahead.  Guess their &quot;emotion&quot; chip only turned out one emotion:  FEAR.  Fear of Microsoft and X-Box.  Fear of failure.

Ha ha.  Which will turn out to be the bigger failure, Sega?s Saturn or Sony?s PS2?  It?ll be fun to watch Sony go down in flames.  Burn, baby, burn. >>

 

[StageLeft]

Are you really surprised? I'm a happy PS2 owner and even I'm eagerly eyeing the new Xbox...not as a replacement...but damn for $300 it looks to give a lot.

 

[wyvrn]

Well as soon as they Xbox has been out for a while, Sony will come out with a better kick ass system. As long as they can keep up hardware wise, Sega can write games for them and they have no worries.

 

[Deeko]

I would be just as scared of the Gamecube if I was sony.

 

[GrimReefer]

I preordered my XBOX a few weeks ago at the local Camelot and I cant wait. Ive owned my imported PS2 now for over a year and have about 25 games and truthfully, Im not very impressed. None of the games except maybe SSX and Tekken have been worthy of buying the system. ZOE is very fun, as is the MGS2 demo, but other then that, It pretty much just sits here next to my computer.

The XBOX is gonna be badass.

 

[StageLeft]

You aren't that impressed by have bought 25 games? Hmm !!

 

[FettsBabe]

I love my PS2.

 

[Raspewtin]

Sony reps were always bullies. they try to get the sega and nintendo consoles in the back of the store, etc. even when PSX was doing awesome. thus from this behavior it is not prudent to ascertain any corporate fear from Sony.

 

[GrimReefer]

I keep buyin games because I think they look cool when I watch movies of em on IGN, then I get the game and its so so.

Onimusha is pretty good though.... pick it up if ya got ps2

 

[StageLeft]

Unless they were always scared!

I think i'll rent onimusha. I seem to rent them and finish them. One of my favorite games so far is honestly dynasty warriors 2. I think it kicks ass even if its simple as heck. I've played all of the other highly rated games so far...want GT3!

 

[divinemartyr]

<< Well as soon as they Xbox has been out for a while, Sony will come out with a better kick ass system >>



Sony waited HOW long to come out with the PS2? It was a number of years. Sony won't be coming out with a new gaming system for some time to come. Not too many PS2 games have taken full advantage of the capabilities of the system. In fact, most of the first games released came on CD (700mb or so) instead of dvd (4.7gb single layer single side)! This alone should say something about the PS2's possibilities.

I personally think the X-Box, with the GF3, is going to be superior graphically. THe list of developers also looks promising. I didn't buy a PS2, but I might look into the X-Box.

dm

 

[ForeverSilky]

<< I would be just as scared of the Gamecube if I was SONY >>


The Gamecube will be good, but Sony really isn't &quot;afraid&quot; of Nintendo as much as they're afraid of MS and all the resources they have. I hope all three companies can stay close through this console war but I have a feeling MS will be first with Nintendo either a close or distant second, with Sony behind them.

 

[SSP]

OMG! SONY'S PULLING A MICROSOFT!

 

[SSP]

Well as soon as they Xbox has been out for a while, Sony will come out with a better kick ass system

Yeah right! And piss off the PS2 owners? Thats not a very smart idea. Sony aint that dumb.

 

[NakaNaka]

DO you think I will be able to pre order at EB?

 

[StageLeft]

PS3 won't be out for a least a couple of years minimum because consoles are always around for a while...I say a couple years because with where technology and competition is I doubt a console will last as long as in the past...PS1 has been out forever but PS2 will not be played 7 years after its release.

 

[Zucchini]

hehe who's the evil empire now