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[Freelance Yakuza]

There's so many shills for xbox. The funniest think is they barely seem to actually play on their xbox. People have checked their achievements and they barely earn any for the games they shill for. They're just paid by Microsoft to promote the xbox brand on social media platforms. You can tell its artificial. They're not real fans.

If you pay attention, you'll notice that the number of people claiming to be Xbox fans on the internet is much higher than in real life, completely disproportionate when you consider how sales are declining...

 

[Gaelyon]

Tom Warren more like Tom Warring, am I right?

You're right but now he's more Warrend.

 

[TheGodfather07]

Sadly I was told by Ybarra while he was at Xbox that most of the higher ups at Xbox had interns grinding gamer scores to make them appear to be gamers more than they actually were

I knew that was the case. Phil spencer is a perfect example. He's only acting like a gamer and that shelf of his gives it away. It reeks of insincerity when your trying so hard to show everyone how much of a gamer you are and how much you love gaming. It's all part of the PR. Phil spencer is nothing more than a fake character Microsoft put in front of us to represent the xbox brand.

 

[skit_data]

Digital Foundry had a guy banned for console warring on as some sort of expert when discussing the ABK acquisition.

 

[dacuk]

The real question here is why are you guys taking him seriously?

 

[Ogbert]

To be honest, he’s correct.

People take this shit far too seriously.

 

[Basil King]

To be honest, he’s correct.

People take this shit far too seriously.

Far too seriously, it’s not life and death for a forum user.

 

[GHG]

Ahhh gotcha. I mean you can literally play online with Phil. I don't because I have friends IRL but he is on gamepass often enough

Next time you see "him" online try talking to him and see what happens.

 

[DeepEnigma]

The real question here is why are you guys taking him seriously?

To be honest, he’s correct.

People take this shit far too seriously.

Far too seriously, it’s not life and death for a forum user.

3 in a row at the same damned time. It's like marching orders™

Eh, HeisenbergFX4 ?

 

[adamsapple]

 

[jm89]

If you pay attention, you'll notice that the number of people claiming to be Xbox fans on the internet is much higher than in real life, completely disproportionate when you consider how sales are declining...

That's where MS marketing dollars are being wasted basically.

While sony actually do marketing where it will reach the masses, MS are more interested in paying of these "content creators" to market for them, not to say MS don't market outside social media but they are more heavily focused in that area.

It's a completley failed strategy, and has actually back fired as alot of these "content creators" and "journalists" are actually making there own brand look bad.

 

[FrankWza]

The real question here is why are you guys taking him seriously?

It's the opposite. He's being called out for being a shill

 

[Thirty7ven]

I mean that’s not remotely surprising, when Phil Spencer released his stats earlier this month it was obvious it couldn’t be accurate because he averaged nearly 3 hours a day of gaming which given the hours executives work doesn’t seem feasible unless he never spends any time with his family

We can say that PlayStation higher ups and their marketing strategy has been for years to not engage with the fanbase, much like Nintendo does it for example, which has its negatives and might be indicative of a lack of attachment to the hardcore fanbase, but the way Xbox goes about it is treating their hardcore fanbase like absolute dimwits.

 

[Topher]

What is he right about?

 

[adamsapple]

What is he right about?

Playstation game being playable on PC first.

 

[Topher]

Playstation game being playable on PC first.

 

[Hudo]

The real question here is why are you guys taking him seriously?

I mean, people also take Schreier seriously and that dude himself said that he had no interest in practicing journalism (he wouldn't be able to, even if he wanted it, imho).

 

[adamsapple]

Well it's true

He's out of line for gloating about it since it's the result of data-theft.

Don't think that tweet warranted a ban on any forum though.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Playstation game being playable on PC first.

 

[Mr Moose]

Playstation game being playable on PC first.

It's not a game.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Well it's true

He's out of line for gloating about it since it's the result of data-theft.

Don't think that tweet warranted a ban on any forum though.

The tweet wasn't the ban, it was his post participating in console war bait, it seems. We see the mods do it here as well.

 

[Topher]

Well it's true

He's out of line for gloating about it since it's the result of data-theft.

Don't think that tweet warranted a ban on any forum though.

 

[adamsapple]

The tweet wasn't the ban, it was his post participating in console war bait, it seems. We see the mods do it here as well.

I didn't see the later post. I still think it's too quick on the draw for a ban though lol.

 

[thief183]

Gotta love that you can get hate from a kinda cool joke. I don't even know who he is And I smiled at the joke

 

[DeepEnigma]

I didn't see the later post. I still think it's too quick on the draw for a ban though lol.

I mean,

 

[Ogbert]

It's the opposite. He's being called out for being a shill

But so what if he’s a shill?

I mean, it is what it is. Just ignore him.

The reality is that people thrive on hate boners these days and actively seek out people who irritate them, to get that dopamine hit of outrage.

Nothing wrong with that either, but let’s not pretend it isn’t a willing exchange of services, so to speak.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[Topher]

 

[adamsapple]

 

[GHG]

Gotta love that you can get hate from a kinda cool joke. I don't even know who he is And I smiled at the joke

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Looks like the game will have a 3 year gap between ports...... (for the PS5 port).

Relax gamers, the leak is out and people are having some fun with it. We all looked and had fun with the GTA6 leaks.

 

[twilo99]

It's not a game.

Its actually just a demo

 

[BennyBlanco]

Yucky! Gross! It’s a videogame leak. Who really cares? The guy recording Erin Andrews getting dressed in a hotel room was gross. Tom Warren is obviously an MS shill but he’s not crossing any lines joking about this.

 

[Aenima]

Playstation game being playable on PC first.

Good thing thats not the full game though.
Seems like a vertical slice in alpha stage, still pretty shitty for a Verge editor to use a terrible situation for the devs at Insomniac as console war bait.

 

[Aenima]

Yucky! Gross! It’s a videogame leak. Who really cares? The guy recording Erin Andrews getting dressed in a hotel room was gross. Tom Warren is obviously an MS shill but he’s not crossing any lines joking about this.

Who cares? I bet the devs that see they work being stolen and shared in the internet for free care. These games cost millions to develop and now the game code is out there. This is not a release date or some screenshots leak, its work stolen and shared for free.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

It's the opposite. He's being called out for being a shill

Who cares whether a social media guy is a shill or not. People should already know in 2023 that anyone with a YT or Twitter account can be shilling. My company hires bloggers with YT profiles to shill our products. $5000 + as much free products and graphic assets they need from the marketing department.

Is it any different than corporations shilling their own stuff?

PS Blog just announced the 2023 award winners and almost every aawrd was given to Spiderman 2 or Insomniac. SM2 blew away Baldurs Gate 3 and Larian.

 

[twilo99]

PS Blog just announced the 2023 award winners and almost every aawrd was given to Spiderman 2 or Insomniac. SM2 blew away Baldurs Gate 3 and Larian.

Shocking.

 

[DeepEnigma]

PS Blog just announced the 2023 award winners and almost every aawrd was given to Spiderman 2 or Insomniac. SM2 blew away Baldurs Gate 3 and Larian.

You leave out the context.

It was fan polling on a site Sony owns. It even won on IGN via fan polls.

How is that in any way "shill?"

Spider-Man more popular on consoles than BG3? SHOCKER OF THE CENTURY!

 

[Mung]

Oh, we know he's not a journalist.

He's an absolute nobody who thinks he's a somebody because he has a blue tick.

 

[FrankWza]

But so what if he’s a shill?

Doesn't he work for a 3rd party site that reports on gaming news?

Just ignore him.

I didn't go on Twitter to seek him out

outrage

Calling out hypocrisy. No outrage

Who cares whether a social media guy is a shill or not

Is it any different than corporations shilling their own stuff?

I thought he was an editor at the verge. If he still has that job and he also works for Microsoft he should disclose that.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

This is fun drama.

 

[VideoGameEnjoyer]

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Never go purple.

 

[DeepEnigma]

A clock is right twice a day. Who knew?

 

[VideoGameEnjoyer]

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I thought he was an editor at the verge. If he still has that job and he also works for Microsoft he should disclose that.

He's an MS employee? Where does it say that and how would you know he does? I took a skim of his twitter, Verge bio and Linked in and it says nothing about being an MS employee.

 

[graywolf323]

yeah engaging with someone like Gaz is not a good look for Tom either, but then again that’s the long-standing problem Xbox has had where their shills & execs engage regularly (on friendly terms) with the most toxic of their fanbase

 

[TheInfamousKira]

You either die an idiot, or live long enough to be an idiot. Or something. --- Patrick Stewart, Dharma and Greg, season 2, episode 7.

 

[Dick Jones]

Banned (upgraded to permanent) : Off site Drama

 

[adamsapple]

Spicy Tom, today.