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[Manp]

It is not coming from gamers, either.

first post and all that

 

[Iced_Eagle]

Were they supposed to stop live blogging and start cheering?

 

[Insane Metal]

It is not coming from gamers, either.

10/PS4

 

[Demon Ice]

I love how MajorNelson was giving Sony shit for showing a ton of actual gameplay but not showing the console.

Guess MS went in the complete opposite direction, showed the console, didn't show any gameplay whatsoever.

I know which conference I prefer.

 

[Ihya]

exact same thing to the original xbox 360 e3 where beautiful people were paid to cheer behind the big announcement.

 

[TxdoHawk]

The more console reveals I see, the more comfortable I get with the idea of PC gaming for the foreseeable future...

 

[1-D_FTW]

I figured as much. Even the lowest of the fanboys wouldn't have been that ridiculous. And all doubt they were employees was removed when they suddenly turned silent after the CoD trailer. Right. :lol

 

[Pyronite]

What's wrong with MS employees cheering for their hard work? MS said this reveal was about them and to celebrate their hard work.

^

 

[RussellXV]

It is not coming from gamers, either.

Well said.

 

[Colby]

Yeah, it seemed fishy that there was a lot of applause for things that didn't deserve applause.

 

[Lijik]

I will say that the XboxOne reveal was a lot better than the PS4 reveal though. They at least had an actual console and a new I.P. to show. The PS4 event was pretty much just to advertise the 8GBDDR5 which I bet money is going to fail to live up to the hype just like the Cell.

What? Sony showed multiple new IPs and didnt bore me to death with bullshit TV stuff for approximately 40 minutes.
Sony had the better reveal

 

[BruiserBear]

It is not coming from gamers, either.

perfect


although I really didn't need anyone to confirm this for me. It was rather obvious it was Microsoft employees cheering after each pause by the speaker.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

it was ballmer in the back with a cassette that had cheering on it that he would play every once in a while into a microphone

 

[Beermeister]

Classy.

 

[la flama blanca]

I said the same thing about the PS4.

Now, I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that only console to impress me this new gen is the Wii U purely because it actually offered something innovative and new.

I will say that the XboxOne reveal was a lot better than the PS4 reveal though. They at least had an actual console and a new I.P. to show. The PS4 event was pretty much just to advertise the 8GBDDR5 which I bet money is going to fail to live up to the hype just like the Cell.

HAHAHAHAHA @ you

 

[Arc Christelle]

I said the same thing about the PS4.

Now, I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that only console to impress me this new gen is the Wii U purely because it actually offered something innovative and new.

I will say that the XboxOne reveal was a lot better than the PS4 reveal though. They at least had an actual console and a new I.P. to show. The PS4 event was pretty much just to advertise the 8GBDDR5 which I bet money is going to fail to live up to the hype just like the Cell.

Both reveals were so bad. I really hope E3 delivers.

They showed a lot of games.

So you didn't actually know what the PS4 reveal was about.

......ASSIST OK!


They're right both of those reveals were terrible. The PS4 event showed a couple of games, mostly the same old, with the exception of Deep Down, and the Agnis Philosophy Again Demo was embarassing. But atleast they acted like they were focused on gamers.

The Xbox was just as bad, except this time they made it clear that they didn't focus on gamers. It was great they showed the console, but their vision was definitely more of what they did last gen with no goal to improve it.

It's the HD Twins 2: EB.

It just makes it easier for me to get a Wii U. But the extra press and the online activation fee I'm hearing about One is suicide. Good Fucking Luck.

 

[Gold_Loot]

I said the same thing about the PS4.

Now, I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that only console to impress me this new gen is the Wii U purely because it actually offered something innovative and new.

I will say that the XboxOne reveal was a lot better than the PS4 reveal though. They at least had an actual console and a new I.P. to show. The PS4 event was pretty much just to advertise the 8GBDDR5 which I bet money is going to fail to live up to the hype just like the Cell.

Ahh, the sweet bitter tears of console wars.. These next few weeks are going to be a rollercoaster.

 

[antitrop]

They're called plants, and populate most major press conferences. The obnoxious hollaring at every Sony and Microsoft E3 is exactly this.

Better than silence. I wouldn't expect objective journalists to clap even if they're impressed by what they're seeing.

So plants are necessary.

 

[Mr.Monitor]

Fucking called it. The reactions were way over the top, even when you consider that other companies use plants.

 

[Manu]

I will say that the XboxOne reveal was a lot better than the PS4 reveal though. They at least had an actual console and a new I.P. to show.

PS4's had two new IPs: Knack and Driveclub.

 

[Riggs]

CHEER MOTHER FUCKER

 

[Daingurse]

Extremely obvious, plants in the audience is so fucking obnoxious.

 

[PhatSaqs]

lmao. Must have stolen it from the Seahawks

 

[antitrop]

This is why I have no problem with plants:

Without them we would be watching the most awkward silence in the world.

 

[dark_chris]

It is not coming from gamers either.

Sweet lord.

 

[Phonomezer]

Pretty sure anyone with a brain assumed it was MS employees.

 

[abic]

This is why I have no problem with plants:

Without them we would be watching the most awkward silence in the world.

No, you get polite applause, like you do at Sony conferences.

 

[newsguy]

Audience fluffers get a 10% discount on used game activation fees.

 

[Hi i'm Caleb]

I wouldn't blame them for getting hype about The Price is Right. I mean come on that show is a classic.

 

[Vilix]

They're called plants, and populate most major press conferences. The obnoxious hollaring at every Sony and Microsoft E3 is exactly this.

Drinky Cow got a job?

 

[.la1n]

Yes I did. Well, for a most of it. I got bored and decided to just wait for someone to do a writeup for it.

From what I did see, the PS4 event was all about "showing off". They advertised their specs and showed some tech demo with prettier versions of the same thing that we've been seeing for 3 generations now. It was pretty much Sony flashing their genitalia to the industry again like they did with the PS3 and the Cell. Only they had far less to show this time.

This event gave something substantial even if it was boring.

Joke post?

 

[Vilix]

I wouldn't blame them for getting hype about The Price is Right. I mean come on that show is a classic.

Only with Bob Barker is it a classic. Don't you ever forget that.

 

[Kinyou]

I love how MajorNelson was giving Sony shit for showing a ton of actual gameplay but not showing the console.

Guess MS went in the complete opposite direction, showed the console, didn't show any gameplay whatsoever.

I know which conference I prefer.

They actually said a few days ago that this reveal will be about the console and that there will be (I quote) "tons of games" at E3.

Major Nelson was just full of shit.

 

[antitrop]

No, you get polite applause, like you do at Sony conferences.

It's a worldwide entertainment reveal that happens like twice a decade, not a Golf match.

I want excitement, I want yelling, I want clapping, I want screaming. I want hype.

 

[Sadist]

Well there's a shocker

It annoyed me a lot during the show.

 

[gregor7777]

I always assumed the cheering and clapping I hear at these conferences were not from the press...

Exactly. Why do you want the press cheering? It's ludicrous where we are with games journalism.

And to take this at face value: if you worked hard for years on a project and got to go to an unveiling, wouldn't you be excited too?

I'm not suggesting this was innocent, but man are our priorities here way out of whack.

 

[greycolumbus]

It's a worldwide entertainment reveal that happens like twice a decade, not a Golf match.

I want excitement, I want yelling, I want clapping, I want screaming. I want hype.

I don't want that from the people reporting news.

 

[Neuromancer]

Fucking lame. I'm pretty disgusted with MS right now.

 

[The_Monk]

No, you get polite applause, like you do at Sony conferences.

Yes, polite applause is okay.

But like I said, it was expected...

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

It's a worldwide entertainment reveal that happens like twice a decade, not a Golf match.

I want excitement, I want yelling, I want clapping, I want screaming. I want hype.

From news reporters? LOL.

 

[Revolutionary]

It's a worldwide entertainment reveal that happens like twice a decade, not a Golf match.

I want excitement, I want yelling, I want clapping, I want screaming. I want hype.

I think you're mistaking a conference for a concert.

 

[diamount]

I'm sure they had guns at the backs of their heads.

 

[bangai-o]

it could just be piped in.

 

[TommyT]

Drinky Cow got a job?

Na, he's banned from them.

 

[Fantastical]

I think Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have all done this in the past (most recent years).

Sony has actually been the worst offender in the past, IIRC.

 

[EulaCapra]

Well duh.

Still not as annoying and overbearing as last year's Playstation E3 conference press applause or not. I swear those people would cheer and clap like maniacs if a maintenance worker accidentally came on stage with a vacuum cleaner.

 

[Melchiah]

I will say that the XboxOne reveal was a lot better than the PS4 reveal though. They at least had an actual console and a new I.P. to show. The PS4 event was pretty much just to advertise the 8GBDDR5 which I bet money is going to fail to live up to the hype just like the Cell.

The PS4 event featured three new IPs, Knack, Drive Club and The Witness, and even actual gameplay material of the first.

 

[Ravensmash]

This is why I have no problem with plants:


Without them we would be watching the most awkward silence in the world.

Yeah, I was going to say this also.

They're there to add a bit of atmosphere to the occasion.

 

[Badgerst3]

Clearly coming from Sony ps4 employees...

 

[Coconut]

Sweet lord this isn't news. This has been going on for a while.