I understand now. Why Microsoft didn't talk about games at the conference. You know E3 is like tomorrow, right.
That is their chance to talk about games, the first conference was to entertain the masses with flashy lights and telling them that they can watch tv on their tv using the Xbox One. It was catering to those out there that actually thought the Kinect was a nifty idea. And those that play CoD exclusively/ once and call themselves gamers. It was for the 'casual' gamers.
In fact they said before the conference it was not going to be about games.
At E3 they HAVE to talk about games and get some straight forward questions answered accurately or they are going to alienate all the 'Hardcore' gamers out there. E3 is their chance to redeem themselves and pull something epic out of their ass. They better of learned from the first conference and listened to feedback and have a kickass E3 demonstration set and ready.
Microsoft was/is just trying to increase its' revenue by catering to the masses and not the 'Hardcore'. E3 will decide if the console succeeds or dies in the eyes of the 'Hardcore', but it may go on to be the most successful console ever if it reveals 'Angry Birds for Xbox One'. Gaming is more mainstream now and the 'hardcore' are becoming the minority and that is why they talked about tv for your tv, it is simple to understand. CoD is a game that has become mainstream and so they talked about it, for the 'casuals', and dogs are pretty neat so lets talk about dog, the masses like dogs. They are just accommodating the 'casual' gaming demographic, the majority. The reality is 'HardCore' gamers are the minority now.
PS4 is obviously going to focus heavily on gaming so as to make 'the one' look bad after all the blow-back Microsoft got. But the PS 4 reveal was worse then the Xbox One, it revealed almost nothing except that PS 4 is going to cater to indie developers, something 360 always did.
It will be interesting to see how this year plays out, we are on the pinnacle of a new age of gaming. Not a new generation but a new age and the choices both the industry and the consumers make now are positioned to set the standards and the practices for some time to come.
This is all my opinion but as I said, it will be interesting to see how this year plays out.
Here, for lols:
Here is some information on 'the One'.
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