TRUTHFACT: MS having eSRAM yield problems on Xbox One

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Whats more irritating about all of this is the fact none of this matters, and the xbox will sell out like crazy. I think people are missing the idea of just how many gamers dont give a crap about game news, they just like games and their typical game console.

About 8 of my family members love xbox and dont give a hot damn if the system was just a rebranded xbox 360, they would still buy it. Infact, Im the one who has to attempt to keep them up with all the latest news (of which I use the awesome sources of gaf). I love every single console, and have owned every single console including PC (superior).

However, I cant help but get extremly angry at microsoft for the possiblility of them paying money for third parties because they have "the income to do it". Its bullshit. MS doesnt have to be honest, they dont have to give a shit that everything is behind a paywall, the nickle and diming of gamers, the bad reputation they are gaining, or neogaf.

The worst part? I will buy it too, because its the only way to play games with my family and friends. Same reason COD is still popular, same reason we have sequels that sell like crazy. You buy what your friends buy and lets be honest, Xbox is the king of multiplayer because of Halo and other shooters.
 
I am still in shock at how big of a clusterfuck this is.

● The worst most, mis-communicated reveal in game industry history other than maybe Saturn.
● Once every 24 hour internet check just to be able to continue to play your games
● A horrendous proprietary used game system that gives pubs and Microsoft a 10% of the profits, thus ensuring the deals one can get on Used games are reduced and having less options for every gamer
● Complete inability to rent, lend or borrow games without paying a "fee", since every game must be installed. And the fee is the price of a brand new game, which Phil Harrison tells us to "think of it like a new game", because he is an abominable retard.
● Complete fucking tall tales and fabrications regarding the "Infinite Power of Cloud" which they did because...
● ...their system is a woefully underpowered trojan horse arbitrarily increased in price because of...
● ...a piece of shit dead-end gaming technology called "Kinect 2.0" which on top of being complete garbage for most genres, also is packed in with every system and...
● ...is also a horrendous invasion of privacy since it cannot be shut off without unplugging the system.
● A console which is also, after all this time, having massive eSRAM yield issues because Microsoft is caught rushing the One to the market.
● Also, contrary to the forward thinking Sony and - holy shit - Nintendo, they won't allow indies to self-publish. For no reason at all other than to be awkward, I suppose.
● Continuing this theme, they are also much, much further behind in supporting indies this go around than PS4 is, thus failing to capitalize on the good will engendered from Indies on 360.
● And they wasted their reveal talking about TV, TV, TV, TV, TV to do a function that nobody in their right mind would do if they had a DVR, to talk about sports and Kinect and have only two real games at their reveal.
● And is now liberally peppering all their attacks with a unhealthy dose of aggressive arrogance.
● On top of that gigantic shit sandwich, they have now also canceled their post-E3 media roundtable, presumably because they're tired of being eviscerated and embarrassed non-stop since January 2013. Once again, because of shit they did and no one else.
● Plus their presentation of their OS at the media reveal was confirmed to be completely fake, which wouldn't have been terrible except the entire time of the reveal they were trying to convince people it was real. "See how fast this thing moves!?"
● One final tip: Their dev tools are also comically behind its primary competitor.

Funny stuff that is just random and hilarious and not really life ending:

● And just for a cherry on top, because this final one is more hilarious than game changing or anything, Xbox Netherlands was caught borrowing images of PS4 exclusives to make their system look more appealing (thanks to JollyCorner for this tip)


DID I MISS ANYTHING GUYZ? Because holy goddamn shit at this point. This has been without exception the most biblical epic failure of console reveals, even topping the PS3's $599.99 just for its sheer confounding, aimless nonsense since the beginning of 2013. Not a single day has passed by without some relentless bit of tortuously negative Xbox One news.


The kicker? This is ALL Microsoft's fault and they should have seen the reaction coming a mile away since the problems they introduced of their own free will has been eviscerated among gamers and the press for years now, to say nothing of things like the Sim City or Diablo III debacle.

The proof is in the pudding. Holy goddamn fuck

Oh shit this is embarrassing! I mean WTF have they done?!? Well I was sure I was out before but I am pretty sure this post just sealed the deal. MS I am out. Better luck next time. 300+ 360 games and I'm gone. Welcome me Sony.
 
Very true.



The only reason why Microsoft has even had beastly consoles in power & graphics with OG Xbox & the Xbox 360 is because they have a lot of money to spend to get better hardware & take many losses from it, unlike Nintendo, to be honest.

If you've never seen a junior stir the pot, or a junior get banned for doing just that, then you haven't been here very long.

Your suggestion that you're either pro-xbone or pro-ps4 just because you choose to believe a rumor or not choose to believe does not make sense. Are there plenty of people with preconceived notions that are more than willing to shut down or believe a rumor based on some ridiculous brand allegience? Sure, but that's not everybody. Some people, maybe even the "realistic" people, are trusting sources that have proven reliable in the past. Doesn't make then fanboys.

Feel free to attack people though. Plenty of people throwing around jabs, as you say, so why should you act any different?

Ok, good point. I'll try and not attack anyone, but someone who says they are being realistic is not really being realistic until all the facts are known. We have not even hit E3. These consoles are MONTHS away from release, but people are going bat shit crazy. But ya sure...i'm attacking people for their sensible assessments of the situation...
 
Oh, by the way, one thing I am missing is that nobody cared to explain, to those with less technical knowledge, is that a linear change of clocks (or even CU's) doesn't lead to a linear change in performance. Those expecting 50% more performance from one console to another for having 50% more CU's will be bitterly disappointed.

Based on looking at the gaming performance of equivalent AMD cards, having 50% more CUs can lead to a 100% increase in frame rate (e.g. twice the performance) This isn't idle speculation, or fanboy induced fantasy mathematics, but actual real world metrics.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/536?vs=549

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=60303153&postcount=1180
 
I am still in shock at how big of a clusterfuck this is.

● The worst most, mis-communicated reveal in game industry history other than maybe Saturn.
● Once every 24 hour internet check just to be able to continue to play your games
● A horrendous proprietary used game system that gives pubs and Microsoft a 10% of the profits, thus ensuring the deals one can get on Used games are reduced and having less options for every gamer
● Complete inability to rent, lend or borrow games without paying a "fee", since every game must be installed. And the fee is the price of a brand new game, which Phil Harrison tells us to "think of it like a new game", because he is an abominable retard.
● Complete fucking tall tales and fabrications regarding the "Infinite Power of Cloud" which they did because...
● ...their system is a woefully underpowered trojan horse arbitrarily increased in price because of...
● ...a piece of shit dead-end gaming technology called "Kinect 2.0" which on top of being complete garbage for most genres, also is packed in with every system and...
● ...is also a horrendous invasion of privacy since it cannot be shut off without unplugging the system.
● A console which is also, after all this time, having massive eSRAM yield issues because Microsoft is caught rushing the One to the market.
● Also, contrary to the forward thinking Sony and - holy shit - Nintendo, they won't allow indies to self-publish. For no reason at all other than to be awkward, I suppose.
● Continuing this theme, they are also much, much further behind in supporting indies this go around than PS4 is, thus failing to capitalize on the good will engendered from Indies on 360.
● And they wasted their reveal talking about TV, TV, TV, TV, TV to do a function that nobody in their right mind would do if they had a DVR, to talk about sports and Kinect and have only two real games at their reveal.
● And is now liberally peppering all their attacks with a unhealthy dose of aggressive arrogance.
● On top of that gigantic shit sandwich, they have now also canceled their post-E3 media roundtable, presumably because they're tired of being eviscerated and embarrassed non-stop since January 2013. Once again, because of shit they did and no one else.
● Plus their presentation of their OS at the media reveal was confirmed to be completely fake, which wouldn't have been terrible except the entire time of the reveal they were trying to convince people it was real. "See how fast this thing moves!?"
● One final tip: Their dev tools are also comically behind its primary competitor.

Funny stuff that is just random and hilarious and not really life ending:

● And just for a cherry on top, because this final one is more hilarious than game changing or anything, Xbox Netherlands was caught borrowing images of PS4 exclusives to make their system look more appealing (thanks to JollyCorner for this tip)


DID I MISS ANYTHING GUYZ? Because holy goddamn shit at this point. This has been without exception the most biblical epic failure of console reveals, even topping the PS3's $599.99 just for its sheer confounding, aimless nonsense since the beginning of 2013. Not a single day has passed by without some relentless bit of tortuously negative Xbox One news.


The kicker? This is ALL Microsoft's fault and they should have seen the reaction coming a mile away since the problems they introduced of their own free will has been eviscerated among gamers and the press for years now, to say nothing of things like the Sim City or Diablo III debacle.

The proof is in the pudding. Holy goddamn fuck

It's like they contracted novice hardware engineers and/or no-nothing marketing and business owners made a series of really bad decisions with hardware and software.

For the hardware they're paying all of this money to try to even the playing field with games, when they really should have just spent that extra money on COGS so they can have a comparable system to Sony while also enabling software apps.

But no, because reasons.
 
Forgive my blatant ignorance but could someone explain what the term "yield" means with respect to the APU and eSRAM?

They already explained it in this immense topic... basically the amount of microchips that can work at full capacity (no crippling defects) they can produce per silicon wafer, or something like that.
 
This thread just shows to me the real MS coming through. The original x dudes are long gone. Can anyone confirm how many of the xbone team are from the rival losing set top box team that lost out?

Was there some kind of power struggle a few years ago?

I just find it funny how krazy ken was punished for the ps3 while kaz rose to the heavens and at the same time MS has imploded.

I love the unpredictability of this industry!

The final twist will be that wiiu wins this Gen!
 
Whats more irritating about all of this is the fact none of this matters, and the xbox will sell out like crazy. I think people are missing the idea of just how many gamers dont give a crap about game news, they just like games and their typical game console.

About 8 of my family members love xbox and dont give a hot damn if the system was just a rebranded xbox 360, they would still buy it. Infact, Im the one who has to attempt to keep them up with all the latest news (of which I use the awesome sources of gaf). I love every single console, and have owned every single console including PC (superior).

However, I cant help but get extremly angry at microsoft for the possiblility of them paying money for third parties because they have "the income to do it". Its bullshit. MS doesnt have to be honest, they dont have to give a shit that everything is behind a paywall, the nickle and diming of gamers, the bad reputation they are gaining, or neogaf.

The worst part? I will buy it too, because its the only way to play games with my family and friends. Same reason COD is still popular, same reason we have sequels that sell like crazy. You buy what your friends buy and lets be honest, Xbox is the king of multiplayer because of Halo and other shooters.

Brand awareness is a powerful thing, and unfortunately the path of least resistance (getting what you've gotten in the past) is the typical action for most people. That's pretty frustrating. BUT, you could always try to convince people to make a better decision if you see it as such. I've only got one buddy who I occasionally play with, but once I make my console decision, I'll probably try to convince him to get the same console as me. What you suggest though is a powerful thing, and I think MS will end up with a lot of sales on this very basis. They played a very good game this generation, and unless you're keeping up on all the rumors, what reason would you have for believe anything would change?
 
It seems to be a 3DS production that will be ported to Vita.

Wrong. No idea where this misinformation started from but already saw at least 3 people say this on Gaf

Oh...ok I guess. thought it was some cool new Batman game for Vita. Porting off 3DS version means underwhelming use of Vita's power and abilities

still, hope it turns out well 'cause I'd totally buy it

Don't worry the dev confirmed it's going to be two separate versions..no porting. Besides they are using the Bluepoint engine. Chances are if anything the 3ds version might have issues
 
I am still in shock at how big of a clusterfuck this is.

● The worst most, mis-communicated reveal in game industry history other than maybe Saturn.
● Once every 24 hour internet check just to be able to continue to play your games
● A horrendous proprietary used game system that gives pubs and Microsoft a 10% of the profits, thus ensuring the deals one can get on Used games are reduced and having less options for every gamer
● Complete inability to rent, lend or borrow games without paying a "fee", since every game must be installed. And the fee is the price of a brand new game, which Phil Harrison tells us to "think of it like a new game", because he is an abominable retard.
● Complete fucking tall tales and fabrications regarding the "Infinite Power of Cloud" which they did because...
● ...their system is a woefully underpowered trojan horse arbitrarily increased in price because of...
● ...a piece of shit dead-end gaming technology called "Kinect 2.0" which on top of being complete garbage for most genres, also is packed in with every system and...
● ...is also a horrendous invasion of privacy since it cannot be shut off without unplugging the system.
● A console which is also, after all this time, having massive eSRAM yield issues because Microsoft is caught rushing the One to the market.
● Also, contrary to the forward thinking Sony and - holy shit - Nintendo, they won't allow indies to self-publish. For no reason at all other than to be awkward, I suppose.
● Continuing this theme, they are also much, much further behind in supporting indies this go around than PS4 is, thus failing to capitalize on the good will engendered from Indies on 360.
● And they wasted their reveal talking about TV, TV, TV, TV, TV to do a function that nobody in their right mind would do if they had a DVR, to talk about sports and Kinect and have only two real games at their reveal.
● And is now liberally peppering all their attacks with a unhealthy dose of aggressive arrogance.
● On top of that gigantic shit sandwich, they have now also canceled their post-E3 media roundtable, presumably because they're tired of being eviscerated and embarrassed non-stop since January 2013. Once again, because of shit they did and no one else.
● Plus their presentation of their OS at the media reveal was confirmed to be completely fake, which wouldn't have been terrible except the entire time of the reveal they were trying to convince people it was real. "See how fast this thing moves!?"
● One final tip: Their dev tools are also comically behind its primary competitor.

Funny stuff that is just random and hilarious and not really life ending:

● And just for a cherry on top, because this final one is more hilarious than game changing or anything, Xbox Netherlands was caught borrowing images of PS4 exclusives to make their system look more appealing (thanks to JollyCorner for this tip)


DID I MISS ANYTHING GUYZ? Because holy goddamn shit at this point. This has been without exception the most biblical epic failure of console reveals, even topping the PS3's $599.99 just for its sheer confounding, aimless nonsense since the beginning of 2013. Not a single day has passed by without some relentless bit of tortuously negative Xbox One news.


The kicker? This is ALL Microsoft's fault and they should have seen the reaction coming a mile away since the problems they introduced of their own free will has been eviscerated among gamers and the press for years now, to say nothing of things like the Sim City or Diablo III debacle.

The proof is in the pudding. Holy goddamn fuck


Man, you sure is live inside GAF.
 
Why people always say that a nintendo only system cant work? I mean, it doesnt work right now but, would it work if nintendo was bigger? Its true that, when they had to carry their consoles, it wasnt enough. But the problem was not about the games not selling (they were system sellers and they sold a lot, a lot) it was about nintendo not beeing able to release enough games, right?
 
Gaf shitstorm against One can't be funnier.

In this chapter, over 70 pages about a GPU downclock when nobody knows the target clock and the final clocks. All we can know is that it has been downclocked, so more rant allowed.

Oh, by the way, one thing I am missing is that nobody cared to explain, to those with less technical knowledge, is that a linear change of clocks (or even CU's) doesn't lead to a linear change in performance. Those expecting 50% more performance from one console to another for having 50% more CU's will be bitterly disappointed.

Well, the rumour is One clocks will be lower than target (as usual) but, will One's GPU clocks be higher, equal or lower than PS4? Will clocks reduce the gap or make it bigger?

Please, continue. This train wreck is awesome.

So you're saying if it goes from 1.3Tflops to .8Tflops it will be less than a linear change in performance?
 
I'm a Nintendo optimist as well, but I don't see them selling 8-10 million by the end of the year unless they already have 5-6 million sold. And are you talking worldwide?

The Wii U will sell better. How much better is up in the air.

Yup, I'm talking worldwide sales figures. It's already sold around 3.5m, another 1.5m between now and November and another 3m from November is easily doable considering the software on the way from Nintendo...and that's even before you take the liklihood of a price cut into consideration.

They'll be able to afford a price cut due to a combination of the weaker Yen and production costs coming down. I can see both the PS4 and One having a decent launch each but I can't see either one of them shippingmover 2m units due to supply constraints and after Christmas they're both going to struggle to sell until April/May when people have started to recover financially from Christmas. I can't see either one of them being under $400, $449.99 or $499.99 would be my guess.
 
You'd think MS would want Sony to show the multiplat stuff... at least then there'd be the impression of parity. I mean would they rather just go up against a parade Sony's first party and third party exclusives?

Seems like... an... interesting strategy.
 
This scenario with msoft and Sony reminds me of apple and Samsung. If Sony was smart they'd contact the Samsung galaxy advertising team to cook up some ads. They're in a prime position to move in for the kill.

Would be funny if they got trolled like Verizon with the att type commercials. Good times!
 
You'd think MS would want Sony to show the multiplat stuff... at least then there'd be the impression of parity. I mean would they rather just go up against a parade Sony's first party and third party exclusives?

Seems like... an... interesting strategy.

This is something SCE would want them to do. SCE has too many games to show.
 
I'm really starting to get the feeling everyone in charge at Microsoft has been around for a while got their jobs because of seniority and connections, not quality of their work. Their entire strategy just feels 10 years too old.
 
why is people surprised by that Amir0x list? If you have been reading gaf lately you should have read rumors about all those things, then the news (confirmation) of those rumors, then more rumors that turned into more bad news... and so on. All that should be familiar and, whats worse, theres more (of course, its imposible to list everything). Also, theres the jokes about all those things... good job, microsoft.
 
This thread just shows to me the real MS coming through. The original x dudes are long gone. Can anyone confirm how many of the xbone team are from the rival losing set top box team that lost out?

Was there some kind of power struggle a few years ago?

I just find it funny how krazy ken was punished for the ps3 while kaz rose to the heavens and at the same time MS has imploded.

I love the unpredictability of this industry!

The final twist will be that wiiu wins this Gen!

So true....The only thing that matters is how the 10-20 year outlook is...Who is around and who is dominating. I still think that the xbox is making the right decision in trying to be your media center...A game console is not enough these days...
 
Two of our most trusted neoGAF insiders have said that Microsoft is reacting hard to what has went down, and so they're going to try to dismantle PS4's image as a "for gamers" console by paying publishers and devs to not show their multiplatform titles during E3 on a PS4. In other words, even if the multiplatform version is coming out for the PS4, they won't be able to show them at E3, thus contributing to the perception that somehow Sony is getting significantly less support for PS4 than Microsoft is "for gamers."

Of course, I'm sure multiplatform games will slip through - they can't possibly pay everyone - but it's extremely telling how they're choosing to spend their money. Rather than do the thing everyone wants, which is end the anti-consumer nonsense, they'll spend their time trying to deceive everyone instead. That should say it all about Microsoft since this year started.

That sounds like desperation from Microsoft, if true. If they're so confident in their product, they wouldn't need to waste a lot of money paying 3rd party publishers trying to sway people to ignore the competition.
 
why is people surprised by that Amir0x list? If you have been reading gaf lately you should have read rumors about all those things, then the news (confirmation) of those rumors, then more rumors that turned into more bad news... and so on. All that should be familiar and, whats worse, theres more (of course, its imposible to list everything). Also, theres the jokes about all those things... good job, microsoft.

Topics on GAF move extremely fast, I've learned to keep up with the hot ones and skim the low-post threads. Even then my tab count gets pretty high. I imagine people who don't GAF for at least a couple hours a day can get behind in news pretty quickly. Amir0x's post provided a summarized list with links that's accessible and easy to read.
 
So true....The only thing that matters is how the 10-20 year outlook is...Who is around and who is dominating. I still think that the xbox is making the right decision in trying to be your media center...A game console is not enough these days...
So you are saying that MS competing with 10 other electronics manufactures that offer similar media center functions with their devices is smarter than focusing on the video game console space that only has 2 real competitors? Makes sense.

We should all just pack up and go home then. If the future is a media center, I have that box checked several times over.
 
Two of our most trusted neoGAF insiders have said that Microsoft is reacting hard to what has went down, and so they're going to try to dismantle PS4's image as a "for gamers" console by paying publishers and devs to not show their multiplatform titles during E3 on a PS4. In other words, even if the multiplatform version is coming out for the PS4, they won't be able to show them at E3, thus contributing to the perception that somehow Sony is getting significantly less support for PS4 than Microsoft is "for gamers."

Of course, I'm sure multiplatform games will slip through - they can't possibly pay everyone - but it's extremely telling how they're choosing to spend their money. Rather than do the thing everyone wants, which is end the anti-consumer nonsense, they'll spend their time trying to deceive everyone instead. That should say it all about Microsoft since this year started

Is this true?

I'd like to see a mod confirm these sources (so it's 100 percent true)
If it is, I don't see how anyone in their right mind can ever support anything MS gaming division does again. (edit : considering the circumstances around it...)

This is just so far off the deep end.
 
I fucking love crazy buttocks on a train.

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Is this true?

I'd like to see a mod confirm these sources (so it's 100 percent true)
If it is, I don't see how anyone in their right mind can ever support anything MS gaming division does again.

This is just so far off the deep end.
It's just business.

It's a scummy thing to do, but Microsoft have always tried to smother competition with money rather than compete; it doesn't always work though
 
So true....The only thing that matters is how the 10-20 year outlook is...Who is around and who is dominating. I still think that the xbox is making the right decision in trying to be your media center...A game console is not enough these days...

This has always been the truth.

I'm just amazed how awful Ms have been at selling the idea.

Just look at what Sony have been doing with the ps3 this Gen. It is he ultimate set top box and they've done it slowly with firmware updates. MS Ave been shouting the same stuff Sony was with ps3, Sony learned people are not ready for being sold a set top box as a primary item. People want a games console and the trolan horse tactic is their best option.

PS3 and in turn 4 already offer everthing Ms is shouting about including TV just look at playTV, ps3 has been doing the dvr shit for 6 years....hell Sony were doing that shit with ps2.... remember the psx?

MS have fucked up big time strategically. Gamers made 360 A success not the set top box crowd....Sony now realise this and are going for the whole games angle to get good press and a good rep with the core who will tell their non core mates how awesome the ps4 is...just like what happened with the 360.
 
Gaf shitstorm against One can't be funnier.

In this chapter, over 70 pages about a GPU downclock when nobody knows the target clock and the final clocks. All we can know is that it has been downclocked, so more rant allowed.

Oh, by the way, one thing I am missing is that nobody cared to explain, to those with less technical knowledge, is that a linear change of clocks (or even CU's) doesn't lead to a linear change in performance. Those expecting 50% more performance from one console to another for having 50% more CU's will be bitterly disappointed.

Well, the rumour is One clocks will be lower than target (as usual) but, will One's GPU clocks be higher, equal or lower than PS4? Will clocks reduce the gap or make it bigger?

Please, continue. This train wreck is awesome.

Stop making sense, this thread won't stand for it >.<
 
So true....The only thing that matters is how the 10-20 year outlook is...Who is around and who is dominating. I still think that the xbox is making the right decision in trying to be your media center...A game console is not enough these days...
Yes, yes it is. The idea of making a console some sort of media center is not new and has never really worked. In the end people buy this stuff for the games, and if people are not interested in those then they have like a million different options to suit their needs.

Do you think people buy PS3s for the sole reason of watching Blu Ray movies nowadays?
 
Is this true?

I'd like to see a mod confirm these sources (so it's 100 percent true)
If it is, I don't see how anyone in their right mind can ever support anything MS gaming division does again. (edit : considering the circumstances around it...)

This is just so far off the deep end.
Some people just don't give a shit.
 
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