Microsoft Reputation Manager's Guide To Xbox One

symbolset writes "In the wake of a disastrous E3 product reveal Microsoft has purportedly distributed a confidential internal 100-point 'FAQ' for the Xbox One that reads like it's from the Ministry of Truth. It was of course immediately leaked on pastebin. Kotaku has the story and an amusing online poll. In the discussion below make sure to line up the FAQ entries with the AC comments for extra 'Informative' moderation."

Missing question

[alantus]

101. Since I would have to pay 500$ for it, will I be able to run my own software on the Xbox One?

Re:Beware Internet Echo Chambers

[Nerdfest]

I still won't buy a PS4. Microsoft may have screwed themselves over, but Sony can't be trusted. As I said above, play games on a PC, in Linux ideally.

XBone Fake FAQ

[realitycheckplease]

I'm going to call this a Fake Faq. It doesn't read like a corporate MS document, it reads to me like the best attempt of someone who doesn't write any sort of Corporate PR at all and is about as close to Redmond as (broadly speaking) the width of the Pacific Ocean to try and mimic what they think Corporate American English PR would be written like, and they got it very wrong. Having said that, I'm sure that in the environment that I suspect this fake faq document was produced in, it's likely to be widely accepted as gospel by those who want to believe such things. In the primarily English speaking world, I think anyone with an understanding of grammar and linguistics at the level of an average 13 year old would spot that it's a fake faq straight away.

Re:Damage control

[girlintraining]

Citation badly needed.

Well, since you were a bit non-specific on what you're feeling butthurt about, I'll have to guess...Holy shit, a console made out of spare parts still has a better rep than the Xbone [kickstarter.com]. Allows you to run your own software. Costs $99. 63,000 pre-orders. Meanwhile, at Microsoft HQ... "There aren't any official numbers..." (troll face)

Re:Spin it all you like guys ...

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, most people have internet and it won't really matter. However, as it was discussed at my work today being in the military, if we are deployed or on a ship your console is now dead weight because you're sure as hell not getting internet access for your Xbox. If your fortunate to be somewhere not getting shot to shit and have power and downtime anyway. Everyone who does buy consoles basically decided fuck you Microsoft, no sale until you fix it. And they will once they get enough bad PR.

Re:It will still succeed

[Dereck1701]

Insane amounts of money can move a bad product, but it does not ensure it will be a successful product. Just look at Zune, Microsoft threw money at that hand over fist but they still weren't able to gain a significant market share. The most they achieved with their marketing blitz was 10%, their market share plummeted after that, roughly halving every year until they gave up and mothballed the brand.

Re:Damage control

[symbolset]

I was thinking about buying my daughter the new xBox for a bonus. She's been a trooper about helping with her little sibs. Always on webcam though? I'm thinking no. PS4.

Re:Damage control

[Seumas]

Amazon put up a poll for XBOX ONE versus PLAYSTATION 4 and they quickly canceled the poll, because with about 45,000 votes, 95% of them were for the PS4. It was a slaughter.

http://gengame.net/2013/06/amazon-prematurely-ends-ps4-vs-xbox-one-poll-when-ps4-takes-95-of-the-vote/ [gengame.net]

Re:Damage control

[Mashiki]

Except a rep did say that, then they "clarified" their position. Sounds to me like they started taking flak for it, and changed their opinion. But the option, is still on the table. [levelsave.com]

Re: Economies of scale

[Anonymous Coward]

Microsoft sells some trackballs that are right-hand only. It doesn't bother them to throw away 15% of the trackball market - which may be more because creative types tend to be lefties.

Re:Damage control

[ShakaUVM]

Running Steam isn't much of a hassle now. It used to be a bit of a resource hog, but not any more - it's currently using 74MB of RAM. Whoopdie shit. Other than an OCD obsession from the 90s about not having any background apps left open, it doesn't make any significant difference.

Most games on Steam don't have additional DRM, and I don't buy those that do.

And if you don't like Steam, go with GOG.com games. All of 'em are DRM free.

Re:Herp Derp Derp

[girlintraining]

Weird, most of the posts I've read from GirlinTraining have been interesting and well received by slashdot. Enough so that I remember her/his name. I can't say the same for either of you. Maybe you should try to contribute to the discussion rather than throwing stones?

Ah, who was it that said, "if ever a genius should appear you shall know them by this sign: That all the dunces will be in alliance against them." I take the hate mail in stride... if I'm not hated, I'm doing something wrong -- people only start throwing stones, throwing hissy fits, and generally behaving badly, when you start getting close to the truth. Given that almost all of my posts get at least a few "-1, Too Close For Comfort" mods and crap like this, I must be the most honest bitch out there.

Well, okay, at least the snarkiest though. Give me that atleast, right? ;)

Re:Damage control

[Daemonik]

Well, I don't have that per se, but:

Q: Can I party chat or game chat between Xbox One and Xbox 360 Live users?
A: No. Because the new services of Xbox Live and the all new Kinect were designed to power next generation experiences (not compatible with Xbox 360), party chat and game chat will not be available between Xbox One and Xbox 360 Live members.

So best encourage all your friends to buy an XBone or you won't be playing each other!

Re:Damage control

[ilguido]

I bought Crusader Kings II on Steam and installed it on my laptop. Then I copied its directory to my desktop computer where Steam is not installed and I played it there since. Do that with a XBone.