Omegasquash
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Wow. Microsoft don't give a fuck.
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Microsoft cancels post-E3 media roundtable
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dark_prinny
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Be afraid. Be very afraid.
I H8 Memes
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Is MS providing any reasons for why these interviews are being cancelled? At E3 on the eve of a console launch is pretty much the least likely time you wouldnt have people available and ready to talk all day and night about your consoles launch.
Kind of odd that this all happened so suddenly on the same day that the xbox 1 yield issues news broke.
Kind of odd that this all happened so suddenly on the same day that the xbox 1 yield issues news broke.
PJV3
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That was yesterday, I think. Probably changed as well.
Naa it'll be fine. They will stay silent to keep the games press from going nuts. This will lessen filtering down to mainstream and in the end most consumers won't realise what they are buying into. Most enthusiast gamers will be happy to bend over to get Halo 5 or the next CoD.
Rogue_Ledr
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Can they perhaps cancel their idiot PR people from making more dumb statements perhaps?
RedNumberFive
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Microsoft wrecked the train, scrapped it, recycled the raw material, cast new parts from that material, then wrecked it again.
Magnificent.
NullPointer
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I've thought for a while now that the bad news is worse than we think. Required Gold? Maybe?
StevePharma
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Imagine that... your subscription runs out and you can't play any of the games you've already payed for.
badcrumble
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Now they are also canceling one-on-one interviews. What is going on?
Wow.
lol Obvious choice given their angle. Some of the mainstream media would have to cover it if they went through with it. And we all know what questions will be asked. And we have an idea of what those answers are going to be. Kind of pointless. This is probably the best decision Microsoft could have made in an attempt to avoid negative press from mainstream media.
Thanks for clarifying. Please ask the hard questions.
unless they emailed them the question they are allowed to ask? thats why they are still a go?
/joking.
Noisy Ninja
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PJV3
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Thanks for clarifying. Please ask the hard questions.
Yeah, like, why are you cancelling all the interviews.
3rdamention
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Hmm so whats the real reason? I have seen that their executives have meetings outside the industry that conflict with these roundtables, I have seen that their executives want the conference to be about games so they are canceling the roundtable, these forums suggest they are afraid to answer these questions..
Now they are canceling the one on ones...Did they not at least give an official PR spin move in the post excuse and claim this is somehow being done to benefit gamers somehow?
Now they are canceling the one on ones...Did they not at least give an official PR spin move in the post excuse and claim this is somehow being done to benefit gamers somehow?
Ravensmash
Member
Shit....they could probably justify it with all the talk about the 'cloud' and game servers.
This better not happen, although I don't think Microsoft would stoop that low
NeoAthanasius
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Snape is perfectly modeling my reaction to this news.
Lactose_Intolerant
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seriously wow. Guess they don't want anything to derail their message like telling the truth.
Uno Venova
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And I believe it was 'wait for the reveal' before that.
I hope that at least some sites that might grill them a little like Kotaku still get in, or we'll be in the dark til launch.
Not ready. They obviously didn't expect PS3 to be significantly more powerful/more appealing to their core audience, nor did they expect the post reveal backlash. They are probably changing the narrative of their communication 10 times a day, all the mistakes they made make me believe they are now very nervous. In that case better not make further damage.
PJV3
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Ignorance is bliss.
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CANCEL EVERYTHING!
If not for you, ask the heard questions and get some damn answers please =)
Latvian Hitman
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Yeah, this is a great way to punish the gaming media for publishing all those damning direct quotes from MS representatives following the Xbone reveal...
Exactly why this makes sense given that they seem determined to start their silent DRM campaign. Microsoft is trying to get people to buy the system based on their goods, read games, before they even know what they bought. They probably think the average consumer won't care, and the ones who are still unsure will realize its not as bad as it seems. Of course, this is their hopes. Whether that happens remains to be seen.
I don't know what you're getting at, but by mainstream I don't mean IGN or GameSpot, I mean CNN, CBS evening news, etc. More casual/general networks and media.
BruiserBear
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Poetic.Injustice
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Now they are also canceling one-on-one interviews. What is going on?
Microsoft are acting like cowards, It's pathetic.
webkatt
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Maybe they are going to reveal something huge like No 24 hour online check, no used game fee. They will blow everyone's mind with their reversal of their shit-brained schemes. They will conclude with that and review to answer any questions, do interviews, etc. Get hype!
(it's fun to dream...)
(it's fun to dream...)
Miles Quaritch
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Now they are also canceling one-on-one interviews. What is going on?
Um, wow. What the hell are they doing?
Does he have any follow up tweets? What reason/excuse did they give for cancelling the interview?
Pretty cowardly if it was done to avoid the interviewer asking any hard questions, but I'd like to believe/hope they wouldn't cancel for something like that...
Little Old Man
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It sounds like a full on PR lockdown: perform the E3 show, reveal new titles and IPs and present an extremely positive view on the system, and let the event speak for itself. No follow up interviews removes the chance of press articles with awkward questions or interviewees letting loose bad news.
Presumably MS hopes in the following weeks the any good will from E3, plus very limited negative press coverage will swing the Xbone back into favour.
Presumably MS hopes in the following weeks the any good will from E3, plus very limited negative press coverage will swing the Xbone back into favour.
Latvian Hitman
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Uh, not too hard to figure out. They feel like they've been roasted alive by the gaming media (despite the fact that they did this to themselves), so they're opting out of any opportunity for the general gaming media to ask them anything outside of a pre-approved, fully MS-controlled environment.
3rdamention
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I asked this before but did Major Nelson delete or edit his tweet about gathering answers about DRM, used games, always online,etc and sharing them before E3? I cannot find it anywhere..
He stated he would share them before E3 and with everything getting canceled, I have a feeling he will say nothing.. He is currently dodging the questions on twitter it appears and I would love to see if that tweet still exists.. Someone asked him about it 2 days ago and he didn't respond. I am sure its screen grabbed somewhere here...
He stated he would share them before E3 and with everything getting canceled, I have a feeling he will say nothing.. He is currently dodging the questions on twitter it appears and I would love to see if that tweet still exists.. Someone asked him about it 2 days ago and he didn't respond. I am sure its screen grabbed somewhere here...
digoutyoursoul
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They should not of made decisions that led to the bad PR in the first place. Marketing a box reveal to a audience you would suspect has little interest in the majority of what you are about to be showing is a clusterfuck in itself
Psycho_Mantis
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Your our last hope. I believe in you that you will ask the right questions.
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