CastletonSnob Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Hard to believe, but 10 years ago today, Microsoft's Xbox One was revealed. I still remember exactly where I was when it happened, and I still remember the absolute shitstorm that followed. The XBone never really recovered from the absolutely disastrous reveal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 TV, TV, Tv, TV… OI believe there is actually a whole supercut of all the times Matric and the other presenters used the word, and it’s almost 90 seconds long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Sony's retort was masterful: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I’ve never seen a company capitalize on a competitors blunder with such efficiency as the way Sony just completely wrecked MS before the generation even began on a marketing level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I used the cable passthrough. It was nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 The original plan for Xbone was great. Sad they ditched it, we would be in a better place if it had been implemented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 It’s almost amazing that the Wii U failed but the Xbox One survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, sblfilms said: The original plan for Xbone was great. Sad they ditched it, we would be in a better place if it had been implemented. It's funny because a lot of the backlash from back then is now the norm. There are tons of video game shows coming out. A lot of game sales are shifting to digital, and you can share games (it turns out). Heck even the everyone freaking out about the kinect listening to you is part of your phone and other smart devices in your home. Microsoft was ahead of the curve but just couldn't explain it correctly because they were run by a bunch of knuckleheads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShreddieMercury Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I will always remember D1P user Hiawa (not certain of the spelling) having a meltdown after the conference and looking for reassurances about MS's strategy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 28 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: It's funny because a lot of the backlash from back then is now the norm. There are tons of video game shows coming out. A lot of game sales are shifting to digital, and you can share games (it turns out). Heck even the everyone freaking out about the kinect listening to you is part of your phone and other smart devices in your home. Microsoft was ahead of the curve but just couldn't explain it correctly because they were run by a bunch of knuckleheads. I mean, when you completely focus on tv at a gaming show, you’re probably gonna get backlash from gamers. and there was the awful kinect that “couldn’t be separated from the console” until it was separated months later lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 25 minutes ago, ShreddieMercury said: I will always remember D1P user Hiawa (not certain of the spelling) having a meltdown after the conference and looking for reassurances about MS's strategy. OMG totally forgot about that he lost his damn mind like seriously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I miss hiawa and Ohioguy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 They just gift wrapped that gen and handed it to Sony that day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I remember being extremely disappointed that kinect was mandatory. Sony never looked back and I personally think the PS5 is the best console ever made so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastletonSnob Posted May 22, 2023 Author Share Posted May 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, Dre801 said: They just gift wrapped that gen and handed it to Sony that day. Sony mostly won that gen because Nintendo and Microsoft both burst into flames at the starting line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I remember watching the show and putting in my pre-order afterwards for the system when I was vacationing in New Orleans. I bought all 3 versions too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said: Microsoft was ahead of the curve but just couldn't explain it correctly because they were run by a bunch of knuckleheads. Absolutely correct. They had a great vision but were incompetent in messaging, and many of the things they were featuring are becoming standard requirements of gamers. Just imagine how much further down the road we would be if they just stuck to their guns and people realized how great this all was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 1 hour ago, BloodyHell said: I mean, when you completely focus on tv at a gaming show, you’re probably gonna get backlash from gamers. Gaming consoles are used more to watch TV than play games. MS knew where things were going. But the big backlash was about the focus on digital and always online devices. Turns out that is where we have gone anyway 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, sblfilms said: Gaming consoles are used more to watch TV than play games. MS knew where things were going. But the big backlash was about the focus on digital and always online devices. Turns out that is where we have gone anyway 😂 I agree, I’m not trying to say yhey weren’t correct, but the messaging was awful. The whole conference was TV and CoD, and game authentication to stop game trading, that and kinect are what people were most mad about. Do consoles log more hours playing media? Yes, but people still buy them for the games, I think the Switch proves that. Or even more, the Series X and its lack of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Going all in on the Kinect was a bigger mistake than the TV and digital decision. While the digital plan sounded great, I do remember Microsoft not being able to explain it well and if partners bought in on the plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I completely forgot about all this controversy. I didn’t get an Xbone until they had been out for a few years, and had no problems with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Brian said: Going all in on the Kinect was a bigger mistake than the TV and digital decision. While the digital plan sounded great, I do remember Microsoft not being able to explain it well and if partners bought in on the plan. Especially since everyone already knew kinect wasn’t very good, and it was being forced on them. Kinects reputation wasn’t great, but it was optional before that. Forcing it was a bad choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, BloodyHell said: Especially since everyone already knew kinect wasn’t very good, and it was being forced on them. Kinects reputation wasn’t great, but it was optional before that. Forcing it was a bad choice. And it impacted the Xbone hardware. It was weaker due to the Kinect existence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 It was cool that it recognized your face and signed you in though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 On 5/22/2023 at 10:43 AM, Keyser_Soze said: I used the cable passthrough. It was nice! I know some people that were sad to see that go in the One X and later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 I always thought it was funny they named the XBox 360 what it was because they were worried gamers would see an “XBox 2” as less than the “PS3”. And then they named this the “One”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 I actually kind of miss the picture-in-picture option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 On 5/22/2023 at 10:53 AM, gamer.tv said: It’s almost amazing that the Wii U failed but the Xbox One survived. It goes to show that whatever Microsoft says about not being able to compete, they've never truly been in a position to fail. If Phil never took over, it still would have ended better for them than the Wii U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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