GoldenEye 007
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It looks too bold, as from my viewpoint, it detracts too much attention to the actual title and logo of the game.
Xbox 360 packaging rebrand incoming?
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MikeE21286
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JWong said:
CrunchinJelly
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What if they switched to white DVD boxes?Wario64 said:
Majima Everywhere System
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Microsoft has a much better launch, Sony has the better relaunch?
sixteen-bit
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ugh, the branding larger and even less appealing than before.
BocoDragon
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They should go just colorless clear. Like a criterion blu-ray or whatever.cjelly said:
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I hope they use the smaller bluray size cases.
BocoDragon
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Now that might bother me... Xbox doesn't use blu-ray.Jtwo said:
If you think about it, 360 and Wii using DVD sized cases makes perfect sense.
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Eh, I just like the smaller cases. The big DVD size ones seem really clunky in comparison.
God dammit, stop rebranding shit halfway through the hardware's life cycle! (No matter if this is true or not for 360, my rage still stands.) Either actually pick decent packaging design from the start, or come to terms with what you have and stick with it.
It drives me crazy when I have games from the same library that don't look the same due to packaging changes. Yes, I know I'm anal about this. Shut up.
It drives me crazy when I have games from the same library that don't look the same due to packaging changes. Yes, I know I'm anal about this. Shut up.
BocoDragon
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I'm still angry that Nintendo dropped the black box look for NES games. My Mario games don't match dammit!
RadarScope1
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gofreak said:
Which is something corporate America does very well. They do things like this for nothing all the time, every day. And the launch of a significant peripheral and possibly a slimmer SKU isn't nothing. I wouldn't be surprised.
BocoDragon
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That's also a good way to reduce game trade-ins.. knowing the typical westerners habits, those plastic cases are the only thing that end up preserving the disc...Wario64 said:
sixteen-bit
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i remember when Genesis did thisWario64 said:
some of my genny library are in cardboard cases like nes/snes/n64
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
It's just marketing.RadarScope1 said:
Do nothing and make the same money or less than you did before...
...or tweak cosmetics and possibly refresh sales?
What would you do?
Wazzim said:
With a new Slim etc. I am sure all those SKUs would disappear. There'd just be the new SKUs.
The whole '+' rumour is very old. It's not actually part of this current cycle of info about the packaging. The packaging itself suggests the name will remain the same (although of course it could be changed before this stuff hits the shelves...but if that were the case, why throw out this new cover art now? Why not wait til you're ready to announce a changed name?)
BocoDragon
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^ Same.alr1ghtstart said:
I really expect to see Natal games with a different branding.. and these normal 360 games are probably being tweaked to match up with that alternate look.
Vinterbird
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Linkified said:
He probably has more insider knowledge then most people on gaf has. But the 360 needs to change, it's still noisy, big and could be prettier to look at. It's not ugly by any means, but there's a long way up to the Wii field of pretty design.
smokeymicpot
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shidoshi said:
Exactly. I am still pissed they did this with ps3 games. All of them have the same sides besides the new games. Looks out of place. The spines for these new cases better match the older ones.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I agree with noisy.Vinterbird said:
But I also don't think the Wii is "pretty". It's simple. And also, 4 years down the line, even its look is a little stale in the mind of the public.
I would aspire to something more.
twinturbo2
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This, this, a thousand times this.spons said:
Sony redid the PS3 game packaging when the PS3 Slim came out, so there's precedence here.
Diablohead
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I like the changes they did to the platinum games boxes, much better, but I see no reason to change the current xbox 360 box design, it works and looks nice.
Where's the Xbox Live label?
And for people saying that the new label is bigger -- it's not. Just look for the already made comparisons or compare it yourselves with boxarts of the same size. They're the same size.
If this is true, I'm going to be sad. Had to buy a new Xbox 360 last month because my old one RRODed just before Alan Wake's release date, and I would like to have a slim one.
And for people saying that the new label is bigger -- it's not. Just look for the already made comparisons or compare it yourselves with boxarts of the same size. They're the same size.
If this is true, I'm going to be sad. Had to buy a new Xbox 360 last month because my old one RRODed just before Alan Wake's release date, and I would like to have a slim one.
REMEMBER CITADEL
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Hopefully it's true, I think it's an improvement over their already fine box labeling. However, the new labels still say Xbox 360, that's not exactly rebranding.
InfiniteNine
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It looks ugly as hell, and I like the way the front is just fine right now. They better not change the spine, or it won't match up with my other 360 games.Mr.Green said:
ShockingAlberto
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I hope this doesn't change the look of the binds
This oddly annoys me on the PS3 section of my shelf
This oddly annoys me on the PS3 section of my shelf
jamesinclair
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shidoshi said:
Half way?
You do realize, that if this were any other generation. Xbox 720 would be released in November right?
Subliminal
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InfiniteNine said:
People give too much credit to the PS3 Slim so call rebranding. NO. What really matter was price drop plus the lack of a real 360 drop thus making them both evenly price, and finally, making the "PS3 VALUE" argument actually work.
Thus, if Microsoft wants to be smart, rebranding Natal + Slim better be less than (at least $50 or prefer $100) Move + PS3. Doubtful, but getting price to be equal to Wii would be a real killer.
Thus, if Microsoft wants to be smart, rebranding Natal + Slim better be less than (at least $50 or prefer $100) Move + PS3. Doubtful, but getting price to be equal to Wii would be a real killer.
Diablohead
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It's been changed to Xbox JIVE! and will be £300 a year with access to youtube*JB1981 said:
*320p video version only
BocoDragon
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It must be tough for platform manufactures.... balancing the needs of making money... and having to worry about how game collections look on people's shelves.
Diablohead
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If this is real it makes me think that they are NOT going with black as their new main SKU for whatever reasons, I don't think so anyway.
BocoDragon said:
If "more" means more crazy curves or angles or fanciness, then lord no. I'm very much along the Apple way of thinking: make the hardware as un-obtrusive and "invisible" as possible. Create beautiful style via the materials you use and the "less is more" approach. The 360 was a huge step up from the original Xbox, which looks like a god-awful "l33t hacker" PC or something.
The Wii isn't outstanding, but I think it's the best design of the current crop. Video game systems needs to stop looking like video game systems. That doesn't mean they need to start looking like stereo components, but they need to stop looking like things you're embarrassed to have next to your TV. Current crop of consoles is probably the best in that regard, but we still have such a long way we could go.