Get Right With Moses!
Let's be honest, this latest generation's console launches were pretty atrocious. Well, OK, the Wii wasn't terrible, but the damn things are still practically impossible to get ahold of. Between the short supplies, limited launch titles, problematic tech support, craptastic backwards compatibility, and various other irritations, getting (and using) these new consoles at launch has become more of a hassle than a privilege. In light of this, Gaming Nexus has reflected upon the errors of the various console launches and come up with a list of ten commandments that should be used as guiding advice for the next generation's unveiling:
1. Thou shall not force us to kill for your system, thou shall have at least 600,000 units at launch.2. Thou shall have enough accessories to go with the system.
3. Honor the father and the mother, do not charge more than $350 for thy next system.
4. You shall not bear false witness against your system specs.
5. You shall not steal extra money from us by not including key components in the box.
6. Remember a gaming day and keep it holy (release new online content on a consistent basis).
7. You shall not covet your neighbors' titles - make sure you have at least three solid first party launch titles.
8. You shall not commit gaming adultery; backwards compatibility should be an all or nothing deal.
9. Thou should have good tech support and a solid replacement policy in place for defective units.
10. Future launches will launch with one, and only one, SKU.
Nexus doesn't pull any punches, and they're more than fair with this list, in my opinion. Anyone have any other commandments they can think of?
The Ten Commandments of a Console Launch [Gaming Nexus]
Boy of Tomorrow
Posted to Miscellany on 8 February 2007
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Words to Game by Amen brother, Testify !!
Thou shalt not release a system without multiple worthwhile games?