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[Always-honest]

Oh man, you are KILLING me on set.

Bwahaha.
Have a great show!

 

[jacobeid]

Oh man, you are KILLING me on set.

Hahahahaha Hi Geoff. Thanks for stopping by for all of the madness.

 

[Feorax]

WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO THE CARNIVAL OF STUPID 2017!!

 

[Montresor]

My opinion is that $499 US is a really bad price. Needs to be $399.

My opinion is that there's nothing wrong with a journalist leaking information that he acquired (whether through a source or overhearing it himself).

But if the price is actually $399, then Geoff's integrity, professionalism, and credibility should be called into question no? He's a fantastic presenter and I enjoy watching him speak but why should anyone trust him again if the price ends up being $399?

Will be really interesting to see what happens at the conference. The price has to be $499 now or Geoff's credibility is gone. But I really really hope for $399 though, heh.

 

[Charcoal]

Gaf right now

 

[Unknown Soldier]

It's gonna be 399. They NEED it to be 399. This is obviously misdirect.

They launched the Bone at $100 more than the PS4.
I can see them launching the Xbox Xtreme X for $100 more than the Pro.

 

[GHG]

If you literally need a second job to pay for a $500 console then the problem might be with your financial situation and not the price of the console.

People are too busy creating law suits against Geoff.

Ain't nobody got time for a second job.

 

[Nipo]

The "it's a deliberate misdirect" take isn't believable.

From a marketing standpoint any little pop you get from a "lol we trolled the hardcores" moment by announcing 399 after leaking 499 would be FAR outweighed by confusion you would subsequently create about the real price amongst the non-hardcore.

The core and casual market will just look at the price on Amazon or best buy. They don't watch, even know, e3 is going on.

 

[oti]

Wouldn't surprise me if they had a dummy price in there for exactly these kinds of moments. Keighly just playing into their hands (Accidentally or intentionally).

Time will tell.

This isn't a telenovela.

 

[Mariolee]

I'm sure the people impressed with the specs will have no problem paying this.

It's the people who wanted this to be the resurgence of Xbox to combat Sony that are disappointed.

Agreed with this assessment.

 

[Rolf NB]

I'm calling $443.67

Thank you for your successful participation in our mole detection program. The very specific number we gave to you, and only you, has been instrumental in isolating you from hundreds of other suspected leakers.

 

[Garjon]

If $499 is right then the name Scorpio is pretty ironic. People are going to get stung when they realised they paid half a grand to play Assassin's Creed in 4k at 24fps

 

[GringoSuave89]

Yes guys, you should just get a second job and you'll be good.

Quit buying avocado toast, and we should be good.

 

[Stone Ocean]

This.

THIS IS ALL MISDIRECTION.

When Microsoft announce $399, they want us to be shocked. Most of us will be "okay". They have always been building up towards the general populace to expect a $499 tag and want the mic drop moment with $399. At this point, it feels tiring.

What feels tiring is people thinking MS is some marketing mastermind that would go through some fucking roundabout viral marketing ploy just for people to be excited for the thing people were already naturally interested to hear about and would be just as surprised about the price if they announced it normally.

 

[dose]

It makes little sense to rehearse with fake material. You are going to make special slides and such with different prices?

If the price is meant to be a secret until the actual conference, for sure.

 

[Goose_Se7en]

:-( come on Phil.....

Gaf always always delivers.

 

[StereoVsn]

I must say this thread is turning out to be pretty hilarious. Hell people, even if what Geoff heard was $499, MS can change the price at the last minute. He thought he had a fairly sure leak, leave it at that.

 

[LowParry]

People are too busy creating law suits against Geoff.

Ain't nobody got time for a second job.

And they will be rewarded with Mt. Dew and Doritos.

 

[Rurunaki]

I don't think Geoff will want his credibility shot for spreading fake news. He could've just kept quiet about it if he wasn't sure it was going to be landing at that price point.

If anything, this just softens the blow from just revealing $499 at the conference itself.

 

[Tecnniqe]

Oh man, you are KILLING me on set.

You like to see the world burn, right?

🔥🔥

 

[Resident_UA]

I'm sure the people impressed with the specs will have no problem paying this.

It's the people who wanted this to be the resurgence of Xbox to combat Sony that are disappointed.

yes, this should be in OP to avoid all the confusion. lol

 

[CrustyBritches]

Can we get Geoff under oath that Scorpio will be $499?

Yes. We can call his tweets the "Keighley Memos", which are bullshit Spencer possibly has tapes of the whole thing. Keighley assured him that he wasn't under journalistic investigation, but felt obliged to leak the memos after being pressured to wash his hands of the Doritos cheese altogether like it never happened.

 

[fantomena]

Geoff, can you post a selfie of you reading this thread? That would be legen ------wait for it ---------

 

[michaelius]

Interesting. It seems to me that Microsoft doesn't understand why the PS4 was successful - price point.

That is a high price especially if it just runs the same games on Xbox one and PS4 at a higher resolution/better effects.

It will be interesting to see if they can get sales from those outside the core Xbox gamer.

Oh they probably understand it - but when both sides are using same technology base then the only way of making box 50% stronger is by using more expensive parts.

 

[SprachBrooks]

prolly should just get one job that pays more imo

It's that easy huh? What's the secret homie? Please tell me––and the rest of the world living below the poverty line even though they work.

 

[DNAbro]

I'm sure the people impressed with the specs will have no problem paying this.

It's the people who wanted this to be the resurgence of Xbox to combat Sony that are disappointed.

The way people treated and expected Scorpio to change the landscape was crazy. Overall I don't think the general market gives a fuck about Pro or this.

 

[BroBot]

Gaf right now

This gif is going to be the most used of E3 week on Gaf and I approve of it.

 

[Dee Dah Dave]

But seriously, if it is $499 MS should have put that out there a couple of weeks ago. Not set fire to their E3 show again.

It's a fine price for anyone seriously interested but at the same time it will surround it in negativity all week.

 

[Obliterator]

Gaf right now

Lol I've seen this gif before many times but in this scenario it slayed me

 

[Ricker]

If it was 499 CAD,I would grab one for sure but man...I wanted to go full 4K around November to go along with Scorpio,this means new HDTV and A/V Receiver also,but if Scorpio is like 650 before tax CAD,not sure anymore...we shall see in a few hours I guess.

 

[Imp the Dimp]

It's the people who wanted this to be the resurgence of Xbox to combat Sony that are disappointed.

Eh, I'm not a corporatist brainwashed drone, so I don't care about sales whatsoever. But I'd have trouble affording a 500 bucks console, it is what it is. In terms of sales fightz, I couldn't care less but as a general rule, the consumer benefits from actual competition.

 

[PopcornMegaphone]

I'm sure the people impressed with the specs will have no problem paying this.

It's the people who wanted this to be the resurgence of Xbox to combat Sony that are disappointed.

I want the thing and I want it to be 399 for reasons other than console wars.

 

[Jeff Freecss]

Why is people pushing this "no one will buy an Xbox at 499.99" narrative? Does everyone forget the price of the original Xbox One? It sold less but it sold fine.

 

[Interficium]

What feels tiring is people thinking MS is some marketing mastermind that would go through some fucking roundabout viral marketing ploy just for people to be excited for the thing people were already naturally interested to hear about and would be just as surprised about the price if they announced it normally.

Something something 4-dimensional chess

 

[wachie]

What feels tiring is people thinking MS is some marketing mastermind that would go through some fucking roundabout viral marketing ploy just for people to ve excited for the thing people were already naturally interested to hear about and would be just as surprised about the price if they announced it normally.

Did you miss the teaser video with the hidden image tag that leads to $399? Why did you think they did that so elaborately?

 

[PS5]

$499... basically charging an early adopter premium, Later dropped to $399. Basic profit maximization.

 

[Mooreberg]

The "it's a deliberate misdirect" take isn't believable.

From a marketing standpoint any little pop you get from a "lol we trolled the hardcores" moment by announcing 399 after leaking 499 would be FAR outweighed by confusion you would subsequently create about the real price amongst the non-hardcore.

Today is Father's Day. I don't think the "non-hardcore" ever hear about the pre-show rumors to begin with. They just see a new system for $399, which is the most they were going to pay for a new system in respectable numbers anyway. The only people a deliberate misdirect could impact are the people who are paying attention... who are already mostly expecting that. The whole thing is just too dumb and purposeless for somebody to stake their reputation on it.

 

[LowParry]

I want a new thread after the MS conference that Geoff was right.

 

[ethomaz]

They rehearsed the price at $499, hoping that the price would leak. Then, at the conferenace, they announce the price at $399 to everyone's surprise! *speculation*

Yeap...

How are the chances to somebody rehearsed the fake $499 price dozen of times and at the live show with big audience, fucking nervous he says by mistake the fake rehearsed price instead the real one?

You do rehearsing to not make mistake at the big live time... that is why you use the final script words.

 

[Bakercat]

Oh man, you are KILLING me on set.

 

[labx]

I want a new thread after the MS conference that Geoff was right.

Or wrong?

 

[Hoo-doo]

Why is people pushing this "no one will buy an Xbox at 499.99" narrative? Does everyone forget the price of the original Xbox One? It sold less but it sold fine.

It sold like shit until they dropped Kinect and knocked 100$ of the price.

 

[Kastrioti]

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

Where are you?

At $500 I'm certainly not at Bargaining I'll tell you that much

 

[fantomena]

I need someone to cut the start of the gif with the "tfw sean spicer" text.

 

[test_account]

Is it a surprise when the vast majority of people observing this are expecting precisely that? The "surprise" would be Geoff ruining his credibility for attention on Twitter.

He can just say that this is what he heard during rehearsal.

 

[Hydrus]

Gaf right now

lmao

 

[Kaizer]

Can we get Geoff under oath that Scorpio will be $499?

Oh man, you are KILLING me on set.

LOL

 

[AmyS]

Maybe $499 isn't so bad, if you think of it in this way.

Nintendo recently launched the Switch for $299 in March. In docked / home console mode, it does ~393 GFlops.

Scorpio is 15 times more powerful ( 6000 GFlops = 6 TFlops ) and might cost $499.

That comparison is meaningless, I know, yet just a way to think about things, heh.

 

[BRocknRolla]

This isn't a telenovela.

You sure? This is marketing and E3.

We're not that far off.

 

[Calm Mind]

Can we get Geoff under oath that Scorpio will be $499?

"IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR"