...hecklers that would risk never being sent review copies of games, being asked to interviews, etc., etc.? I'd like to see it.
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Microsoft cancels post-E3 media roundtable
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digoutyoursoul
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It's the same day as Sony
Captain Tuttle
Member
I'm definitely not the alarmist type but...this is alarming
They don't just let in random people into the conferences.
Stone Ocean
Member
You know, there's heel turns and then there's this.
Microsoft is going full Satan.
Microsoft is going full Satan.
The other thing is, I am not sure how many developers will be willing to take money just to show the Xbone version if it is far inferior to the PS4 one. Developers have a vested interest in their games looking as good as possible.
Showing an inferior version of your game at E3 could have long term negative consequences for your game far greater than any benefit you may get from MS throwing you some cash in the short term.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
IF that is true, can't say i'm surprised by any of this. they're going to brute force their way with the x1.
3rdamention
Member
So THIS is what the giraffe stuff was all about....now it all makes sense...Giraffes have long necks which give them an advantage to stick out their head to reach food beyond the reach of other animals...Microsof is going full Anti-Giraffe, avoiding sticking out their necks by avoiding the press and media questions..
Well played Geoff...
Well played Geoff...
Aquamarine
Member
The audience is not going to do that. Clapping and cheering is one thing, but booing at a trade industry event is highly unprofessional and ridiculously insulting to the thousands of hours that countless members of the industry have worked towards.
They are both on the same day, separated by ~6 hours. MS, EA, Ubi and then Sony, all on 10th of June.
Goldenmoney
Member
So does this decision support the rumor that Microsoft is having manufacturing issues and might delay the system?
Ah, sorry. For german viewers like myself it's a day earlier, but yeah, not in the US.
But anyway, Microsoft goes on stage first.
Lightning Lord
Banned
AKA they will have MS employees planted in the audience to provide moral support.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
Member
Microsoft's xbox division seems to be in disarray right now.
Deuterium
Member
So, those attending the Presentation will be the very journalists who are most upset that Microsoft cancelled their press conferences. There will be blood. I wouldn't be surprised if some DRM activist(s) sneak into the Presentation just so they can heckle, and get their 5 minutes of fame.
Fox Mulder
Member
Even though MS has stacked a pile of shit all over this new console, it's still mostly contained to internet bitching. If they throw money for exclusives and launch at a great price, people will eat it up.
The only way MS could really shoot themselves in the foot is to have a $599 USD moment.
Good lord. I've been trying to give them the benefit of the doubt until E3 but I can't anymore after what I'm reading today. Seems like they're totally botching this console. Will be intersting to see if they really have moneyhatted enough big exclusives to make up for the inferior specs and policies
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Simple Sony will have games you can actually play on a PS4, Microsoft will have games you can play using a Xbox controller hooked into a target spec PC. If this does happen I hope some members of the press are observant enough to report on it.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
People, MS are not bothered. Gamers are the only people that will complain about this and that's not their target audience.
Captainsweatpants
Member
Xbox, go home.
Ghost_Protocol
Member
Didn't the industry boo loudly at Sony's Vita event when they announced AT&T as their 3G partner?
Miles Quaritch
Member
Shouldn't the info about MS having one on one interviews instead of the roundtable be added to the OP and the title?
We need to know who they've invited to these one on ones.
We need to know who they've invited to these one on ones.
digoutyoursoul
Member
No need for apologies my good man
PS4 Conference [OT] Your own personal Jesus
Booing even the WORST press conference is career suicide. Reporters and invited industry people would do serious damage to their careers, blacklisting being one of the lesser impacts. And if it happens, watch E3 press conferences start to be per-recorded and broadcast later. Audience participation in a negative is very unprofessional. This isn't a movie. It's a business presentation. Watch it, and if you hate it, write a brutal piece afterward. That's the process.
Stone Ocean
Member
Absolute silence is as close to booing we'll ever get.
Radical_Ed
Banned
Man, that 'rounding the answers' thing that Major Nelson mentioned is taking them more than I though, lol.
maquiladora
Member
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Neuromancer
Member
They didn't boo, they laughed.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
I imagine it probably was because Phil Harrison was going to answer questions again.
I wonder if Sony will apologize for the lack of third party games for the PS3 at E3, because their competition appears to be afraid of a direct comparison? That is what I would do if I were them... Sony can simply say a lot of games were ready to be shown this week, but for reasons we cannot explain they don't appear to be here on the show floor.
Come by our booth for full demos. Do that, show a box, and it is game over for the XBone.
Come by our booth for full demos. Do that, show a box, and it is game over for the XBone.
Aquamarine
Member
I'm not sure about that particular event--my point is, E3 is supposed to be a celebration of the industry's triumphs, an industry showcase, and a meeting hall for developers, retailers, and analysts.
It really isn't a place that's appropriate for negativity.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Oh my, the hits keep coming. External as in not gaming?
Most of these developers are owned by publishers, and publishers go where the money is.
That said, I really don't know what publishers he could be referring to? I could easily see EA since they are having a bigger partnership with Microsoft, but Activision is in bed with Sony on Destiny, and Ubisoft is in bed with Sony on multiple games
On the Japanese side it seems like Square Enix has a partnership with Sony, and it seems like Capcom also has some sort of deal with Sony on Deep Down
maquiladora
Member
I have no idea. Sounds like PR waffle.
Mortimer, can publishers say they have PS4 versions at all or just not show them? One is not too atypical but maybe taken to an extreme, the other is lulzy.
I don't know why people champion and cheer this obvious payola. It distorts the market and creates deadweight loss.
I don't know why people champion and cheer this obvious payola. It distorts the market and creates deadweight loss.
Being in the audience for that was one of the funniest experiences I've ever had.
That really needs to play during their opening montage :lol
Meeting with Film and TV studios?
Delusibeta
Banned
Publishers wouldn't have that problem.
There's also the possibility that the PS4 isn't noticeably better looking than the Xbone version (we are talking about launch games, after all).
Stone Ocean
Member
That sounds like TVTVTVTVTVSPORTSSPORTSSPORTS
Graphics Horse
Member
It's true there was booing at Sony's E3 when they annouced that. But that was a specific moment, I can't see them being heckled and booed all through the conference.
Deuterium
Member
I don't disagree...but there are low-class nut jobs out there that will be happy to spoil the "evil" Microsoft, and their carefully planned and choreographed presentation.
dragonelite
Member
So much for microsoft killing sony and clarify stuff ?
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