The probability of getting ps4 in that order (not caring about capitalisation - ps4, pS4, Ps4, and PS4 all counting) in the URL, assuming that all of them have 11 randomly chosen characters from the set {a-z, A-Z, 0-9, _, -} (that's 64 character possibilities), can be worked out without too much trouble, and isn't as small as you'd think.

To make the point, let's consider the probability that the URL finishes with either underscore or dash, followed by any capitalisation of "ps4". That's a one in 2097152 chance, for that very specific case. Sounds tiny, until you realise that 120 million videos have been recognised by Youtube's Content ID system... which means, given that most videos won't have copyrighted content, that the total number is easily in the billions.

The probability that the sequence "ps4" appears somewhere in the URL is in the vicinity of 0.01%, or a one in 10,000 chance (it's actually more likely than that, I'm rounding down the probability). That's not even remotely "beyond miniscule".

You took my joke post waaaaaaay too seriously.

I guess the tin-foil-hat-conspiracy-theorist tone didn't carry.

Oh come on people, the probabilities can be X or Y but it's still hilarious that it came out this way.

For anyone to say that the negative reaction to the reveal is just PS Fanboys trolling isn't living in reality. The reveal was awful and the majority of people who seen it... from the game journalists that covered the event, to the gamers (casual,core/hardcore) who either watched it live or later saw it on Youtube feel it was awful.

That doesn't mean the Xbox One is doomed. It doesn't mean it will not sell to consumers. I just means the reveal was awful.

"-ps4" is TOO PERFECT. I'm 100% positive this is a joke from the clowns at google. A hyphen to separate it from the rest of the url? And of all the possible alphanumeric 3 digits it could have been? Too perfect.

Yes, tone doesn't convey very well through the internet. Anyway, you said

"Pretty sure it's because Google hates Microsoft."

You're wrong. Pretty sure it's because even the laws of probability hate what Microsoft is doing.

360 gamers can view the conference through the dash board... its probably been views well over 20 million by now. Its just trolls on youtube nothing more.

Why else would preorders for Xbone be higher than PS4 on some websites.

Yeah, another conspiracy theorist here. Google trolled MS. What are the odds?

About The Bone's reveal, it's probably one of the worst PR disasters in video game history.

just want to quote this truth.

the core are the early adoptors.  and for devices like these where "getting the one my friends have" is almost the number 1 purchase consideration the core can do a lot to determine the final outcome.

Probably microsoft.com.