Aaron Greenberg urges fans to 'dial expectations way down' for Game Awards reveals

Aaron Greenberg: "You will see us & our social handles promoting tune-in for @thegameawards tomorrow. We hope you support the industry & watch. While we have a couple moments in the show, I would dial expectations way down versus speculation I am seeing, especially how big we went last year!"

[potatoseal]

If even Greenburgers is telling you to 'dial expectations way down', then what they have might be equivalent to that of a wet fart. Or he could be playing it coy just to lower people's expectations so whatever they show will blow people away. Time will tell.

[russo121]

Satya Nadella just gave a huge reprimand to all Xbox team, including the biggest liar of them all called "Greenburgers".

[CaptainHenry916]

Ouch 😂

[bouzebbal]

Think first time this moron doesn't overhype a show.. Wow.. I might start taking them serious after this

[GottaBjimmyb]

Honestly MS need something big to show, especially if Sony show something big. If Sony shows up big and MS fizzles, on top of Sony already having a much better line-up currently, it is going to be a bad look.

If we are being honest, I think the reason these rumors are coming around isn't because they are true really, but because the fans really want to see what MS has to offer. Many assuming the lack of content would be slightly offset by 1 or 2 surprise announcements.

[Army_of_Darkness]

Haha! That thumbnail looks like series X/s gamers eagerly waiting to hear news about an XBox exclusive

[UltraNova]

Greenberg must be fan at parties...

So MS is preemptively warning their fans that theee6wont be any in-house game reveals?

[porkChop]

To be fair, I've seen people speculating that both Fable and Perfect Dark will be there. Neither of those games are coming next year and are highly unlikely to be there. I think that might be what Greenberg is referring to. All-around people are going really wild with the speculation.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Very disappointing MS should at least show off HB2 gameplay. I'm not expecting crazy big reveals but gameplay would do them justice, major justice at that.

[Sunny_D]

@angelic

If I remember correctly I think NT were actually still very early in development with the game. The last update they gave was them scouting for locations to set the game in.

[ABizzel1]

Fable has a chance depending on how long it's been in development. Forza Horizon 4 came out in Fall of 2018, so that will be 3 years Fall 2021. On top of that they've been making Forza Horizon for a while and 3 to 4 wasn't a huge departure so if they were co-developing Fable alongside 3 then it could be ready, and to be honest Xbox needs it to be ready along with Forza so they can get the Halo, Forza, Fable, Gears out of the way, and get the new games / IP's rolling out in 2022.

@AngelicIce

The game is using Unreal Engine 5 which doesn't launch until late 2021, I doubt anyone is going to show anything UE5 off before Epic Games. Everything they've shown thus far is UE4 rendered as the features for UE5 roll out sometime 2021 to 3rd parties for early access.

But we'll see.

[TheProblem]

This makes a change

So it’s not the greatest, mostest, bestest in Xbox history ever?

[1Victor]

Damn now I want to see what they have compared to Sony and Nintendo if they show.

[lelo2play]

Microsoft has nothing to launch until summer 2021...

That's bad.

[Sarcasm]

lol Greenburgers

[ArianaFare]

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[-Foxtrot]

Aaron Greenberg...telling people to keep expectations in check

Jesus I thought I’d never see the day

2020 man...

[Welshy]

Wasn't followed up with a "wait until E3..." type statement either.

We truly live in unprecedented times.

[jbull]

Don't worry there is still plenty of time for Phil to use that quote.

[RgR]

Must be a covid symptom. Gotta add this to the cdc lost of covid symptoms.

I think with the addition they'll pretty much have covered every symptom in human history

[Thundercat77]

Greensberg knows how much damage that "most powerful console" marketing did to Xbox series x after it has been proven game after game how the PS5 performs better.

Stop lying to your community and start taking the Xbox situation more seriously.

[spicelicka]

Lmao except it's still the most powerful console and what proof are you referring to? Where devs did a shitty job optimizing?

The marketing is backed the best deal in gaming: Gamepass.

[Tacoboto]

More framerate drops in ACV on PS5 at a higher resolution.
Less framerate drops on XSX since it's allowed to drop to a lesser resolution.

Obviously the XSX version should just be canceled since it's a total sham of a system.

[jukins]

@spicelicka except microsoft has even abandoned the "most powerful console" and even "plays best on xbox" even they know they cant say it anymore.

[Tetsdah]

@Tacoboto

Honestly they have been sacrificing to get similar or slightly better frames. More than just resolution. Have you seen NX gamer's Dirt 5 comparison? Lower to no tesselation, lower shadows, far less foliage, lower car detail. All in exchange for a few more frames on average and slightly higher resolution on average in 120fps mode.

@Everone else
Out the gate, ps4 outperformed x1. Out the gate, X1X outperformed the PRO.
Guys, calm down on blaming devs and tools until they prove it really is the reason.

[Flewid638]

Poorly optimized games on Gamepass doesnt sound like a good time.

[waverider]

Best deal in gaming? No dude. Best deal in gaming is playing the games You want. And right now gamepass really doesnt matter because it got zero next gen games. Can You play valhalla, dirt, dmc, cod, FIFA, cyberpunk? Nope. But Just wait a couple of years to play some games...

[jbull]

So all the devs did a poor job optimizing? or maybe it's just the console is not as powerful as they marketed it to be.

[lellkay]

"The marketing is backed the best deal in gaming: Gamepass"

Oh boy. They really got ya believing that.

[Tacoboto]

Game after game... not even one month into the cycle. It took devs 5-6 years to take advantage of the more powerful PS3; let's revisit this in just a year and see how this trend holds up.

But yeah, you tell that corporate executive! Put him into his place with that fierce comment.

[Silly gameAr]

It's funny how you bring up the PS3 as an example, when so many people destroyed the PS3, and with pleasure. Now, you're telling people to look to the PS3, and give the SeriesX a chance like the PS3 (never) had.

You can't make this s**t up.

[Sitdown]

How much damage did it do? They are still selling, and the average consumer probably 1) Never heard or remembers the marketing slogan. 2)Has not seen anything that has debunked the slogan. 3) Doesn't even care.

[sinspirit]

Ahh, so lying is okay if someone is none the wiser.

[Sitdown]

@sinspirit
What exactly does that have to do with the question asked? Not only did nobody say that, but it's not even implied.

[NeoGamer232]

We are in the first month of release.

We have no clue which console will be more powerful through this generation yet.

Remember PS3. First few years games were constantly delayed and when they shipped the year old 360 was out performing them consistently. Then, we get to the back half of the generation and games like Uncharted 2 and TLOU. The first two years, all that we will see is last gen engines running better on next gen consoles. In year 3 you start to see next gen engines and how they tax the consoles. Nothing released to data is truly next gen.

[potatoseal]

"Nothing released to data is truly next gen."

BullShit. If you have booted up and played Demon's Souls you wouldn't be saying that. It's the best looking game in the world right now. It's jaw-droppingly beautiful

[NeoGamer232]

@potato
Demon's Souls is nextgen graphics and sound with a modernized PS3 gameplay engine.

[gamer7804]

It still is more powerful though. Give it a little time. Devs just got their kits and mists are ports of a box one x games

[DeadManMMX]

Man you guys are reaching with this narrative. Devs got the kits much later then Sony had theirs out. This has been covered over and over.

[GoodGuy09]

Like I do every year lol. Jeff will surely overhype as usual. I doubt we'll see much anyways because of the pandemic too.

[CrimsonWing69]

geez, I mean they've always been a let-down, but having an executive tell the public that is depressing.

[BattleCat]

He never did something like this, maybe its just a trick and something really cool is coming for xbox.

[Lionsguard]

Yeah man, he's playing 4D chess....right?

[TheEnigma313]

When you though MS couldn't hit a new low.

[MadLad]

Yeah. Microsoft is barely scraping by as a company. They're basically at death's door.

Lol

[JayRyu]

Exactly ! Can't you here the 7.5 billion dollar acquisition coughs. They might not make it.

Lol!

[SierraGuy]

Lmao @jayryu...just picture what PS would do with $7.5 billion for gaming. 😁😁

[MadLad]

@Sierra

Imagine Sony being able to invest 7.5 billion without reshuffling their entire company.

[sinspirit]

Imagine playing fantasy stockbroker where your only retort is the parent company is rich. That's like bragging about your friend having mommy and daddy money. Are you a real gamer? Sounds like games aren't what you're interested in.

[MadLad]

@sins

It's just fact.
Numbers are numbers.

They're both multinational corporations who tried their hand at multiple markets. One succeeded; the other stays afloat via their games division.
I'll let you guss which is which.

As for being a gamer, don't even play that game. I own more than the majority on this site. I just don't go out of my way to kiss Sony's ass, on the daily, like many here do. Which makes biased people like you angry. Oh well.

I love Sony ... titles. They've done a lot, as per their business practice, that I don't like.

[SmokinAces]

"Imagine Sony being able to invest 7.5 billion without reshuffling their entire company."

Imagine gamers being interested in amazing games to actually play instead of playing the my company has more money than your company does game. Sony has proven you dont need the most money or the most powerful console to have the best games time and time again, people are going to have to come up with something else, maybe you could try the our Executive VP of gaming is younger than your Executive VP of gaming.

[sinspirit]

@TheRealTedCruz

"As for being a gamer, don't even play that game. I own more than the majority on this site. I just don't go out of my way to kiss Sony's ass, on the daily, like many here do. Which makes biased people like you angry. Oh well."

Yet, you're constantly kissing someone elses. Talk yourself up all you want. You're far from objective. You retort to indirect ways to compare what is the better game console rather than look at the games themselves.

You own more than other people? Okay? That means nothing in comparison to who respects gaming the most and takes it seriously. You're here to flex numbers rather than what console has the best gaming experience.

"I love Sony ... titles. They've done a lot, as per their business practice, that I don't like"

Yeah, sure. Sony definitely has bad business practices. XBox are definitely good guys for making a more expensive PSNow with less games, requiring Live for multiplayer for GamePass, for consistently delivering GoTY titles every year, and competing amongst themselves and Nintendo because XBox has poor management. Don't forget reliance on CGI trailers because they have nothing ready, misleading marketing, and using social platform sponsorships in attempt to influence false positives for a realistical dull performer in the market. The other platforms speak for themselves.

Funny how for MS you just keep talking up money this and that. There are some people who enjoy hobbies for fun, for the intrigue of technical details, and both. Seems like you're more hung up on talking about the technicals, despite being quite off the mark on what's important for an entertainment device.

[RauLeCreuset]

Where's this Greenberg been? That's the smart play.

[GamerBeast1982]

So for Xbox fans dial your expectations way down, for PS fan's get ready for more greatness !.

[patterson]

“Dial expectations way down” should be the new Xbox slogan.

[BehindTheRows]

That’s cold man! XD

[badz149]

quick, send that slogan to Satya

[akaFullMetal]

Wow, 2020 bizarro world.

[Relientk77]

How do I set my expectations below 0 though

[SierraGuy]

-5

[Unknown_Gamer5794]

As SierraGuy established, I'm sure the expectations equivalent of a negative integer exists, though I'm also pretty sure that would be into the realm of expecting MS's reveals to be harmful to some capacity, as if hearing what they have to reveal will upset us. I'm not actually banking on that being the case, but I'm well aware your post is rhetorical. Just keep your expectations at 0 and you shouldn't be disappointed.

[Destiny1080]

xbox fans should not dial back their expectations, this is all they have

[sourOG]

In terms of Xbox games or all games? The game awards usually has at least a few holy crap moments.

[Kubark]

When it comes to XBOX, I don't have to dial my expectations down. They were already incredibly low to begin with.

[MetroidFREAK21]

At least they were honest this time lol

[Hellcat2020]

If Sony told us to lower my expectations I'd be kinda pissed
If I was a hardcore Xbox gamer I'd be mad as fk right now
When would be a good time to have high expectations for Xbox?

[Ristul]

Wait for E3!

[jbull]

Ouch

[Pricey]

Oh has the penny finally dropped Aaron? Under promise, over deliver...

[Bathyj]

Aaron, no one has any high expectations of Xbox anymore.

[masterfox]

And yet some people think MS is doing the right moves with the Xbox, yikes!

[Futureshark]

Wow, what a massive disappointment (but not a massive suprise).
The cupboard at MS is bare I'm afraid.

Might get some Gamepass scraps mentioned and I'd say that'll be it!

[Unknown_Gamer5794]

I wasn't expecting much from MS anyways. Unless he's saying I should dial my expectations back even more, in which case that's saying a lot...

[neomahi]

WHOA! Is Aaron Greenberg being rational for once? This is unheard of. Aaron "Executive Fanboy" Greenberg, being rational. Wow! Is he talking about Xbox, because how would he know what Sony or Nintendo have up their sleeve, unless someone told him, but then Geoff wouldn't he very good at keeping secrets either, which secrecy and confidentiality is what he thrives on and The Game Awards is HIS show, show how would Greenberg know? For all we know, Sony could in fact announce they now own the IP for Metal Gear and Silent Hill, the only way Greenberg might know that is if Microsoft already approached Konami concerning that and Konami told them know because they already sold to someone else, so how would Greenberg know? Maybe he feels threatened and is trying to downplay what Sony OR Nintendo for that matter have going on, who knows.

[Flewid638]

Standard MS fodder.

[SyntheticForm]

Dial them DOWN?

Wow.

[badz149]

MS really know how to sell consoles, ha?

[Futureshark]

'dial expectations way down'
It's printed on the side of the series X packaging.
The one with the picture of Master Chief on the back.

[Harryvok]

I've been dialling down my expectations of Xbox after the first half of last generation, yet I'm still always disappointed.

[dumahim]

Tough to get any lower.

[Vithar]

oof team xbox come on lol

[DragonWarrior19]

My expectations are always extremely low for the game awards, they are always so bad. If it weren't for new trailers I wouldn't watch at all.

[Futureshark]

Meanwhile....
https://twitter.com/PlaySta...

[nmbr1esq]

No Problem Aaron, I've lost all expectation for anything Xbox. I'd expect nothing less, since I can't even "place order" from M$'s damn website, for the Series X... Merry F'N Christmas!!

[Plagasx]

Basically means if you bought an Xbox Series X hoping to have some exclusive games to look forward to within the first year of launch, you're screwed.

Should have delayed the console till Fall 2021 IMO.

[Sirk7x]

I was just thinking the same. It's really starting to seem like they pushed the launch forward by alot to release alongside PS5, so they wouldn't have some marketshare. Haven't played my Series X in like two weeks. Although, Cyberpunk when I get home from work!

[waverider]

The problem were the payed YouTubers that started hyping. Everybody knows Who they are. Maybe Microsoft should also tell them not to hype lies. This move is better for Microsoft. Its Just shows that Microsoft wasnt ready to launch the console this year. That simple.

[Critic4l_Strik3]

Wait for next year E3 reveals?

[talocaca]

So if Microsoft will not be overhyping.....then what exactly will they do?

[TheTony316]

Power your dreams

[Chocoburger]

Indeed! You want new exclusive games on Xbox Series S / X? Keep dreaming!

[Lionsguard]

That's my secret, I'm always expecting low expectations.

[DJStotty]

No surprise here, some xbox news, same Playstation crowd.

On topic, i wasn't expecting anything to be shown anyway at the game awards, i don't think anyone was.

[Nyxus]

"Stay tuned, starting with The Game Awards tomorrow, for more surprises."

https://news.xbox.com/en-us...

[DJStotty]

I'm hoping for more details on Hellblade 2, they are definately showing something, unless it is a few trailers for new games unannounced.

[Nyxus]

@ DJStotty: if they show Hellblade II that would be great, however I wouldn't be expecting it based on Aaron Greenberg's tweet.

[DJStotty]

This is odd, there is this :-

"Xbox Series X gamers will need to mark an upcoming date in the diary, with some Microsoft news set to drop at The Game Awards 2020."

And then this from Greenburg, perhaps there is a hidden message in the "way down" part?

[ajax17]

yeah, no shit

[PS-Gamer-1986]

LMAO

[TheLigX]

"Dial your expectations way down" should be Microsoft's new slogan.

[DJStotty]

It's certainly having the intended effect though right? Hottest news article of the day lol.

It's even getting more heat the PS5 sales stats.

Everyone's talking about it, and then they show something mega, the internet would break. (N4G defo would lol).

[TheTony316]

Power your dreams :D

[VivaLaManual]

So basically don't expect GOW:Ragnarok.

[TheTony316]

Greenberg and Xbox have nothing to do with Ragnarok tho lol.

[VivaLaManual]

I thought he just meant the show in general. I honestly have no idea who that person is. Didn't know he was related to xbox. My bad.

[TheTony316]

This should be their new marketing slogan.

[Darkborn]

Did the Xbox fans even dial up at all recently? What did I miss?

[DJStotty]

Greenburg - Dial your expectations way down.

At game awards - Here is Perfect Dark, Ark 2, Flight simulator date for Series X, and loads of titles coming to gamepass.