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This seems somewhat common now. First Qualcomm's Kafkaesque E3 keynote, then the PS4 launch (which is seeming sane now), and now this. What goes through these p
by tolmasky 14y ago
This seems somewhat common now. First Qualcomm's Kafkaesque E3 keynote, then the PS4 launch (which is seeming sane now), and now this. What goes through these people's heads when they put these things together? Do they have so little faith in their products that they think they need to outsource these things out to people more clueless than them? Or are all these ideas cooked up by some high up exec that everyone is afraid to defy? Or is it group think? I just don't understand how anyone could watch this ahead of time and think "this is perfect for our launch". Especially because I think the features of the new phone are actually pretty impressive. Just show those... like on a slide or small demo. That's all you need.
- duaneb 14y ago> Qualcomm's Kafkaesque E3 These are three things that do not belong together at all in my mind. What do you mean by this?
- troymc 14y agoI think it was a reference to Qualcomm's bizarre keynote at CES 2013. The Verge produced an article about the highlights: http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/3850056/qualcomms-insane-ces-2013-keynote-pictures-tweets http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/3850056/qualcomms-insane-ce...
- kristofferR 14y agoWhat was wrong with the PS4 launch? Except for the cool introduction video and a few minutes of the expected PR BS about the "Playstation experience" it was purely ordinary talk and demoes of the new features/games by the people in charge of them. It often got quite geeky at times actually. I really enjoyed the PS4 launch, I was actually surprised at how little fluff there were. I really don't understand what you disliked with the launch, I think it was a really good example of how launches should be done in the future. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmaxC1V5gNM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmaxC1V5gNM
- Steko 14y agoA lot of pundits bashed the PS4 launch for not showing the PS4. I'm skeptical how big a deal it was because the kids I game with online couldn't stop talking about the PS4 that night and not one of them mentioned the "controversy" about not showing the PS4. If I was Sony and I inked a deal to get Blizzard games on my console I'd schedule an event the next week to tell the world about it. Huge coup.
- kristofferR 14y agoThose pundits were uninformed - it was generally expected that the console itself would be revealed later, just like with the PS3.
- trafficlight 14y agoWhat kind of product launch is that?
- shardling 14y agoThey revealed the controller -- you know, the way you actually interact with the thing. They revealed some games, and some gameplay footage. They disclosed the specs of the hardware. I fail to see why it mattered even a little bit if we saw what exciting variety of plastic block the console itself looks like. For the most part, it's meant to stay out of sight!
- dmmalam 14y agohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJDn0jRnUQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJDn0jRnUQ some british satire on what was wrong with the PS4 launch.