Microsoft Cancels E3 Post-Conference Info Session
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Oh, I agree, and that's very well how things could play out. I was just outlining what MS is most likely thinking at the moment. Every message I've seen coming from Redmond seems to indicate that MS is trying to position the new XB as more of an 'entertainment device' and less of a traditional console. Time will tell if that works for them.deadish said:
Huh, people are still saying "M$". How...Vintage.
The less these guys say, the less of it will be utter bull.
Seriously, cutting off information sessions probably WILL improve their information policies and distribution.nodlimax said:
The less these guys say, the less of it will be utter bull.
If Microsoft decides instead of a QA session to actually address the community's questions through their main presentation then it's fine with me.
If they leave the conference having spent a day or two of dodging reporters' questions they'll be shooting themselves in the foot.
If they leave the conference having spent a day or two of dodging reporters' questions they'll be shooting themselves in the foot.
They probably swapped out the 'post E3 info session' on their calendar for 'superficially change things people react badly to'.
This is one of their biggest press gigs all year, and one of their biggest chances to put to bed a lot of people's worries about the X-bone. There's no such thing as a "scheduling conflict" when it comes to that big of an opportunity. I think there's no way this isn't deliberate.Fiz_The_Toaster said:
In other news, they must really be in some deep shit if with all the money and resources they have they can't find a single person who can't sit down for a couple of hours and spin the X-bone in a positive light. What they need right now is good PR, and E3 is not only their greatest opportunity but is also where they're expected to step up to the plate and get some. The only reason I can see for this is that they really think they can't do enough good there to outweigh the bad. Whether that's the bad that's already happened or the bad that they're worried will happen, I don't know.
I guess the thinking is that they expect people to be unhappy about the consumer controls and capabilities and hope they can avoid answering for them; I don't think this is a good plan though since the more evasive they get, the more people ask about it and unhappy they get. Remember Romney's tax returns? If he has just released them up front it never even would have become a story - same principle here.
I don't doubt that that isn't true. I mean, besides the reveal demos being obviously staged (those always are), those performance issues sound right in line with the info they have released before. That is what you get for having a crappy, ridiculous OS setup. -_-j-e-f-f-e-r-s said:
Still, if it is true (and I believe it is), it is another shot in the foot for microsoft. Honestly, I am having a hard time believing that microsoft has any foot left at this point, seeing as how they have shot it so many times in the last couple weeks alone. XD
Great move, Microsoft. Bad enough you've alienated your customers with the Xbone, but now you've painted yourself into a corner by not answering any further questions regarding the product. -_- Covering up the problems with a blanket is not going to make them go away.
Microsoft has two options at this point. Either they get their act together and undo all the idiotic decisions regarding Xbox One and everything else (Windows 8, anyone) or stay the course and condemn their company to a bleak future. I'd like to think they're smart enough to pick the former but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
Microsoft has two options at this point. Either they get their act together and undo all the idiotic decisions regarding Xbox One and everything else (Windows 8, anyone) or stay the course and condemn their company to a bleak future. I'd like to think they're smart enough to pick the former but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
I could insert a comment about Dealing with it... but Microsoft's marketing seems too insane even for that now...
They really seem to be going for the Peter Moleneux style of here's a box, you should give me money for it but I don't want tell you what it does.
They really seem to be going for the Peter Moleneux style of here's a box, you should give me money for it but I don't want tell you what it does.
I know what to make of it: whoever is responsible is utterly incompetent.
For @#$%'s sake, you do not spend a month responding to every query about the content of your release with "Uh, not sure, don't want to make an official statement I'd end up eating, we'll get back to you later" and then fail to offer that clarification at the E3 event where you're expected to have to do damage control.
In the slim chance that it actually is nothing more than a "scheduling conflict": you damn well move heaven and earth to make the Q&A happen. There is literally nothing that is more important to the future of your console than that you start giving some straight answers, because right now your reputation is trending towards "If in doubt, presuming the worst will provide the most accurate guess." Microsoft is coming across as the company with everything to hide and nothing to offer.
And if, as I think more likely, this is actually further adventures in "spin more, inform less, no news is good news"- congratulations on furthering the impression that Microsoft views its consumers with contempt. The one thing people want is games, you give them TV. The one thing people want is straight answers, you give them canned presentations. You cannot "leave them wanting more" if you've never given them a damn thing they wanted in the first place!
Whether your game plan is coming out of malevolence, stupidity, or some kind of malevopidity, you're increasingly making people like me want you to get the crap kicked outta ya, Microsoft.
For @#$%'s sake, you do not spend a month responding to every query about the content of your release with "Uh, not sure, don't want to make an official statement I'd end up eating, we'll get back to you later" and then fail to offer that clarification at the E3 event where you're expected to have to do damage control.
In the slim chance that it actually is nothing more than a "scheduling conflict": you damn well move heaven and earth to make the Q&A happen. There is literally nothing that is more important to the future of your console than that you start giving some straight answers, because right now your reputation is trending towards "If in doubt, presuming the worst will provide the most accurate guess." Microsoft is coming across as the company with everything to hide and nothing to offer.
And if, as I think more likely, this is actually further adventures in "spin more, inform less, no news is good news"- congratulations on furthering the impression that Microsoft views its consumers with contempt. The one thing people want is games, you give them TV. The one thing people want is straight answers, you give them canned presentations. You cannot "leave them wanting more" if you've never given them a damn thing they wanted in the first place!
Whether your game plan is coming out of malevolence, stupidity, or some kind of malevopidity, you're increasingly making people like me want you to get the crap kicked outta ya, Microsoft.
Pardon my ignorance but what was so bad about the Sega Saturn (aside from The PSX stealing its sales)? I always thought the Sega Neptune or CD was Sega's downfall.Colt47 said:
This is actually a sign that something is very wrong. Over the past month they've been able to carefully word their responses in what they feel is the best light they can. The only reason they'd do that but not the press conference means that they're afraid of being put on the spot... which likewise means that they have things they don't want customers to know about. Either it's new stuff that we wouldn't like or it's more specific information about the stuff we already know that would only cement our disdain for it. Also, there is a possibility that they are just planning on going forward with the features we already stated we don't want and so it will not benefit them to confirm it so much as remaining silent. Silence, while enfuriating to those in the know, is not as bad as negative quotes in the headlines all over the place like the past month.Callate said:
Now, there are only two reasons why they wouldn't want customers to know something about their console.
1. They know we won't like it.
2. They know we won't like it and they're planning on changing it.
The thing is, if it were two then they could announce that they are going to change that component after having listened to consumers. Unless it was a particularly bad thing for them to even have considered initially. So I'm betting on just 1. So I know what to make of this. Microsoft has something to fear from being questioned.
The excuse is paper thin, a "scheduling conflict" for an important date that they have probably been planning for all year? Suuuuure.
No, the backlash against all the "features" of the Xbox One that serve Microsoft and publishers more than the people actually buying the product was much greater than expected and they are falling back on the one tactic they know best, silence. It is pretty sad to see.
No, the backlash against all the "features" of the Xbox One that serve Microsoft and publishers more than the people actually buying the product was much greater than expected and they are falling back on the one tactic they know best, silence. It is pretty sad to see.