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[RedAssedApe]

So he's not going to apologize I guess.

 

[RaikuHebi]

He's got Egg Fried Ryse all over his face!

 

[7DollarHagane]

Sometimes, it's better to say nothing.

Yep, these "microsoft says xbox one graphics inferiority isn't THAT noticeable" stories do nothing but hurt their image. Just shut up about it already!

 

[Bgamer90]

"What else is he going to say?"

How about nothing

His job is to talk though.

 

[Goon Boon]

Yeah, pretty interesting that he's willing to admit there are development issues to reduce the controversy about hardware differences. We'll have to see in a year from now.

Yeah, they're willing to take admit some of the problems now, so the rate of de-weaseling should mean we'll get the full truth of shit in about half a year.

 

[Paskil]

This guy should do PR work for KFC. He'd be perfectly suited to advertise their Double Down.

 

[Dysun]

period, end of story

These PR shills sure know how to make an impression

 

[Violater]

How about nothing at all.

He's got a job to do I assume....

 

[Infinite_Daremo]

LOL, Oh... MS lol

Fuckin lost it! lol

 

[Spottiettiedop]

He was right about Ryse and its a long generation. Everything else though......

 

[tfur]

At the same time... He is both the worst PR person for Microsoft, and the best PR person for Sony.

 

[Wildarmsjecht]

Does this count as a meltdown?

 

[SEGAvangelist]

100% difference in frame rate is not that much of a difference. Okay.

100% is reaching. It's probably 60% or so.

Spoiler

.. which is still pretty bad.

 

[Tagyhag]

He just has his head in the sand all the time doesn't he?

The difference between 30fps and 60fps is minor? If that's the case, drop your price to 250€, because, in fact, a factor of two on a very important aspect is apparently minor.

A LOT of people in the Tomb Raider thread pre-60fps-reveal said that the difference is minor. Of course that tune has changed.

 

[prwxv3]

The driver update defense has to be one of the worst defenses I have ever heard. Man the PS4 will just stay where it is and never improve.

 

[jayu26]

“Look, I had a lot of time to think about this and I believe in what I said. I believe that the differences between the boxes [PS4 and Xbox One] is not all that great and I know what is going behind the scenes and I have access to more information about some of this thing than a lot of people. Sometimes people tend to neglect the points that are in my favor and they like to highlight the points that tell me I am wrong. I still think Ryse is still the best looking game on any platform. Period. End of story,” he said.

Oh now you have more information than rest of us? What about the time you were asking us what was the resolution of mutiplateform games? Penello...head shake.gif

 

[daveo42]

It's not like he's going to say anything else. He's a PR guy for MS who has to make the product look good.

I can understand the need for damage control when negative information becomes available about a product or service that your company owns and controls. I'd just be happier with a little less spin and a little more honesty.

There are definitely better ways to mitigate damage than what has been said thus far.

 

[Coxy]

Wow that really reads like a meltdown

 

[Radec]

Well he is a PR guy so...

still,

 

[SwiftDeath]

i don't even. Why on earth would he double-down on it like this? I mean even the Xbox subreddit can't read this in a positive light.

 

[emiranda061288]

when one machine is 20% cheaper and does a better job you can't ignore the gap, because the gap is wider than they want to admit.

 

[BotoxAgent]

It must chap his hide, that GAF doesn't easily buy into his PR drivel like other gaming sites.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Proceed, thread.

EmCee is a mod? Oh no my days are finally numbered

 

[JABEE]

His job is to talk though.

He told us he wasn't in PR. Oh. Wait, that's another lie. That is 100% a part of his job. He's one of the people who is trusted with promoting and talking about the system in public.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

It's also pretty messed up that he comes into these threads and pretends to be fair and making comments in good faith, and posts these same kind of statements despite what evidence says. He continues to appeal to "I have inside knowledge, keep waiting."

You don't think he goes on GAF for fun do you? Everything has a purpose.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

His job is to talk though.

I suppose he could be saying things in a positive way while sidestepping the temptation to bullshit people.

 

[Nightengale]

His job is to talk though.

Sony has not needed to talk about why their console is inferior in voice features, and why it doesn't have YouTube yet.

There's dozens of things you can talk about your product without needing to even bring up your competition. Too bad MS just loves that rabbit hole, because their product allows gaps between multiplatform releases that are large enough to be news.

 

[BronsonLee]

His job is to talk though.

No more than any other exec, he's not Major Nelson. He's their director of product planning.

That being said, he's clearly taken up the PR role, so he really shouldn't deal with questions like this in that way. Just leave em.

 

[hawk2025]

Ew. The first quote is borderline insulting.


"Period, end of story."

No, Albert, you don't get to determine when a story ends. All you get to do is try to spin it.

 

[Liamario]

He needs to stop talking and responding to questions that aren't going to favour xbone. He's taking about magic shit going on behind the scenes at MS, implying that "greatness awaits"; does he think Sony aren't going to blow people away either? There is no scenario where an xbone game would not look better on PS4(all things being equal)

 

[TheOctodad]

His job is to talk though.

But if your job is to talk, you should know the difference of having something to say and having to say something.

 

[prwxv3]

He's got a job to do I assume....

He should be talking about the strengths of the xbone and getting out of the power war.

 

[Tsundere]

His job is to talk though.

What is your opinion on his talk on GAF?

 

[Arrogant Bastard]

Does anyone honestly expect him to say anything different?

Yes. If he is going to blatantly lie, then I would prefer he not say anything at all.

He should be talking about the strengths of the xbone and getting out of the power war.

This works too, but I do not see how it is possible. He is going to get asked from here on out, "What is the resolution, frame-rate, etc."? You know Sony is going to be out there trumpeting the superiority of their console in multi-plats. I do not envy his position, I'm sure it is exceptionally difficult knowing that you are charging more for a less powerful machine.

 

[derwalde]

they just shipped. the xbone will get stronger eventually through the power of the cloud

Spoiler

(lol).

 

[BRocknRolla]

Well, the same old, "The difference isn't that big," and, "I know more than you so you just have to trust me." I'll never understand why one would choose to slug it out in a tech debate when one doesn't actually have anything to back it up. Penello may claim he's not PR, but all I've ever heard out of him sounds a whole lot like PR.

 

[7DollarHagane]

That frame rate difference matters a lot in any game with lots of environmental detail and a free moving camera. Smoother motion, faster gameplay response, and it makes all those little next gen details like tress fx smoother and more noticeable.

 

[Curufinwe]

Is a little bit of honesty really too much to expect?

 

[BPoole]

Step aside guys, Albert Penello is on the job

 

[benny_a]

He should be talking about the strengths of the xbone and getting out of the power war.

Fuck that. That would be sensible. We can't be having him talk about the things the Xbone can do that the PS4 can't do.

We need to invent shit. Man, talk about being embarrassed about your own product. I named more things that are cool about the Xbone without lying than Albert ever did on here.

 

[Artex]

Its almost like by his logic the 'bone will continue to get better but the PS4 performance will apparently remain static.

He's so silly.

 

[Interfectum]

I believe that the differences between the boxes [PS4 and Xbox One] is not all that great and I know what is going behind the scenes and I have access to more information about some of this thing than a lot of people.

It's a shame all this awesome, super secret info you have isn't translating to results on screen.

 

[RibMan]

Excellent spin by Mr. Penello. They've successfully dug themselves into a spec war, and rather than strategically climb out of it, it appears they're only interested in going deeper.

It's going to get ugly this year.

 

[140.85]

Penello has all the inside information with clear and indisputable facts that the XBONE has the superior hardware, he just can't share that information.

It's the secret HSA tech MisterX was talking about!

 

[EL CUCO]

we just shipped, it’s going to be a long generation for us.

Fixed it for you, Alberto

 

[Revven]

His job is to talk though.

PR doesn't need to respond to everything, especially the same controversy they've already responded to once before and made a similar stance. It's just making them look desperate and stupid at this point rather than doing any goodwill or trying to ease the masses.

 

[JDSN]

This PR guy needs a PR guy that tells him when not to make statements that make you look confrontational.

 

[Rizific]

I think if you look at the title which we launch, which were multiplatform titles. The bulk of them were the same. I think there were 12 titles were released on both platforms [PS4 and Xbox One], leaving three, all of them had the same performance on both boxes.

 

[RoboPlato]

I really wonder why MS keeps bringing up the power difference. Has Sony even mentioned it since launch? MS just keeps bringing attention to the worst aspect of their system and gives their fans false hope that things will get significantly better, which causes way more fighting when the results come out.

 

[-COOLIO-]

People DO understand that Microsoft has some of the smartest graphics programmers IN THE WORLD. They CREATED DirectX, the standard API’s that everyone programs against. So while people laude Sony for their HW skills, do you really think they don’t know how to build a system optimized for maximizing graphics for programmers? Seriously? There is no way they’re giving up a 30%+ advantage to Sony. And ANYONE who has seen both systems running could say there are great looking games on both systems. If there was really huge performance difference – it would be obvious.

The frame rate differences line up with the tflop discrepancy almost perfectly in every case I've heard of.