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Soundwave on 19 November 2013
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RolStoppable said:
kowenicki said:

Tad disingenuous and surprisingly naive

There are plenty of gameplay ads for the Xbox One, you must be avoiding them intentionally. But advertising is all about creating an image, a lifestyle and a sale.

As for Nintendo... havent seen a wiiu ad for months.   You are a little salty lately arent you... "freefall mode"? nice.

I've seen a Dead Rising 3 ad that specifically says "Not actual gameplay" and the Forza 5 ad, while described as in-game footage, consisted of replays that showed the cars really close up.

There's just nothing to suggest that the One will keep momentum after the holiday season. This is a $500 system that is going up against a $400 substitute.


I think they probably will have to drop the price within short order to maintain sales momenteum, $500 is quite pricey, that said, Microsoft can afford to do it.

The interface IMO is going to be a big hit with casual adults, the voice command stuff and being able to seamlessly integrate live TV, internet, Skype chat, office NFL/college sports pools etc. is going to lead to a ton of "water cooler talk". These aren't just side features any more, I think this stuff is going to be fairly impressive to the average joe who's just walking in to seeing the console for the first time and just expecting a "regular game system". 

PS4 is not neccessarily a substitute, my guess is Sony is going to scramble to see what MS has done with the interface and then try to copy it.