Microsoft cancels post-E3 roundtable.

[Mr Khan]

theprof00 said:

noname2200 said:

theprof00 said:

Anything MS does at e3 will not matter, as I said, because the sales power for this console wil come from the mainstream who are interested in the television functionality, which, as it happens, is what I'm most interested in....what made me think, "man, ms is going to kill it with this console" during the console reveal.

The mainstream gives no shits about e3 or gamescom or reviewers. They care about features that apply to them, and their venues are talk shows, not electronics shows, and they don't ask technical questions.

So you think the general public will spend several hundred dollars, plus an annual fee, to utilize features on their television that they're already paying for separately?

hmm, im not sure how youre portraying my argument, but i cant say it is being well interpreted here.

None of what i wrote precludes public awareness that xbox plays video games like halo, dance central, call of duty, etc.

Pretty sure wii fit made huge rounds on the talk circuit.

Regardless of the argument here, there is a lot of truth in the understanding that the mainstream gets its news from yahoo, cnet, and talk shows.

Im also pretty sure that what sold millions of dance centrals werent gamers watching e3.

A tv media box wouldnt sell to the mainstream, to answer your question, but a box that does all that and plays games (whatever they may be) could be a good selling point for moms and pops who are likely just as clueless about used games or drm.

That's not what noname is saying. He's criticizing the idea that someone buys something that does what their cable box will likely do, but costs them an extra $400 upfront investment plus $50/yr on top of whatever they're paying for cable or satellite already.

You're suggesting that these features make for the One's USP, putting it ahead of other consoles. What, however, is the underlying appeal?