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[chuckddd]

They couldn't arrive at a way to spin effectively, didn't want a repeat of their reveal.
Amirite.


Seriously though, they'd better be very clear in their press conference, about all this online DRM shit.

I put the odds of that at 0.001%

It's very likely that is exactly what they're trying to avoid. And then we can look forward to many more months of "nothing's been decided" and "the console's not even out yet" pr and posts.

On the positive side, maybe they are making changes to their drm policy and really haven't finalized the model yet, so they aren't willing to speak about it.

 

[Feorax]

Maybe waiting to see what Sony says first.

Interesting thought. Whilst Sony are going last, it's possible Microsoft have heard what Sony's strategy is going to be regarding DRM, and figured there is no way they can look good when the questions are asked side by side with what Sony will be saying.

This could also be true of price, launch date, etc.

E3 is going to be VERY interesting.

 

[Goldmund]

There probably were yield problems with the chairs to surround the table with.

 

[Salaadin]

What the hell is going on over there....

 

[Nekofrog]

Anyone think that they could announce a delay of the system at e3? From the news yesterday of the entire UI being faked, the memory yields being off, to the really old information that one console manufacturer was very behind in production, do you think this is a way to avoid more bad press because of a delay?

 

[longdi]

games! games! games! games?

 

[Replicant]

Uh oh. It's like they don't want the press to be asking difficult questions about their new console.

 

[zroid]

the fun just never stops

 

[DemonNite]

"please wait for Gamescom for more information about DRM"

 

[Drachma]

Hope to god for their sake they clear up some of the confusion around Xbone in interviews or something, because after E3, when are they going to have a better chance to clear the air before the console actually comes out?

 

[Confidence Man]

Because there's no good way of saying "It's required to be online" or "You can't lend your games out".

 

[Hellsing321]

At this point I'm wondering if Microsoft is just going to clam up until launch regarding DRM. Let the users figure it out for themselves.

 

[Ghost]

Probably means they will wait and see what Twitter tells them their positions should be and announce them on Wednesday.

HORAY CONSUMER POWER.

 

[pelican]

Concerning, I guess not all the questions will be answered on Monday.

There is no reason to hide if Microsoft are confident of their offer.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

We still have one-on-one appointments scheduled AFAIK.

Isn't this what the Harrison thing was after the Bone reveal? All we got from one to one interviews was a load of differing information.

 

[jaypah]

I guess they decided to 'xbox, go home'.


...



*grabs coat*

Put the coat back on the hook baby, you done good!

Anyway, what the fuck is MS smoking? It's one thing to shit the bed. It's another thing to gleefully roll around in it. This does not look good.

 

[codhand]

considering they didnt talk about drm until after their initial conference i think theyre trying to avoid a repeat

the goal is to give as little information about negatives as possible to keep consumers biting.

 

[eznark]

we can look forward to many more months of "nothing's been decided" and "the console's not even out yet" pr and posts.

And that's just from Kuchera

 

[gofreak]

Maybe PR just isn't happy with the execs at the moment, and want to keep a tighter leash on them.

It is easier to massage things execs say after the fact if you're dealing with one journalist at a time vs a room full of them.

 

[Revven]

Just... wow, MS, just.... wow.

 

[Ensoul]

Makes sense. They don't want to answer question about used games.

 

[KageMaru]

Man nothing surrounding them sounds good these days. They really need to have a blow out at their conference.

Interesting thought. Whilst Sony are going last, it's possible Microsoft have heard what Sony's strategy is going to be regarding DRM, and figured there is no way they can look good when the questions are asked side by side with what Sony will be saying.

This could also be true of price, launch date, etc.

E3 is going to be VERY interesting.

This is a good possibility, though it shows a lack of confidence in their own direction.

 

[L1NETT]

We still have one-on-one appointments scheduled AFAIK.

Hmmm

Hopefully it won't be 8 different MS people saying 8 different things.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Quite the mess.

Maybe PR just isn't happy with the execs at the moment, and want to keep a tighter leash on them.

Good point, likely.

 

[clay_ghost]

Actually , real journalist from outside the gaming industry join in these kind of q and a right? I guess Ms is trying to avoid what they will ask. Avoid once and smoke the gameing press later.

 

[Sloane_Ranger]

Wow - preemptive damage control? At least they are trying to manage how XBone information spreads. In my mind, this does not bode well for MS giving answers that will make us happy at E3.

 

[MoeB]

Please be excited for November.

 

[StickSoldier]

They're off to a terrible start, man.

 

[BibiMaghoo]

Delay the new Xbox MS. Fucking do it.

Then come back with a vengeance.

 

[PaulLFC]

Keep saying you need to be more clear with info, then cancel E3 media roundtable. MS...

 

[DBT85]

We still have one-on-one appointments scheduled AFAIK.

lots and lots of questions please

 

[alr1ght]

We won't know until the box is in end consumer's hands.

They get the benefit of 4 months of game journalists saying, "We don't know yet. It's not that bad."

 

[daxgame]

"Games. Games. GAMES."

"So what about the always onl-"

"I SAID GAMES! NO QUESTIONS!"

 

[witness]

I can't wait for all the information we still won't know about both consoles after e3. The rage will be amazing.

 

[kriskrosbbk]

Wait until Gamescom. They'll kill Sony and answer all questions then when final decisions have been made.

Please be excited.

mmm no

 

[PFD]

Delay the new Xbox MS. Fucking do it.

Then come back with a vengeance.

Yeah, at this point, maybe they should just do this.

 

[Goldmund]

And that's just from Kuchera

You really have it in for the Kooch.

 

[eznark]

It's ok, nothing I say will penetrate his bubble.

We still have one-on-one appointments scheduled AFAIK.

Kind of shows how little respect they have for you guys. "They only have a backbone in a large group, we need more "how awesome is your console" questions so lets do one on one"

 

[jschreier]

Isn't this what the Harrison thing was after the Bone reveal? All we got from one to one interviews was a load of differing information.

After the reveal in Seattle, there were some roundtables and one-on-ones between journalists and a lot of different executives - Mattrick, Harrison, etc. I think they're doing something similar for E3. Different outlets get different appointments. And yeah, hopefully they have some consistent answers this time.

 

[daebo]

Maybe waiting to see what Sony says first.

Bingo. This is what I'm guessing too.

but it's still bullshit. They said they would have answer "rounding them up" and that hasn't come. They are now not doing a round table after the event...

Well, guess it's time to beef up the PC - PS4 combo. Again, I'll wait to see what Sony says too, but... this is definitely playing scared.

lol, just going to throw my hands up in the air and walk away.

 

[UrbanRats]

Isn't this what the Harrison thing was after the Bone reveal? All we got from one to one interviews was a load of differing information.

Xbox One to use quantum computing.
One console, occupying endless states at the same time.

 

[Talamius]

I actually feel sorry for Major Nelson at this point. Honestly. This reveal has been a trainwreck.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Seems like they are going to show as many games as possible and gloss over the bullshit DRM and always online stuff.

they have been saying for weeks now E3 is all about the games and nothing more.

 

[Redhood]

OMG lol good one!

Is MS hiding something that they don't want to be asked in the QA?

 

[Currygan]

 

[BruceWayneIII]

They want Sony to get the questions from the press. I think it's about lack of confidence and pure tactics.

 

[Danneee]

Well that's not going to do them any good. But probably not worse than an actual round table would do is my guess, they know their DRM strategy in no way benefits consumers and probably want people to focus on other stuff.

 

[Lonestar]

I'm no Wall Street Business Speculator, but this doesn't sound very good.

 

[jschreier]

Kind of shows how little respect they have for you guys. "They only have a backbone in a large group, we need more "how awesome is your console" questions so lets do one on one"

Actually, it's quite the opposite. What journalist wants to ask questions in front of a group of competitors? Everyone wants one-on-ones.

 

[ascii42]

We still have one-on-one appointments scheduled AFAIK.

That's good to know, but wouldn't it be better to clarify these things in one place, vs. potentially having different people get different answers...again?