Wad
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 Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:55 pm Post subject: Pachter: 60GB Xbox 360? Make it 200GB or 500GB! |
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I normally dont agree with this 'analyst' but i think he is on the money in the case.
Pachter: 60GB Xbox 360? Make it 200GB or 500GB!
In response to a rumor that a 60 GB Xbox 360 was on the cards, analyst Michael Pachter has said that the surprise to him is that the new SKU is only rumored to be 60GB. Pachter believes console manufacturers all misjudged the quantity of downloadable content there would be and that a 20GB hard drive is not sufficient. "I mean, I would think they'd introduce a 200GB or 500GB and eliminate the 20GB and make the 120GB the standard cheapie one." he said. He also believes Microsoft would like the Xbox 360 to turn into a whole media center that allows you to use your 360 as a DVR, which would challenge the PS3's stance as a media device.
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"I think the console [manufacturers] all misjudged the quantity of downloadable content and the opportunity to actually download meaningful content, and so what sounded like a good idea in 2003 or 2004 in the design stage with the 20GB hard drive on the 360 was just not sufficient. Frankly, the surprise to me is that the new SKU is [purportedly] 60GB," he told GameDaily BIZ. "I mean, I would think they'd introduce a 200GB or 500GB and eliminate the 20GB and make the 120GB the standard cheapie one. I think that more is better, although I don't think most people will fill up their hard drive; but I think that as you feel you're getting close you start to be less likely to download content."
He continued, "These guys are doing a great job getting people to download levels and casual games, and even though those files are relatively small I think Microsoft would like Xbox 360 to turn into a whole media center and allow you to use your 360 as a DVR, and that would actually be a fairly compelling offering. Obviously they've already got people online so if they can turn an Internet device into more of a media device I think it gives it some competitive advantage over the PS3. And they have to respond to PS3 because that very much is becoming a media device with their winning the Blu-ray [vs. HD DVD] battle."
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News Source: gamedaily.com
http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/pachter-20gb-xbox-360-no-longer-sufficient/?biz=1
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