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[Canis lupus]

Phil Spencer on Major Nelson podcast

"Most of the time will be spent with the press getting time with the developers and their games. You should think about this as a room with a lot of hands-on.”

“The nice thing about the way the showcase is shaping up is people at home will have access to it. Streaming is probably not the way to do it because it will be like watching a party that you’re not at,” Spencer said, adding, “So what we’re going to do is, throughout the day, we’re going to take video snippets from the floor and release them on the Xbox Wire.

http://majornelson.com/cast/2013/08/13/mnr-488-phil-spencer/

http://www.mcvindia.com/news/read/microsoft-won-t-live-stream-gamescom-media-briefing/0120081

Dumb excuse

 

[ComputerMKII]

I guess we won't see Titanfall.

 

[ElTorro]

I guess we won't see Titanfall.

Came to read this.

 

[kadotsu]

MS forgot to pay their Gold fee.

 

[RoboPlato]

Streaming is probably not the way to do it because it will be like watching a party that you’re not at

How considerate of them to make us not feel excluded.

 

[Hip Hop]

Yeah, it was also posted here.

http://majornelson.com/2013/08/17/xbox-at-gamescom-2013/


As Phil Spencer said last week, we’re hosting an small invite only media event on Tuesday, 20 August where we’ll share some news and give media a chance to experience gaming on Xbox One first hand. There is no live stream, but I’ll be posting the news here on my blog and on Twitter using #Xboxgamescom .
Keep an eye on Xbox Wire as well.

 

[Courage]

Disappointing. I thought it was gonna be an E3 v2

 

[Wario64]

Hash tag Xbox gamescom

 

[Phire Phox]

Will Sony be streaming anything?

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Well, that sucks.

 

[-epidemic-]

I guess this confirms no major announcements planned.

 

[Alienous]

How considerate of them to make us not feel excluded.

That describes everything about the Xbox One beautifully.

 

[RoboPlato]

Will Sony be streaming anything?

Yeah. Full conference.

 

[Acquiescence]

Microsoft to announce that there WILL be a live stream for their Gamescom media briefing at some point tomorrow.

 

[Phire Phox]

Yeah. Full conference.

what time/day?

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Will Sony be streaming anything?

Sony will be streaming their conference and discussion panel.

 

[Coolwhip]

I thought MS was all about live (tv).

 

[Iacobellis]

Jeez, Sony is just winning this generation. Thanks, Microsoft!

 

[McDougles]

gamescom info TBA.

 

[Majanew]

What a letdown.

 

[RoboPlato]

what time/day?

Tuesday. I forgot what time it is in Germany but it's at 1PM US East.

 

[Y2Kev]

Microsoft's E3 was like a party you were not at I guess

 

[ElTorro]

Yeah. Full conference.

Maybe Sony just has a broader target audience in Europe...

 

[shinobi602]

The nice thing about the way the showcase is shaping up is people at home will have access to it. Streaming is probably not the way to do it because it will be like watching a party that you’re not at,” Spencer said,

So it's like E3.

 

[Burai]

Invite only and probably NDA'd up the ass. Gotta control that message.

 

[ambientmystic]

“The nice thing about the way the showcase is shaping up is people at home will have access to it. "

Okay, sounds good....

Streaming is probably not the way to do it because it will be like watching a party that you’re not at,” Spencer said, adding, “So what we’re going to do is, throughout the day, we’re going to take video snippets from the floor and release them on the Xbox Wire.

Does not compute. Totally at odds with his previous statement of access to the people at home for the showcase.

 

[MrGummy]

Not surprised.

 

[Majanew]

Microsoft's E3 was like a party you were not at I guess

Yep. MS is just full of amazing comments.

 

[Oppo]

I thought MS was all about live (tv).

Ok I laughed at this. Good point.

 

[DracoBlade]

It's easier to avoid booing if your not being broadcasted live in a large conference/the internet's all seeing eyes.

But in all seriousness....I see this as a huge mistake on MS part if they had any chance of swaying some PS4/fringe console buyers. But hey, maybe they just want a stranglehold on the distribution of information?

 

[derFeef]

Known already.

 

[Derrick01]

What goddamn stupid reasoning they use for it too. Guess they're afraid of looking stupid again or something.

Known already.

It's news to me.

 

[kerotan_eater]

Jeez ... Microsoft why are you so dumb these days AND boring?

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

Streaming is probably not the way to do it because it will be like watching a party that you’re not at,” Spencer said

That sweet sweet spin. Please don't act like you're doing us a favor by not streaming your event. That's some ridiculous logic.

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

Why are they giving up every decent opportunity to market their console? It's so incredibly odd.

 

[dmr87]

what time/day?

EA then Sony on Tuesday, GT will be covering it too.

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/08/17/watch-ea-and-sony-live-at-gamescom-2013

 

[jbug617]

It's easier to avoid booing if your not being broadcasted live in a large conference/the internet's all seeing eyes.

But in all seriousness....I see this as a huge mistake on MS part if they had any chance of swaying some PS4/fringe console buyers. But hey, maybe they just want a strangle control on the distribution of information?

Why live stream in the US would be while people are sleeping. They said they are going to release videos the same day,

 

[S1kkZ]

so much for that rumored crackdown 3 announcement...

 

[chubigans]

Why are they giving up every decent opportunity to market their console? It's so incredibly odd.

Well they mentioned the indie news as their big GC announcement. I really think they don't have too much left to announce after the E3 extravaganza.

 

[derFeef]

It's news to me.

You was banned.

so much for that rumored crackdown 3 announcement...

What does that have to do with an annoucement?

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

They said this weeks ago.

 

[SJRB]

Streaming is probably not the way to do it because it will be like watching a party that you’re not at,” Spencer said

aka "better not livestream when we say stuff people probably won't like because that REALLY didn't work out well the last few times".

How is this fucking guy the vice president again, exactly?

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Like most things related to Xbox, Microsoft's Gamescom event will be behind a pay wall.

 

[VanWinkle]

Well. That's dumb.

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

It's easier to avoid booing if your not being broadcasted live in a large conference/the internet's all seeing eyes.

But in all seriousness....I see this as a huge mistake on MS part if they had any chance of swaying some PS4/fringe console buyers. But hey, maybe they just want a strangle control on the distribution of information?

Isn't there conference taking place before the Sony conference? I feel like this is there way to make sure they can kill some Sony momentum. After people get hyped watching Sony's event, MS will release the highlights of their conference, to keep their brand in the consumer's mind, as the 'last laugh'. It's a nice strategy, but the reasoning behind the lack of streaming is so transparent and pathetic.

 

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

Snippets lol.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

We like totally honestly care about you yuropians

pls buy our box

 

[Courage]

Like most things related to Xbox, Microsoft's Gamescom event will be behind a pay wall.

lol

 

[BruiserBear]

Why would they want less people to see this event? Isn't there going to be some kind of press conference?

 

[Prologue]

So pretty much MS won't be announcing their release date?