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[gutter_trash]

Man, they really are focusing on the way you don't have to switch inputs for the X1. Going hard after that lazy-as-fuck cash.

what is hilarious is that their policy of MUST INSTALL the game will cause of ???? from average consumers who never installed a game on a HDD in their lives. These are people who think it is supposed to play the game just by reading the disk LOL

 

[Uno Venova]

If you to come in all about the games for EEE. Maybe not have a confusing ad acting like not switching inputs is a big deal.

 

[jaypah]

Marketing FAIL!!

I imagined you vocalizing this and...oh man. "marketing FAIL!", lol.

But yes, that is a weird thing to put on a banner. I understand the intent but it just looks super crazy on a banner.

 

[disastermouse]

I've always said they remind me of AOL. And now they've finally found a way to turn discs into useless coasters.

You did me one better, good sir!

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Yep if you own one you're going to be taking it all in the ass.

Smh.

 

[Spongebob]

Lame catch phrase, but easy enough to understand IMO.

 

[Peeete]

It should have said

"Xbox One. Insert coin."

Would have been nostalgic and honest.

 

[MomoPufflet]

It's not that people don't get what they could mean by "Input One" after thinking about it for a minute. It's that the banner is totally ineffective. Being the first input doesn't mean anything to most people, so the sentiment is lost even if they are able to hash out in their head what it means. When a banner leaves you semi-confused and mildly annoyed, that's not a good banner in my book. Maybe if there was some pop culture reference about the first input being the best for some reason (like Seinfeld did with speed dial) this might have worked.

 

[EvB]

Is that the voice command I'll have to use to switch to my Wii-U?

 

[xxracerxx]

But I still need a cable box.

 

[GamerJM]

This is even worse than "Jump in"

 

[impirius]

This reminds me of something Molyneux said about MS's goal was to make the Xbox input one lol.

Edge

“There’s always this talk about making consoles ‘input one’ on the TV,” he added. “It’s the fight over moving from it being your Sky box to your Xbox or PlayStation 4, and for me, as a gamer, I don’t want that. I want my ‘input two’ to be my games console, and I just think all that stuff tends to confuse it.”

 

[DBT85]

Free slogan for Xbone:

"Play awesome games you can't get elsewhere"

that one's free MS.

Pachter was right, people on this board have no idea.

 

[Shig]

Input one Social Security card to better expedite the process of MS and the NSA spying on you.

 

[fastford58]

Load "Input_one",8,1

 

[MDX]

Sorry English is not my first language so I dont understand.

Can someone explain what that means?

they are saying Kinect is the only input device you need to control the all in one box.

 

[NullPointer]

Xbox: You don't need to change inputs on your TV

ok

 

[Volotaire]

very telling of their focus.

 

[partime]

Doesn't XBone have an HDMI input for cable? Maybe that has something to do with it.

 

[Robot Pants]

Pachter was right, people on this board have no idea.

Clearly his slogan was an exaggeration (you see that, GAF? There are other words for hyperbole).
I think the point he is trying to make is how awful the slogan is.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

It makes sense to me but it seems like it should have been two separate banners.

One that said 'Input One' and another that said 'All-in-one'

 

[twinturbo2]

What was wrong with "all for one, one for all"?

 

[Rollo Tomasi]

What about Input Two?

 

[eddfromtheriver]

What happened to Clifford's hair?

Ha!, same thing that popped up in my mind.

 

[Sophia]

"Input One" makes me think of like VCR programming instructions or something...

 

[nib95]

Edge

“There’s always this talk about making consoles ‘input one’ on the TV,” he added. “It’s the fight over moving from it being your Sky box to your Xbox or PlayStation 4, and for me, as a gamer, I don’t want that. I want my ‘input two’ to be my games console, and I just think all that stuff tends to confuse it.”

Welp, that's pretty much exactly the line of thinking involved. Only neither Sky or games consoles are actually usually on input one. At best you'd get HDMI 1.

 

[travisbickle]

"So we got the boring stuff no one cares about out of the way at the reveal. Alright guys next job, what should we promote on the banners at E3?"

 

[rrs]

My TV has separate numbering for every kind of input, and you can rename stuff to what's on it rather than AV 1

 

[Magnific0giganticus]

Free slogan for Xbone:

"Play awesome games elsewhere"

that one's free MS.

fixed

 

[RoboPlato]

I get what they're going for but this is such an awkward catchphrase and a lot of people won't realize what the hell it means.

 

[CambriaRising]

"So we got the boring stuff no one cares about out of the way at the reveal. Alright guys next job, what should we promote on the banners at E3?"

"Just give the job to Johnny the intern, hes got moxie."

 

[The Cowboy]

Xbox: You don't need to change inputs on your TV

ok

The thing is, in this day and age most TVs have auto input switching when devices are put into/out of standby and turned on/off.

 

[B.O.O.M]

For most people it won't but it gives to some insight to the mentality and expectations of the people who made this thing.

Honestly, I don't know.

I own a receiver so that made no sense to me at first and needed it explained, what the fuck.

I was thinking the 'input' might be the 'user'. Continuing their slogan of 'you are the controller'.

Yeah I have no idea :S But I think this might be an indication of what to expect tomorrow. Plenty of games sure but they will spend time on this too I reckon smh

 

[soulassssns]

wait...what??

What does that even mean?

 

[NullPointer]

very telling of their focus.

Games Games GAMES

 

[we.are.the.armada]

Input One.

Wow. Who is the marketing savant that came up with that turd?

This man is sabotaging them from the inside.

 

[artist]

Their messaging is now as clear as their marketing.

 

[disastermouse]

It makes sense to me but it seems like it should have been two separate banners.

One that said 'Input One' and another that said 'All-in-one'

But two banners wouldn't be One. You have to cram all your shit together, preferably with a webcam watching you to make sure you're not stealing from the mouths of starving publishers.

 

[shinra-bansho]

I understand what the banner is supposed to mean.

What does Bleszinski's tweet mean?

 

[LemonGremlin]

I have a PS3, 360, Wii U all hooked up to my TV. I have NO IDEA which inputs they are linked with. You switch the console on, the TV switches input. God damn Microsoft!

 

[Shaneus]

I was thinking the 'input' might be the 'user'. Continuing their slogan of 'you are the controller'.

Yeah I have no idea :S But I think this might be an indication of what to expect tomorrow. Plenty of games sure but they will spend time on this too I reckon smh

I thought the input was the controller, but then they showed both the gamepad and the Kinect in the same shot.

Marketing fail.

PS. Microsoft, I have my receiver (and thus all my devices) connected to my TV via Input Two, because that's the one that has HDMI CEC or whatever. Thanks.

 

[EvB]

Games Games GAMES

XBOX . GAMES

XBOX. GAMES


NO! I did not say Social!

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Games Games GAMES

EVERYWHERE is games! Can't hardly contain 'em!

 

[B.O.O.M]

I understand what the banner is supposed to mean.

What does Bleszinski's tweet mean?

That he is lonely and needs attention

 

[Frodo]

On my TV its called HDMI1 and sorry, it's reserved.

Oh my, I would never have guessed this is what they mean without help.

You pay people and this is the best thing they can come up with? Seriously?

On the other hand it is so bad that might generate some buzz, I guess...

 

[markhimself46]

Hahahah that's pretty dumb. Doesn't sound good--doesn't roll off the tongue.

 

[NullPointer]

Sony: Games. Input two.

XBOX . GAMES

XBOX. GAMES

NO! I did not say Social!

Xbox. Games.
Xbox. No, not Hunger games!
Xbox. No, I'm not hungry!
Xbox. Fuck, now I'm ordering pizza!

 

[CambriaRising]

I understand what the banner is supposed to mean.

What does Bleszinski's tweet mean?

Maybe telling the Xbone to go to Input One?

I don't know. Guy is crazytown lately.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

What about Input Two?

I'm assuming since the Xbox Two won't be backwards compatible with the Xbone, you'll be connecting your Xtwo on Input Two and leaving your Xbone connected to Input One?

This is getting way too meta.

 

[Shaneus]

That he is lonely and needs attention

Your username is appropriate for this post. Bravo.