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[Elios83]

Explain the logic in why he would lie about silicon yields. When a company executive makes false public statements about stuff like that, the company can eventually end up being sued by investors or the SEC.

What's the upside that would justify such a risk? Whose purchasing decision is hinging on whether or not yields are good? The only gamers who still care about whether the yields really were bad are the ultra partisans, much like the only people still closely following the Benghazi story are Fox News viewers.

Wait wait...do you really think that posts made by PR people on a message board are subject to SEC? In that case damage control wouldn't exist
Microsoft hasn't issued any financial document about the expected shipments for the Xbox One, they haven't committed to anything,they can say whatever they want to protect their image.
That's not to say that Penello is lying because no one can demonstrate it....but that's the whole point!
But honestly this debate is kinda useless so close to launch, their numbers will speak clearly about the situation.

 

[Stinkles]

Wait wait...do you really think that posts made by PR people on a message board are subject to SEC? In that case damage control wouldn't exist
Microsoft hasn't issued any financial document about the expected shipments for the Xbox One, they haven't committed to anything,they can say whatever they want to protect their image.
That's not to say that Penello is lying because no one can demonstrate it....but that's the whole point!
But honestly this debate is kinda useless so close to launch, their numbers will speak clearly about the situation.

all employees are governed by law, regulations and hopefully common sense.

 

[Biker19]

I love how a guy types like a complete retard spawns a 50 page thread.

Whoops. Bad post there, my friend. Should've edited it when you had the chance.

 

[Elios83]

all employees are governed by law, regulations and hopefully common sense.

This goes completely beyond the point of a PR guy simply doing his job
Low yields accusations have no basis, simply because they're relative to an internal target they have not stated.

 

[Stinkles]

This goes completely beyond the point of a PR guy simply doing his job
Low yields accusations have no basis, simply because they're relative to an internal target they have not stated.

you implied he was magically immune to SEC regs.

 

[SniperHunter]

I wonder if cboats account was compromised this morning in the hack? Microsoft must be trying to kill him

Cboat plz update ur password

 

[viveks86]

I wonder if cboats account was compromised this morning in the hack? Microsoft must be trying to kill him

Huh? Did I miss the news? What hack? I thought the only thing getting hacked was your Gaf account!

 

[SniperHunter]

Huh? Did I miss the news? What hack? I thought the only thing getting hacked was your Gaf account!

Apparently a mods account was hacked and we all have to change our passwords. I have having some difficulty logging on

 

[viveks86]

Apparently a mods account was hacked and we all have to change our passwords. I have having some difficulty logging on

Oh that! Yeah that happened to me yesterday (or was it the day before? Not sure). Haven't had any trouble since.

 

[simplythebest]

Originally Posted by Juancho9: Since the OP got bashed a bunch, I'll leave this for him. There is going to be some pretty negative XBOX ONE related news tomorrow.

Did anyone ever find out what it was he meant by that?

 

[Kibbles]

Did anyone ever find out what it was he meant by that?

He said it was controller related, turns out people were guessing right. It was about the headset adapter not being available at launch: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=699541

 

[viveks86]

He said it was controller related, turns out people were guessing right. It was about the headset adapter not being available at launch: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=699541

More like not being available in 2013. May be even up to Feb 2014.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

I wonder if cboats account was compromised this morning in the hack? Microsoft must be trying to kill him

Cboat plz update ur password

If you disappear, I wonder if it's because you stumbled upon their plot.

 

[tfur]

This goes completely beyond the point of a PR guy simply doing his job
Low yields accusations have no basis, simply because they're relative to an internal target they have not stated.

Exactly.
"Production is going according to plan*." *Internal plans have accommodations for production yields.

There is no SEC guideline problems.

 

[viveks86]

If you disappear, I wonder if it's because you stumbled upon their plot.

Damn, that would suck. He already has Sony's cross hairs on him.

 

[Nightengale]

you implied he was magically immune to SEC regs.

I work in O&G, one of the most regulated industries out there, and there's a lot of dust under the carpet that isn't told to consumers.

Eg. no O&G company will tell you they're facing production issues because of water contamination. These issues are handled internally. And even when there's problems that extend beyond the company walls, most of the times companies do their very best to internalise and isolate these problems so that it doesn't become a PR issue.

 

[SnakeEyes]

Expect to be bashed by the Penello Defense Squad. They tend to follow him around

Wouldn't surprise me. I was just kidding after all, but the internet doesn't convey jokes very well...

 

[Wille517]

you implied he was magically immune to SEC regs.

You do actually raise a valid point if it were true and resulted in a mass shift in the stock value it would be considered conspiracy to commit insider trading but that implying SEC would go after MS in any way they actively participate in NSA domestic spying programs and which gives them de facto immunity from other government agencies tampering in their affairs. Much like how the CIA protects heroin smugglers and produces in the far east in exchange for information on "terrorists" and a cut of the action to fund their black ops.

 

[viveks86]

Wouldn't surprise me. I was just kidding after all, but the internet doesn't convey jokes very well...

Awwww... This is why you need GIFs.

 

[Alx]

Wouldn't surprise me. I was just kidding after all, but the internet doesn't convey jokes very well...

Yes, that's why posting a trollish message followed by "just kidding" is never a good idea. Especially since many trolls use it as a (thin) protection to cover their back and still annoy people.

 

[N7Commander95]

Did anyone ever find out what it was he meant by that?

Maybe the headset compatibility? It sort of counts as bad news I suppose

 

[Brofield]

Was there any sort of collection of CBOAT's posts that detailed what's been happening with the Xbone?

Getting into a 3 on 1 argument from friends who are shutting me down over my choice in PS4 over Xbone.

 

[Vlade]

I wonder if cboats account was compromised this morning in the hack? Microsoft must be trying to kill him

Cboat plz update ur password

mind blown

 

[miDnIghtEr20C]

I wonder if cboats account was compromised this morning in the hack? Microsoft must be trying to kill him

Cboat plz update ur password

He changes his name to iBOAT.. insane Buttocks on a Train... as was the transformation of Megatron to Galvatron.

 

[Sword Of Doom]

This goes completely beyond the point of a PR guy simply doing his job
Low yields accusations have no basis, simply because they're relative to an internal target they have not stated.

There's no way the SEC could do anything about it. No numbers were disclosed, he was just shooting down speculation.

Maybe the headset compatibility? It sort of counts as bad news I suppose

People who use headsets will find it a little frustrating I suppose

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

More like not being available in 2013. May be even up to Feb 2014.

Seriously??? Yikes.

 

[chadskin]

More like not being available in 2013. May be even up to Feb 2014.

Must be dat yield issues.

Seriously though, what takes them so long for a freaking headset adapter? It's not like they're reinventing the wheel.

 

[gohepcat]

Seriously??? Yikes.

3rd Party headsets.

Come on people.

 

[Brawl96]

I'm pretty behind on all this CBOAT crap. Is it worth doing the research just to get the joke?

 

[OminoMichelin]

I'm pretty behind on all this CBOAT crap. Is it worth doing the research just to get the joke?

Joke's on the nonbelievers, and their tears.

 

[Mengy]

These posts by Cboat make a lot more sense now that the difference between CoD:Ghosts being 720 on X1 is known:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=706779

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rqqa5o

Hey, been on the road last couple weeks so haven’t had a chance to update, but wanted to confirm that for Xbox One we’re 1080p upscaled from 720p. And, we’re native 1080p on PS4. We optimized each console to hit 60 FPS and the game looks great on both. Still on the road, but glad to see the great reception to Extinction. Can’t wait for next week's launch.

 

[SwiftDeath]

These posts by Cboat make a lot more sense now that the difference between CoD:Ghosts being 720 on X1 is known:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=706779

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rqqa5o

Well yeah but we have a ton of other games to look at as well

COD, BF4, Killer Instinct, Powerstar Golf are all 720p (there's a bunch more but I can't remember them)

Dead Rising 3 is dynamic resolution for example

 

[artist]

Well yeah but we have a ton of other games to look at as well

COD, BF4, Killer Instinct, Powerstar Golf are all 720p (there's a bunch more but I can't remember them)

Dead Rising 3 is dynamic resolution for example

Dont forget Titfall!