| Anfebious said: I think the article wasn't fake. I have no way to be certain though, this being the internet and all that. |
In situations like this, just as with more conventional streams of journalism, such as magazines and newspapers, the credibility of the anonymous source is literally synonymous with the credibility of the publication. When you ask if you can trust the validity of the source you're really asking if you can trust Eurogamer. Normally, the higher level editors will know the identity of the source and, as they're placing the credibility of their publication on the line, they'll be confident that the source is being accurate and honest--that, or they'll be confident that any false information won't be caught.
Obviously, though, a grain of salt needs to go with reading anything by an unnamed source. In many cases it will be more honest than offcial quotes, where people have to be more politically correct, but there is always the chance that it's not fully or even partially correct.
The article sounded genuine to me and I can't really think of any reason why Eurogamer would publish something they thought was false. It wasn't even that bad, so the idea of it being "click bait" does not seem valid. I certainly won't take it as gospel but I think it was a fair account of someone working on a launch port for a new system. It would be a lot more surprising if there were not any problems during development. I fully anticipate reading similar articles about the XO and PS4 a year from now.
