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happydolphin on 01 July 2013
pezus said:
happydolphin said:
ClassicGamingWizzz said:
i am glad this douche is finally where he belongs.

Don Mattrick isn't a douche as much as Jack Tretton is. That and the girl in your avatar.

Excuse my ignorance, but what does JT have to do with this thread? Keep it on topic.

OT: I will miss his iconic grin. lol

Already answered. B y that token, what does the "get a 360" line have to do with this topic?

Keep it honest.



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wilco on 01 July 2013

Thank god... Its about time they fired this clown. I just hope his replacement isn't even worse.



KHlover on 01 July 2013
Munkeh111 said:
Please please please can they get someone to present E3 who I don't want to punch? For the record, most of the people that came after him also annoyed me

Hey, at least he was better than the dirty prick who wore sunglasses during the presentation in 2011.

http://youtu.be/39SptQlOR1k?t=45s

Seriously, he looks like they just picked him off the street :/



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Fifaguy360 on 01 July 2013
happydolphin said:
I think the xbox should have remained an always-on console and people who didn't like it should have tried elsewhere. xbox live was known to be constantly populated with users, so MS did not have to worry about that.

Least of all should they listen to the internet, as it's flooded with Sony fans. Why in the hell should MS listen to an audience that isn't even primarily interested in its console.

I for one am very upset at the situation and am sad he's leaving us. He had great ambitions and a big vision for MS and now it's all gone down the drain.


So it was the fault of the Sony fans pre-order was low? No, I think I'll go by what I saw on the main Xbox forums which was Xbox fans abandoning Xbox. Don't blame the Sony fans.



Munkeh111 on 01 July 2013
KHlover said:
Munkeh111 said:
Please please please can they get someone to present E3 who I don't want to punch? For the record, most of the people that came after him also annoyed me

Hey, at least he was better than the dirty prick who wore sunglasses during the presentation in 2011.

http://youtu.be/39SptQlOR1k?t=45s

Seriously, he looks like they just picked him off the street :/

I hate all people who are talking about kinect instead of traditional gaming to start with, then sunglasses inside.... 

Maybe more companies should hire actors to present like Ubi?



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I LOVE GIGGS on 01 July 2013

I still don't know why people hate this guy. Xbox is very successful under him.



happydolphin on 01 July 2013
Fifaguy360 said:
happydolphin said:
I think the xbox should have remained an always-on console and people who didn't like it should have tried elsewhere. xbox live was known to be constantly populated with users, so MS did not have to worry about that.

Least of all should they listen to the internet, as it's flooded with Sony fans. Why in the hell should MS listen to an audience that isn't even primarily interested in its console.

I for one am very upset at the situation and am sad he's leaving us. He had great ambitions and a big vision for MS and now it's all gone down the drain.


So it was the fault of the Sony fans pre-order was low? No, I think I'll go by what I saw on the main Xbox forums which was Xbox fans abandoning Xbox. Don't blame the Sony fans.

When did I ever say it was the fault of Sony fans? I said that the internet is flooded with Sony fans and that is a fact. So listening to the outcries of the internet, for MS, is a BAD idea because they aren't representative of their main market.

The xbone pre-orders jumped by how much after the direction change?



wilco on 01 July 2013
enditall727 said:
Isnt this the same guy who just sat there and let Steven Spielberg and some other guy bad mouth gaming in front of his face?


I don't like Don but this is ridiculous. First of all, what was he supposed to do, jump up and punch him in the nuts? Second of all, he wasn't really bad mouthing gaming at all, your being over sensitive.



Fifaguy360 on 01 July 2013
happydolphin said:
Fifaguy360 said:
happydolphin said:
I think the xbox should have remained an always-on console and people who didn't like it should have tried elsewhere. xbox live was known to be constantly populated with users, so MS did not have to worry about that.

Least of all should they listen to the internet, as it's flooded with Sony fans. Why in the hell should MS listen to an audience that isn't even primarily interested in its console.

I for one am very upset at the situation and am sad he's leaving us. He had great ambitions and a big vision for MS and now it's all gone down the drain.


So it was the fault of the Sony fans pre-order was low? No, I think I'll go by what I saw on the main Xbox forums which was Xbox fans abandoning Xbox. Don't blame the Sony fans.

When did I ever say it was the fault of Sony fans? I said that the internet is flooded with Sony fans and that is a fact. So listening to the outcries of the internet, for MS, is a BAD idea because they aren't representative of their main market.

The xbone pre-orders jumped by how much after the direction change?

You kinda implied there that MS changed their direction because Sony fans made a stink about it.

I haven't tracked the pre-orders lately so  I don't know. If there wasn't much change then it seems like people who left didn't want to come back.



tres on 01 July 2013
happydolphin said:
He will be missed. I liked his vision for the future, that's why there are many consoles. Would've been nice to see the advancements of an always-on console, but alas.

the bible says in habakkuk 2:2 - "write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it" or from the NLV "so that a runner can carry the correct message to others."

his vision was as blurry as an old man with cataract in one eye.   while if you only look through the good eye you can see the benefits but its like they threw sand in the good eye forcing you to look out the bad.  how many mix messages did we get?  how many no messages did we get?