Well I assume he's in a pretty high up and well paying spot to have this kind of info all of the time but that doesn't mean he has to like the company. Hearing all we've heard about how much of a mess MS as a whole can be with all of the infighting and scummy business tactics it's not hard to imagine someone getting sick of it and wanting to do something about it.
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Well I assume he's in a pretty high up and well paying spot to have this kind of info all of the time but that doesn't mean he has to like the company. Hearing all we've heard about how much of a mess MS as a whole can be with all of the infighting and scummy business tactics it's not hard to imagine someone getting sick of it and wanting to do something about it.
SEGAvangelist
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We need a cboat fanfic thread. There is so much material.
I can't imagine he's THAT high up with the occasional misses.
uncledonnie
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It is really reaching to say Forza 5 is nothing more than an up-rezzed Forza 4.
. I've really not been impressed with forza at all.
shinra-bansho
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Oh, I only just realized through this discussion that the only internally developed Microsoft Studios games at the system launch are Forza and LocoCycle (and Xbox Fitness I suppose). What on earth have they been doing?
Forza 5 looks and runs great. But if you look at it from a tech perspective and compare it to Driveclub its relatively current gen with baked lighting and static reflections, no weather changes etc. Also suffers from ailaising. These are the trade offs to get it run at 1080p.
Nightengale
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Just like with the PSP/Vita, Sony has rarely ever dedicated core resources into entertaining their secondary products.
Within WWS, arguably the only team that kinda got the shaft into doing the gimmicky stuff was Sony London, and they've been struggling since the beginning of the gen to do core games, which ended up having their games being canned.
Speaking from personal experience its possible to enjoy working for a company (or your job) while still disagreeing with certain policies. By whistleblowing or "leaking" certain policies you can highlight to customers what you perceive as the more destructive path.
A lot of time higher ups in big companies are more inclined to listen to customer feedback rather than their employees.
[edit] not to say CBOAT is an MS employee, of course just thinking aloud.
BloodMoney
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Evey company has one of those types of people; Sony included.
ThisWreckage
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Yep. You nailed it. Not to mention that this is a pattern for them. They lull people to sleep by masquerading as a console that will have a consistent stream of software and then about midway through the generation they start to run on fumes and focus on non-gaming features.
CBOAT has been leaking things since a generation ago, and he tends to be right more than wrong. I believe I've seen here on GAF that he was leaking 360 information before it released. I don't think there is anything wrong with folks giving him the benefit of the doubt. He's easily more reliable than anyone else I've seen when it comes to the amount of information he leaks and how right he is. I don't remember him getting much wrong to be honest. People hold 'Prince of Persia' against him but one can see how that misunderstanding may have occurred with the Halo trailer. Plus, PoP is in development so he's not entirely wrong. And the PS4 release in October is understandable too since there were documents floating around with that target so maybe someone passed him that info without realising there is another actual date for November.
Fact is, folks should be happy that he does leak what he does. He's probably only here for a short time period before he disappears again. And even at these companies, a lot of the time, the left hand doesn't know what the right is doing just due to the amount of people involved and the dynamic nature of it.
Yeah I think that's right... My coffee hadn't kkicked ine pr0pair yat./cboatgramR
statham
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BloodMoney
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I never said they didn't...
*edit... my point was, it's a scenario many of us find ourselves in.
TacticalFox88
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I'd be willing to be if we ever find out who CBOAT is, it'll be the plot twist of the industry.
NEVER see it coming
NEVER see it coming
Every time I've seen DC, it's been jaggy as hell, and not even maintaining 30fps.
To celebrate CBOAT's early return, I made a stupid little thing.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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Fantastic! Too bad it's not two-way.
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5% of the market care about graphics. For 95%, the graphics of both PS4/XB1 will be "good enough".
The #1 factor in sales is games. Franchises, exclusives, killer apps, etc. That's what matters.
Then you go to #2 Price and Marketing.
Then #3 Online/OS/Interface/Controller.
Comparative Graphics is much lower than any of those three factors. The PS4 is the better built machine, but XB1 is far from out of it. It all comes down to how badly Microsoft wants marketshare vs. where they draw the line in terms of ROI.
The #1 factor in sales is games. Franchises, exclusives, killer apps, etc. That's what matters.
Then you go to #2 Price and Marketing.
Then #3 Online/OS/Interface/Controller.
Comparative Graphics is much lower than any of those three factors. The PS4 is the better built machine, but XB1 is far from out of it. It all comes down to how badly Microsoft wants marketshare vs. where they draw the line in terms of ROI.
Dictator93
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I know you didn't; just saying that in general.
Zatoichi's Cane
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From what I remember you were laying it on pretty thick and deserved a timeout. Stop complaining.
Yes. Jaggies are a problem that need tons of raw power to be solved. Neither PS4 or Xbone have enough of it but Sony is at least working on TMAA for games. And 30 fps isnt so bad for an arcade racer but indeed not ideal. Still it uses the more advanced tech and offers something many racing fans are waiting for. Pretty solid for a launch title.
that i saweosme. everyone osuhld uset hist o post from nw oon.aym be have a cboa tday where everyonea hsot tlak cboat !
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"That is awesome. Everyone should use this to post from now on. Maybe have a CBOAT day where everyone HAS to talk CBOAT !"
I guess you didn't see the latest vid/build.
SEGAvangelist
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Post of the year.
statham
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you win.
BloodMoney
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It is pretty shitty though... CBOAT is clearly in a position inside the industry where his employer would have a confidentiality agreement as part of his contract... and he is breaching it.
I like getting info leaked, but he's walking a dangerous line.
Ha ha that's pretty fly man!
How many times have you seen it personally and not on youtube videos?
Red Mage
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I said you were salty, I didn't say you were an XBot. In fact, I've never used that term. In fact, I've stated before that I have nothing against the X-Box Brand or MS. Also, I've been open about getting a 360 in the future, because it has a few RPGs I really want. I just dislike the XBO, for what they tried to do with it, and what I believe they'll try to reintroduce with it later on down the road.
Oh, and I don't "like" the bad news, but I will admit that most of the enjoyment from CBOATs' threads is derived from some XBOT fans going into denial over his posts. You sound like you've moved on to anger or acceptance at this point.
It really isn't reaching at all. What exactly differentiates the two other than resolution?
No doubt; which leads me to believe he/she is very bitter for some reason.
OldAsUrSock
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Please understand
Two things wrong over years of accurate spoilers is not bad.
plagiarize
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I'm looking forwards to seeing if the PS+ version warrants buying the extra cars and tracks, but I'm not sure that I've seen the latest build. I saw the day -> night transition video. Is that the latest or is there a newer one out there? Just curious here.
he always says it's strictly about the gamer/ end-user experience, not console bias, so if he thinks something can be seen as anti-gamer, then he might feel a greater need to divulge information
i agree with all this, but on neogaf, we do care, that's why we signed up, above average interest in these things, and on the whole, what gaf want is generally good for the consumer.
ObjectiveObserver
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Very cool. I put some pointless text trough that more than once. After about 5 times copy pasting the result, the original message becomes pretty hard to crack:
"tursno utt,h at ms ondes'tcetr a hat falfho i thex rxebo swill rir ondhct ioenmg tmise"
Figure that one out, if you can.
and someone finally did it :O
entremet
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I gotta agree with this, even as someone disappointed in MS's direction of late. Plus the drooling and fawing over him/her gets tiring as well.
To be honest personally I don't give a fuck about high end graphics and that's why I always was a console gamer and why I'll be happy for the next 6-7 years with my PS4, Xbone and Wii U but as I see it the PS4 and of course more so the Xbone are not viable options if someone wants cutting edge graphics and resolution/performance affects his/her experience with games that much as the poster above implied, high end PC gaming is the only viable option there IMO.
Also PS4 has great indie support there's no doubt about that but the vast majority of the indie/f2p titles announced are also coming to PC and most of them will be perfectly playable even at a low end PC thus making someone who's already into PC gaming continuing sticking to it even easier.
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