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[Foghorn Leghorn]

I've PM'd Bish for the ok to create a new thread, but so far he hasn't responded. Probably because the PM contains a video montage of naked pics of myself set to SWV's "Weak".

OMG you had me to begin with and then I started laughing.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Still haven't read anything in here... my wife just turned old (aka the same age as me) and everything is exploding at once which was my master plan all along even though I pay for my website/podcast.

Anyway, the source I've been talking to has read this. He said...


"If anyone wants to know why I didn't report this earlier to an insider, its because I didn't think it had a chance to be there at launch.

Like others have said, these things have issues up to launch. But I was buying into the "they'll have it fixed in time" like everyone else. Then when the architecture for XBL on X1 was explained to me, and where they were at with fixing issues, and what else was waiting to pop up and I heard what others were going through, I realized that it wouldn't be fixed. It still might, but it looks bad from this angle."

And evidently "matt" verified something. I don't know who matt is and I don't know what her verified. But that's what my source says. It's fucking hard to keep up with this shit.

While I'm feeling surly. #PS4NoDRM - you guys write about it and have podcasts about it, and - yes - I remember all that said we were hopeless.

Cod 720p - Sure seemed to be a topic on podcasts this weekend. CheapyD confirmed it several days later and Gies responded to him about how it likely won't be fixed.

Right now Ben Kuchera is telling everyone to doubt me. Most who don't follow this forum probably are. People who do follow this forum know I had the ps4 reveal, the xb1 reveal, the xb1 e3 (12/15 games!), the ps4 reveal, the only person on this forum going against cboat/etc that the PS4 wasn't launching in October, the driveclub delay, cod 720p... any now this.

So was it a long con? Did I get inside info on all of that shit so I could screw everyone at the very last second? I would almost believe that if it wasn't sony. They aren't that competent. I actually offered myself, sexually(not sexually), to Adam Boyes early last summer and he said "You aren't qualified."

I'm not. But evidently I can still do some shit from out here. And I'm so goddamn poor Im selling off my ps4/xbox1 preorders that I made on day one that I won't get. Yeah, I'm that guy.


Anyway, when this is also correct, and we'll wait till the end of november for that to happen, if you're going to base your website/podcast on what I say you can just reach out to me. My fucking email in everywhere. I get 1900000 spam messages a day, just to keep it open to people. I think I just won a million british pounds. But the point is that if you're going to talk about what I bring up... talk to me. I'm smart-ish. Im slightly funny. I also don't make a penny off of any of this. My blog is on wordpress, the ads give them money. My podcast, like wordpress, costs money. So I spend about $300 a year doing what I do. This year I've gotten a lot of donations (thank you if you're reading!) which cover this year but not all years. Not that I think all years should be covered. I'm not great at making podcasts (or good... mediocre, maybe?).

My email is blowing up. I have about 100 comments to read - not tonight, to be truthful I started drinking heavily after posting. I'm anxious, you guys kinda scare me. But I'll read the comments. And the tweets. And if I see links in from n4g or reddit or 4chan or wherever I'll read all of that as well. I always do. Does that make me egotistical? Or paranoid? Or drunk?

Everyone spewing bullshit at me - lets talk on November 22nd. It's a deal.

I believe you mort. Or at least I believe this is the word on the street at present

 

[Hazaro]

I've got to say the past week has been super entertaining as someone who wasn't going to pickup either system at launch and has already played both systems at events.

Stay frosty mort.

 

[RiffRaff]

 

[GillianSeed79]

All this tip of the iceberg and cryptic fear mongering just reeks- to me at least- of self promotion. Seriously, I read Tea Party blogs all the time for fun, it's the most basic technique. "you won't believe XYZ" and then, it's fucking nothing.

Not saying their cant be problems, and I'm definitely glad I'm getting a PS4 at launch- buuuut it seems silly to put all these dudes on a platform and get worked up about stuff they won't even reveal.

Tolito came in here and even talked to the peasants during Doritos-Gate. I think they honestly want to do good by us, they just need some encouraging. I would just say to the press out there - think of all the kids that are trading or selling all their 360 games for pennies on the dollar to get an Xbox One. I was in that situation before. I remember not eating lunch in school to save up to buy a Saturn. Most of us on GAF can afford either system if not both. Think of the kid that has been saving up money for the last year, trading in games, looking for quarters in the street, etc. Those are the people that are going to remember that they got screwed.

 

[PBY]

The hell are you even talking bout now?

Referring to a few posts above me that blamed the suits for potential design flaws. No need to jump all over me, just wanted to chip that in as an aside.

Proceed.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

Thank you fm, one hell of a thread here lol

 

[Bel_Air_Jeff]

With, everyday that passes, i think this is becoming more and more likely... hmmmm....

 

[xxracerxx]

GAF is going down.

 

[RedRedSuit]

Still haven't read anything in here... my wife just turned old (aka the same age as me) and everything is exploding at once which was my master plan all along even though I pay for my website/podcast.

Anyway, the source I've been talking to has read this. He said...


"If anyone wants to know why I didn't report this earlier to an insider, its because I didn't think it had a chance to be there at launch.

Like others have said, these things have issues up to launch. But I was buying into the "they'll have it fixed in time" like everyone else. Then when the architecture for XBL on X1 was explained to me, and where they were at with fixing issues, and what else was waiting to pop up and I heard what others were going through, I realized that it wouldn't be fixed. It still might, but it looks bad from this angle."

And evidently "matt" verified something. I don't know who matt is and I don't know what her verified. But that's what my source says. It's fucking hard to keep up with this shit.

While I'm feeling surly. #PS4NoDRM - you guys write about it and have podcasts about it, and - yes - I remember all that said we were hopeless.

Cod 720p - Sure seemed to be a topic on podcasts this weekend. CheapyD confirmed it several days later and Gies responded to him about how it likely won't be fixed.

Right now Ben Kuchera is telling everyone to doubt me. Most who don't follow this forum probably are. People who do follow this forum know I had the ps4 reveal, the xb1 reveal, the xb1 e3 (12/15 games!), the ps4 reveal, the only person on this forum going against cboat/etc that the PS4 wasn't launching in October, the driveclub delay, cod 720p... any now this.

So was it a long con? Did I get inside info on all of that shit so I could screw everyone at the very last second? I would almost believe that if it wasn't sony. They aren't that competent. I actually offered myself, sexually(not sexually), to Adam Boyes early last summer and he said "You aren't qualified."

I'm not. But evidently I can still do some shit from out here. And I'm so goddamn poor Im selling off my ps4/xbox1 preorders that I made on day one that I won't get. Yeah, I'm that guy.


Anyway, when this is also correct, and we'll wait till the end of november for that to happen, if you're going to base your website/podcast on what I say you can just reach out to me. My fucking email in everywhere. I get 1900000 spam messages a day, just to keep it open to people. I think I just won a million british pounds. But the point is that if you're going to talk about what I bring up... talk to me. I'm smart-ish. Im slightly funny. I also don't make a penny off of any of this. My blog is on wordpress, the ads give them money. My podcast, like wordpress, costs money. So I spend about $300 a year doing what I do. This year I've gotten a lot of donations (thank you if you're reading!) which cover this year but not all years. Not that I think all years should be covered. I'm not great at making podcasts (or good... mediocre, maybe?).

My email is blowing up. I have about 100 comments to read - not tonight, to be truthful I started drinking heavily after posting. I'm anxious, you guys kinda scare me. But I'll read the comments. And the tweets. And if I see links in from n4g or reddit or 4chan or wherever I'll read all of that as well. I always do. Does that make me egotistical? Or paranoid? Or drunk?

Everyone spewing bullshit at me - lets talk on November 22nd. It's a deal.

My recommendation... which you didn't ask for... is to step back and take this somewhat less seriously. It's not your job. Looks like you have some good scoops. Put them out there. People appreciate it. Try not to make this about yourself. If people ignore it or don't like it or shit on it -- that's not necessarily your problem. If this were your job... it would be.

 

[Dead Man]

I also find gafs constant use of this vague, evil sounding term "suits" hilarious, if not totally off the mark. I am one of these people, technically, (work corp. finance), and I will say that these people making decisions are waaaaaay more savvy than y'all give them credit.

LOL

 

[MThanded]

Still haven't read anything in here... my wife just turned old (aka the same age as me) and everything is exploding at once which was my master plan all along even though I pay for my website/podcast.

Anyway, the source I've been talking to has read this. He said...


"If anyone wants to know why I didn't report this earlier to an insider, its because I didn't think it had a chance to be there at launch.

Like others have said, these things have issues up to launch. But I was buying into the "they'll have it fixed in time" like everyone else. Then when the architecture for XBL on X1 was explained to me, and where they were at with fixing issues, and what else was waiting to pop up and I heard what others were going through, I realized that it wouldn't be fixed. It still might, but it looks bad from this angle."

And evidently "matt" verified something. I don't know who matt is and I don't know what her verified. But that's what my source says. It's fucking hard to keep up with this shit.

While I'm feeling surly. #PS4NoDRM - you guys write about it and have podcasts about it, and - yes - I remember all that said we were hopeless.

Cod 720p - Sure seemed to be a topic on podcasts this weekend. CheapyD confirmed it several days later and Gies responded to him about how it likely won't be fixed.

Right now Ben Kuchera is telling everyone to doubt me. Most who don't follow this forum probably are. People who do follow this forum know I had the ps4 reveal, the xb1 reveal, the xb1 e3 (12/15 games!), the ps4 reveal, the only person on this forum going against cboat/etc that the PS4 wasn't launching in October, the driveclub delay, cod 720p... any now this.

So was it a long con? Did I get inside info on all of that shit so I could screw everyone at the very last second? I would almost believe that if it wasn't sony. They aren't that competent. I actually offered myself, sexually(not sexually), to Adam Boyes early last summer and he said "You aren't qualified."

I'm not. But evidently I can still do some shit from out here. And I'm so goddamn poor Im selling off my ps4/xbox1 preorders that I made on day one that I won't get. Yeah, I'm that guy.


Anyway, when this is also correct, and we'll wait till the end of november for that to happen, if you're going to base your website/podcast on what I say you can just reach out to me. My fucking email in everywhere. I get 1900000 spam messages a day, just to keep it open to people. I think I just won a million british pounds. But the point is that if you're going to talk about what I bring up... talk to me. I'm smart-ish. Im slightly funny. I also don't make a penny off of any of this. My blog is on wordpress, the ads give them money. My podcast, like wordpress, costs money. So I spend about $300 a year doing what I do. This year I've gotten a lot of donations (thank you if you're reading!) which cover this year but not all years. Not that I think all years should be covered. I'm not great at making podcasts (or good... mediocre, maybe?).

My email is blowing up. I have about 100 comments to read - not tonight, to be truthful I started drinking heavily after posting. I'm anxious, you guys kinda scare me. But I'll read the comments. And the tweets. And if I see links in from n4g or reddit or 4chan or wherever I'll read all of that as well. I always do. Does that make me egotistical? Or paranoid? Or drunk?

Everyone spewing bullshit at me - lets talk on November 22nd. It's a deal.

You spitting that real rap raw. Straight stream of consciousness bars. Hot fire. But how are your freestyles?

This post is all over the place.

 

[Tsundere]

...

You're good people.

 

[krypt0nian]

I TOOK A FUCKING NAP!

Your avatar means I have to love you.

 

[DietRob]

Thanks for doing what you do Mort. Drunk thread? Drunk thread.

 

[No Love]

I also find gafs constant use of this vague, evil sounding term "suits" hilarious, if not totally off the mark. I am one of these people, technically, (work corp. finance), and I will say that these people making decisions are waaaaaay more savvy than y'all give them credit.

No they're not LOL. As someone who knows/knew people in multi-billion dollar corporations who were in charge of the finance department and has first hand/insider info on the mentality behind corporate finance and what their line of thinking is, I can say that you are fuckin wrong and has first hand/insider info on the mentality be

So many businesses are brought down in efficiency and performance because dumbass bean counters can only see numbers on a paper and don't understand what needs to be funded to make things more efficient, what needs to be cut etc because they have no clue how things work on the ground level.

Sorry, but you are naive and silly if you haven't realized that. However, only truly savvy finance department peeps realize that because they try to learn what really makes the company tick and those are the people that kick ass and make sure the company's finances are done efficiently and effectively, rather than "FOR MAXIMUM PROFITZ!!" which most of the time means also shooting yourself in the foot.

 

[phosphor112]

On the forum page, click on the number of replies.

Neat, thanks.

Also, thanks Mortimer. Hopefully things go well for you!

 

[rjinaz]

.

I say get a good night's rest and not worry about this stuff right now, people on the internet (especially rude people) can wait.

 

[Coiote]

I'm anxious, you guys kinda scare me. But I'll read the comments. And the tweets. And if I see links in from n4g or reddit or 4chan or wherever I'll read all of that as well. I always do. Does that make me egotistical? Or paranoid? Or drunk?

Everyone spewing bullshit at me - lets talk on November 22nd. It's a deal.

Calm down, Mortimer. If you are getting stressed by doing this, just stop. Mental health should always come first. I like you and I don't want anything bad to happen to you.

 

[RealityPales]

Still haven't read anything in here... my wife just turned old (aka the same age as me) and everything is exploding at once which was my master plan all along even though I pay for my website/podcast.

Anyway, the source I've been talking to has read this. He said...


"If anyone wants to know why I didn't report this earlier to an insider, its because I didn't think it had a chance to be there at launch.

Like others have said, these things have issues up to launch. But I was buying into the "they'll have it fixed in time" like everyone else. Then when the architecture for XBL on X1 was explained to me, and where they were at with fixing issues, and what else was waiting to pop up and I heard what others were going through, I realized that it wouldn't be fixed. It still might, but it looks bad from this angle."

And evidently "matt" verified something. I don't know who matt is and I don't know what her verified. But that's what my source says. It's fucking hard to keep up with this shit.

While I'm feeling surly. #PS4NoDRM - you guys write about it and have podcasts about it, and - yes - I remember all that said we were hopeless.

Cod 720p - Sure seemed to be a topic on podcasts this weekend. CheapyD confirmed it several days later and Gies responded to him about how it likely won't be fixed.

Right now Ben Kuchera is telling everyone to doubt me. Most who don't follow this forum probably are. People who do follow this forum know I had the ps4 reveal, the xb1 reveal, the xb1 e3 (12/15 games!), the ps4 reveal, the only person on this forum going against cboat/etc that the PS4 wasn't launching in October, the driveclub delay, cod 720p... any now this.

So was it a long con? Did I get inside info on all of that shit so I could screw everyone at the very last second? I would almost believe that if it wasn't sony. They aren't that competent. I actually offered myself, sexually(not sexually), to Adam Boyes early last summer and he said "You aren't qualified."

I'm not. But evidently I can still do some shit from out here. And I'm so goddamn poor Im selling off my ps4/xbox1 preorders that I made on day one that I won't get. Yeah, I'm that guy.


Anyway, when this is also correct, and we'll wait till the end of november for that to happen, if you're going to base your website/podcast on what I say you can just reach out to me. My fucking email in everywhere. I get 1900000 spam messages a day, just to keep it open to people. I think I just won a million british pounds. But the point is that if you're going to talk about what I bring up... talk to me. I'm smart-ish. Im slightly funny. I also don't make a penny off of any of this. My blog is on wordpress, the ads give them money. My podcast, like wordpress, costs money. So I spend about $300 a year doing what I do. This year I've gotten a lot of donations (thank you if you're reading!) which cover this year but not all years. Not that I think all years should be covered. I'm not great at making podcasts (or good... mediocre, maybe?).

My email is blowing up. I have about 100 comments to read - not tonight, to be truthful I started drinking heavily after posting. I'm anxious, you guys kinda scare me. But I'll read the comments. And the tweets. And if I see links in from n4g or reddit or 4chan or wherever I'll read all of that as well. I always do. Does that make me egotistical? Or paranoid? Or drunk?

Everyone spewing bullshit at me - lets talk on November 22nd. It's a deal.

 

[SpartanN92]

LOL

Those corporate guys do have college degrees in some pretty tough fields...They just don't get gamers.

 

[MThanded]

Thanks for doing what you do Mort. Drunk thread? Drunk thread.

You read my mind.

 

[2 Slice Toaster]

Famousmortimer is now posting cryptically to emulate Cboat

 

[Tallshortman]

Referring to a few posts above me that blamed the suits for potential design flaws. No need to jump all over me, just wanted to chip that in as an aside.

Proceed.

I don't think anyone is saying suits are straight up stupid, they're not likely to get where they are if they're literally incompetent as hell. They can certainly make fatal mistakes when they believe they understand a product/market out of their area of expertise when in fact they do not.

 

[Silky]

RT

Oh captain, my captain. I would normally never believe this, but you've been on the money so many times, I'd be a fool not to cash in.

 

[Tagyhag]

This is crazy and all, but feel free to step back and just let things run its course. No sense in messing yourself up when everyone will know just what exactly is going on in less than a month.

 

[TetraGenesis]

I respect Jason. I think Jason is a good guy. He throws himself in the lions den frequently and even brushes off the LOL Kotaku people. I don't know how he does it. Gies, I don't have anything personal against him, hates us I guess and wont' show up. To be fair, it's probably better for him. I think he's probably a nice person in real life. It's probably hard for him to be the but of so many jokes here. Brad is like the Dark Knight and shows up just to smack some fools. Jason is good people. Really, he's good people.

I have to say, it was really awesome to see Jason stick his neck out for GAF like that. Especially since as you said, he often gets reamed here whenever he posts for this Kotaku affiliation.

Definitely good people right there.

Kotaku suffers from a strange duality that started to plague them over the past half decade: They do have some truly talented, passionate, and intelligent writers who deliver some very thoughtful editorials and critical pieces, but they also serve the ever-hungry Gawker news media empire, which is one of the most click-focused website conglomerates in the business. Everything they have done and have pushed writers to do (inflammatory headlines, fluff pieces, opinion inserted openly into every piece of news) has served to undermine the integrity of Kotaku as a whole, even though the integrity of many of the writers remains intact.

It's why I don't mind reading a good Kotaku article that has been linked but I choose not to visit their site as a source of gaming news.

And yes, I know that Kotaku has always been a gaming "blog" but you're fooling yourself if you think it didn't used to be far more respectable as an outlet.

 

[Mahonay]

Referring to a few posts above me that blamed the suits for potential design flaws. No need to jump all over me, just wanted to chip that in as an aside.

Proceed.

That was just an extremely broad statement, which takes absolutely zero account for Microsoft's toxic corporate practices, that causes people to sometimes sabotage their own departments to avoid getting fired or getting demoted.

Placing potential blame on "the suits" in the current situation of the XB1 is absolutely warranted.

 

[Bad_Boy]

i strongly believe the next cboat post will bend minds.

 

[kevlar35]

Still haven't read anything in here... my wife just turned old (aka the same age as me) and everything is exploding at once which was my master plan all along even though I pay for my website/podcast.

.....

My email is blowing up. I have about 100 comments to read - not tonight, to be truthful I started drinking heavily after posting. I'm anxious, you guys kinda scare me. But I'll read the comments. And the tweets. And if I see links in from n4g or reddit or 4chan or wherever I'll read all of that as well. I always do. Does that make me egotistical? Or paranoid? Or drunk?

Everyone spewing bullshit at me - lets talk on November 22nd. It's a deal.

Famous you're a guy that heard some news and passed it on, not Julian Assange. This shit might be important to us, but it's not actually important if you know what I mean.

I think you may need to get some fresh air and a little perspective lest you come to believe that talking about video game news means much of anything at all.

 

[MThanded]

i strongly believe the next cboat post will bend minds.

Pretty sure cboat is Gucci mane.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

i strongly believe the next cboat post will bend minds.

CBOAT in 3... 2... 4...

 

[HariKari]

Placing potential blame on "the suits" in the current situation of the XB1 is absolutely warranted.

Potential blame? Didn't CBOAT confirm that people outside the Xbox division had been meddling with damn near everything? "fact"

 

[Raymo]

What did Matt verify?

 

[Sword Of Doom]

fuck yeah! awesome gif

 

[AmethystEnd]

Badassery truncated.

Seriously, I appreciate every single bit of information you've given us and also the NoDRM movement.

Don't let this shit get personal and just keep being generally awesome.

 

[freenudemacusers]

i strongly believe the next cboat post will bend minds.

hoping for "It's me Austin!!" or greater

 

[Dead Man]

Those corporate guys do have college degrees in some pretty tough fields...They just don't get gamers.

Really smart people know when they don't know something and then listen to people that do know. Not saying peterb0y or anyone else is like that, but if people from corporate are making engineering decisions, or creating toxic work environments in the name of chasing productivity, it is the epitome of suits meddling.

 

[opticalmace]

What did Matt confirm?

He hinted that this thread (topic) isn't unfounded.

 

[ethomaz]

Oh famousmortimer, I believe you... have a nice night.

 

[AstroNut325]

Ok... this is getting a bit silly. Will Sony get similar scorn if their OS and online features aren't 100% polished? These consoles are coming in hot with hardware solidified two months ago and software that is still getting beta tested. There will be issues... on both sides of the fence.

Still.. it is funny to see MS mess up.

 

[Bad_Boy]

Pretty sure cboat is Gucci mane.

only in spirit.

 

[theRizzle]

Pretty sure cboat is Gucci mane.

brrr

 

[GalacticaN7]

@famousMort - Don't let this stuff turn you into alcoholic.

 

[ScribbleD]

hoping for "It's me Austin!!" or greater

Aww, son of a bitch.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Mort out here doin God's work.

 

[hEist]

oh boy. this. thread.

 

[plasmasd]

I think you may need to get some fresh air and a little perspective lest you come to believe that talking about video game news means much of anything at all.

It only means billions of dollars to the companies that could be effected by uncontrolled leaks.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

I think I would rather clean the worst shitters in town than work at Xbox PR department right now.

 

[ironcreed]

All this drama...