Following an accidental leak, we have come into possession of a must-see memo intended for developers and analysts.
Every gaming website from mainstram media to the no-name indie sites,
are talking about the Xbox 720. Rightly so, I might add. With a new
console comes excitement for what will happen next. What will it look
like? How are the graphics? Can it be coded for? Does it make toast?
Despite the exciting news a new console brings for many readers, several
websites have taken to adding poorly thought-out articles in which they
give away flimsy or obvious facts. How many times have you read 'Top 5
Features The Xbox 720 Needs to Live,' by different authors? Same
content, different name across the top. It's lazy journalism and many
readers – Tony Buckworth, Tim Collins, and Tony Hancock to name but a
few – are becoming frustrated with these blatant attempts to drive more
and more traffic to a specific website.
The biggest offenders are actually fellow indie gaming websites. Indie
gaming sites need hits more than the mainstream media and will often use
popular terms like 'Xbox 720' to stay afloat. Some of which have even
taken to making Photoshop'd pictures in a bid to hold a mirror up to
journalism to showcase just how silly reporting every little detail is
and how you're only playing into Microsoft's overall business plan of
free advertising.
Shame on you indie gaming websites.
That being said, VGI has received an email from an anonymous source that
not only proves the existence of the Xbox 720, but also what the front
of the console looks like, and what it's capable of.
We're still waiting for verification from Microsoft as to the legitimacy
of the above memo, but from what we can tell, it looks 1000% real,
right? RIGHT!?
These are exciting times we live in. What feature are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments below.
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