RUMOR: Microsoft Making Positive Reddit Comments
>> And voting down ones that are not 'positive' towards their new XB1
Just like the rumors of EA playing games with sites after SimCity launch, now a Reddit poster claims she has seen Microsoft employees doing massive 'reputation management' on social sites
A recent poster on Reddit by name of 'mistysilver' has created its own shitstorm of comments so much so that Reddit had to step in and remove her post, as she claimed that Microsoft employees are doing massive downvoting of negative XB1 comments, and voting up positive ones and making their own positive comments. -- These same rumors happen before with EA and their DRM-Locked SimCity!
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While at Microsoft for a meeting, Misty Silver saw and overheard some employees on Reddit. She looked at one of the employee's screens:
"I noticed he was mass-downvoting a ton of posts and comments, and he kept switching to other tabs to make posts and comments of his own. I couldn't make out exactly what he was posting, but I presumed he was doing RM (reputation management) and asked my boss about it later. According to my boss, MS have[sic] just brought in a huge sweep of SMM managers to handle reputation management for the Xbox One," Silver reported.
"Reputation management" is the term social media marketers use to "pose as happy customers" on social media sites. They upvote/downvote and make comments.
In the last year or so, Reddit has become a prime target for reputation management, Misty Silver says.
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BusinessInsider contacted Microsoft regarding this rumor and of course M$ claims they have no knowledge of it happening, but since this 'mistysilver' appeared Reddit ended up with their own shitstorm and as such had to remove her post and provided this update regarding the rumors:
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Microsoft told us, "There is no coordinated or sanctioned effort by Microsoft employees, or anyone paid by Microsoft, to unduly influence Reddit or other online forums."
Shortly after, the content of Misty Silver's post was removed, but the comment string on the post is still there (and it's hilarious).
We reached out to the moderators and asked why it was taken down. Redditor airmandan, the moderator from the /r/gaming subreddit, told us:
"We have not been contacted by anyone at Microsoft. The post that was removed consisted entirely of speculation and unfounded allegations. There is no rule against posting such in /r/gaming. However, the result of the post has been a completely out-of-control freight train of people posting personal information (in violation of Reddit rule 3) and engaging in vote manipulation (in violation of Reddit rule 2). If our users need to have a session of two-minutes'-hate, they will have to do it in a way that doesn't violate two of reddit's five only rules at the same time."
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News-Source: RUMOR: Microsoft Making Positive Reddit Comments (via) 360Crunch
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(Saturday 08 June 2013 23:57 EST) - (Category: Xbox_Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Xbox One: Official Details on License & Connectivity
>> Microsoft comes clean, published their ToS for XB1
The whole truth, and nothing but the truth, regarding the DRM XBONE, and Where, What, When, Why by Microsoft themselves.
Official site goes Live with full information on your rights and non-rights!
Well Microsoft has their hands full, without waiting any longer, they decided to put to bed all the DRM rumors, and published your license rights and the connectivity needs for their new next-gen Xbox One console, and its basically just like the rumors, except for one more thing added, you can trade games to your friends ONCE (they can't re-trade again) if you been nice Live buddies for 30 days or more!
Visit one of the two news links below, for the 3 pages of 'legal fine print' with a nice PR spin to it, so the DRM pill is easier to take!
News-Source #1: Xbox One: Official Details on License & Connectivity (via) 360Crunch
News-Source #2: Xbox One: Details on Connectivity, Licensing and Privacy Features (via) Xbox News
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(Thursday 06 June 2013 21:35 EST) - (Category: Xbox_Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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E3 LEAKS: XBOX ONE Games list revealed
>> Just ahead of the E3 next week, comes a list of XB1 Games
What seems to be list of games to be shown for the new XBONE console at E3 by Microsoft has appeared on the 'net.
Soon after the leak of PS4 games for E3, appeared a list of games on NeoGAF forums of the XB1 games to be shown at next week's E3 2013 conference by Microsoft, along with details of Capcom games for next-gen platforms, some of which are rumored to be XBONE exclusive titles, I guess part of that $1 Billion buyout by M$ for those 15 exclusive titles including 8 new IPs as mentioned by #xboxreveal back on May 21st, of course until the E3 starts, all this can be taken as just a rumor with a grain of salt added for luck!
Microsoft XBONE Lineup:
* Halo 5
* Killer Instinct
* BANJO KAZOOIE 4
* FORZA 5
* QUANTUM BREAK
* HALO: SPARTAN ASSAULT
* RYSE
* FABLE 4
* CRACKDOWN 3
* FORTNINE
* DEAD RISING 3
* COD: Ghosts
* BF 4
* Witcher 3
* Dying Light
* PREY 2
* Homefront 2
* BGE 2
* Mirror's edge 2
* Rainbow 6 PATRIOTS
* Brother in Arms
* League of legends
Capcom Next-Gen Lineup:
* Dead Rising 3 (XB1 exclusive, Capcom Vancouver)
* Dragon's Dogma 2 (PS4 exclusive, DD team doing it)
* Darkstalkers Reborn (Wii-U Exclusive, Funded by Nintendo, Dimps + Ono)
* Marvel Vs Capcom 4 (Both, Eighting + Capcom. Also "Expandable" and also allegedly taking advantage of Microsoft's E-Sports platform tools they gave to developers)
* Megaman (Both consoles, PC and done by 'A very good US developer who you won't expect but would be very happy to hear is doing it')
* New IP from Capcom Vancouver
* New IP from Ninja Theory
News-Source: E3 LEAKS: XBOX ONE Games list revealed (via) 360Crunch
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(Wednesday 05 June 2013 10:57 EST) - (Category: Xbox_Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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RUMOR: Xbox ONE to be underclocked by 200Mhz
>> Anonymous sources claim XB1 has 'heat issues'.
Microsoft engineers on fear of facing another RROD nightmare with their new XBOX ONE console, have decided to slow the system down by up to 200Mhz to resolve any possible problems with its launch.
Two different anonymous sources claim Microsoft is still having design issues with their CPU/GPU combo and their cooling system, so instead of risking another RROD massive nightmare of returns early after the launch of the XB1, they have decided to take a quick-fix solution to the problem and slow down the system by 200Mhz.
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What does this mean to developers?
Well we already know that the PS4 is more of a powerhouse than the Xbox One. It has faster RAM and bus bandwidth than the Xbox One already. Under clocking the system will widen the gap between the two consoles, but at the same time will keep the failure rate on the Xbox One very low. The last thing we need is another RRoD fiasco.
In terms of games, you will see a significant difference in multiplatform titles. Lower clock speed means lower frame rates. This means that a game running 60fps on PS4 may only run at 30fps on Xbox One. Even given the current specs, this would probably still be the case except now we are under clocking the GPU. This could affect other things like the Peak Shader Throughput.
If Minecraft were to be released for both Xbox One and PS4, you'd see no difference. A game like Battlefield 4 my run at a lower framerate on the Xbox One than it does on the PS4. We still don't know how much the eSRAM is going to boost or hinder performance of the Xbox One.
We also can't leave out the fact that every developer, every game and every engine runs differently. They could theoretically boost frame rates on the Xbox One to match PS4 by turning off AA effects and lowering resolution.
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Of course this is still a 'rumor' until confirmed by ripping apart actual consoles after it launches and testing the bus speed, etc. -- Also does this mean in the future if this 'rumor' turns to to be fact, that later models of XB1 will be faster after Microsoft solves the 'heat issue', or will they solve it before it launches this holiday season.
News-Source: RUMOR: Xbox ONE to be underclocked by 200Mhz (via) 360Crunch
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(Wednesday 05 June 2013 09:58 EST) - (Category: Xbox_Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Liteon DG-16D5S & Hitachi DL10N LTU2
>> Today TX enticed their followers with info on the upcoming LTU2 for Liteon DG-16D5S and Hitachi DL10N 360 drives.
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After many weeks of design and testing we have finally finished the design for the very secret LTU2 hardware
You may have noticed that the 1175 PCB were very rare and very expensive if you managed to get one due to the chipset being super rare and of course super expensive (we still say if you find anywhere that has stock of the LTU PCB's, grab them as they are super rare and not possible to make any more)
Others tried to find solutions which turned out to be shockingly bad design and just as expensive if not more so.
Can you say brand new chipset, tons and tons of available stock, MUCH cheaper cost, new firmware.....?
We've also made designs for both the Liteon DG-16D5S & Hitachi DL10N chassis
As usual this is a teaser - more news coming soon
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News-Source #1: Liteon DG 16D5S & Hitachi DL10N LTU2 (via) 360Crunch
News-Source #2: Liteon DG 16D5S & Hitachi DL10N LTU2 PCBs (via) Team-Xecuter
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Microsoft investing $1 billion into games on XB1
>> Microsoft pushs out the hard cash to get exclusives!
Microsoft is investing $1 billion into games on the Xbox One, financing not only new studios but also securing exclusives for Microsoft's next-generation console.
Microsoft sure loves the number ONE, and now they are throwing out the hard super sized CASH to get all those exclusive games they teased about during the XBONE event.
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This is an unprecedented investment for Microsoft, much more than its most expensive game yet, Halo 4.
Xbox One is planned to have 15 exclusives from Microsoft in its first year at retail, including eight new intellectual properties - the product of two years that has seen the formation of new studios in London, Washington and Victoria, British Columbia. Phil Harrison, former Sony exec, was brought on to oversee internal projects; Lionhead's new boss is John Needham, a guy with a heavy MMO background.
Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer told OXM Rare is returning to one of its older franchises (Killer Instinct, anyone?) and Black Tusk Studios is hard at work on Microsoft's next big franchise. Lift London is working on smaller cloud-based games, while Microsoft Studios Osaka has a project under way - something Don Mattrick says will illustrate how Microsoft is "committed" to Japan. Finally, Press Play and Twisted Pixel are in Microsoft's bullpen, working on "weird, unique" games for Xbox Live.
And that's not counting the continuing Call of Duty exclusivity deal and games Microsoft did talk about during its Xbox reveal event: Turn 10's Forza Motorsport 5; Remedy Entertainment's Quantum Break; and four games from EA Sports in UFC, Madden 25, FIFA 14 and NBA Live 14. Later, Crytek confirmed its Kinect-powered brawler Ryse is coming to Xbox One.
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News-Source: Microsoft investing $1 billion into games on Xbox One (via) JoyStiq
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(Wednesday 29 May 2013 20:28 EST) - (Category: Xbox_Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Is SuperDAE holding Microsoft hostage for its XB1?
>> Arrested recently for selling early dev kits of XB1, and unveiling parts of the system last year
Now SuperDAE is out on bail, and reports claim his freedom was fast, because of his 'deadman switch' on a FTP vault of secrets regarding Microsoft's new XBOX ONE console
We have all read the stories about SuperDAE trying last year to sell off a couple of Durango dev kits, the early models of the XB1, and then later on spilling out a ton of information regarding the 'insides' like 'specs' of number of cores, size of ram, long before Microsoft had their big event, and because of that, Microsoft was hunting SuperDAE down, and even raided him, and now recently arrested him, but this is weird the story turns weird, it seems SuperDAE has an deadman switch on his FTP server, and if he is not given a free pass, all of Microsoft's secrets regarding the XB1 will spill out into the massive world of the 'net, forever out there for fellow hackers and users.
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Two NextBox Dev kits were listed on ebay by DaE (Real Name: Dan Henry) which subsequently had the police arrest him today. What police did not know about Henry was that he set up what people are calling a "deadman's switch" in his personal FTP Sever to leak every single secret about the XBOX One that has been collected for the past 3 years. These secrets are obviously important enough to keep hidden if they were willing to grant Henry bail earlier today. For those that are wondering about this "deadman's swtch", what this essentially means is that if Henry is not at his PC by a certain time, unspecified as of right now, his twitter account will give out the password and username to his FTP to grant everyone and anyone access to these leaked secrets. "A gaming journalists dream" as he puts it.
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So, scene ONE is now finished, Henry (aka) DaE is now on bail (step 1 to being a free man), but will Microsoft play hardball and throw him to lions of the court for Justice even though he gave the local police and FBI an ultimatum, either let all this XBOX ONE information leak totally, or let him become a free man with no charges.
Stay tuned for the next scene of 'THE HOSTAGE' playing now in an American Corporate Boardroom, and coming soon to your 'net!
News-Source: SuperDAE blackmailing Microsoft may reveal Xbox One secrets (via) DashHacks
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(Wednesday 29 May 2013 03:40 EST) - (Category: Xbox_Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Xbox One will be region-locked
>> Did you expect otherwise?
A Microsoft representative has confirmed that the upcoming console will continue the 'tradition' of region locking, just as the Xbox and Xbox 360.
Speaking with Digital Trends, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that the upcoming Xbox One console will be region-locked.
And, while this isn't a surprising move, it's still nice to get some kind of "official" confirmation from MS:
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“Similar to the movie and music industry, games must meet country-specific regulatory guidelines before they are cleared for sale,” A rep from Microsoft confirmed to Digital Trends.
“We will continue to work with our partners to follow these guidelines with Xbox One.”
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So, there you have it. We still don't know if the PlayStation 4 will follow suit but, as you may know, the PS3 and the PS Vita are not region-locked. Let's hope Sony shares some info about this matter soon too...
News-Source: Xbox One to be region-locked (via) Gematsu
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(Tuesday 28 May 2013 11:44 EST) - (Category: Xbox_Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft 'Cloud' Will Quadruple Power of XBOX ONE
>> For ever XBONE you buy, there will be THREE more in the 'Cloud' waiting just for you!
Some were saying score is PS4 = XB1, but now it seems its PS4 = XB4 as the magical dust in the sky called a 'Cloud' makes your XBOX super-almighty-powerful enough to rain billions of bits onto you!
So I was at a ball game this weekend, and after hearing the news of how powerful the CLOUD makes my XB1, I decided to see getting a nice bat, I launched my XB1 into the sky, and it went into the Clouds to get all more powerful and almighty, but I forgot it needs to be connected to the 'net to do so, so it ended up crashing and smashing into little bits of bytes of plastic.
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According to Jeff Henshaw, group program manager of Xbox Incubation & Prototyping, the cloud's muscle means that your Xbox One isn't, effectively, an Xbox One, but an Xbox Three. See what I did there, etc.
"We're provisioning for developers for every physical Xbox One we build, we're provisioning the CPU and storage equivalent of three Xbox Ones on the cloud," he said. "We're doing that flat out so that any game developer can assume that there's roughly three times the resources immediately available to their game, so they can build bigger, persistent levels that are more inclusive for players. They can do that out of the gate."
According to Xbox Live corporate VP Marc Whitten, the manufacturer actually dialled back development of Xbox 360's successor till it was confident that it could deliver a genuine technological leap.
"Frankly a lot of people have said 'hey, stuff looks pretty cool on Xbox 360 - do we need more power?" he told OXM. "Is my TV going to be powerful enough?' And in fact, until we found that we'd got to a place where the stories could be different, the experience could be different, we didn't want to ship a next generation console.
"We've been using the Xbox 360 to continue to revive the experience, to go deeper. But it is clear that with power the types of stories you can do are fundamentally different."
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So in other words, even tho the XBONE by itself is much more powerful then the original XB360 you don't have to worry as games will be CLOUD POWERED and therefore there will never by any limits to what can be done, as long as you stay online, and we keep the servers running, and developers have some idea how to use it, you might never ever need to buy another console, ONE IS FOREVER POWERFUL!
News-Source: Xbox One specs are boosted by the equivalent of three Xbox Ones in the cloud (via) OXM
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(Monday 27 May 2013 07:58 EST) - (Category: Xbox_Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft is aiming for ONE Billion Consoles
>> Along with 100 Million Xbox 360's over the next 5 years
Microsoft thinks the next-gen generation of consoles will be greatly more then current trends with total lifetime of 1 billion units when combined PS4/XBONE/WiiU sales
Microsoft has sold roughly 76 Million Xbox 360's over the last 8 years, and they believe it will sell another 25 million units over the next 5 years, giving them a total of 100 Million systems, and when combined with other current-gen systems making for close to 400 million systems, and over the last few generations sales of consoles have increased by about 40% with each new generation so Microsoft thinks it is not unreasonable to guess the combined sales of next-generation between Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo will be around the ONE Billion mark over the next decade.
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"We believe over the next five years we can break a 100 million unit installed base," Medhi began. That's something we're shooting for, it's not a financial plan as such, it's just rough numbers if you will. To sell another 25 million, half of those will probably come from replacements, but half will come from new buyers.
And the way we'll break into those segments is by hitting new price points, getting new classes of entertainment to come with the Xbox, and breaking into new customer segments. So you'll see the Xbox 360 continue to exist, even as we launch the next generation Xbox One."
Moreover, Medhi thinks the general entertainment capabilities of Xbox One and PS4 will more than double their selling power. "We think you can go broader than a game console, that's our aim, and you can go from 400 million to potentially upwards of a billion units [Update: just to clarify, he's talking about all next gen consoles combined here]. That's how we're thinking of the Xbox opportunity as we go forward."
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Great idea, yets see with 7 Billion people on Earth, that means 1 in 7 will buy an next-gen console, unless there is alot of 'tech failures' and a ton of early replacements. -- I don't even think there is 1 billion people with fastest enough 'net to support the CLOUD that this generation will need to fully operate their new always-connected boxes, we better invest in upgrading our ISP's and wires asap over the next decade if this 'goal' is going to work.
News-Source: Microsoft aiming for 100 million Xbox 360s sold - and one billion next gen consoles (via) OXM
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(Saturday 25 May 2013 13:27 EST) - (Category: Xbox_Xbox360) - (Posted by::
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