Scott Tortorice
Senior Member
...at least according to the initial reaction on the internet. Examples:
The Internet Reacts Hilariously To The Xbox One Event
[video=youtube;YitnwPrU18w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YitnwPrU18w[/video]
[video=youtube_share;KbWgUO-Rqcw]http://youtu.be/KbWgUO-Rqcw[/video]
Divided by One: Critics react to the new Xbox
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That Xbox One Reveal Sure Was A Disaster, Huh?
And on and on and on....
Before I read any of this I had a bad feeling about the XBox One too because I saw one of the VPs of Microsoft on Bloomberg TV yesterday pushing the XBox One and came away thoroughly unimpressed. During the interview the VP said a whole lot of nothing except for copious references to changing the "TV experience". I don't know about you but I don't think most people buy a game console to watch TV. In fact, don't we all play games precisely because we reject TV as a source of entertainment? Right there I knew something was wrong. When I finally got online, I saw my hunch was vindicated by all these posts.
So, what do you think? Has MS surrendered their advantage to Sony? Or is it even possible that the PC will come from behind as the go-to game machine once again?
The Internet Reacts Hilariously To The Xbox One Event
[video=youtube;YitnwPrU18w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YitnwPrU18w[/video]
[video=youtube_share;KbWgUO-Rqcw]http://youtu.be/KbWgUO-Rqcw[/video]
Divided by One: Critics react to the new Xbox
Xbox One: "E3 is absolutely all about the games"Take a glance at CVG's comments threads (here's a good start), and you'd be forgiven for thinking that Microsoft had invested money in North Korea's nuclear program, or, er, confirmed a constant 'always online' console.
What a difference an evening makes. When I sat down to talk with Harvey Eagle at a hosted live-stream session yeterday, Xbox UK's marketing director seemed happy, relaxed. His countenance suggested that, but for a few buffering issues handling the feed from the official event in Seattle, everything had played out as expected. The plan had come off without a hitch.
I wonder what story his face would tell this morning. Confusion and disappointment reigns, on this site and many, many others, and it's all down to the games - new and used, on and off, backwards and forwards.
View attachment 40937
That Xbox One Reveal Sure Was A Disaster, Huh?
And on and on and on....
Before I read any of this I had a bad feeling about the XBox One too because I saw one of the VPs of Microsoft on Bloomberg TV yesterday pushing the XBox One and came away thoroughly unimpressed. During the interview the VP said a whole lot of nothing except for copious references to changing the "TV experience". I don't know about you but I don't think most people buy a game console to watch TV. In fact, don't we all play games precisely because we reject TV as a source of entertainment? Right there I knew something was wrong. When I finally got online, I saw my hunch was vindicated by all these posts.
So, what do you think? Has MS surrendered their advantage to Sony? Or is it even possible that the PC will come from behind as the go-to game machine once again?