We're all curious to know what the Xbox team is doing in the lead-up to the release of its next-gen console this November. As a result, fans have been searching high and low on the internet for any new information.
With this in mind, a now-deleted tweet - dated 1st September 2020 - by @TannTannTheMann, an apparent broadcast producer for Xbox, mentions how they did "a little interview" with the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer.
Fortunately, the deleted tweet surfaced on the Xbox Series X subreddit. Here's a look:
Before we get too carried away - no, apparently it's got no ties to the Xbox Series X price and date reveal.
According to a reply by Reddit user Smart_Championship37, a follow-up tweet from the same Twitter account said it was a mistake:
A minute ago he said, “I made a mistake and it was taken out of context, deeply apologize to the fans”
Head of Global Communications for Xbox at Microsoft, Kenny Birge, also responded to the original Tweet - clarifying it was a documentary "about another industry company" where Phil was happy to help out:
"Thanks, Tanner. This was for a documentary about another industry company where Phil offered to add his voice. Nothing to speculate about here..."
In the photo itself, we can see Phil, the camera crew, and on the back wall a shelf containing a few video game items.
Probably the standout of the lot (apart from the Xbox logo and what appears to be something shaped like an Xbox controller) is the Psycho face from the 2K / Gearbox Software series, Borderlands. And it just so happens that Gearbox is hosting a Digital Showcase at PAX Online 2020 next week.
Long story short, based on Birge's reply - it seems there's "nothing" to get too excited about in terms of Xbox news.
Yesterday, Xbox UK marketing lead Samuel Bateman said Microsoft would share more details about the Series X when it's ready. They're definitely cutting it fine.
So, although we've been advised not to speculate, any thoughts about who Phil might have been recording an interview with and what for? Do you think it's for Gearbox? Tell us down below.
[source twitter.com, via reddit.com]
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If Sony do release price/date info on 9th Sep as rumored, expect MS to announce something the following week.
Sony are already starting their marketing campaign for PS5.
MS can't really do that since they haven't even announced the Series S. So they will know themselves they can't lag behind.
I was wondering if say for example Sony announce a price before Microsoft and then Microsoft under cut them, can sony go back on it and then lower the price than the one they already revealed?. Or would it be too late as shops and online retailers would of already started taking pre order money etc
There’s a reason why only Xbox has been transparent all along, they have disclosed a full naked hardware breakdown with Digitalfoundry way back in February so that we don’t need to rely on “industry sources”. There’s a reason why Microsoft waited longer before locking down on specs, which’s why devs got their kits way later. Everything will be ultimately revealed crystal clear later this year when Digitalfoundry shows the Cyberpunk gameplay comparison finally.
Xbox Series X will launch in holiday with largest game lineup, thousands of enhanced titles ready to play day 1. Gamepass, cross-generational backcompat and initiatives like Smart Delivery are the biggest pro-consumer and pro-developer moves right now.
@Z3u5000 The proof is in the pudding. So far Sony has managed to pull much better visuals out of their box. We seriously need The Coalition (Gears developers) to show how powerful this console is while 343 tries to find their feet with Halo after making 3 of them 😂
@playstation_king I was wondering this myself. I think it would be more likely that they would add something to the bundle e.g. PS now free for 3 months. PS plus for 6 or similar than change the RRP or vice-versa with Game Pass.
According to many rumours Xbox is releasing first, probably 6th November, with PS5 1 or 2 weeks later which in theory gives them a little longer to announce. I'm starting to think Series S may launch same day as PS5 or even later.
@Z3u5000 actually been confirmed the ps5 has the same RDNA2 as xbox and not a "fake"
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tomsguide.com/amp/face-off/ps5-vs-xbox-series-x
@playstation_king If Sony or Microsoft change the price and stores and retailers have started taking pre-order deposits they will just change the price at the final sale.
@Nexozi Is there any precedent for that?
@NotoriousWhiz Not my first rodeo, have had it happen during previous generations. The deposit is to guarantee the product will be available for you. The money is taken off the total price of your order when the time comes to pay the balance for the product/s. Like going back I remember having to pay £5 deposit for each PS4 game along with a £20 deposit for the console. A game or two I pre-ordered with a deposit hadn't made the day 1 release. The deposit money from the games could be refunded or taken off the console. They're not going to charge you more than what the product actually is going on sale for. If they try to then report them and cancel the order. Another example is if you buy a blu-ray or dvd from amazon, they charge you the full price and then if the price drops before release they refund you the difference.
@BrilliantBill Agreed. People like Z3u5000 can play the game of fancy names all they like (remember 'smart delivery'? And how PS5 was not going to have something like that?), but at the end of the day, it means nothing, like the 12TF number they like to bang their chests with.
What matters is the games. The games that make you say 'I gotta get a 'insert console name' in order to play that!!'
PS5 has them. The Switch has them. X Series X doesn't have them. You can play MS console exclusives on your X1X, your X1S, your PC, your mobile via cloud ... whatever you want. You just ... don't need an X Series X. Like, at ALL.
For now, anyway.
@Nickolaidas To me the problem isn't that they have games on different platforms. For example Halo is maybe the only big game that goes for both X1s and Series X. Forza, Hellblade, Avowed, Stalker 2, Fable, ... these all are SX only.
A year down the line 1S will eventually fade into memory anyway and Halo will probably be its last hurrah. And honestly I doubt I play a game like Cyberpunk from start to finish on streaming android phone. Probably not buying 2000 PC in the next 1-2 years either.
What I am trying to say is, I am in the market for a console and there is chance I pick up SX and I probably will, because of all the love I have for Gears, Halo, Forza and how I prefer Xbox controllers overall. But they need to provide real example rather than just charts and numbers and CGI trailers.
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