cartoon_soldier
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this is what I find genuinely weird. MS have been GREAT at using the media in the past, remember the 360 'leaks', screens from Kameo, abstract shots of the controller.
this time there's been a tone of negativity and MS have ignored it.
it does not instil confidence that they are in tune with the market at all.
It's the internet. Reacting to every rumor doesn't ever kill the rumor. Their best bet is to do the reveal the way they planned to all along.
Well, a lot of people (on NeoGAF) feel that the release of Kinect lead to a substantial dip in quality of MS first party games and an overall shift in vision that left "hardcore" gamers in the cold.
it also apparently led to an increase in sales making them the best seller in the US in the last two years...
What surprises me is the downright flaccid reaction the Xbox announcement reveal date is receiving.
I guess the negative rumors do impact people's outlook in some capacity.
What you have is people who have made up their mind without the Xbox reveal (who I assume were not MS fans to begin with). Plus, Sony fans are excited with the PS4 specs and all, MS fans are waiting to actually see what is revealed.