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Mr Smith

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EA, Eidos Have No Plans for Xbox Live
« on: 16 March 2003, 07:40 »
Good. And DUH!!! I can't believe it took them this long to figure this out and make this good decision.

http://slashdot.org/articles/03/03/15/147223.shtml?tid=109&tid=127

EA, Eidos Have No Plans for Xbox Live

News for nerds writes "Eidos, maker of Tomb Raider, said it doesn't plan to make games for Xbox Live because Microsoft  controls the system and manages subscriptions itself, leaving no incentive for a publisher to collaborate. Sony's approach is to sell just the equipment needed to connect to other's services, such as those run by game makers. Electronics Arts, which makes titles such as 2002 FIFA World Cup and NHL 2003 for the Xbox console, is also reluctant to join Microsoft's system, while supporting GameCube."
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« Reply #1 on: 16 March 2003, 15:13 »
Another point for Mario (say, maybe you should have posted this in the M$ Hardware section).

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« Reply #2 on: 16 March 2003, 16:22 »
Thats a good idea. How do I do it?
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
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« Reply #3 on: 17 March 2003, 00:01 »
Well only a mod can move it there, but since everyone ignores me I guess its not up to me.

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« Reply #4 on: 17 March 2003, 00:58 »
Yes, they should just give me the site, everything would be great again.

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« Reply #5 on: 18 March 2003, 08:17 »
I dont think EA has EVER supported Live. And from what I hear, xbox live = betarded. Nothin but kewl doods talkin shit to you with the "dark master" voice distortion on.
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« Reply #6 on: 19 March 2003, 06:41 »
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Originally posted by I am JOHN:
Yes, they should just give me the site, everything would be great again.


You'd make it worse.

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« Reply #7 on: 19 March 2003, 21:10 »
Im going to buy it evenually anyway, so get used to it. HA HA HA