Man, I wonder why the Xbox never took off in Japan

:windows-cool: = 🍔= :amerikkka: = 🎮

Someone explain the marketing :galaxy-brain: here

"We've met in a strange place, haven't we" is how I would interpret that slogan

  • TornadoThompson [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    They made a smaller, redesigned, joypad for the Japanese market because the OG Xbox pad was deemed to be too big and clumsy. It's just a gag showing how it can be easily held.

          • ssjmarx [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            Classic design featuring the original Xbox animated startup screen played right inside the Xbox Button

            $70 because they crammed a screen on it that you'll never ever look at wtf.

            Madkatz could have made a more accurate replica for $20.

          • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
            hexagon
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            2 years ago

            It's wild how much more expensive controllers are nowadays. I recently looked at a list of past orders on my account at an electronics retailer and noticed I bought a special edition official Xbox 360 controller in 2012 for 41 euros. When I bought my DS4 some years ago, it cost somewhere in the ballpark of 50 euros, but all the current Sony and Xbox controllers are close to 70.

            • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              Only tangentially related, but don't buy replacements for drifting Switch controllers, you can pop em open and fix them with a cheap security screwdriver kit and a cut-up index card

            • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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              2 years ago

              Yeah, it's all pricey nowadays. Don't look at the price of vr controllers, i'm still waiting on some madkatz vr.

    • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      I was under the impression that it launched in Japan with the smaller joypad right out of the gate though.

  • Kumikommunism [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    ところ used like this usually means something closer to "circumstances". I've seen this same thing said with 意外 instead of めずらしい, so I think it just means "I didn't expect to see you here", basically.

    That being said, I still have no idea what the hell this ad is supposed to be implying. Could be a reference to something.

  • FearsomeJoeandmac [he/him, he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Series s is a great deal. My brother got himself one on the cheap to hold him over until the PS5 is more readily available and I really can't tell too much of a difference between it's graphics and my Series X.

    If you're strapped for cash and wanting to step into next gen on the cheap. It's a great value with game pass