7th September 2006, 2:29 AM
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.
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.