PS3 delayed in Europe, no 1080p games, and 5 years to recoup losses

[Paco]

Japanese not buying up 360 makes sense, it's an American console. To them, it's like the Jaguar and no one wants to take the system home. But Europe I dont get, it being an American product should have no weight in their choice of console. Maybe they out-right dislike MS as a company.

I've heard lots of positive reviews about Dead Rising. There's the super tiny text issue on non-HD televisions... since most europeans dont have HDTVs they feel like they're getting screwed. With Gamecube Nintendo opted for a 60Hz mode in the PAL GC, giving europeans the ability to have slightly lower horizontal resolution while getting a better fluidity in the framerate (for standard TVs). Is the 360 experiencing something similar? I know King Kong for 360 looked like shit on standard res... maybe the europeans are just burned by the system.

I also cant think of any soccer games on 360, I bet that's a major reason 360 isn't getting more love there. All the european sites went ape shit when Nintendo announced Mario Strikers for Wii, maybe MS just needs to get a good soccer game going.

Saint's Row is the number one video game in the UK right now. Xbox 360 is getting Pro Evolution Soccer '07 and FIFA '07 before any other next-gen console. That should help.

I think they were just slow on the uptake given there wasn't that much of interest. I think that's going to to change dramatically in the coming months.