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[Bartski]

 

[DavidGzz]

I mean, every thread with a MGS game, the first 2-3 posts are asking when a game is coming to the PS5 so why is anyone mad about this? The more MS convinces themselves that even a PS5 is an Xbox, the faster those day one titles are coming.

 

[Mayar]

I mean, every thread with a MGS game, the first 2-3 posts are asking when a game is coming to the PS5 so why is anyone mad about this? The more MS convinces themselves that even a PS5 is an Xbox, the faster those day one titles are coming.

No, we're more trying to figure out what's wrong with them and how they can be so stupid. The guy laughed at the company he works for and the product it makes, using a competitor's product, and then added a slogan from their recent advertising campaign, so he also laughed at their advertising. I honestly take my hat off to him, you have to manage to post 1 photo and just get the whole BINGO.

P.S - The comments there are also fire, and smart people there also wrote to him that it would be better if he deleted it. But I'm afraid it's too late, the Internet remembers everything.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

And like XBox, no one wants to play with it.

Some of you guys take Twitter shit way too serious.
This was clearly a joke.

is not Twitter is Twater

 

[khuezy]

If this was posted by one of the Neogaf users, we would all laugh and forget about it - great meme. Here we have an employee of the company, making fun of the product of the company where he working for a second, while using the product of a competitor's company in the frame. The number of mistakes made in this photo from the point of view of Work Ethics is simply off the charts.

To add to this, the sentence is grammatically incorrect... Adding to the incompetence and reflecting negatively on the brand

 

[Physiognomonics]

Grandiose delusion

 

[PeteBull]

According to that clown working as senior media manager at xbox ps5 can identify as xbox, i think he took something super weird from western progressive culture and is trying to infect consoles with it

Inbefore honda civic identyfying as a mercedes benz
Well here in poland we love german cars so we call our beloved, old, trusty volkswagen passat- passerati, so i can relate somehow
Here some memes about it:

Elite parking spot for passerati owner

and

Launching the destroyer of passerati class


Last one

Guy in passerati already heating up turbo to challenge for a duel

 

[MiguelItUp]

If this was posted by one of the Neogaf users, we would all laugh and forget about it - great meme. Here we have an employee of the company, making fun of the product of the company where he working for a second, while using the product of a competitor's company in the frame. The number of mistakes made in this photo from the point of view of Work Ethics is simply off the charts.

It's a joke on his personal account, it's really not that deep, lol.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

Gamepass coming to Playstation confirmed!!!

 

[Filben]

apparently has to do with the pronunciation

It has. In school when it's your second or foreign language you learn it's about the vowels but it's actually the pronunciation of a vowel. The letter/spelling doesn't matter. Ubisoft is pronounced "youbisoft", so no vowel. Xbox is pronounced "exbox", which has a vowel.

 

[Kamina]

Is it identifying as one? Trans Console?

 

[khuezy]

It's a joke on his personal account, it's really not that deep, lol.

A joke has to be at least funny and somewhat smart. Ultimately the joke's on him for being a moron.

 

[MiguelItUp]

A joke has to be at least funny and somewhat smart. Ultimately the joke's on him for being a moron.

Eh, it's all subjective, honestly. Nah, I think that's harsh, even if I didn't find it funny at all. But I also didn't find it to be a big deal either.

 

[sainraja]

Could be that MS has reached a deal with Sony on Game Pass?

 

[//DEVIL//]

Another one without numeration! The 12.300 number is a lie!

or he could just edited the photo.

some people do not like share the number. especially if its a map and not anything special lol.

in all seriousness, The top brass and VIPs getting special unnumbered promotional consoles usually for free.

 

[Zones]

They got 1 and 2 backwards there.

 

[lughnasadh123]

 

[sachos]

This is a mental illness is correct, so don't be A smartass.
besides, it goes by sound. The vowel thingy is just a formal suggestion.

I think Crayon was just making a joke continuing the mistake from the original tweet.

 

[FrankWza]

 

[Bernardougf]

Yeah its a joke.. and the fact that it became a joke and a meme just show how dumb this whole marketing campaign is.

 

[DAHGAMING]

They've really lost the plot over there.

If you think they have lost the plot can you imagine what its like at mine right now ? Woe betide anyone that comes at me right now after this fucking traitors tweet.

 

[Venom Snake]

This is their second mid-gen refresh in four years, Microsoft is not slacking.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

 

[Kumomeme]

whatever their game are, this is shameless.

 

[bundylove]

let them have it.
Nobody cares anyways

 

[MarkMe2525]

Clearly a self deprecating nod to the meme.

 

[alphachino]

Sad to see, a bit cringe even.

I called it cringe over on reddit and was told to “learn a new word”. Was cringey as fuck as well.

 

[alphachino]

And to think MS did so well during the 360 gen, they were in a great position to compete with Sony from that point on and they managed to throw it all away ever since. As somebody who really loved the 360, it's sad to see.

Microsoft didn’t have much to do with it imo, other than their financial muscle. 360 succeeded despite ms and not because of them. The reason for their success that gen was purely down to the people involved, such as robbie bach, peter moore, j allard, even major nelson to a degree.

After they all left, xbox died with it. There is absolutely no continuity with xbox. No legacy except to failure now.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Goes along with all other things devoid of reality they adopted. From pronouns to this.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

The marketing campaign is garbage but this is clearly someone using their personal account making a joke. Nothing too serious

 

[kapshin]

 

[Plague Doctor]

Man, I just miss the swagger of Xbox marketing and the overall direction of the company back in the 360 era.

It's been ponderous since the Xbox One.

 

[sono]

Well he has a sense of humor

humour: "the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech."

 

[Kerotan]

We finally understand how Xbox is finishing the year with a lot of momentum.

 

[Tams]

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Okaaaayyyy...

 

[Fess]

Super cringe. He's trying to insert Xbox into a post about the PS5 anniversary edition? What a clown. And a PS5 is actually one of the only things that isn't an Xbox. You can't login to the app and access your library or GP. You can buy whatever games Xbox decides to port, but in no way is it an Xbox.

Apparently it was a joke but it’s honestly too dumb even for that.

And as you say a Playstation is not an Xbox and never will be because Sony obviously wouldn’t allow their app there. As said in another thread it would be exactly like Epic wanting EGS on iOS. It would directly affect their business, no 30% cut and Gamepass would lower software sales on PS Store.

IF a court ruling says that Playstation has a monopoly on AAA console gaming and Sony is forced to allow other digital store fronts on their platform it could happen. But we’re not there yet.

 

[ZehDon]

 

[Boss Mog]

Microsoft didn’t have much to do with it imo, other than their financial muscle. 360 succeeded despite ms and not because of them. The reason for their success that gen was purely down to the people involved, such as robbie bach, peter moore, j allard, even major nelson to a degree.

After they all left, xbox died with it. There is absolutely no continuity with xbox. No legacy except to failure now.

Those people worked at MS, when I say MS, I realize that the people involved with the 360 left. MS still owns Xbox and so MS is always responsible for Xbox no matter who works there. If they let good people go and promoted bad people that's on MS.

 

[MacReady13]

The more MS convinces themselves that even a PS5 is an Xbox, the faster those day one titles are coming.

I mean honestly, what are Microsoft waiting for? There console doesn’t sell. No one buys games on anything that has Gamepass so why not just release their games on PlayStation at launch?

 

[Calico345]

 

[Dirk Benedict]

.........He says it's a fucking Xbox, right? But does he spot the tiny PS symbols on the plastic itself? Square, Cross, Triangle and Circle.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

a Xbox

Jesus fuck, just noticed that. How did he pass the recruitment process?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Regarding the correct use of 'a' and 'an'

You only use 'an' if the word starts with a vowel
But sometimes it doesn't sound like a Xbox for example.

No, you use “an” or “a” depending on the sound, not a letter written: a utopia, a European car, an Xbox, etc. It’s one of the first things you should learn about the English language.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

The vowel thingy is just a formal suggestion.

It’s not a suggestion, it’s that everyone forgets or doesn’t learn good enough that the distinction is made by the sound being pronounced, not the letter that is written.

 

[Gojiira]

Well, he's right. If people still don't understand this... It's pretty sad.

No, no he isnt. Can you login to your Xbox account? Can you access your Xbox friends list, purchases,game pass,achievements? No, no you cant, its a Playstation that has some ported games courtesy of Xbox, all Xbox is doing is making their platform even more irrelevant and Playstations that much bigger.

 

[PendekarRajawali]

Even their manager can’t understand grammar properly
No wonder MS gaming division is full of clowns.

 

[khuezy]

Eh, it's all subjective, honestly. Nah, I think that's harsh, even if I didn't find it funny at all. But I also didn't find it to be a big deal either.

His personal account still tags the official xbox account... So...

 

[Ozriel]

What sort of stupidity do they put In the water at Microsoft ?

 

[pasterpl]

It is stupid, but at the same time it worked, look, one posts and Reddit, Gaf etc. are discussing it.