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Above picture is of analyst brad Sams

On this edition of the Sams Report, Xbox has a massive win, but only if you know where to look, Surface continues to show its true value, and a lot more to digest from Microsoft’s earnings this week.

Surface has continued to show strong sales, and Xbox One has a MASSIVE WIN!

Watch the video with Brad Sams to find out where Xbox has achieved it's MASSIVE win!

Brad also goes over the future of Xbox and how they are able to take 1 hardware sales and use services to get a buyer to spend more through games as a service. Very informative video.

If you have the patience to watch the whole think you can get some cool analyst info on Microsoft and Xbox in general that really puts things in perspective. It may be boring for those that aren't interested though.

Spoiler

Microsoft had it's best Xbox revenue quarter ever.

 

[Shin]

A shill selling a shill selling a shill...
The split with the idiots that went to QQera didn't kill GAF, but I have a feeling threads like these will.
It's just an advertisement board at this point and nothing is being done, yet GAF Gold is a thing.

 

[IncognitoPanda]

Yeah, can we ban this guy now?

 

[Microsofts Hunert Smoke]

You do realize this is posting recent NEWS right? The guy goes into great detail on gaming industry insights and you guys are writing it off as advertising even though it ISN'T an advertisement?

 

[Spukc]

it seems microsoft is in the same underdog position ps3 was at the end.
they will outsell ps4 if they continue this aggresive.

what an amazing console

 

[Trogdor1123]

You do realize this is posting recent NEWS right? The guy goes into great detail on gaming industry insights and you guys are writing it off as advertising even though it ISN'T an advertisement?

It's not the news that's the issue...

 

[Hotspurr]

I reported this user. Seems they are here literally to shill for Microsoft. Very irritating to see this threads, have you no shame?

 

[hououinkyouma00]

You do realize this is posting recent NEWS right? The guy goes into great detail on gaming industry insights and you guys are writing it off as advertising even though it ISN'T an advertisement?

The news isn't the issue. The problem at least personally is the posts themselves coming from a user with Microsoft in their name obviously shilling a product. Every post you make is obvious marketing, and you never seen to understand that not everybody likes Xbox. If you aren't getting paid for this then get a new fucking hobby dude.

Oh and "it ISN'T an advertisement?" LOL. Every post you make is an advertisement.

 

[Plague Doctor]

OP, I just have one piece of friendly advice.

Make sure you translate Chinese articles correctly. If not, funny things happen.

 

[Jigsaah]

"While I'll agree there is a huge Sony bias in general on this forum...if you're gonna promote Microsoft, this is not the way, especially if you have any intent on actually having any real conversations. There are a lot of intelligent people here with interesting takes on the industry and it's posts like these that just make Microsoft fans look bad."

^^^
This was what I was going to type in response...then I decided to sift through the forum and look at the topics for Sony...and it's not all that different. I honestly believe if your name was different, nobody would have an issue with this post.

 

[AgentP]

Just clicked in the middle, he is an idiot.

MS found a way to make more moeny on less hardware..

He is talking about revenue up while hardware is down. Umm, the userbase is growing, so the install size is at it's peak. Of course SW revenue is up. You don't just get SW revenue from new HW sales. Dumb ass.

 

[Wings 嫩翼翻せ]

A shill selling a shill selling a shill...
The split with the idiots that went to QQera didn't kill GAF, but I have a feeling threads like these will.
It's just an advertisement board at this point and nothing is being done, yet GAF Gold is a thing.

Just report him and move on?

EDIT: And there it is. Exercise patience.

 

[mckmas8808]

it seems microsoft is in the same underdog position ps3 was at the end.
they will outsell ps4 if they continue this aggresive.

what an amazing console

 

[Vawn]

Good. Moderators are still paying attention.

 

[Husky]

oh my god they did it and banned him
thanks modfriends

 

[hououinkyouma00]

They did it lol.

it seems microsoft is in the same underdog position ps3 was at the end.
they will outsell ps4 if they continue this aggresive.

what an amazing console

I think what Microsoft have done with Xbox (especially considering how they started the generation) is amazing. But outselling PS4? Not gonna happen especially in the 18-24 months until next gen.

 

[Freedom Gate Co.]

I'm going to be honest, I thought he really didn't know he was shilling with this thread. His post history didn't have him doing this before and he seems to be active in the political forum, so I'm not entirely sure he was doing it on purpose. But I could be wrong.

 

[Vawn]

I'm going to be honest, I thought he really didn't know he was shilling with this thread. His post history didn't have him doing this before and he seems to be active in the political forum, so I'm not entirely sure he was doing it on purpose. But I could be wrong.

Come on. He wasn't being subtle with his intentions.

 

[onQ123]

What's the problem with this thread? the other threads was a little over the top but this was just him reporting what Sams reported.

 

[Spukc]

They did it lol.


I think what Microsoft have done with Xbox (especially considering how they started the generation) is amazing. But outselling PS4? Not gonna happen especially in the 18-24 months until next gen.

they said the same about the ps3 sales of the one have been super aggressive.
i def see this happening .

 

[Kagey K]

.

 

[Clear]

What's the problem with this thread? the other threads was a little over the top but this was just him reporting what Sams reported.

I suspect that it was something to do with the way he'd been spamming the forum with Xbox shill threads. I believe this was about the 5th in the last 24 hours.

 

[Yoshi]

Why was he banned instead of giving me the mandate to flood his pm folder with Banjo-Threeie requests daily?

 

[Freedom Gate Co.]

I suspect that it was something to do with the way he'd been spamming the forum with Xbox shill threads. I believe this was about the 5th in the last 24 hours.

But his post history doesn't reflect shilling though which is why i think he literally didn't know what he was doing, especially after he made the Playstation thread in response to this one. 1 week sure, but permanent? I don't know.

 

[DeepEnigma]

But his post history doesn't reflect shilling though which is why i think he literally didn't know what he was doing, especially after he made the Playstation thread in response to this one. 1 week sure, but permanent? I don't know.

I don't think you're looking hard enough through the history.

I will add, a bunch of his thread titles in the past few days were edited by mods due to the PR/Shill/Troll like nature.

There is also this thread to discuss things like this further.

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/meta-gaf-ot-gaf-on-gaf.1469081/

 

[TacosNSalsa]

I don't think you're looking hard enough through the history.

I will add, a bunch of his thread titles in the past few days were edited by mods due to the PR/Shill/Troll like nature.

There is also this thread to discuss things like this further.

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/meta-gaf-ot-gaf-on-gaf.1469081/

That one with the 64 Mil. Xbox One users was a doozy..

Personally , I would've junior'd him to see what happens and if it continues in the middle of threads ..

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

He’s in a better place. When you see a shooting star at night just know that’s the OP’s spirit, fueled by the power of X and The Cloud ️

 

[Freedom Gate Co.]

That frame rate thread was funny though I fell for it ain't going to lie.

 

[DeepEnigma]

That frame rate thread was funny though I fell for it ain't going to lie.

I only read the title and commented since I figured it would be the typical mundane and false argument.

Then I went back and noticed the content and people's comments on it.

 

[TGO]

it seems microsoft is in the same underdog position ps3 was at the end.
they will outsell ps4 if they continue this aggresive.

what an amazing console

Seriously what is it with these MS threads lately.

 

[Jigsaah]

Given his history, I don't know why he couldn't have received a warning at least.

I mean in this thread he had a reputable source. I believe that Sam guy is the same guy who leaked the Scorpio information.

I mean he even disclaims that the topic is not for everyone.

I dunno ref...seems like a bad call to me.

 

[Shifty]

This was a retort to that Sony revenue thread wasn't it?

I dunno ref...seems like a bad call to me.

Free penalty kicks all round!

 

[Jigsaah]

This was a retort to that Sony revenue thread wasn't it?


Free penalty kicks all round!

Why does it have to be a response to anything. It's just news...fanboys are the only ones who weaponize this shit. Apparently to the point that otherwise innocent Gaffers are getting the boot.

 

[Shifty]

Why does it have to be a response to anything. It's just news...fanboys are the only ones who weaponize this shit. Apparently to the point that otherwise innocent Gaffers are getting the boot.

There's posting news, and then there's posting news and heavily editorializing around it to paint Microsoft as The Best Ever. Roughly three times per day, based on OP's thread history.

Regularly posting up news is great - just look at IbizaPocholo's threads - but you need to start the conversation on impartial basis if you want to avoid riling up the fanboys and have an actual discussion.

 

[Freedom Gate Co.]

There's posting news, and then there's posting news and heavily editorializing around it to paint Microsoft as The Best Ever. Roughly three times per day, based on OP's thread history.

Regularly posting up news is great - just look at IbizaPocholo's threads - but you need to start the conversation on impartial basis if you want to avoid riling up the fanboys and have an actual discussion.

This an exaggeration, a good chunk of his recent threads were on a different board, once you get to page 3 there's no signs of anything similar to his recent shill-like posts which leads me to believe he didn't realize what he was doing. Which also explain how he reacted to this thread with the PlayStation one. I could be wrong like I said, but it really seems like this was some new thing that OP thought would be fun to do, instead of seeing it as shilling.

 

[Jigsaah]

This an exaggeration, a good chunk of his recent threads were on a different board, once you get to page 3 there's no signs of anything similar to his recent shill-like posts which leads me to believe he didn't realize what he was doing. Which also explain how he reacted to this thread with the PlayStation one. I could be wrong like I said, but it really seems like this was some new thing that OP thought would be fun to do, instead of seeing it as shilling.

100% sure if his name didn't have Microsoft in it, this would be perceived differently.

 

[DeepEnigma]

100% sure if his name didn't have Microsoft in it, this would be perceived differently.

No it would not. As already mentioned three to four of his threads yesterday had to have the titles changed by the mods to sound less like shill/trolling astroturf.

And there is a Meta thread for this as I already posted above.

 

[Shifty]

This an exaggeration, a good chunk of his recent threads were on a different board, once you get to page 3 there's no signs of anything similar to his recent shill-like posts which leads me to believe he didn't realize what he was doing. Which also explain how he reacted to this thread with the PlayStation one. I could be wrong like I said, but it really seems like this was some new thing that OP thought would be fun to do, instead of seeing it as shilling.

Base Xbox One Is actually more powerful than the PS4 where it arguably counts [Foliage Breakdown]
Microsofts revamped focus on localization will help them greatly next gen.
BREAKING: Insider says Xbox One has sold 41 million units.
Play Gears of War 4 for free until February 3rd (Xbox Live Gold)
Microsoft permanently cuts Xbox One S Price $250, Xbox One X $449 at retail.
Business Insider: Microsoft is making the right moves to fix its mistakes and topple the PlayStation with its next game console
PC and other Console gamers: What's stopping you from buying an Xbox One X?
Microsoft releases emotional winners video for SuperBowl 2019.
"CrackDown 3 is a system selling exclusive" -ScreenRant dev
"It's go time," Xbox Going all in at E3 2019!
Xbox Live at a new all time high of 64 million active monthly users

All gaming-side, all over the course of the last week, and all containing Microsoft spin to varying degrees.
Granted, 3 per day was an overestimation.

And, as a little bonus to speak toward some of us not considering him particularly credible:
The Human Eye CAN'T see more than 30fps when there are 100 frames or MORE.

100% sure if his name didn't have Microsoft in it, this would be perceived differently.

His name doesn't have anything to do with it. It's all about the content.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Base Xbox One Is actually more powerful than the PS4 where it arguably counts [Foliage Breakdown]
Microsofts revamped focus on localization will help them greatly next gen.
BREAKING: Insider says Xbox One has sold 41 million units.
Play Gears of War 4 for free until February 3rd (Xbox Live Gold)
Microsoft permanently cuts Xbox One S Price $250, Xbox One X $449 at retail.
Business Insider: Microsoft is making the right moves to fix its mistakes and topple the PlayStation with its next game console
PC and other Console gamers: What's stopping you from buying an Xbox One X?
Microsoft releases emotional winners video for SuperBowl 2019.
"CrackDown 3 is a system selling exclusive" -ScreenRant dev
"It's go time," Xbox Going all in at E3 2019!
Xbox Live at a new all time high of 64 million active monthly users

All gaming-side, all over the course of the last week, and all containing Microsoft spin to varying degrees.
Granted, 3 per day was an overestimation.

And, as a little bonus to speak toward some of us not considering him particularly credible:
The Human Eye CAN'T see more than 30fps when there are 100 frames or MORE.


His name doesn't have anything to do with it. It's all about the content.

And a few of those titles were mod edits which antagonized other console/PC owners, etc., and made to be more neutral.

 

[Jigsaah]

And a few of those titles were mod edits which antagonized other console/PC owners, etc., and made to be more neutral.

Question of these thread titles, which ones were changed? Do you remember what was the previous title? Most of these titles don't seem so bad. I mean I've seen similar titles for Sony. Is it just the frequency and the preference that is the crime?

 

[Freedom Gate Co.]

Base Xbox One Is actually more powerful than the PS4 where it arguably counts [Foliage Breakdown]
Microsofts revamped focus on localization will help them greatly next gen.
BREAKING: Insider says Xbox One has sold 41 million units.
Play Gears of War 4 for free until February 3rd (Xbox Live Gold)
Microsoft permanently cuts Xbox One S Price $250, Xbox One X $449 at retail.
Business Insider: Microsoft is making the right moves to fix its mistakes and topple the PlayStation with its next game console
PC and other Console gamers: What's stopping you from buying an Xbox One X?
Microsoft releases emotional winners video for SuperBowl 2019.
"CrackDown 3 is a system selling exclusive" -ScreenRant dev
"It's go time," Xbox Going all in at E3 2019!
Xbox Live at a new all time high of 64 million active monthly users

All gaming-side, all over the course of the last week, and all containing Microsoft spin to varying degrees.
Granted, 3 per day was an overestimation.

And, as a little bonus to speak toward some of us not considering him particularly credible:
The Human Eye CAN'T see more than 30fps when there are 100 frames or MORE.


His name doesn't have anything to do with it. It's all about the content.

You can't just throw a bunch of Microsoft related threads and assume they were made the same.

The 41 million thread was about the guy from era announce the number and all he did was make a thread reporting it.

The It's go time thread is literally an article about Phil and co saying they are going all in at e3. Heck the topple PS there is from an article an is literally the title of the article.

You can't just take all threads that talk about Microsoft and call them shill threads without looking at the threads, and once you go back like 3 days you see his posting was normal. The guy was permed with no warning whatsoever.

Question of these thread titles, which ones were changed? Do you remember what was the previous title? Most of these titles don't seem so bad. I mean I've seen similar titles for Sony. Is it just the frequency and the preference that is the crime?

Not only that but not all those thread were shills, he basically just put a bunch of threads talking about MS together and acted like they are all the same without looking.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Question of these thread titles, which ones were changed? Do you remember what was the previous title? Most of these titles don't seem so bad. I mean I've seen similar titles for Sony. Is it just the frequency and the preference that is the crime?

From the top of my head, the E3 one was changed, the 64 million Mau was changed because it was worded to say 64 million Xbox One users, and the PC and Console Gamers one asking about purchasing an X was changed, it originally called all other consoles and lesser PCs as weak.

 

[Jigsaah]

You can't just throw a bunch of Microsoft related threads and assume they were made the same.

The 41 million thread was about the guy from era announce the number and all he did was make a thread reporting it.

The It's go time thread is literally an article about Phil and co saying they are going all in at e3. Heck the topple PS there is from an article an is literally the title of the article.

You can't just take all threads that talk about Microsoft and call them shill threads without looking at the threads, and once you go back like 3 days you see his posting was normal. The guy was permed with no warning whatsoever.

Yea I agree, I think people who are offended somehow by this are really showing their true colors. It's unfortunate, really. When you permaban someone for this, it feels like censorship to appease Sony fans who are butthurt about some good Microsoft news.

That's just my gut feeling.

 

[Jigsaah]

From the top of my head, the E3 one was changed, the 64 million Mau was changed because it was worded to say 64 million Xbox One users, and the PC and Console Gamers one asking about purchasing an X was changed, it originally called all other consoles and lesser PCs as weak.

Well it depends on whether he was inserting his own narrative or if he was quoting or misquoting something for those titles.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Well it depends on whether he was inserting his own narrative or if he was quoting or misquoting something for those titles.

They were his own narrative, and he added his own spin to the content, lol.

If you read the original post he even doubled down in them. Anyways, you seem to have your mind made up that it's some anti Xbox conspiracy by the moderation staff, and I don't think that's the case at all.

 

[Jigsaah]

They were his own narrative, and he added his own spin to the content, lol.

If you read the original post he even doubled down in them. Anyways, you seem to have your mind made up that it's some anti Xbox conspiracy by the moderation staff, and I don't think that's the case at all.

It's not so much the mods as I feel the community as a whole came down on him way too hard.

 

[DeepEnigma]

It's not so much the mods as I feel the community as a whole came down on him way too hard.

Ah, I gotcha. Fair enough.

 

[yoyo67]

You guys are assholes. Sony bias is too strong in these forums. He was genuinely excited about the financial reports and everyone just shit on him.

 

[mad597]

I see this hell hole is back to being only a sony shill site and positive Xbox news causes people to get banned. How quaint.

 

[manfestival]

You guys are assholes. Sony bias is too strong in these forums. He was genuinely excited about the financial reports and everyone just shit on him.

Did you just create an account to defend yourself?