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Akai__

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CBOAT or anyone else... Do you guys know, if the Xbox One's at Gamescom are real Xbox One's or just like at E3 a Xbox One controller, hooked up to a PC?
 

Alx

Member
I'm not entirely sure how you get that cboat hates MS; especially if you think he works there.

I don't think cboat hates MS, but he does leak information that could hurt them. As someone who is attached to his own company (a much smaller one, though), I find it slightly disturbing. Or maybe that's not the word, but I don't think it's a healthy situation.
Someone like Albert Penello, for example, was quite clear that he won't make things harder to his colleagues (of course he's probably higher ranked, and is not hiding his identity like cboat). It makes for less juicy information, but at least you don't get that "stabbed in the back" feeling.
 

Pug

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I think this is related to Thuway's posts about the SDK -> retail transition having downgrades because the SDK is overpowered compared to the retail configuration. If the latest SDK ringfences the correct amount of power rather than the unlimited amount that was previously allowed from a 7970 and 12GB RAM then the slowdown makes sense, and matches up to what Thuway said about E3 -> release having games looking worse.

Complete and utter bollocks.
 

medze

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It's not like the Xbox Dev posts on reddit inspire any confidence anyways. Most of the wording is purposely ambiguous. For three of the truthfacts (3, 4, and 5) he basically says "i dont know". Furthermore, he doesn't even deny that a Kinect-less SKU is coming next year, which I consider to be the biggest news of the entire post.
 

Yjynx

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Yes I understand what your getting at but MS have recently integrated the Mono driver which is said to greatly improve performance and they have upped the GPU clock speed.
A verified Xbox developer on reddit has also said that the latest XDK has improved performance.

And now cboat is stating this 15%-20% performance drop. I simply think he heard the information wrong.

It is 25% increase alright.... it even literally transform Xbox one into PS4

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Gori

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A lot of people believe, cboat works for MS, too. However, he's highly credible, since he seems to hate Microsoft...

People who work on something are usually emotionally invested in the product that they're working on. If I was a developer on a game, I wouldn't want to share things about the game that would make less people buy it, for example. Just because there's a developer on Reddit, it doesn't mean that he will tell you every bad thing about the system. I wouldn't, if I was him, would you?

We're lucky to have us the cboat, who gives us both the good (exclusives, etc) and the bad.

Srsly though. I don't think any Xbox fan could admit that this console launch has been anywhere near smooth. Every single rumour that people refused to believe has so far been proven true. It's a giant clusterfuck.
 

Finalizer

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Yes I understand what your getting at but MS have recently integrated the Mono driver which is said to greatly improve performance and they have upped the GPU clock speed.
A verified Xbox developer on reddit has also said that the latest XDK has improved performance.

And now cboat is stating this 15%-20% performance drop. I simply think he heard the information wrong.
Hell, if we wanna theorycraft, I'll restate my theory that the gpu upclock was done to specifically counteract whatever overall performance decrease was incurred by the latest SDK. It would make sense as something that's n ot intended to see light of day in retail Xbones.
 

Pug

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It's not like the Xbox Dev posts on reddit inspire any confidence anyways. Most of the wording is purposely ambiguous. For three of the truthfacts (3, 4, and 5) he basically says "i dont know". Furthermore, he doesn't even deny that a Kinect-less SKU is coming next year, which I consider to be the biggest news of the entire post.

How is he ambiguous? 3,4,5 he does not know, thats not ambiguity. As for the rest he makes his points clearly. If you believe what he says is another thing. And just becuase he has no idea regarding a Kinectless version you think thats big news???
 

twobear

sputum-flecked apoplexy
Seems so. I gues Gaf should stop championing Cerny every time he opens his mouth? Afterall PR is satanic isn't it!
Actually I've maintained for a while that what Cerny says should be considered PR and hence taken with a grain of salt, no matter how sincere or genuine you think he is.
 

Castef

Banned
whats fabricated about it?...they said specs didnt matter...then upped their specs...nothing i said was fabricated...

i see you also conveniently left out the rest of my post...i guess you couldn't fabricate a nonsensical response to that part...

I think that it is very important to understand things BEFORE criticizing them.

Microsoft did NOT "upped the specs".

The console remained untouched.

They simply optimized it, rising the clock speed.

And again, if they were able to do so "free of charge", why do not do this?

Still a fabricated complaint from you.
 

Ushae

Banned
I think leaks are likely to be negative simply by virtue of being leaks.

Good news aren't generally leaked, they are revealed. With press releases and all that.

That makes perfect sense actually. So he's probably a MS insider. Nice to know.
 

Abominuz

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well i think the fact that MS has flat out lied to consumers since the get go on just about everything concerning the Xbone is part of the problem...

I wouldnt say lie, wel yes maybe a bit.
But its more they withheld, or PR'd the shit out of features like cloud and say that it does thing that are not true.
And of course the reversals like a tony hawk game.
Their credibility has taken a hit, and they must do everything to REVERSE that !
But from my standpoint i dont understand why, why havent they been open and transparent from the beginning ?
Where there so many problems to begin with when they revealed the console.
Its been downhill from the start, and they have been struggling since.
And the devs that develop the xbox one games seem to do a better job at PR for the one and repairing MS and their BS.
The games look pretty solid, its the console that worries me.
 
Damn, I just noticed a bunch of old CBOAT posts have been removed (stuff that he correctly revealed back almost 10 years ago etc.).

To protect his identity? Are the hounds sniffing at the door?

Damn it CBOAT, stay safe man. :/
 

Metfanant

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I think that it is very important to understand things BEFORE criticizing them.

Microsoft did NOT "upped the specs".

The console remained untouched.

They simply optimized it, rising the clock speed.

And again, if they were able to do so "free of charge", why do not do this?

Still a fabricated complaint from you.

umm yes they did "up the specs" the clock speed of a GPU is part of its SPECIFICATIONS...specs is short for...SPECIFICATIONS...

800mhz--->853mhz would be UPPING its specs...

they didn't "optimize" shit...they upped the clock speed through software...just like overclocking your PC or smartphone...

still see youre ignoring the rest of my post...we both know why...


I wouldnt say lie, wel yes maybe a bit.
But its more they withheld, or PR'd the shit out of features like cloud and say that it does thing that are not true.
And of course the reversals like a tony hawk game.
Their credibility has taken a hit, and they must do everything to REVERSE that !
But from my standpoint i dont understand why, why havent they been open and transparent from the beginning ?
Where there so many problems to begin with when they revealed the console.
Its been downhill from the start, and they have been struggling since.
And the devs that develop the xbox one games seem to do a better job at PR for the one and repairing MS and their BS.
The games look pretty solid, its the console that worries me.

see im not even talking about hyping things like the cloud...or PR speak painting a rosie picture...im talking more about how when questioned about things like DRM, or Kinect there lines were "cant remove it" "system was designed that way" "wont work without it" "cant just flip a switch"

then preorder numbers start to come in, and they are getting their teeth kicked in...and all of a sudden **POOF** the impossible becomes possible...
 

Castef

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umm yes they did "up the specs" the clock speed of a GPU is part of its SPECIFICATIONS...specs is short for...SPECIFICATIONS...

You understood very well what I meant. Yours is a fabricated complaint, no more, no less.

Have a pleasant day, sir.

(and yet people still wonders why NeoGaf is no longer a pleasant place for discussions...)
 

p3tran

Banned
Anyone got a list of CBoaT's next-gen scoops, with indications of whether they came to pass (or not)? I know he's accurate, I just wondered HOW accurate.
dont bother, he is flawless where it counts.
no way in hell things he has written where just "educated speculation" or anything in those lines. buttocks is the real deal 8)
 

Xater

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It's the part after he says Rare still Kinect focussed I'm interested in.

He then says, no, not after everything else you've heard.

You suck at reading Cboat man.

"rarare stil kniect focused, no ater what welse youve herd."

Translation: Rare is still Kinect focused, no mater what else you've heard.
 
Good stuff doesn't need to leak becuase it will be revealed anyway.

Thank god for Cboat.

People claiming his hate for Microsoft need to realize there also probably were quite a few missteps by Sony.

It's just there are no people to inform us about them.
 

Finalizer

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You understood very well what I meant. Yours is a fabricated complaint, no more, no less.

Have a pleasant day, sir.

(and yet people still wonders why NeoGaf is no longer a pleasant place for discussions...)
GPU clock is a part of system specs. Specs are specs. His complaint is straightforward, if nitpicky.
 
What the point of this thread and sudden leaks?

Looks like shady Sony PR.
Why mention 20% drop in performance, if it is nothing to worry about?
Why all the bad news for Xbox all the sudden?
Why brief mention of PS4 and it is 100% ready to launch?

Reddit answer looks totally legit to me.
 

medze

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How is he ambiguous? 3,4,5 he dose not know, thats not ambiguity. As for the rest he makes his points clearly. If you believe what he says is another thing. And just becuase he has no idea regarding a Kinectless version you think thats big news???

I didn't mean his responses to truthfact 3, 4, and 5 were ambiguous. It was an unrelated thought but I can see how you thought that's what I meant. I particularly find his responses to 1 and 2 to be unclear, and open to more than one interpretation.

Also, forgive me if I was unclear, I was saying that CBoaT's news of a Kinect-less SKU was big news, in my opinion it was the biggest news out of his entire post. Given the XBOX dev did not deny this rumor, nor outright deny any of the other rumors, I feel this only gives credence to CBoaT's claims.
 

Hyunashi

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What the point of this thread and sudden leaks?

Looks like shady Sony PR.
Why mention 20% drop in performance, if it is nothing to worry about?
Why all the bad news for Xbox all the sudden?
Why brief mention of PS4 and it is 100% ready to launch?

Reddit answer looks totally legit to me.

Just take the time to go through CBOATs post history. And reddit legit? lol
 

shink

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What the point of this thread and sudden leaks?

Looks like shady Sony PR.
Why mention 20% drop in performance, if it is nothing to worry about?
Why all the bad news for Xbox all the sudden?
Why brief mention of PS4 and it is 100% ready to launch?

Reddit answer looks totally legit to me.
Lol. So cboat is a Sony mouthpiece now? I think I've heard everything.
 

Skeff

Member
why is there so much salt in this thread? it's a CBOAT thread!

about the Microsoft being more believable than CBOAT...wow, what's CBOATS hit rate? 95%? what's Microsofts after all of these 180's? what happened to not fliping a switch? we'd understand once we used it. they lied all the way through E3, they lied about where they'd launch and they're lying about why there not launching there.

Hello, this is switzerland, all 3 languages used here are officially supported on the XB1, why isn't it a supported country?

infinite power of the cloud, 5 billion transistors, they seem like a shady guy in the pub selling you a pair of jeans.

Not to mention "xbox one is launching in more countries than any console ever before" well yes if you want to believe the xbox 360 launched in a country called "eurozone" and then list all of these countries seperately for XB1 then yea that probably will seem like more countries, but to the rest of us it will seem exactly how Mr. Penello put it "#geographyfail"

I may have gone on a rant here but I cannot understand how people are coming inhere and saying "CBOAT is wrong Microsoft said so" It's absolutely ridiculous.
 

Abominuz

Banned
What the point of this thread and sudden leaks?

Looks like shady Sony PR.
Why mention 20% drop in performance, if it is nothing to worry about?
Why all the bad news for Xbox all the sudden?
Why brief mention of PS4 and it is 100% ready to launch?

Reddit answer looks totally legit to me.

Then by all means believe what you want to believe.
CBOAT turns people to believers, all i can say wait and see and we will see you next time oke ?
 
What the point of this thread and sudden leaks?

Looks like shady Sony PR.
Why mention 20% drop in performance, if it is nothing to worry about?
Why all the bad news for Xbox all the sudden?
Why brief mention of PS4 and it is 100% ready to launch?

Reddit answer looks totally legit to me.

It only looks more legit when you ignore the #truthfacts about CBOAT.
 

Castef

Banned
GPU clock is a part of system specs. Specs are specs. His complaint is straightforward, if nitpicky.

Let me understand, Finalizer.

So you agree with his complaint about Microsoft lying for having optimized the clock speed of the console?

That user's complaint is not "nitpicky". It is just fabricated around something which is so "low" even to be considered a proper complaint.

Even if you, as a producer, as not aiming for the highest specs possible you would be a perfect IDIOT not to optimize the hardware you actually put in YOUR console.

It's more like:
"Hey Bob, so we can raise the clock speed by 4%"
"Stop it! Someone on NeoGaf could be offended by this!"
 
What the point of this thread and sudden leaks?

Looks like shady Sony PR.
Why mention 20% drop in performance, if it is nothing to worry about?
Why all the bad news for Xbox all the sudden?
Why brief mention of PS4 and it is 100% ready to launch?

Reddit answer looks totally legit to me.

I see you are new here.
 
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