For mike, it's not enough that he has a PS4, but he has to make sure you aren't enjoying your Xbox in order for him to enjoy his PS4. Too bad it ain't working. The hype is real for this E3. As MS is looking strong, and so does Sony and Nintendo. Been a long time since we gotten a showdown among the 3. It's a good time to be a gamer, unless you are a fanboy. Because you will be salty, no matter where you stand.
But length doesn't equal quality. I don't care about length, what i care about is content/games, and lack of filler. I think Sony's press conference last year was executed beautifully showing game after game after game in a quick-fire fashion. It was more games and as little filler as i can ever remember at E3. So honestly, i'd rather see an hour and fifteen minutes of filler free, game after game press conference rather than an hour and a half of hardware and filler. Hopefully Microsoft has a plethora of new games to show. What i don't want is a conference where half of it is spent talking about hardware.
Razzer, "Because I can play those games on my Windows 10 gaming PC."
-and so what, that's EXACTLY why Microsoft put Xbox games on Windows 10 PC, to get MONEY from pc AND ps4 gamers= larger profit margins come from software sales, which helps the Xbox games become more successful in the long run.
-I'm sure Microsoft appreciates loyal ps fans money through Xbox/pc games purchases rather than none at all.
That's exactly why you people don't care about Scorpio. You want more games for your PC. That makes a lot of sense actually. That's why when I say I am more excited about Scorpio and what the console means for M$ and the console industry in general, you guys are so quick to say "all M$ needed to do was make more games". I now get it. I am slow, LOL.
Yeah pacing has a relative impact imo but it's ultimately much more about how much interesting content you have to show. I mean the first 30min of anything you're interested in will likely hold your attention but after that I believe the if the content itself is uninteresting, it's gonna be a rough presentation. Of course other aspects such as repetitiveness, subpar media, monotone voice/annoying mannerisms and yes badly paced transitions also can contribute to interest dropping very quickly.
If its 90mins of great content though folks will be glued to their tvs and wish it's was longer...Im not saying it will be that amazing or whatever but I'm pretty sure they will have a good 90min show.
Well, you are one of many complaing about MS lack of games (which i do agree to some extend) so, since Phil said they´re adding more time to their press conference to show MORE GAMES, one would expect you to be happy at very least. :)
Good pacing for a conference like that would be showing compelling content without any major lulls. Obviously, not spending too much time on one thing also plays into it. If they have the content, then they can certainly keep it energetic, in which case, people won't be counting the minutes. I'm sure we can all relate to a personal experience where we were just ready for something to end, and obviously that isn't something you want from a gaming conference.:)
Anyhow, you are correct, the 30 minute rule is pretty common for holding people's attention. In business, they say that you should plan to have your meetings less than 30 minutes, because after that people tune out. Obviously, with an entertainment venue like an E3 press conference people will be willing to stay tuned in longer.
I agree with everything else.
@Obscure
What does my criticism of games have to do with the pacing of a conference. The length of a conference in no way relates to the number of games they'll show, or if those games will be compelling. I made a general statement about pacing and length, nothing criticizing the games themselves.
I'm happy MS is adding more to their conference. I'm not criticizing that at all. Just hope they actually don't spend too much time on other things like Scorpio or some service....like say Game Pass. All companies are guilty of sometimes spending too much time on things that get tedious fast.
They could take 3 hours if they wanted to as long as they kept showing new IP's and exclusives games. I'm going to be writing them all down. Take your time. I'll have all day on Sunday.
I just want to be really surprised and shocked. I know a lot will disagree, but if they announce another Forza, Gears or Halo I'll personally be bummed. New IP or revisiting old dormant IP is what will excite me during Microsoft's press conference. Of course Scorpio will be interesting to see also.
Well forza is coming, but gears and halo aren't supposed to be there (other then halo wars and possibly rumoured halo reach free remaster) so you should be pretty much in the clear
I REALLY would like to surprised since I have an Xbox1 that's been collecting dust for quite a while. If they don't come with some great exclusives I'm pretty much done with Microsoft.
I totally agree - I still remember the days when MS guys got on to play with us thinking they were gong to wipe us out and we destroyed them - I love that game - I wish frigging Chromehounds would come back also as an exclusive - that game was absolutely fantastic.
I have no idea why the hell they are bringing back bubsy. Was one of the first games I had for super nintendo and the damn game was horrible. And from what I heard the others were just as bad, so even game companies are running out of ideas. On topic I thought blinx was great.
I bet this is because the Scorpio presentation and they don't want to take time from the games part. 30min Scorpio Presentation + 90min for the games. We All agree, now, Scorpio needs Games.
They took 30 minutes to show off Kinect at the reveal, 15 minutes on Milo. Sony's wonderbook had a 15 minute demo. MS reveal of X1 was 90 minutes. Minecraft on Halolens, which wasn't even a real product had 15 minutes on stage. So on and so forth. MS will spend AT LEAST 30 minutes on Scorpio. It's all they've talked about for the past year, and unless they have some spectacular games, it's their trump card.
Wow! Phil already said they debunked the Scorpio specs IN DEPTH via Digital Foundry to make room for GAMES. But you´re well aware of that don´t you? Since you think Phil as a liar, i understand your reasons. That said, got ask you a question.. How long do you think the Scorpio presentation would last if they had chosen to NOT reveal the Scorpio specs?
"Games sell hardware, not the hardware itself. Microsoft has little for exclusives. Scorpio isn't necessary." "This is the typical Microsoft paid sponsorship that comes out around E3 every single year. We're going to be flooded for the next month or two about how Sony is in trouble" "Power power power - No games" "Xbox fangirls pretending to be PS4 owners are whining about it" "Don't get confused by "big numbers". It's what MS wants."
Some of your comments from the past three (!!!) days. We got the message, for whatever reason you don't like Microsoft and Xbox.
Scorpio could cure cancer and you would still hate it.
You also have to take into account that 3rd parties will be on stage showing off their games. Most I suspect will be multiplatform but they will be on stage talking about how their games will run on scorpio.
@gangsta I agree , and they may even talk about VR, who knows? But it sounds like MS has some suprises up their sleeves. I think it will be a great show and I'm excited for it to hurry up and be Sunday!
While I'm all about more games, if they can't get it all out in 90 minutes, then it seems they are not going to have a good pace for their conference. I'm sure we could all cite those conferences in the past which just seemed to drag on by spending too much time on one thing.
To put it in perspective, Sony's conference last year was 60 minutes, and they showed tons of content with some pretty big announcements. It doesn't take much to show off a lot, so long as it remains focused.
I bet you can't remember when Phil said, "We may have to show Scorpio off before E3 to make room for games at E3." Do you remember Scorpio being shown off before E3? That happened too, you know. Now 90 minutes isn't enough time to show off the games alone...
I think we all agree now, MS is serious about games.
I thought they only added 0.5 ram? Didn't they have 8.5 before? Anyways, back in the day they could make a full open World run with less that half a gig. Lol
MS Xbox conference this year is extremely important for them. So many people interested in seeing what Scorpio will cost and more of what will be there for it. However, we need to see a lot of games. Games releasing soon and new announces. New IP's too. I am really hopeful for Scorpio. I hope they keep the name. (Dreamland wish, boot into Windows 10)
Man... Imagine... just think... if cloud turn out to be true. Think about that Crackdown 3 destructible environments. Now think about Otogi 3 using Cloud power... O.o
This is make or break. I sincerely hope they have some games to show off. If it is 60 minutes on hardware, and 40 on games (20 for Sea of thieves and 20 for Crackdown 3) it will not be good.
As long as there are new games being announced......take your time.
Dang I wonder what games gonna get more time on stage. Hype is rolling forward.
Stage is set for a great showing.
With a new Bubsy trailer for ps4 and pc... im hoping they announce the return of Blinx. One cat let out of the bag begets another (wink wink)
I bet this is because the Scorpio presentation and they don't want to take time from the games part. 30min Scorpio Presentation + 90min for the games. We All agree, now, Scorpio needs Games.
Scorpio got one more ram for developers and their E3 will be more than 90 minutes, because they want to show more games.
Great news for Xbox.