So a specific executive whose name we know who works in a department where he would know this kind of thing says this, then a nameless action from Microsoft PR "refutes" it by saying "whatever he said was wrong, we're doing the best we can."

I'll be honest, I'll believe the named executive within the department before I believe Microsoft PR. Of course, I never cared all that much about this feature so it's no big deal to me, but it could have been interesting if there were suddenly 5million+ Xbone dev kits out there. Oh well.

I once had an argument with about a dozen xbox fans about this. I remember saying, "so, when ms said every console is a devkit, they meant project spark". An extraordinary number of people came forward telling me I was ridiculous and that every console was actually a devkit, and how this was already the reality, and how news was coming on the morrow. I think one person said it was one of the major reasons that they bought a unit.

I said it would never happen, and the others said it was already happening and pointed to a list of indies with ID @ xbox. In the end, because neither side could prove it was or was not real, we all agreed to watchful waiting for that surefire announcement... my acknowledgment was a shade more sarcastic than genuine. I still don't think this will ever take place, but as usual, "Not canceled" is a pretty good argument against my own. I guess we'll just have to wait and see, as usual. I think I'll watch from a safe distance. Better to be outside the house when testing the foundation.

Today

Some months ago 

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=5543696

So a good news becomes today "not a single fuck"... okay it is not an important feature but the contrast of this reaction is funny. 

Are you trying to argue that the decisions MS has made has not had an impact on sales? And are you also suggesting that the X1 doesnt have a bad image?

Not quite sure what you are trying to say. I'm saying the decisions MS has made with the X1 has contributed significantly to it's relatively bad image. And its had a direct impact on sales. X1 and PS4 created massive buzz end of last year...some of the most watched youtube videos are about next gen consoles...if you think this is only fanboys then i cant agree with that.

It's obviously not a deciding factor when average people buy consoles...but the image of a console definitely contributes to it, as well as the publicity the console gets on the net.

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Also, interested to see if they are still going to implement this feature. 

Damn, journalism just continues to get better and better /s. Anyone remember the old days when journalists actually had to check their info before reporting it?

180ing the 180s

though honestly, I wouldn't care..

Hey! They did a 360 :D 

but all joking aside, it could be the original person that stated that this isn't happening was just frustrated that MS hasn't put thier full backing into the feature and used the media to stir things up, so MS top brass would finally take action. At least that's what I'm thinking.

Neither a ps4 nor an xb1 would make a good dev kit.

Check info? It was a direct statement from a MS exec. Wtf?