Angelus said:
goopy20 said:
Well, Phil did say it may be depressing to some, and maybe I'm just one of them. Phil talks like a used car salesman but with melting that 4th wall he's still saying higher res, better load times and input latency are what he feels will be the major differences between current- and last gen. He also mentions increased story telling which at least is something to get a bit excited about.
The problem is that you have to practically analyze whatever Phil is saying to get something positive out of it in regards to pushing next gen boundaries. That is why I seem to upset some people who think I'm intentionally twisting words and have some kind of agenda. Truth is that he's either being brutally honest and he's a terrible sales person OR... he's being as political correct as possible because he knows their cross platform strategy puts Series X is a difficult spot to really flex those next gen muscles.
Sony is doing the exact opposite and is constantly telling us how their SSD is God's gift to mankind that will revolutionize gaming as we know it. Now maybe they are overselling it and I should temper my expectations. But I would rather have them over-hyping things with crazy footage from games that never even get released or 6 years later, than getting less and less excited whenever I read a Phil Spencer interview.
MS totally got me when they announced a 12Tflops console, and I still think those specs are insane. But after that all we've been hearing is things like; no next gen exclusives, them not wanting to be in a platform war with Sony, Smart Delivery, Optimized for Series X logo's, a 4Tflops Lockhart and how framerates/resolution are going to be biggest differences between current and next gen. Its almost as if they're trying to sell us a Xbox One X 2.0 instead of a next gen console that typically allows for completely new experiences, not possible on current gen.
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Nice to see someone openly admit how receptive they are to advertising for a change. Most people aren't so forward as to come right out and say that they would rather be strung along, manipulated, and potentially lied to, as long as it's in the interest of selling them a bag of goods.
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I exaggerated a bit there, but in a sense you're right. I would have rather seen some super impressive tech demo in May, that in the end never materializes in an actual game, than that shit show we got. At least it would have gotten people hyped about the promise of next gen gaming, while that May event was downright depressing for anyone with high expectations from a 12Tflops console.
Look I am not a tech guy, but I am a marketing guy. If there's one thing I know it's that Phil Spencer is doing one helluva job at not getting people fired up about next gen gaming. The interviewer literally asks him "With all that power and technology, are there any kind of experiences that you can now deliver that wouldn't be possible on previous consoles". He could have just replied with a big YES and how we'll see bigger, more immersive worlds bla bla bla. So why didn't he? Why even mention that the deltas will be much smaller compared to previous gen? It just doesn't make sense from a marketing standpoint if they're goal is to get people excited about their next gen console. And I tell you what, it would make even less sense if they now blow everyone's minds with never-before-seen next gen visuals in July.
Last edited by goopy20 - on 02 July 2020
