Anticitizen One
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The MTV 360 reveal was about an hour too right? That had behind the scenes stuff + PDZ and a montage of upcoming games. PS4 showed games way back in Feb so I hope they show more beyond COD on the 21st.
Next Xbox Reveal Set For May 21, 10:00 A.M. PST, Livestreamed
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I have a feeling that the 21st will event will be mainly a hardware and OS showing, with a couple brief live demos and some game teasers combined with partnerships. Lots of info but more of an introduction to the design and philosophy of the system, like the Feb conference was for Sony. The blowouts for both systems will be at E3.
ThisWreckage
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Exactly. I've been predicting this for a while. Games will be at the Xbox unveiling, absolutely, but we won't have anything substantial to go on, for either system, until after E3.
The point of contention seems to be how far along in the cycle those alternative versions were and could have been this time around.
James Sawyer Ford
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Yeah, I'm expecting far less about games than what Sony showed at their reveal.
goldenpp72
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It's entirely relevant if you only intend to buy one because a difference in power means you get worse games. Bayonetta is in my mind the best 360 game of all time, yet the Ps3 game wouldn't even rank at all in comparison. Though that's not due to Ps3 being weaker, but if you're hardware is strange or bad, you will usually get the uglier, inferior ports.
For people who buy all consoles it's not a big deal, but if you prefer the exclusives of one and only want the one, then specs do matter yes.
I was fucking shocked that Sony showed 7 games at their conference. I expected 2-3 max.
LEARN SOME RESPECT BOY!
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Codeblew
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Please don't let this be a serious post.
James Sawyer Ford
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It was honestly like an E3 for them, hell...it was better than last year's E3 for sure. It was over 2 hours long.
The MS event will be more hardware/software focus, and then they will go full force in games for E3, imo.
Maximilian Kolbe
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It won't be far less,Sony show 7 games in 2 hours,then MS will show 3 or 4 in one hour
You and aegies, both. ;-)
This is what I expect. I actually think MS will have more of a games/Next gen focus at E3 than Sony will given that they're having this announcement so close to E3 and Sony will have the Vita and upcoming PS3 titles to talk about.
3 or 4 TV shows, you mean.
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TangerineCloud
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moar like 3 or 4 ads amirite? Lmfao! /s
PsihoPerihelion
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3 or 4 live subscription models amirite
China Dont Care
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PopcornMegaphone
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Holy shit guys.
The hype is flowing through my veins!
In my mind, MS and Sony will have the exact same features and tech. The only difference would be how streamlined the overall experience is. For example, Sony will have dedicated hardware for sharing. MS will have dedicated hardware for Kinnect.
I am most looking forward to differences though, as that interest me and shows the design philosophy, vision of both companies.
Having said that, I want to say that although I am very excited for the reveal as a gamer and a techie, but like with two previous MS generations; I will NOT fucking pay extra to access the full functionality of the game I just bought (MP behind a paywall).
What I do in this situation is that, very late in the lifecycle of a console, I would buy/rent a system with the best of the best of what it offers (SP in MS's case) and I go through a cool crash-course then return/sell the system. I do this with every main system that released since I started working as an adult.
I assume from that you are very young.
I am most looking forward to differences though, as that interest me and shows the design philosophy, vision of both companies.
Having said that, I want to say that although I am very excited for the reveal as a gamer and a techie, but like with two previous MS generations; I will NOT fucking pay extra to access the full functionality of the game I just bought (MP behind a paywall).
What I do in this situation is that, very late in the lifecycle of a console, I would buy/rent a system with the best of the best of what it offers (SP in MS's case) and I go through a cool crash-course then return/sell the system. I do this with every main system that released since I started working as an adult.
I assume from that you are very young.
StudioTan
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You contradict yourself in your own post. Weaker power does not equal weaker games unless all you care about is graphics.
Selective quoting while he provides the context immediately following the bolded parts is very transparent and you look very bad.
These consoles will be very developer friendly with no funny business for architecture. The PS3 was the wrong architecture for a games console and multiplat gamers suffered because of it.
Fuck, looking at that, the final day will be soooo slowwwww. >_<'
My GOD E3 will be a snail fest getting here...
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
Um, no. He specifically said "weaker power" in his first sentence then said Bayonetta was worse on the PS3 due to architecture and not power. That was exactly my point.
Angelus Errare
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Really? I couldn't tell from how awful he's doing.
They had one other design and they jettisoned that design late 2003 early 2004, not when there only 7 months left in the year the system was suppose to launch.
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PsihoPerihelion
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I would LOVE to have a company that does as awful as Microsoft
Angelus Errare
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Yea after 5 years of launching the failures that were
Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 8
Surface
Windows Vista
ZuneHD
Kin
If Ballmer likes to win, he has a shitty way of showing it. (I <3 my Zune HD though). MS made a ton of money because MS is too big and far too depended on to ever truly fail, not because Ballmer is some genius CEO.
Holy shit guys.
Almost there. :O
visionarysellout
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considering ALL those products have "Failed", given the kind of money MS is still pulling in and their stocks, I'd say Ballmer is winning indeed.
*edit* i think IOnEI Falcon meant Ballmer likes to win as in making money. MS made a ton of money because they're too big according to you? LOL.. okay.
Angelus Errare
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As I stated and you clearly didn't read or want to acknowledge. MS' success is not because of Ballmer. MS' success is because they're too big to fail, you can put anyone as the CEO and the company will do "well" since several of their key products basically print money (Windows, Server, and Office). That has nothing to do with Ballmer's ability as a CEO, when some of your share holders make statements that you should step down, and others note the same thing and your stocks remain relatively stagnant during your reign. You're really not that amazing of a CEO.
So it's not that Ballmer likes to win, but rather even if a MS product fails it ultimately doesn't matter because Windows, Server, and Office will save the day time and time again. And your reading comprehension is so poor to the point I question many things about you. MS makes tons of money because of the size of the company in regards to how deeply entrenched their products are and how dependent many are on MS' and their products. Once again we look to Windows, Server, Office, those are MS' bread and butter. Those are the three things that have made MS as big as they are, those are the three things vast majority of the modern world depend on. So yes, they're too big to fail in more ways than one, I doubt our government would let them fail either if push came to shove.
Ok, I know I'm wasted right now....But what the hell? I'm lost for words
fi3rypho3nix
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I just wanted to quote this as well.
SenjutsuSage
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Microsoft's stock recently hit a 5 year high, Windows Phone is actually now a legitimate player in the smartphone space in terms of people actually paying attention to and genuinely desiring windows phones, which is always the biggest hurdle in my opinion. The Xbox 360 is a tremendous success with the follow-up poised to follow that success, and Microsoft's web presence and services have never been stronger and better integrated with their existing product lineup. And say what you will about Windows 8 and Surface, but Windows 8 is a solid OS that is set to become even better with the Blue upgrade. It also made quite the splash on their financials recently, and the Surface, while not selling like gangbusters, is a very solid product that I personally see more and more people planning to buy.
As far as consumer desires are concerned, while not necessarily beating all competitors in all areas, Microsoft has never had a stronger lineup of product offerings and services that people genuinely like and are interested in. It might be tempting to say, "well, of course things were going to get better with time for Microsoft," but not all companies improve the way Microsoft has, even with money to throw around. Steve Ballmer is heavily underrated as a CEO.
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What do they all have in common? Oh yeah, they're delayed responses to Google and more importantly Apple, behemoths. They actually have a foothold in gaming and widespread support. Sony and Nintendo are nowhere near as difficult to overcome as Google and Apple.
I almost tempted to ask if there is a dragon dildo hidden somewhere in there. lol
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Angelus Errare
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Stupid number 2.
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kittens
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So far my hype is pretty minimal. It's nowhere near what it was before the PS4 reveal. After Sony's evnet, I feel like I've already seen next gen, you know? I'm still hyped, but it's pretty subdued. It's increasing with each passing day, though, that's for sure. I've already blocked out three hours of my Tuesday to spend on GAF, haha.
C'mon son..
I'm a massive Halo stan and I even have trouble calling it the best FPS ever, or giving any FPS that title. FPS genre is way too diverse (ironic considering the state of FPSs today, but seriously, it is).
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