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big_z said:
Microsoft shouldn't tease they need to show. Xbone might be slightly less powerful on paper but it has more potential than the ps4. They need to show that stuff off so they stand out.
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Pretty much, this is what passes for console marketing/PR these days? LOL
 
My hand was forced.
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freddy said:
Well, some of us are wondering why. In the last few years on NeoGAF there was a time when you could call someone a retarded arsehole and not be banned but saying a bad word about a console or their manufacturer would get you the ban hammer. Things are a little more sane around here now with the console warriors having to take a back seat so perhaps it's time to put another of those old relics to rest.
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SPDIF said:
M$ / SDF / XDF / Xbots / Ntards are all heavily discouraged yes.

Although with the new consoles on the horizon it seems those rules are being relaxed quite a bit
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To me snarky remarks like these just come off as childish, immature, unimaginative, derogatory and not least, disrespectful of others. It saddens me deeply because things like this do nothing IMO to cultivate friendly relationships between gamers like us let alone create a healthy atmosphere that would attract the kind of respectful and forward thinking people that would help heal the gamming community instead of the pitchfork wielding, mouth frothing, disrespectful, gun jumping, reactionary and immature pre teen (at least it seems like it) fanboys that seem to infest all parts of the gaming world.

I understand that competition is healthy, however competition shouldn't mean that we need to be immature and disrespectful to one another.

Think about it, why would you want to make someone feel bad? Why would you be ok with causing someone emotional pain? This is something that I see far to often in the gaming community and it makes me sad because all I want to do is have a healthy respectful discussion about games and gaming among others who also appreciate it but all I get now is snarky pejorative remarks and it heavily deters me from adding anything to the conversation.

At least athletes show respect for one another. We are all playing the same sport guys, different teams maybe, but there is no reason we can't show each other a little respect.

Sorry for the rant :\ it has been building up for a while now.
 
big_z said:
Microsoft shouldn't tease they need to show. Xbone might be slightly less powerful on paper but it has more potential than the ps4. They need to show that stuff off so they stand out.
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In what way does it have more potential? The architectures are essentially an apples to apples comparison. And a small apple does not have the "potential" to be bigger than a big apple.*

*apples already picked from tree
 
VlaudTheImpaler said:
To me snarky remarks like these just come off as childish, immature, unimaginative, derogatory and not least, disrespectful of others. It saddens me deeply because things like this do nothing IMO to cultivate friendly relationships between gamers like us let alone create a healthy atmosphere that would attract the kind of respectful and forward thinking people that would help heal the gamming community instead of the pitchfork wielding, mouth frothing, disrespectful, gun jumping, reactionary and immature pre teen (at least it seems like it) fanboys that seem to infest all parts of the gaming world.

I understand that competition is healthy, however competition shouldn't mean that we need to be immature and disrespectful to one another.

Think about it, why would you want to make someone feel bad? Why would you be ok with causing someone emotional pain? This is something that I see far to often in the gaming community and it makes me sad because all I want to do is have a healthy respectful discussion about games and gaming among others who also appreciate it but all I get now is snarky pejorative remarks and it heavily deters me from adding anything to the conversation.

At least athletes show respect for one another. We are all playing the same sport guys, different teams maybe, but there is no reason we can't show each other a little respect.

Sorry for the rant :\ it has been building up for a while now.
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Are you trying to say that using the dollar sign in M$ causes some people emotional pain and makes them feel bad? If so, I believe they need to get a thicker skin and disassociate themselves from console manufacturers to the point where this is happening. If your goal is to equate M$ with a personal insult then your post has failed.

SPDIF said:
M$ / SDF / XDF / Xbots / Ntards are all heavily discouraged, yes.

Although with the new consoles on the horizon it seems those rules are being relaxed quite a bit
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I think you are taking some liberties with that quote from the link you provided. All I see are insults directed towards the individual or group.
Don't make things worse by calling out "xbots" or "ntards" or "fanboys" or "sdf" or "xdf" or insulting someone else by calling them one of those things.
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I don't see M$ in there at all.
 
Piggus said:
In what way does it have more potential?
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Every box has a kinect so there's a lot of potential there for developers that want to go that route. Biggest complaint with the 360 connect was that there were good ideas but it didn't work due to shit hardware. That's been fixed. The advance features could also be used in new ways. Think horror game that tracks your tension levels or a stealth game where you need to stay quiet and still to avoid being spotted.

Microsoft also has one of the best server networks out there up there with google and amazon. Dedicated servers for every game is fantastic and much needed for larger scale online. plus whatever the cloud stuff can do is a nice bonus. Sony cant touch Microsoft here, at least not yet. It's going to take time and a lot of money(which they don't have) to grow their network.

Specs on paper is one thing. Boxed features that everyone has is another. No console has been #1 solely on system power.
 
Piggus said:
In what way does it have more potential? The architectures are essentially an apples to apples comparison. And a small apple does not have the "potential" to be bigger than a big apple.*

*apples already picked from tree
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Right of the bat they have kinect, windows 8 apps, hdmi in, miracast (Ps4 might and probably supports the last one though).

Actually Windows 8 apps alone, even in the infant state they are now already gives xbone more potential as a entertainment device.
 
abadguy said:
Well apparently out of the 3 console makers MS is the only one looking to make money. The other two are in it for charity.
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If you were being obtuse and not reading any posts just above ours about other reasons people use it, then yea that's what you would say.
 
Ntsouls said:
Hopefully it's 12 gbs of ram.
I honestly think that would make the xbox one a must buy.
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its not that.

Anyways, the reaction to a dollar sign is hilarious considering "microsoftpenis" gets a free pass. GAF you so crazy.

Wish we could see what they're looking at. I agree this may be an attempt to make them look more human and to try and appeal to a community which has been very critical of their product. It kind of works too. Really hope this is something more than that though.
 
ctothej said:
Oh wow. Just look at the diversity in that picture. Please tell me the game industry is not that homogenous?
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What do you expect? It's an American company. White people are the overwhelming ethnic majority in America. Or do you think that just magically everything will become diverse because that's what the media feeds us?

How diverse do you think Sony of Japan is? The video games industry in the US is still primarily made up of American white males. This may change in the future but let's drop the shock at it, or even act like it's a bad thing. I believe 72% of Americans are classified as white. Give or take depending on what constitutes white.
 
Madness said:
What do you expect? It's an American company. White people are the overwhelming ethnic majority in America. Or do you think that just magically everything will become diverse because that's what the media feeds us?

How diverse do you think Sony of Japan is? The video games industry in the US is still primarily made up of American white males. This may change in the future but let's drop the shock at it, or even act like it's a bad thing. I believe 72% of Americans are classified as white. Give or take depending on what constitutes white.
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And as if diversity somehow improves the quality of the product.

Unless it's for Kinect testing, in which case some diversity might help.
 
medze said:
its not that.

Anyways, the reaction to a dollar sign is hilarious considering "microsoftpenis" gets a free pass. GAF you so crazy.

Wish we could see what they're looking at. I agree this may be an attempt to make them look more human and to try and appeal to a community which has been very critical of their product. It kind of works too. Really hope this is something more than that though.
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That's all this is. PR.
 
Madness said:
What do you expect? It's an American company. White people are the overwhelming ethnic majority in America. Or do you think that just magically everything will become diverse because that's what the media feeds us?

How diverse do you think Sony of Japan is? The video games industry in the US is still primarily made up of American white males. This may change in the future but let's drop the shock at it, or even act like it's a bad thing. I believe 72% of Americans are classified as white. Give or take depending on what constitutes white.
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So it's not a bad thing, is it a good thing? Or is it just a thing?
 
Microsoft have really turned around their PR in recent weeks. They are effectively trying, and succeeding, in transforming themselves from the bad guys of the games industry into a group of human gamers.

Whether their intentions, aims and vision for the future of gaming and xbox has changed to reflect this is another question, which only time will tell.
 
intheinbetween said:
can't believe every MS/XBOX thread ends up filled with shitty comments, come on, grow up!
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The problem isn't with the posters, but with Microsoft: When you present a bad product, and then post non-specific PR group photos for it to try to excite the hardcore like the Microsoft person in this thread did, reactions are going to be bad.

Had Microsoft made a better console, reactions would have been better.
 
netBuff said:
The problem isn't with the posters, but with Microsoft: When you present a bad product, and then post non-specific PR group photos for it to try to excite the hardcore like the Microsoft person in this thread did, reactions are going to be bad.

Had Microsoft made a better console, reactions would have been better.
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Can I have your Xbox One? You don't seem to like it :)
 
Ignore the real console and it's issues. There are real people behind this, alter your emotions to feel empathy please.

You wouldn't want to deprive these hard working people of their paycheques, their families rely on them!
 
A pretty lame way to draw hype for something unclear /marketing.

Thanks for the intentional group shot I suppose. I don't see why MS resorts to fakeness, ever. Keep reversing those bad decisions and we'll talk.
 
I agree that MS should start showing real substance. We still don't know anything about any of the games they revealed except for Killer Instinct.
 
netBuff said:
The problem isn't with the posters, but with Microsoft: When you present a bad product, and then post non-specific PR group photos for it to try to excite the hardcore like the Microsoft person in this thread did, reactions are going to be bad.

Had Microsoft made a better console, reactions would have been better.
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what does that have to do with bashing/mocking every thread? It's getting bored to see all the same kind of mocks/shitty comments. if you just post into a thread you don't care about at least provide some substantial/interesting talk to the thread instead of childish jokes or shitty comments to bash the competition.

gaming_noob said:
I agree that MS should start showing real substance. We still don't know anything about any of the games they revealed except for Killer Instinct.
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well afaik, you have almost weekley new info about other tiltes such as Dead Rising 3, Forza and Ryse, launch titles.
 
Shahadan said:
Reaction to ps4 ram news, of course

Or the new Kinect mind control chip
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Which is a bad news for them. Means their OS can't be superior once again. Multi platfrom game were not to use extra ram on PS4, and exclusives that would make 3-5% of the games on the console.
Still PS4 has faster ram, 5.5GB is plenty for first 2-3 years. On top of having superious gpu but lets ignore that of course
 
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