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[fantomena]

I do require proof that fantomena really got a message from CBoaT.

But if true, my guess is XBO plans to reinstate DRM mid gen.

Here you go,

 

[Nibel]

He's trying to locate sources. I remember in one thread a mod said that if what cboat is hinting at is true then he would be returning to his fallout shelter.

Not a mod, you mean bishoptl himself (admin) and yeah; something really fucked up must be in the air if he says something like that

 

[NuclearSpy]

Getting a PM from CBOAT is like getting a call from the US president.

Its like getting a call from the president telling us we're going to defcon 5

 

[Crash Station]

Speaking of which, did we ever find out what caused Bishop to hide in a bomb shelter?

Edit: Apparently not?

 

[Monty Mole]

XBL and parties being broken, I imagine.

If they're still broken at launch, they'll get fixed down the line. Just as people didn't buy a PS3 primarily for its UI and online functionality, they bought it for the exclusives.

 

[ThisWreckage]

Not a mod, you mean bishoptl himself (admin) and yeah; something really fucked up must be in the air if he says something like that

Yes, my mistake.

 

[bigboss370]

personally my last straw was cboat's last message, about MS taking too many hardware risks with the system. I've gone from buy at launch mode to wait and see mode.

 

[MCD]

Cboat last talked about MS/Sony and even Nintendo changing their direction to something more than games, especially true in the case of MS.

Cboat, stop living in the past and embrace the age of ecosystems. Media, apps and social is just part of the games.

 

[Ken]

Its like getting a call from the president telling us we're going to defcon 5

first you gotta decode it though

 

[xxracerxx]

If they're still broken at launch, they'll get fixed down the line. Just as people didn't buy a PS3 primarily for its UI and online functionality, they bought it for the exclusives.

This is a ridiculous fucking thing to say considering the main reason the 360 was such a success WAS its online functionality.

 

[CookTrain]

Its like getting a call from the president telling us we're going to defcon 5

Defcon 1?

 

[demolitio]

There's nothing worse than knowing there's juicy details out there but no way of finding out what it is. I wish I could use my tactical espionage action skills and infiltrate Bish's shelter and interrogate him until I GET MY ANSWERS. I thought about interrogating CBoaT but then realized that even the NSA can't figure out who he is so it's probably easier just to see how much other people might know...

Anyone want to join the mission? We're going to Oceans One-Eighty that shit.

 

[Ominym]

Its like getting a call from the president telling us we're going to defcon 5

Not to nitpick, but Defcon One is the bad one. Defcon Five means the coast is clear and everything's okay.

 

[viveks86]

Speaking of which, did we ever find out what caused Bishop to hide in a bomb shelter?

Edit: Apparently not?

We know that it's the same thing CBOAT is alluding to now. So we have no clue.

 

[Pistolero]

Let it all out CBOAT!

 

[simplythebest]

yeah you keep believing that maybe the thought will keep you warm at night

If a loss of $500 on a product that could potentiality be faulty turns it to be true, it certainly wouldn't keep me warm at night. There is nothing cool about the enjoyment of others being ruined. So I'll be praying your console manages to work for ya anyway.

 

[freefornow]

Maybe the explosive aspects that he/she refers to are developers abandoning projects for the XB1.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Its called PM for a reason.

 

[LiquidSolid]

If they're still broken at launch, they'll get fixed down the line. Just as people didn't buy a PS3 primarily for its UI and online functionality, they bought it for the exclusives.

And Forza 5 is suddenly going to disappear in 6 months? I'm pretty sure CBOAT isn't trying to tell people to never buy an Xbone, he's just making it clear that they should avoid it at launch.

 

[Parakeetman]

Here you go,

You know what if CBOAT PMed himself to make it look like he sent a PM to another user to give us his new information from himself but without making it look like it came from himself!

We know who you are. fantomena give yourself up now.

 

[Bsigg12]

Here you go,

So you're white knighting trying to keep people from spending their money however they want? Really? Like he said, those of us who are buying an Xbox One understand the general issues, and frankly a lot of us don't give a damn.

 

[TetraGenesis]

I feel like we as gamers should all just calm down and sing Kumbaya, but you're using 50 posts per page and that is just disgusting.

Well, firstly, I'm on mobile and that's just how it does it, hahaha, and secondly:

If you think I'm even remotely saying "let's all get along/nothing to see here" or something, you're vastly mistaken. I salivate over CBOAT posts as much as the next guy, but people were already trying to "decode" the message and interpret his/her use of the word "explosive" and all that.

I don't think it's unreasonable to want to be reasonable.

 

[tensuke]

Speaking of which, did we ever find out what caused Bishop to hide in a bomb shelter?

Edit: Apparently not?

The only things that were happening around that time were resolutiongate issues, and something to do with journalists, video capture, free consoles, or some ilk. I don't think either of those would warrant the bomb shelter, unless he was overstating the significance of game resolutions?

 

[xxracerxx]

Well, firstly, I'm on mobile and that's just how it does it, hahaha, and secondly:

There are settings to change that.

 

[Coffee Dog]

So you're white knighting trying to keep people from spending their money however they want? Really? Like he said, those of us who are buying an Xbox One understand the general issues, and frankly a lot of us don't give a damn.

then why the fuck are you so upset

i swear, some people in this thread are just ridiculous. You can't just say shit like the bolded, and just talk down on attempts at consumer awareness, if you really don't give a shit.

 

[maquiladora]

Not a mod, you mean bishoptl himself (admin) and yeah; something really fucked up must be in the air if he says something like that

I thought that was just when Mortimer told us about the COD resolutions?

 

[Majanew]

Its called PM for a reason.

CBOAT at night?


And I wonder if this is something that may or may not happen at launch? Like the OS crashing that may or may not be fixed by launch. Only 15 days till launch. I think we can wait and all see for ourselves. There will be plenty out in the wild and reports of big issues will be all over the place.

 

[onlyindreams]

Sony charging for online multiplayer is because they care about you? And if you blame MS for charging for Live and people buying it, then Kinect is Nintendo's fault. Agreed?

They offer me so much value with that shit for $50 a year it is unreal. I can't see any fucking way to spin that service as anti-consumer. Have you SEEN the November PS+ lineup? And it's not like everything else on the system is locked behind it the way XBL Gold works.

And no, Kinect is a bunch of executives in a boardroom not having the foresight to realize that motion controls were a fad until VR gets more mature.

 

[LAA]

Not to sound a jerk or anything, but I'm literally just curious... What reasons do people have for wanting an X1?
I know it's the games, but... they seem to me just games I MAY like, they just seem interesting and that's as far as interest goes for me really. The only game X1 has to even slightly make me want one is halo and that's because Halo 3 was the most fun I had online in a game before, sadly since then, I feel that aspect of the game has got worse, so honestly hopes aren't high for the next halo ATM.

That along with MS's attitude so far, getting better with giving fans KI/X1's but I feel that's just trying to buy them. They have a lot of work to do if they want to build back trust IMO, that's really the no. 1 problem I have with them. How can I buy something from a company I don't trust

 

[viveks86]

The only things that were happening around that time were resolutiongate issues, and something to do with journalists, video capture, free consoles, or some ilk. I don't think either of those would warrant the bomb shelter, unless he was overstating the significance of game resolutions?

The bomb shelter was related to CBOAT's PM to Bish about ESRAM.

 

[Bsigg12]

then why the fuck are you so upset

I'm not upset at all. I just find then premise of this whole thread funny.

 

[scytherage]

Didn't this same guy say before that games on Xbone will get better when developers learn the hardware or something to that effect (i can't remember anymore). So basically his agenda really is, don't buy Xbone.

 

[Seanspeed]

Just got a PM from the butt after asking about if CBOAT is gonna open the floodgates:

frnkly

if poepl hve stil cfonsireding xbon afte allWE no abut it, then onth!ng i say wil chadng theirn mindsz.

i gie what ican cosndirn my position. lot more shit i never talk baout cuz no prof and to epxlosive.

Can somebody translate the last part? Im pretty tired, so I can't right now.

Translation: I was trying desperately to stop people from buying Xbox One's.

 

[Parakeetman]

Speaking of which, did we ever find out what caused Bishop to hide in a bomb shelter?

Edit: Apparently not?

I thought it was because he checked the sources of the folks "talkin" in that thread and having found out it was legit enough, time to hold up till the shit storm blows over. Instead of having to kick all the kids out of the club.

 

[Deleted member 125677]

Did you ask for his consent to make this private message public?

 

[B.O.O.M]

TBH dunno if posting a private convo like this was such a cool move.

Either way we are weeks away from the launch. Doubt all he is hinting at will even happen at launch but the coming months should be interesting.

 

[Izayoi]

Its called PM for a reason.

Yeah... I hope you're not throwing him under a bus here, OP.

 

[Pop]

So you're white knighting trying to keep people from spending their money however they want? Really? Like he said, those of us who are buying an Xbox One understand the general issues, and frankly a lot of us don't give a damn.

$500 and you don't give a damn

Cause it's all about the games right? What a load of crap

 

[TetraGenesis]

There are settings to change that.

It's not under Preferences on the mobile site. Idk. I don't really mind. 50 per page is fine on mobile because it's easier to find my place if my browser crashes or something.

 

[fastballspecial]

Huh. I wonder if more shit hits the fan right before the console drops.

 

[Coffee Dog]

Translation: I was trying desperately to stop people from buying Xbox One's.

Didn't this same guy say before that games on Xbone will get better when developers learn the hardware or something to that effect (i can't remember anymore). So basically his agenda really is, don't buy Xbone.

I am asking both of you: What part of making consumers aware of the products they buy, is an anti-xbox one agenda?

 

[fatgamecat]

I can't think of anything more explosive than what's already been said.

Regardless, I wish anyone buying a next gen console only the best and I hope they enjoy their system and games.

 

[LiquidSolid]

I'm not upset at all. I just find then premise of this whole thread funny.

So thread whining then?

 

[Majanew]

They offer me so much value with that shit for $50 a year it is unreal. I can't see any fucking way to spin that service as anti-consumer. Have you SEEN the November PS+ lineup? And it's not like everything else on the system is locked behind it the way XBL Gold works.

And no, Kinect is a bunch of executives in a boardroom not having the foresight to realize that motion controls were a fad until VR gets more mature.

The MP is locked behind a paywall. There's no way to spin that.

 

[Crash Station]

We know that it's the same thing CBOAT is alluding to now. So we have no clue.

Yeah, there just seemed to be confusion over whether it was related to the whole resolution thing or something bigger.

 

[Guymelef]

So you're white knighting trying to keep people from spending their money however they want? Really? Like he said, those of us who are buying an Xbox One understand the general issues, and frankly a lot of us don't give a damn.

You like to live happy and blind??? ok, but don't blame other people for trying to find the truth.

 

[Speevy]

Rare is making Blast Corps, get it, explosive

 

[Bsigg12]

$500 and you don't give a damn

Cause it's all about the games right? What a load of crap

Games, entertainment, overall ecosystem. $500 is no more than I would spend on an iPad that would be replaced a year or two later, so I'll just pass on the iPad air and I'm set.

 

[Metfanant]

the buttocks is going to be the cause of another monster thread and he didn't even SAY anything lol

 

[Quadraphonic]

Huh. I wonder if more shit hits the fan right before the console drops.

Of course it will.

Name ONE week since the reveal where there HASN'T been shit hitting the fan. ONE.

It's been a nonstop rollercoaster of shit-fan-hitting. And that's not even considering the embargoed games. There are things we don't know, like what phrases the Kinect accepts, stability of the network, console availability, reliability, etc.

Launch day will be impossible to have something not crazy revealed.