It didn’t have much effect and now it’s Xbox on the back foot after Phil’s terrible interview.
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False information, Clickbait Journalism & Popular Misconceptions
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The Silent Hill games are not based on Centralia, despite what's often claimed. That was an invention of the film.
Silent Hill designer clarifies that it's snow, not ash, in Silent Hill
Silent Hill designer and artist Masahiro Ito has taken to social media to clarify the inspirations behind the classic game.www.destructoid.com
Silent Hill creator is tired of you confusing his game and the film
Masahiro Ito, Silent Hill creator, has spent years clearing up misconceptions about his games that have arisen from the film. We've set the record straight.www.vg247.com
PSA: The town of Silent Hill is NOT based on Centralia, Pennsylvania
Aside from the film version, the town of Silent Hill is not based on Centralia, Pennsylvania. This misconception is so widespread that even the series co-creator is getting tired of it. It's time to set the record straight so that balance can be restored to geekdom. The Sources...www.resetera.com
I'm not gonna lie, I kinda enjoy silly situations like this...when viewing from afar at least!
Would love to know exactly who is in this Discord. Is it basically all the main Xbox people we see? Senjustsu, PeterOvo, TimDog etc etc?
I think the Xbots have realized that any FUD and negative news stories about Sony is not helping Xbox whatsoever, with the recent CMA block and Redfall reception reinforcing that. That’s why you have shills like Jez getting a PS5 and Ryan Mccaffrey being salty. The hardware gap is so wide that the gen is basically over faster than the last gen. Spider-Man 2 will suck the air out of the room when it’s released, as casuals care a hell of a lot more about that than Starfield, which MS is banking on.
Apple blocking Xcloud on iOS killed their mobile plans, so I’m not sure what will be the next move for Xbox as a brand. The only reason Xbox is able to make so much revenue still is because of the 30% they take off of games sold on the hardware, so they’re pretty much stuck in a dying business unless they want to forfeit billions in software commission to go third party
Apple blocking Xcloud on iOS killed their mobile plans, so I’m not sure what will be the next move for Xbox as a brand. The only reason Xbox is able to make so much revenue still is because of the 30% they take off of games sold on the hardware, so they’re pretty much stuck in a dying business unless they want to forfeit billions in software commission to go third party
They'll have to go third party. The refrain from the green rats has been to wait until the next generation, when the COD deal expires or XGS and all the stolen studios start releasing games (games released since 2021: 1, Redfall), but with the ABK deal dead and buried and the CMA's reasoning able to be used to block every possible future acquisition by Microsoft, there's no move left for Xbox. Irrelevance it is.
The reason xbox make so much revenue is because of minecraft and maybe the bethesda mmo's IMO.
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There were two groups iirc. The Xbox side of ResetEra and the so-called 'secret' Discord. The ResetEra group was full of ardent Xbox enthusiasts. Many familiar names, obsessing over Sony, spreading FUD. Some of them split off and formed/joined XboxEra. The 'secret' side was said to be the same but worse due to inappropriate conversations, but I never witnessed that myself.
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How did the press get this story so wrong?
"We believe in generations" is a reference to the design philosophy of lead system architect Mark Cerny. To understand the context, here is Digital Foundry's Richard Leadbetter after talking with Cerny back in October 2016:
When Sony broke their silence on PlayStation 5 three years later, here's how the story began:
Digital Foundry again in April 2020:
"We believe in generations" was never a singular promise of next-gen exclusive games, as GamesRadar and countless other media publications claimed. It was a message intended to rebuff speculation circa 2016 regarding the end of traditional hardware cycles in favour of more regular step upgrades. It's not Mark Cerny's responsibility to shape or articulate Sony's cross-gen development strategy. For that we must look elsewhere.
The first major clue is found in Wired magazine's April 2019 scoop:
Jim Ryan speaking in May 2020:
Sony marketing head Eric Lempel talking with Geoff Keighley, debuting the capabilities of the DualSense controller during a much anticipated live stream in July 2020:
Ryan again in November 2020:
Sony was keen to emphasize the strength of their hardware approach. Not merely more regular, more powerful iterations of what went before. They have hardware innovations that distinguish PS5 from PS4 and also, they believe, the competition. Yet they always intended to serve both audiences over the transition period—a phase extended by global pandemic. These are not contradictory goals.
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I think the Foss Patents thing should be added to the main post.
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There's so much misinformation about Sony spread on reddit. Microsoft have essentially taken over the entirety site. Have a look at this thread
It is just a cesspool of misinformation. Sony did not "support" the lawsuit, they were subpoenaed for documents and were legally obligated to, that's how subpoenas work...
The moderators of that subreddit have been banning any one with a descending opinion of Xbox or Microsoft for years and it has just become an echo chamber of nonsense. It's quite literally a cult.
It is just a cesspool of misinformation. Sony did not "support" the lawsuit, they were subpoenaed for documents and were legally obligated to, that's how subpoenas work...
The moderators of that subreddit have been banning any one with a descending opinion of Xbox or Microsoft for years and it has just become an echo chamber of nonsense. It's quite literally a cult.
They also swarmed the Playstation subreddit when the Eu approved the deal.
It's funny how much the Xbox subreddit talks about PlayStation vs how little the Playstation subreddit talks about Xbox.
I can't decide which is worse, resetera or reddit but it's clear as day they have both been severely influenced and compromised
Returning to the post I see a mod of that sub is actively spreading misinformation
Wouldn't be surprised to see the comment correcting him get removed and the user banned. That moderator is known for it
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As I said elsewhere, this is what happens when you energize the most fervid and toxic elements of your fan base, and your subreddit is moderated by Xbox Ambassadors who ban any member who mutters a word of dissent, you end up with a cult following. The Xbox sub is basically an extension of Microsoft propagandist Florian Mueller's blog at this point.
The r/ps5 EU submission approving the merger gained more upvotes than the r/ps5 CMA submission blocking the deal. The approval post also acquired more upvotes than PlayStation's recent showcase announcement. There were multiple signs of botting and brigading.
Reddit has has greater reach. Anything that reaches the top 5 pages gains several millions views. A years-old study found that for every member who upvotes a story, there are hundreds of non members who are exposed to that story.
The r/ps5 EU submission approving the merger gained more upvotes than the r/ps5 CMA submission blocking the deal. The approval post also acquired more upvotes than PlayStation's recent showcase announcement. There were multiple signs of botting and brigading.
Reddit has has greater reach. Anything that reaches the top 5 pages gains several millions views. A years-old study found that for every member who upvotes a story, there are hundreds of non members who are exposed to that story.
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Let's add some more for our friend Takashi.
While it was an analyst that said PSVR2 only sold 270,000 Takashi pushed the report heavily into the light making everyone else pick up the B.S story and spam it everywhere.
Sony PSVR2 Headset Off to Slow Start as Metaverse Push Sputters
Sony Group Corp. is projected to sell fewer than 300,000 PlayStation VR2 headsets in its first weeks on the market, a slow start for company efforts to take a leading role in development of the metaverse.
www.bloomberg.com
We now know it was actually more than twice that within 6 weeks of launch selling 600k in 6 weeks
PSVR 2 Sold 600K Units Up To April, Outpacing Original PSVR
Sony confirmed PSVR 2 sold just shy of 600k units in its first six weeks, outpacing the launch of the original PSVR. Read more here:
www.uploadvr.com
Takashi needs to be fired. Not sure why Bloomberg still employs him.
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My guess, and I may be 100% wrong, but there seems to be a very "nationalistic" approach to news and rumours from a lot of American publications. Since Microsoft has leaned heavily into lobbying in the US, and I suspect into "guerrilla" marketing with certain publications, it could be simply because Sony is a foreign company.
i could be very wrong here.
Sony needs to give this asshat the Nintendo treatment. Takashi Mochizuki is constantly spreading misinformation which impacted Sony’s share price mire than one time. I mean this proposed misinformation he can be held accountable for?
He is probably trying to lower Sony’s value on purpose. Thoughts gentlemen?
He is probably trying to lower Sony’s value on purpose. Thoughts gentlemen?
More Jez Corden propaganda nonsense
www.windowscentral.com
No Jez he did not work for a "Sony Law Firm". He worked at a law firm 10 years ago that today represents Sony. The name of the law firm is Cleary Gottlieb. Florian Mueller fails to provide a scrap of evidence that Raftery worked a case for Sony 10 years ago, or that Cleary Gottlieb represented Sony during his time there. The law firm does not represent Sony in the UK over these affairs, where the CMA preside, so Muller artfully says they represent Sony "internationally" instead.
Also the CMA's investigations are all done independently of the CMA's board, and Raftery wasn't the director overseeing this case.
A CMA director, who blocked Microsoft's Xbox-Activision merger, previously worked for a Sony law firm (Update)
Conflict of interest identified?
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No Jez he did not work for a "Sony Law Firm". He worked at a law firm 10 years ago that today represents Sony. The name of the law firm is Cleary Gottlieb. Florian Mueller fails to provide a scrap of evidence that Raftery worked a case for Sony 10 years ago, or that Cleary Gottlieb represented Sony during his time there. The law firm does not represent Sony in the UK over these affairs, where the CMA preside, so Muller artfully says they represent Sony "internationally" instead.
Also the CMA's investigations are all done independently of the CMA's board, and Raftery wasn't the director overseeing this case.