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OT: Rumors of XBOX Price Drop to $149

jason moy

OT: Rumors of XBOX Price Drop to $149

by jason moy » Fri, 13 Sep 2002 00:12:28

On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:11:39 +1000, "Damien Smith"


>I played 'GTAIII' on the PC and I thought it was bog-average.  I much
>preferred 'Driver.'  It's all about marketing

No, it's about GTAIII being an incredible game. =p

The game wasn't pushed any harder than any other GTA or Rockstar game
- witness the awful but heavily promoted Italian Job and State of
Emergency - but it sold in piles because the gameplay was superb.  I
can't even think of a single game that allowed seamless
driving/walking in the same engine aside from the earlier top-down GTA
titles.  Mafia beats it hands down, particularly in terms of character
development and driving physics, but the previews of GTA:VC are
incredible.  Very few games, if any, offer the amount of freedom that
the most recent GTA titles have offered.  They're severely lacking as
driving simulators, but that's hardly the appeal of the games.

Jason

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Larr

OT: Rumors of XBOX Price Drop to $149

by Larr » Fri, 13 Sep 2002 06:12:04

It would have been MUCH worse if it would have come from the current
administration, I think.

-Larry



> > Until Microsoft shuts it down under the DMCA, that is.  I smell it
coming.

> > The worst technology law ever conceived by politicians who have no
friggin'
> > idea what they are doing.

> Agreed... some good came of the former administration, but this
> one was just ridiculous. It's reason enough to become an active
> supporter of the EFF.

> Cheers,

> uwe

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