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Greenberg: Xbox 360 will win Christmas Comments by Robert Purchese

20 October, 2008

"We'll do it on a global scale."

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ZeroAX
20/10/08 @ 07:47
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pf a sissy's console war once more for second place. bring back the 16 bit era fight to the death for first place please
DFawkes
20/10/08 @ 07:48
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Meanwhile, when asked if the Wii may in fact sell a bucketload more, Greenberg placed his fingers in his ears and said "Lalala! If I don't hear it, it doesn't exist, 360 wins! The Wii is a lie!", before adopting the foetal position and crying.
Goodfella
20/10/08 @ 07:50
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360lol
bad09
20/10/08 @ 07:52
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I don't care who wins.

I got my 320 gb rumble (finally) kitted out PS3/Blu, my 360/HD DVD and my PSP (sold the Wii) gaming/multimedia happiness whoever sells more (and no waggle for bad09!)
Charlie_Miso
20/10/08 @ 07:55
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What a scoop!
Fab4
20/10/08 @ 07:58
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Christmas isnt celebrated 'globally'.
Mogs
20/10/08 @ 08:02
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Greenberg lol
BartonFink
20/10/08 @ 08:03
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Who gives a shit what Greenberg says but you don't have to be a genius to work out that what he says it true though.
As for no mention of the Wii I am pretty sure they have capitulated on that one by now. That or he is only talking about the current generation consoles ;)
woodnotes
20/10/08 @ 08:04
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"Christmas isnt celebrated 'globally'."

He doesn't say it is. He says 'holiday season', which could mean anything really. And he said 'on a global scale', which could be a metaphor for everywhere except places that don't involve themselves in the 'holiday season'. Or something.
secombe
20/10/08 @ 08:06
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He doesn't actually mention it 'winning Christmas', only it beating the PS3, that's another Daily Mail-esq Eurogamer headline!
Vandrius
20/10/08 @ 08:16
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And the carecup was empty.

Seriously, how many times each year do these tards have to spout this "Haha we will win lulz!!>"
Darren
20/10/08 @ 08:17
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I notice Greenberg has made no mention of the Wii at all because as everyone knows it *will* be the winner this Christmas, not the Xbox 360 and not the PS3! LOL

But I guess if Microsoft can call second place "winning" then I'm sure Sony will come up with their own interpretation of winner too... ;)
Mogs
20/10/08 @ 08:19
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I don't want this stunted slime in my sight again.
Triggerhappytel
20/10/08 @ 08:31
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I agree with Vandrius; I am so bored of reading this bullshit about the platform holders proclaiming how they will win over one another. It's like they've stepped out of a playground.

What he is saying might be true, but it doesn't make it any less irritating.
kangarootoo
20/10/08 @ 08:33
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Man, I don't even know what winning Christmas means. I bet Greenberg doesn't either.

"'Jesus will win Christmas' says God"
muscleblade
20/10/08 @ 08:37
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The 360 will win christmas by having the best games line up, but the Wii will sell the most no doubth.
Darren
20/10/08 @ 08:48
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At the end of the day though, it's about which company makes the most money and I'm betting that will be Nintendo as both the hardware and software were profitable from the very start totally unlike the 360 and PS3 both of which have been making substantial losses on their hardware.
Carpathian
20/10/08 @ 08:55
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"Greenberg: Xbox 360 will win Christmas "

No. The 360 will win at Christmas. It won't win it as a prize of some sort.

Blimey - a couple of awards and a few beers and the proofing goes out of the window !

{walks off muttering to self about standards, Americanisms and dumbing down}
moggsy
20/10/08 @ 09:01
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@ Darren

MS stopped making a loss on their hardware at a very early stage - certainly within the first year if not the first 6 months.
dr_faulk
20/10/08 @ 09:10
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Big, big words.
AaronTurner
20/10/08 @ 09:20
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"MS stopped making a loss on their hardware at a very early stage - certainly within the first year if not the first 6 months."

Are you sure that still holds true though? There have been a huge amount of price cuts since then so I'm not entirely convinced.
Dizzy
20/10/08 @ 09:26
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"Are you sure that still holds true though? There have been a huge amount of price cuts since then so I'm not entirely convinced. "

Yes.. 360 hardware is not losing money (but also not really making any ;)
secombe
20/10/08 @ 09:31
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we feel confident that we'll outsell the PS3 this holiday season in North America and in Europe.

This is actually what he said, no mention of winning, no mention of the Wii. As I mentioned before, just a Daily Mail/Eurogamer headline!
mcmonkeyplc
20/10/08 @ 09:43
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Dont fuck up live again you newbie wankers!
Beano
20/10/08 @ 09:53
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Will anybody please call this Greeberg fellow and mention a niche console called "Wii" ?

I'm aware it's hard to find in shops, but a big and important MS guy like that must have heard about it by now...
septimus
20/10/08 @ 09:55
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Of course 360 will beat PS3 this Christmas. There is a credit crunch and Sony need to realise this and take a hit if they want to increase installed user base.

Does it deserve to win. No.

Wii will just continue selling a shit load, get played for 2 weeks, then get maybe get used once a month from here on in.
Doctor_What
20/10/08 @ 10:02
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Probably true, yes, interesting, not really.
Monkey_Puncher
20/10/08 @ 10:13
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Baby Jesus will win Christmas!
Beano
20/10/08 @ 10:27
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"Wii will just continue selling a shit load, get played for 2 weeks, then get maybe get used once a month from here on in."

I own all three "next-gen" consoles and it amazing to me that the Wii still sells like this... what games are people buying?

I'm a (old) Nintendo fan but it saddens me that there's no new games from them I want to buy.

Both PS3 and 360 have quality exclusives this holiday which I want to buy... but on Wiii... nothing :(
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secombe
20/10/08 @ 10:53
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I own all three "next-gen" consoles and it amazing to me that the Wii still sells like this... what games are people buying?

Maybe, just maybe, some of these people don't have a great deal of time to throw at gaming on one console, let alone 3? I know a few people (and I'm including myself in this) who get maybe 5hrs per week to have a bit of fun on their console. Having grown up with gaming I find the Wii suits my needs now, as it offers the sort of play (quick, entertaining) that I'm looking for now small matters such as house/family/work have come into play.

If I ever get around to finishing Mario Galaxy there are a good 4 or 5 titles I haven't bought yet that I would love to play.
Bremenacht
20/10/08 @ 11:03
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Does anyone else find news of executives squealing "We're going to win!" boring?
Beano
20/10/08 @ 11:06
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@secombe:

True reg. 3 console - my point was only that I'm not a Wii/Nintendo hater.

But even if I only had a Wii, there would not be ANYTHING new to buy. Nintendo's "big" title for Q4 2008 is Wii Music?... really?
Even for the most casual gamers, this looks very thin.
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Les
20/10/08 @ 12:13
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What he means is, 360 will not be the biggest loser. He might be right.
Les
20/10/08 @ 12:15
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"MS don't understand the success of the Wii, so they pretend it doesn't exist."

+1

And hope that the Wii magic will still work next gen when they copy it with 720... ;)
Beano
20/10/08 @ 12:22
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With NXE avatars it seems to me that they are not waiting for 720 :)
Sevens
20/10/08 @ 14:31
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Great. What a suprising comment made by Mr. Greenberg.
stallion185
20/10/08 @ 23:11
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Sadly... I think Sony might have to actually start bundling a Wii with the PS3 in order to have good sales this Christmas :P

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