Hey, Microsoft! When they say "go for broke" this isn't what they mean... unless your trying really hard to actually be broke.
Xbox One Designed "With Advertising in Mind"
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Ohh, I really want to buy this just to see if it is possible to troll it.
Hmm, I think I am coming down with a sudden case of Tourettes.
Hmm, I think I am coming down with a sudden case of Tourettes.
For some reason Microsocks seems to be hell-bent on making every press release and public conference dig their new products' grave deeper and deeper. Maybe they decided to see how low they can sink before the crusade starts.Desert Punk said:This bears repeating.RatherDull said:
You want to charge me half a G, 60 dollars a game, AND CHARGE ME FOR ONLINE PLAY, then, ontop of it all, you want to put advertisements on my console AND spy on me to try to target those ads better?
Fucking seriously?
And the Xbone continues the trend of being everything bad about a gaming PC with none of the positives. Hell, ads on the PC are the price you pay for games/services being free. Making me look at the trailer for the latest in spunk gargle wee wee when I've already paid a few hundred quid up front plus a subscription fee and the price of each game is beyond cheeky.
But that barely needs saying at this point...what I would like to ask is if the Escapist could start using a different picture for their Xbone-related news articles? I know I've got no right to demand this, but I'm just so sick of that guy's fucking face and his stringy little coif.
But that barely needs saying at this point...what I would like to ask is if the Escapist could start using a different picture for their Xbone-related news articles? I know I've got no right to demand this, but I'm just so sick of that guy's fucking face and his stringy little coif.
You have adverts on cable, when you pay for it. You have adverts on pages on the internet and you pay for the use of the internet. As long as the adverts arnt in your face and obstructive, then i dont really care. I think this site needs to calm down and wait till an actual XBone is unboxed and plugged in and we can see how it works. What the advert part is like and other features. An then decide. XBone is like a Nazi Swastika - as in when you see it your brain automatically connects it with negative things.
I understand, you, like me, are fans of 360. It sucks that MS is giving us so many reasons to NOT by the XBone. Its like meeting the girl you love, and then out comes all these negatives and you are conflicted about how many negatives you can accept before you throw in the towel.
I understand, you, like me, are fans of 360. It sucks that MS is giving us so many reasons to NOT by the XBone. Its like meeting the girl you love, and then out comes all these negatives and you are conflicted about how many negatives you can accept before you throw in the towel.
I give the Xbone ... four ... no, five days after launch before they "alter" their advertising strategy, because that is how long it will take before some parent flips out and sues Microsoft because an ad for an adult website or gun shop appeared on their 8 year-old's Dashboard because he's been playing Grand Theft Auto all weekend.
That would be awesome!Desert Punk said:
The marketing department must be just getting a big wheel of stuff the Xbox One is for and throwing darts to decide which parts to divulge and which not to.
That is not an excuse.SonOfVoorhees said:
Dude, you made my day! I laughed for a solid 15 minutes!008Zulu said:
What wonder kinds of ads would you get after cursing violently at your Kinect? "Visit our Website; Anger Management in 12 Easy Steps", "Have you considered buying the book '27 ways to Improve your vocabulary'?", "Talk to your doctor about this new medicine that is proven to prevent embarrassing outbursts"
And what happens if you start being polite to it? Does it lock your account because it things it has been compromised? "You are not being beligerant or crude. You are, therefore, not the owner of this account and will be banned from playing any games on this console until you can prove you are the owner of this account." &*@$*%!* "Welcome back, Player!"
Wow Microsoft, you've already sold us on your new product and now you just keep making things better. I want to get one of these on launch, heck make that two.
Now reverse the sentiment of that paragraph. It's like they actively want us to hate their product isn't it?
Now reverse the sentiment of that paragraph. It's like they actively want us to hate their product isn't it?
It's the one where mr burns goes bankrupt and Lisa shows him that he doesn't have to be so evil to succeed so she teaches him about recycling and being kind to the environment. A changed man, he builds up his forture again by picking up litter and selling it for recycling till he has enough money to build a factory made from and uses pure recyc in honor of his new friend Lisa... That uses plastic beer rings to make a huge net for fishing the local seas which is then turned into pet food. He thinks he's doing good when he is infact doing even greater evil. It's my favourt episode.Diablo1099 said:
I think the biggest issues are:babinro said:
- it being designed with advertising in mind
- the kinect listening to all words in order to tailor ads to you, when it's only supposed to be listening for "key words" related to its function. Which even if true meant that it was listening to all words and simply "disregarding" the non "key words."
Alright, Cheers, just needed some context in order to fully understand what you were getting at.luvd1 said:
I've tried explaining this crap to people at work and why to jsut avoid the Xbox and get a PS4 or join me and I'll help them build a tower. No luck. Why? "All my friends play on Xbox and I think it's a good console." That is why we call "not listening." They are completely fine with this crap.
I am really a big MS hateboy BUT they actually managed to make me concerned about them... oO
Wth is going on with their PR department? Why would you even announce this?
And again, what I really don't understand, if you DO announce it, at least make it somewhat tasty... even if they are lies or only half truths, say what WE get out of this, why should WE think this is not a bad thing...
Or at least wait until the dust has settled on your previous blunders...
maybe they are running a bet or something... We can make all the wrong decisions, announce the like they are awesome without explaining why they would be awesome and people will still buy our product en masse!
The sad thing is they would probably win this bet...
Wow is all I can say really, MS please get your stuiff together because I was really getting tired ranting on you, but you can't let a week pass without something new to butch about... oh gods...
Wth is going on with their PR department? Why would you even announce this?
And again, what I really don't understand, if you DO announce it, at least make it somewhat tasty... even if they are lies or only half truths, say what WE get out of this, why should WE think this is not a bad thing...
Or at least wait until the dust has settled on your previous blunders...
maybe they are running a bet or something... We can make all the wrong decisions, announce the like they are awesome without explaining why they would be awesome and people will still buy our product en masse!
The sad thing is they would probably win this bet...
Wow is all I can say really, MS please get your stuiff together because I was really getting tired ranting on you, but you can't let a week pass without something new to butch about... oh gods...