Microsoft to commit 100% of its focus on consumer TV strategy with Xbox

Some people can't handle change, consoles need to evolve and do more than focus on games. This isn't the 90s and 00s anymore.-RocBoys9489-

So you Lemmos have shaded the PS3 all gen long because of Bluray (Teh Movie Station) and threw shade @ exclusives like Heavy Rain for their heavy cinematic concept....but when Microsoft announces they are making a Cablebox...."its time to EMBRACE teh change"

I can't with this dumbassery :lol:

[QUOTE="-RocBoys9489-"]Some people can't handle change, consoles need to evolve and do more than focus on games. This isn't the 90s and 00s anymore.tonitorsi

So you Lemmos have shaded the PS3 all gen long because of Bluray (Teh Movie Station) and threw shade @ exclusives like Heavy Rain for their heavy cinematic concept....but when Microsoft announces they are making a Cablebox...."its time to EMBRACE teh change"

I can't with this dumbassery :lol:

Well this idiot is one of the bigger lemrats that avoid the sunlight of SW lol. Riverwolf, Blackass, stevothelemming, game360, etc lol. Typical. :D

All Sony fans seem to be talking about is the 720. Get a life, wait for some real info, or go play your PS3. I'm all for my 720 working as a cable box. Comcast is very expensive.Miketheman83

Haven't lems been bitching about the PS4 since February?

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"]All Sony fans seem to be talking about is the 720. Get a life, wait for some real info, or go play your PS3. I'm all for my 720 working as a cable box. Comcast is very expensive.Lionheart08

Haven't lems been bitching about the PS4 since February?

MS's focus on other entertainment ventures might be bad for gamers, but it could help them sell a f*ck tonne more hardware.

Imagine if, even with "no games". the next Xbox destroys the PS4 in sales.

Be a damn shame.

dommeus

[QUOTE="Lionheart08"]

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"]All Sony fans seem to be talking about is the 720. Get a life, wait for some real info, or go play your PS3. I'm all for my 720 working as a cable box. Comcast is very expensive.Miketheman83

Haven't lems been bitching about the PS4 since February?

Pot meets kettle it seems.

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"]All Sony fans seem to be talking about is the 720. Get a life, wait for some real info, or go play your PS3. I'm all for my 720 working as a cable box. Comcast is very expensive.Lionheart08

Haven't lems been bitching about the PS4 since February?

I actually have nothing against the 720 because I won't be buying it. What I find more interesting is how lems always backpedal or find excuses to justify this console after bashing on the PS3 for the same exact reasons. :lol:

It's like how the nickname for cows started because of how Sony would milk memory cards, multitaps and online adapters and then lems became the cows through the milking of Halo, XBL fees, wifi adapters, HDD, etc. :lol:

[QUOTE="tonitorsi"]

[QUOTE="-RocBoys9489-"]Some people can't handle change, consoles need to evolve and do more than focus on games. This isn't the 90s and 00s anymore.sanim02

So you Lemmos have shaded the PS3 all gen long because of Bluray (Teh Movie Station) and threw shade @ exclusives like Heavy Rain for their heavy cinematic concept....but when Microsoft announces they are making a Cablebox...."its time to EMBRACE teh change"

I can't with this dumbassery :lol:

Well this idiot is one of the bigger lemrats that avoid the sunlight of SW lol. Riverwolf, Blackass, stevothelemming, game360, etc lol. Typical. :D

My fvcking god, I want to hang the mothervcka who said that "Cows are the worst"

Somebody find that bytch.

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"][QUOTE="Lionheart08"]

Haven't lems been bitching about the PS4 since February?

Lionheart08

Pot meets kettle it seems.

[QUOTE="Lionheart08"]

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"]All Sony fans seem to be talking about is the 720. Get a life, wait for some real info, or go play your PS3. I'm all for my 720 working as a cable box. Comcast is very expensive.Miketheman83

Haven't lems been bitching about the PS4 since February?

Hmm? I see a lot of interest everywhere. Dunno where you live, but maybe you should move to somewhere more interesting like everyone else who will need to if they have shitty internet for the 720. 

All Sony fans seem to be talking about is the 720. Get a life, wait for some real info, or go play your PS3. I'm all for my 720 working as a cable box. Comcast is very expensive.Miketheman83

lol

No jelly. I just find it ridiculous that Im the only one that sees that Naughty Dog is all about presentation and cinematics while gameplay takes the back seat.Miketheman83

keep it coming lems the selfownage is delicious

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"]All Sony fans seem to be talking about is the 720. Get a life, wait for some real info, or go play your PS3. I'm all for my 720 working as a cable box. Comcast is very expensive.casharmy

lol

No jelly. I just find it ridiculous that Im the only one that sees that Naughty Dog is all about presentation and cinematics while gameplay takes the back seat.Miketheman83

keep it coming lems the selfownage is delicious

holy crap this is gold!!

They are dedicating  all  their TV resources to a TV strategy for the next Xbox? No wai :o

Your title is kinda off...

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"]All Sony fans seem to be talking about is the 720. Get a life, wait for some real info, or go play your PS3. I'm all for my 720 working as a cable box. Comcast is very expensive.casharmy

lol

No jelly. I just find it ridiculous that Im the only one that sees that Naughty Dog is all about presentation and cinematics while gameplay takes the back seat.Miketheman83

keep it coming lems the selfownage is delicious

I've lost my ability to even with these Lemmings. :lol:

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"]All Sony fans seem to be talking about is the 720. Get a life, wait for some real info, or go play your PS3. I'm all for my 720 working as a cable box. Comcast is very expensive.casharmy

lol

No jelly. I just find it ridiculous that Im the only one that sees that Naughty Dog is all about presentation and cinematics while gameplay takes the back seat.Miketheman83

keep it coming lems the selfownage is delicious

:|

I dont know why everyone takes all these articles and rumors and makes it sound in a way to make it meet their argument. The bottom is line is there are 76 million xboxs out there with probably 98% of them being purchased strictly for gaming. With a very small portion if at all for the media aspect of it. If you think that for one second MS is going to go a route this next generation after spending million and millions on the new Xbox only to alienate most if not all of its user base to reach out to a totally unknown market in the console world and expect that to be their vast majority of sales, you sound completely ignorant to believe any of that.

Lemmings pulling out epic damage control, but still losing.

[QUOTE="casharmy"]

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"]

lol

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"] No jelly. I just find it ridiculous that Im the only one that sees that Naughty Dog is all about presentation and cinematics while gameplay takes the back seat.Miketheman83

keep it coming lems the selfownage is delicious

Look at what the Fvck you wronte. you said "I find it ridiclious" that, in your words, a game was "all about presentaton and cinematics while gameplay takes a backseat"

So tell me :lol: how the hell can you find it ridiclious that a game be all about cinematics and presentation while gameplay takes a back seat...yet be hyped by an entire console that has gameplay take a backseat to presentation and cinematics of straight up movies???

go ahead lem... do what you do best..

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"][QUOTE="casharmy"]

keep it coming lems the selfownage is delicious

casharmy

Look at what the Fvck you wronte. you said "I find it ridiclious" that, in your words, a game was "all about presentaton and cinematics while gameplay takes a backseat"

So tell me :lol: how the hell can you find it ridiclious that a game be all about cinematics and presentation while gameplay takes a back seat...yet be hyped by an entire console that has gameplay take a backseat to presentation and cinematics of straight up movies???

go ahead lem... do what you do best..

[QUOTE="casharmy"]

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"] You realize games that play like movies and having a console that PLAYS GAMES AND WORKS AS A CABLE BOX are two completely different things right? Seriously sine of you guys are complete morons. You believe every negative rumor about the 720 and dismiss any negative rumor about the PS4, like paid online. Bottom line is that these are just rumours. The more you make 720 look bad now, the better it's going to look when it's actually announce braed, and its going to be the opposite for the PS4.Miketheman83

Look at what the Fvck you wronte. you said "I find it ridiclious" that, in your words, a game was "all about presentaton and cinematics while gameplay takes a backseat"

So tell me :lol: how the hell can you find it ridiclious that a game be all about cinematics and presentation while gameplay takes a back seat...yet be hyped by an entire console that has gameplay take a backseat to presentation and cinematics of straight up movies???

go ahead lem... do what you do best..

"... It allows Microsoft to commit 100 percent of its focus on consumer TV strategy with Xbox."

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/04/08/mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey.aspx

lol, you are done

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"][QUOTE="casharmy"]You realize that my post was just meant to show that you are a liar who makes up false negatives to bash while if the same idea applied to MS you would spin it as a positive?

Look at what the Fvck you wronte. you said "I find it ridiclious" that, in your words, a game was "all about presentaton and cinematics while gameplay takes a backseat"

So tell me :lol: how the hell can you find it ridiclious that a game be all about cinematics and presentation while gameplay takes a back seat...yet be hyped by an entire console that has gameplay take a backseat to presentation and cinematics of straight up movies???

go ahead lem... do what you do best..

 

casharmy

"... It allows Microsoft to commit 100 percent of its focus on consumer TV strategy with Xbox."

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/04/08/mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey.aspx

lol, you are done

[QUOTE="casharmy"]

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"] Where did you come up with the idea games are going to take a backseat to cable features? Is that some delusional outcome youve created on your own? Seriously you Sony fans have to be some of the stupidest people on the internet.xscrapzx

"... It allows Microsoft to commit 100 percent of its focus on consumer TV strategy with Xbox."

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/04/08/mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey.aspx

lol, you are done

You do understand that there are several diffrent departmens at Sony correct?

 

"... It allows Microsoft to commit 100 percent of its focus on consumer TV strategy with Xbox."

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/04/08/mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey.aspx

lol, you are done

casharmy

You need to try harder.

"With the sale of Mediaroom, Microsoft is dedicating all TV resources to Xbox in a continued mission to make it the premium entertainment service that delivers all the games and entertainment consumers want whether on a console, phone, PC or tablet."

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/04/08/mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey.aspx

MS knows they won't be able to compete with Sony with games this gen so they're going a different route. They still need to make money and I respect that, but as a gamer I'll be getting the PS4.

MS knows they won't be able to compete with Sony with games this gen so they're going a different route. They still need to make money and I respect that, but as a gamer I'll be getting the PS4.

ImBatman-

[QUOTE="casharmy"]

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"] Where did you come up with the idea games are going to take a backseat to cable features? Is that some delusional outcome youve created on your own? Seriously you Sony fans have to be some of the stupidest people on the internet.Miketheman83

"... It allows Microsoft to commit 100 percent of its focus on consumer TV strategy with Xbox."

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/04/08/mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey.aspx

lol, you are done

You asked where I came up with the idea that games would take a "backseat" to cable features for 720 (I never said anything about nextbox not being able to play games) and I showed you.  Stop fumbling over yourself trying to change the subject to something diffrent now.  

Good news, the more they ruin the brand the better

[QUOTE="ImBatman-"]

MS knows they won't be able to compete with Sony with games this gen so they're going a different route. They still need to make money and I respect that, but as a gamer I'll be getting the PS4.

Miketheman83

result of lemming damage control..lol...

[QUOTE="casharmy"]

 

"... It allows Microsoft to commit 100 percent of its focus on consumer TV strategy with Xbox."

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/04/08/mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey.aspx

lol, you are done

lundy86_4

You need to try harder.

"With the sale of Mediaroom, Microsoft is dedicating all TV resources to Xbox in a continued mission to make it the premium entertainment service that delivers all the games and entertainment consumers want whether on a console, phone, PC or tablet."

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/04/08/mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey.aspx

the always online requirement leaked from sources about nextbox makes perfect sense now that this news about it being media box has surfaced.  I think you need to open your eyes. 

Try harder at what?  Nothing shown there debunks what's already been shown or what I have argued.  nextbox is looking like a Trojan horse media box with a console game over coat...

the always online requirement leaked from sources about nextbox makes perfect sense now that this news about it being media box has surfaced.  I think you need to open your eyes. 

casharmy

Your quote was rectified within the same article. They specifically stated that their TV resources would be dedicated to the next Xbox. Not all their resources, which is what you seemed to be, attempting,to convey. After all, you directly responded to  this  portion of the post:

Where did you come up with the idea games are going to take a backseat to cable features?

Miketheman83

Microsoft is making all the wrong moves. Hopefully they have something mindblowing at their conference because all the negativity lately will hurt them big time.

[QUOTE="casharmy"]

Try harder at what?  Nothing shown there debunks what's already been shown or what I have argued.  nextbox is looking like a Trojan horse media box with a console game over coat...

the always online requirement leaked from sources about nextbox makes perfect sense now that this news about it being media box has surfaced.  I think you need to open your eyes. 

lundy86_4

Your quote was rectified within the same article. They specifically stated that their TV resources would be dedicated to the next Xbox. Not all their resources, which is what you seemed to be, attempting,to convey. After all, you directly responded to  this  portion of the post:

Where did you come up with the idea games are going to take a backseat to cable features?

Miketheman83

People have stated that their is no benifit for a console to require always online so the rumors of nextbox being always online would be false.  Logical right?  HOWEVER a cable box TV service absolutely needs it and if MS was making TV service their primary objective then...

If, as you believe, nextbox is a game macheine first and a cable TV box second...why didn't MS make always online thing an option instead of requirement like that the reports say?????

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="casharmy"]

 

"... It allows Microsoft to commit 100 percent of its focus on consumer TV strategy with Xbox."

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/04/08/mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey.aspx

lol, you are done

casharmy

You need to try harder.

"With the sale of Mediaroom, Microsoft is dedicating all TV resources to Xbox in a continued mission to make it the premium entertainment service that delivers all the games and entertainment consumers want whether on a console, phone, PC or tablet."

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/04/08/mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey.aspx

the always online requirement leaked from sources about nextbox makes perfect sense now that this news about it being media box has surfaced.  I think you need to open your eyes. 

[QUOTE="casharmy"]

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

You need to try harder.

"With the sale of Mediaroom, Microsoft is dedicating all TV resources to Xbox in a continued mission to make it the premium entertainment service that delivers all the games and entertainment consumers want whether on a console, phone, PC or tablet."

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/04/08/mediaroom-and-our-tv-journey.aspx

Miketheman83

the always online requirement leaked from sources about nextbox makes perfect sense now that this news about it being media box has surfaced.  I think you need to open your eyes. 

[QUOTE="Miketheman83"][QUOTE="casharmy"]Try harder at what?  Nothing shown there debunks what's already been shown or what I have argued.  nextbox is looking like a Trojan horse media box with a console game over coat...

the always online requirement leaked from sources about nextbox makes perfect sense now that this news about it being media box has surfaced.  I think you need to open your eyes. 

casharmy

If all of these shitastic rumors are true I hope gamers punish MS and ditch them.

There is one very important point that lets me know that being a game console takes a backseat to being a media TV hub...but let me state it like this.

People have stated that their is no benifit for a console to require always online so the rumors of nextbox being always online would be false.  Logical right?  HOWEVER a cable box TV service absolutely needs it and if MS was making TV service their primary objective then...

If, as you believe, nextbox is a game macheine first and a cable TV box second...why didn't MS make always online thing an option instead of requirement like that the reports say?????

casharmy

Without having access to all the information, trying to draw a sound conclusion is asinine. Regardless, i'm not drawing myself into the debate. At the end of the day, the article  specifically  states that they are utilizing 100% of their  TV resources  to the next Xbox, rather than a 100% focus upon a TV strategy from the whole of Microsoft, or rather, their Xbox Division. This was insinuated in the title, and by yourself, when you tried to post that quote as evidence.

Awesome news. Can't wait to drop my cable TV. Pachter was right , Microsoft has already won. Xbox3 could be the 1st console to sell over 200 million units. 

• Cable box
• Kinect
• Xbox Live
• Call of Duty
• Halo
• Marketing

[QUOTE="casharmy"]There is one very important point that lets me know that being a game console takes a backseat to being a media TV hub...but let me state it like this.

People have stated that their is no benifit for a console to require always online so the rumors of nextbox being always online would be false.  Logical right?  HOWEVER a cable box TV service absolutely needs it and if MS was making TV service their primary objective then...

If, as you believe, nextbox is a game macheine first and a cable TV box second...why didn't MS make always online thing an option instead of requirement like that the reports say?????

lundy86_4

Without having access to all the information, trying to draw a sound conclusion is asinine. Regardless, i'm not drawing myself into the debate. At the end of the day, the article  specifically  states that they are utilizing 100% of their  TV resources  to the next Xbox, rather than a 100% focus upon a TV strategy from the whole of Microsoft, or rather, their Xbox Division. This was insinuated in the title, and by yourself, when you tried to post that quote as evidence.

but honestly I can't take beleive xbox fans tried so hard to call PS3 a movie player just because it had a blu-ray player but are all for nextbox being a cable TV service box requiring always online as if it's the greatest thing ever...can't be serious.

I have PC for that kind of crap and I am sure PS4 will offer something like it as well...just won't be a requirement$$$

Awesome news. Can't wait to drop my cable TV. Pachter was right , Microsoft has already won. Xbox3 could be the 1st console to sell over 200 million units. 

• Cable box
• Kinect
• Xbox Live
• Call of Duty
• Halo
• Marketing

Nike_Air

My fvcking god, I want to hang the mothervcka who said that "Cows are the worst"

 

Somebody find that bytch.

tonitorsi

Consolidation. 

well is these plans all sound good to you it's cool with me...

but honestly I can't take beleive xbox fans tried so hard to call PS3 a movie player just because it had a blu-ray player but are all for nextbox being a cable TV service box requiring always online as if it's the greatest thing ever...can't be serious.

I have PC for that kind of crap and I am sure PS4 will offer something like it as well...just won't be a requirement$$$

casharmy

The PS3 was called a movie player, due to the PS3 exclusives being seen to play as  movies.

You clearly misconstrued the idiom.