Microsoft reportedly paying off popular YouTubers to promote Xbox One

[Heihachi1337]

It really is amazing how stupid people are though. look at everything microsoft did leading up to launch. everything from always on connection and charging full price for a "used" game and downloading games only and ortho's post about rural internet and the morons still go buy a xbox one. granted microsoft backpeddled but they will try it again, I can guarantee it.
Seriously. what worse is these *****s are totally okay paying for xbox gold sub but god forbid a company with an mmo charges money cause those "should all be free to play"

 

[drjekel_mrhyde]

EA is doing it also, along Google for Google glass. If we really want to go there websites and companies do it with like us on Facebook for prizes and coupons.

 

[theBest11778]

MS dropped the ball this generation. The original Xbox came out of no where. No one expected much of it at first (much like the Ouya or whatever it is,) but Halo became a must own game, and Halo 2 started online gaming for consoles. Xbox 360's launch was perfect. It was a year ahead of it's competition, it had cheaper, but equal hardware to it's main competition, and had a lower price point.

Today MS launched it's console at the same time, with lesser hardware, and a higher price tag. Pretty much exactly the opposite of the key factors that made the X360 successful. There's no doubt in my mind that MS will try every marketing strategy to try and fix this massive error in judgement. Their best option would be sell the system w/o the Kinect for $299, and with the Kinect for $399. This would put them back in the position they were price wise last time, but will end up costing the company a lot of money over the next couple years, and would probably be considered their FINAL option. Until then, enjoy all the biased reviews out there folks... Check youtube for PS4 vs XBO. Many MANY videos will tell you that you can't see the difference between 720p and 1080p hahahaha. As PC games we know this is a major lie.

 

[Guest]

That's why they had good December sales? Very sad and desperate on Microsoft part. It's pretty clear the XBone is not as good why they resort to such low deceptive type of promotion from this machinima folks. Really sad for those gamers that bought their console thinking it's a good product.

No company is perfect but a lawsuit should follow.