Kalint Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 http://imgur.com/Rg7QBpZ http://i.imgur.com/NjE4meP.jpg So bad Neowin writers wont post em'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 oh, they will, give em time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilo Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Just wait for John to find these. He will post it along with a misleading title and factually incorrect article to go with it. HoochieMamma, articuno1au, nitins60 and 8 others 11 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted September 16, 2013 MVC Share Posted September 16, 2013 "Beta tested in the future"? Is that their way of saying "expect this thing to break"? BouncinDave and +Eternal Tempest 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Guys please, don't hate too much on the reporters, after all the tagline is 'Where unprofessional journalism looks better' Bryan R. and Nick H. 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francescob Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 what if it were less real? The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 well, it need more real money to make it more real though ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 what if it were less real? It wouldn't be quite as real. Praetor 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0nyX Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 http://imgur.com/Rg7QBpZ Really? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaUZDqqdb_A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeChipshop Member Posted September 16, 2013 Member Share Posted September 16, 2013 Don't think they're that bad slogans actually. If you actually understand it of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerxes Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 No worse then people calling it the "Xbone" (which I always read as "X Bone") :pinch: GreenMartian 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 No worse then people calling it the "Xbone" (which I always read as "X Bone") :pinch: That's why people call it that. Major Nelson already said the team hates that name. You could start calling it the POS4 if you wanted to stoop to their level though. 123456789A 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the better twin Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Terrible slogans and quite simply symptomatic of the appalling marketing/PR Microsoft have had from the start with this thing. I've said it before that it seems like Microsoft dont even know what is good about the Xbox One, they are all over the place. 0nyX, Pygmy_Hippo and Albert 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLH Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Terrible slogans and quite simply symptomatic of the appalling marketing/PR Microsoft have had from the start with this thing. I've said it before that it seems like Microsoft dont even know what is good about the Xbox One, they are all over the place. Oh come on, they're quite tacky and lame but MS clearly means business with this much of an advertisement drive this early on. The average joe will just be really excited to see advertisements of a new console generation. MikeChipshop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 That's why people call it that. Major Nelson already said the team hates that name.which still the team fault why this happens. They have all the time to came up with better name for the new console, and predicts how people might reacts and call it instead. And yet they whine because they got the hints that the reality is not what they hope to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the better twin Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Oh come on, they're quite tacky and lame but MS clearly means business with this much of an advertisement drive this early on. The average joe will just be really excited to see advertisements of a new console generation. I didnt say they don't mean business, but these ads are sending the wrong message imo, if you can even figure out what the message is supposed to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLH Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I didnt say they don't mean business, but these ads are sending the wrong message imo, if you can even figure out what the message is supposed to be. There's no message, its more so a "f*ck yes new console". For example, if I was a kid or a dude who was remotely into gaming, I'd just be excited to see that the new cycle of consoles was coming. They're just there to generate excitement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 which still the team fault why this happens. They have all the time to came up with better name for the new console, and predicts how people might reacts and call it instead. And yet they whine because they got the hints that the reality is not what they hope to be. It's not the name that's the problem, it's trolls deliberately spelling the number out, so that it says "bone". Did people call the Xbox 360 the "XThreeSixty"? No, it was just the "360". There are plenty of shorter alternatives than "Xbone" so shortening it down isn't the excuse. There's X1, XOne for examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Guys please, don't hate too much on the reporters, after all the tagline is 'Where unprofessional journalism looks better' the tragedy is. unprofessional journalism at neowin _does not_ look better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Tosie Veteran Posted September 16, 2013 Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2013 Just wait for John to find these. He will post it along with a misleading title and factually incorrect article to go with it. Give me a break. You may not always agree with what John writes, but I can't recall seeing anything "factually incorrect" from him. If he has gotten something wrong -- we're all human -- I doubt it's something that happens often. I also don't see a "misleading title" in any of his most recent articles. Charisma and MikeChipshop 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted September 16, 2013 Supervisor Share Posted September 16, 2013 Let's stick to the point of the thread rather than attacking another member of the community (yes, staff members and writers are members of the community). If nothing else it is breaking the community rules. That said, I've got little to add to the topic. The "Beta tested from the future" makes some sense - I think they're trying to point out that the console will be future-proof - but the "if it were any more real it would be real" advert is just horrible wording for what it is trying to say. But as others have pointed out, this is just an attempt to raise some hype. I hardly think its main intention is to get newcomers interested, but more for the people that are already looking forward to its release. MikeChipshop, Anthony Tosie and blerk 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psionicinversion Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 it doesnt make any sense... beta tested in the future? does that mean its a alpha level console and when you buy it its beta tested by millions of people with the real hardware coming out like a year later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 the xbox policy definitely in 'alpha' stage though ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted September 16, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted September 16, 2013 Why mention beta testing to the general public? That one specifically is really stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Why mention beta testing to the general public? That one specifically is really stupid. Because these adverts are targeted specifically at techies, it to far ahead to beta regretted at the general public. Bt you knew this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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