Xbox One: Mysterious and Creepy Video With Rats Appears on the Dashboard: Is it Teasing Something?

A mysterious 16 seconds video titled “rats” has just appeared on the featured section of the Xbox One dashboard.

[Muffins1223]

Probably a exclusive tv show lol.......im not joking :|

[IcicleTrepan]

I'm sure Sony has some in the works too

[LackTrue4K]

Sony makes top rated music and block buster movies, not just some T.V /sitcoms shows...haha

O thanks"
Kendrick Lamar

I didn't know they made Braking Bad! That's a great show!!

[KendrickLamar]

I hope it reaches the same quality as Breaking Bad (which Sony made as well).

But if it's something like "The Tester" then I'm out.

EDIT: I just found out SONY's making Playstation-exclusive TV Show called "Powers" Based on the Marvel comics.
http://www.theverge.com/201...

@onyoursistersback
Sony does make shows, they made Breaking Bad, Community, Blacklist, Boondocks(Love that show), Robot Chicken, etc.

[Kingthrash360]

free boondocks preview in ps store for thos who haven't seen it. i didnt know sony made it...loves me some boondocks!

[ALLWRONG]

Why is it "Sony can too" Even though this has nothing to do with Sony?

[k3rn3ll]

Actually sony does have tv in the works exclusively for psn

[Ritsujun]

Don't give up, MS!!!

[2cents]

the insecurity is palpable.

Seriously!

"I'm sure sony has some in the works too"

"Sony makes top rated music and block buster movies, not just some T.V /sitcoms shows...haha"

"I just found out SONY's making Playstation-exclusive TV Show called "Powers" Based on the Marvel comics. "

"Actually sony does have tv in the works exclusively for psn"

fanboys everywhere, just like the rats in the video.

[Am-No-Hero]

Headshot :)

[randomass171]

Knowing Microsoft it very well could be a TV show. Who the heck knows?

[Rivitur]

I've noticed a rat commercial while watching Hulu it just ends abruptly in the nursery.

[Hands Up For Games]

A teaser for the upcoming TV show The Strain?

Dualshockers will report on absolutely anything if it generates a click or two, only took me 3 minutes to do a web search and find out this video is for an up and coming TV show.

Hang your heads in shame Dualshockers, that's if you had any shame left.

[ZeroX9876]

it says so in the article.... if you opened the link that is

[Prime157]

Zero, your right. But unfortunately people don't read more than the title and paraphrase.

http://gawker.com/npr-pulle...

The above link is why I'm trying to get myself out of comment sections.

[Hands Up For Games]

Its a dualshockers article, I ain't going to click the link.

They just pull "rumours" and "speculation" from Twitter and gaming forums and pass it off as "news" for hits.

Xbox One: Mysterious and Creepy Video With Rats Appears on the Dashboard: Is it Teasing Something?

That's the headline, if they had spent 5 minutes doing some Google searches they would have seen it was for a TV show . . . . gotta get those clicks somehow though.

[ZeroX9876]

@Prime157

yeah, I see so much users leaving comments and based on what they've written, you know they didn't read the article at all.

@Hands Up For Games

Yeah dualshockers doesn't have the best reputation out there, especially with Xbox fans. It's still technically a teaser ,but not really gaming related.

[USMC43]

Shame left? Yeah, no they don't.

Dualshockers should be banned from this site. This guy Abriel or whatever the hell his name is, is a complete and utter hack. He literally scours Neogaf all day and plucks articles & "stories" and writes little blurbs about them to pass them off as his own.

[randomass171]

Call me crazy, but if the announcement HAS to be about a TV show, I'd like to see something of the Spielberg Halo show. Spielberg is great and I'd like to see his take on the Halo universe.

[Lawboy2]

Probably for the division

[Hellsvacancy]

Lol you're waaaaaaaaaaaay off target bro

[Lawboy2]

Lol u got me...it's probably rats the musical though

[danowat]

Are they all leaving a sinking ship?

I joke, I joke,

[alexkoepp]

Probably all those sony rats seeking refuge on the ark

[Shuyin]

You'z so funny, pal.
Sooo funny..

[URNightmare]

Nah! Looks more like a Microsoft's executives reunion.

[randomass171]

Sigh. Can we go a single post without stroking our corporate shlongs? Come on guys, there is hardly a reason to be making stupid jokes about other peoples' favorite companies.

[rashada07]

dishonored 2 teaser? lol that is what all the rats reminded me of..

[GortJester]

My first thought was Dishonored HD for X1 and PS4 to fill the gap that Thief really couldn't... Dishonored 2 would be amazing, but sadly we are stuck with what seems like a tv show...

[Tedakin]

I thought the same thing.

[candy_mafia]

That video is super mysterious....just noticed the sites updated info, it's The Strain TV Show!

Not sure how I feel about that. An exclusive new IP would have been better IMO. I have a feeling we'll learn more @E3, where I'm expecting MS to challenge my other console (PS4) manufacturers offerings, also investing in TV content.

I'll be candid when I say I've always had a preference for PS, but I'm in a win-win situation again this gen...it's totally awesome to have access to both X1/PS4.

E3 hasn't been great since 2005, but 2014's E3 is gonna be an all out WAR! ..Can't frickin' wait!!!

[k3rn3ll]

I can guarantee you MS nor any of the big three consoles will ever reveal a new ip by a 15 second teaser of the dashboard

[TheDrunkenJester]

Dishonored 2 after the city gets overtaken by rats, because I killed ever Mother F@&ker!

[DoctorXpro]

Gears 4

[Lawboy2]

Totally agree man

[alexg587]

Or a gears tv show lol

[ArbitorChief]

It's Halo 5... WITH RATS! RATSTER CHIEF AND RATBITOR UNITE!

[Dark_matter]

Or it could be a teaser for the big rats coming over to britain which is not something to really look forward too

[WeAreLegion]

The Strain. Lots of ads on Hulu about it. I'm pretty excited.

[candy_mafia]

Hey WeArelegion,

I'm pretty excited too! I love that you're always subjective and fair. The Strain is a welcome addition.

After all, MS marketed the X1 as an entertainment system. Not withstanding, if the show's a hit, MS can then license it to Netflix, Amazon Video and even Satellite/Cable vendors.

Makes total financial sense to me :)

[WeAreLegion]

Well, thanks! I really appreciate it! Bubbles for being helpful.

[redcar121]

Its a tv show

[hobohunterz]

Probably a teaser for the new Cheetos dashboard ads

[xboxnation2013]

i just seen the video on my xbox too i was wondering what the hell was that about...

[One-Shot]

Since the same thing was on my Roku in a Hulu commercial the answer is no.

[OmegaShen]

Yep, seen three of the ads on Hulu. Made me think "Ooook, so whats that about?". Other that, I just kept watching my shows.

[oldassgamer]

It's the power of the cloud... 1 million rats on screen at once. Sorry, I had to troll, today.

[Codewow]

Well you completely failed at it anyways, so good on you.

[Kavorklestein]

Power of the cloud?
Lol, so I guess you're trying to say a bad joke about how (since it's a tv show) that the Xb1 netflix and hulu are only possible on xb1 because of the cloud?
Lol
Codewow is correct...
what a sad attempt at trolling...
Don't you know by now that to effectively Troll, you need to attack every shred of the xbox fanbases' existence? Even un-related/irrelevant things like tv shows using "the Cloud" to stream them? *Sarcasm*

[Akira2020]

People of old associated Bats and Wolves with Vampires. Centuries ago, there were no sewers or basements; so vampires would make there nests in caves or wolf dens. This would drive all the bats and wolves into the villages (at the same time people went missing at the hands of vampires)...hence the myth that vampires changed into said animals.

Now, the vampires are underground in NY (the subways and sewers) scaring rats into the streets by thousands.

THE STRAIN!!!!!!! Can't wait for this summer!

[LightDiego]

This show looks awesome, i'm gonna check it.

[creeping judas]

Always figured the books would be made into a movie, but I'll take a TV show based off The Strain. It's a different take on vampires.

[Derekvinyard13]

What ever happened to del toros game insane ?

[butterflijen]

It's definitely a viral video like the Bees viral for what?! The Halo game that's coming!

[overrated44]

Dishonored 2.

[Tedakin]

Viral marketing for the Strain sounds accurate.

[megadrivesonic]

Oh god, its Bad Rats for the Xbox One!!

[shotime97]

it's nice to see ms trying something new but I hope they don't loose focus on there bread and butter the games!

[RealtorMDandDC]

The approval process on this site is a Joke at times.

With that said, it's the Strain. Read the trilogy a few months ago and it was a great read. I can't wait for the show.

Guillermo del Toro is heavily involved with at least the pilot. I have high hopes for the show.

[Skate-AK]

Looking forward to The Strain. I was interested since I seen the teaser during the Super Bowl.