Holy shit, the Keanu Reeves reaction is at 300K ALREADY!!
Holy shit.
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Holy shit, the Keanu Reeves reaction is at 300K ALREADY!!
Holy shit.
Holy shit, the Keanu Reeves reaction is at 300K ALREADY!!
Holy shit.
Yeah, that was an extremely easy bet. It's a very easy thing to sell people on the generational upgrade because the difference is immediately noticeable (unlike the things people always harp on about like AI or physics). That plus both Sony and Stadia using short load times as selling points meant there was no way Microsoft were ever going to ignore it.I can almost guarantee you that they even would have talked about it if Sony didn't do it before them. It's just a huge difference/upgrade compared to previous generations of consoles since they changed to CD based systems. I was 95% positive they were going to mention load times. Especially after Sony did with those impressive demos.
FF7 is coming, baby!There hasn't been a lot of cool stuff for them to react to unfortunately, but at least that Cyberpunk reaction was pretty great.
Doing the podcast tonight and not tomorrow after nintendo is a strange choice
The podcast will already be a beefy one with plenty to discuss, and now Friend Code will also have a lot to discuss. It works two fold by forcing extra vIewers to Friend Code and allowing them to go more in-depth with an already wide array of topics on the main podcast.
Yeah, I like most Jones hot takes, but that one fell really flat for me. I guess there's an argument that contractors lose their jobs due to the leaks, but to me *that's* the transgression, not the leaks themselves. Leaks are not a crisis for anyone outside the marketing bubbleI can't go with you guys on the leaks take. It's hype, I like it because it's fun to play along. But at the end of the day these things are commercials and while it impacts a marketing strategy I just cannot square that they cause tangible material harm like something like, say, Crunch does.
Right, it's the company firing the guy because they couldn't like, physically take everybodies phones away that's the issue. Like, the consequences for leaks should not be "and you're fired for allowing it to happen" to some random contractor from a focus group in bumblefuck nowhere.Yeah, I like most Jones hot takes, but that one fell really flat for me. I guess there's an argument that contractors lose their jobs due to the leaks, but to me *that's* the transgression, not the leaks themselves. Leaks are not a crisis for anyone outside the marketing bubble
You have to understand Jones' point of view. The simple truth is reactions are huge for EZA. In terms of Youtube, reactions are THE money maker for them. Look at the top of the Most Popular sort option for their videos:Yeah, I like most Jones hot takes, but that one fell really flat for me. I guess there's an argument that contractors lose their jobs due to the leaks, but to me *that's* the transgression, not the leaks themselves. Leaks are not a crisis for anyone outside the marketing bubble
I understand why *Jones* hates leaks, and respect that Jones hates leaks. But he seemed to be trying to make the case that this is an industry wide crisis that serious journalists should be reporting on, and I thought it came across as incredibly hamfisted.You have to understand Jones' point of view. The simple truth is reactions are huge for EZA. For Youtube, reactions are THE money maker for them. Look at the top of the Most Popular sort option for their videos:
If they have the information leaked, they will not react strongly to the announcement. For them to act strongly to information they already know would be for them to act insincere, and I don't believe they are. And, in that moment, with the Keanu appearance, Jones realized that THIS is why he doesn't like leaks. Leaks don't create reactions like that, and it was a great reaction. It was a lot of fun.
You have to understand Jones' point of view. The simple truth is reactions are huge for EZA. In terms of Youtube, reactions are THE money maker for them. Look at the top of the Most Popular sort option for their videos:
If they have the information leaked, they will not react strongly to the announcement. For them to act strongly to information they already know would be for them to act insincere, and I don't believe they are. And, in that moment, with the Keanu appearance, Jones realized that THIS is why he doesn't like leaks. Leaks don't create reactions like that, and it was a great reaction. It was a lot of fun.
I don't think he's looking it at selfishly. But he's a business guy. I think that's a factor for him. And I think his point of view beyond business is that he loves the live surprise element.I don't think Jones is selfishly looking at it in this way. I think his point came out a little wrong, but he mainly wanted there to be a greater awareness and accountability in the industry to stop leaks. Unfortunately journalists aren't willing to carry the mantle quite yet since they rely on leaks for clicks. It is such a difficult situation for all parties.
Jones used to go on rants about leaks back at GT, when they were pretty lousy at capitalising on reactions videos (if you go back to the classic Sony E3 2015, the video that went viral was done by FarisR/SomeGameNews, not GT), so it isn't because he's thinking of EZA's business. I'm pretty sure it all comes down to Jones being a fan of marketing (as he said to everyone's disgust in last weeks podcast), so he's against leaks because they disrupt the marketing campaigns corporations have come up with. And yeah, on a personal level he's definitely into the live surprise element.I don't think he's looking it at selfishly. But he's a business guy. I think that's a factor for him. And I think his point of view beyond business is that he loves the live surprise element.
They may be tongue-in-cheek, but they don't call him Brand Manager for nothing. He likes the business side of stuff.Jones used to go on rants about leaks back at GT, when they were pretty lousy at capitalising on reactions videos (if you go back to the classic Sony E3 2015, the video that went viral was done by FarisR/SomeGameNews, not GT), so it isn't because he's thinking of EZA's business. I'm pretty sure it all comes down to Jones being a fan of marketing (as he said to everyone's disgust in last weeks podcast), so he's against leaks because they disrupt the marketing campaigns corporations have come up with. And yeah, on a personal level he's definitely into the live surprise element.
Personally, I think the secrecy surrounding game development is fucking dumb and makes the industry look childish. I also find it weird that Cory Barlog argued against Schreier the other day when he's the guy who off-handedly said he was working on a new God of War game like 2 years before they announced it.
At least no Nintendo Leaks lol
You don't want to know what Nintendo does if they catch you leaking stuff ;).
Their Cyberpunk reaction has over 500k views at the moment. Sure, that could have happened before as well, but that video is doing well for sure and brought them almost 2k subs on 2 days. I don't know if their Twitch is doing better than normal.havent been able to catch as much of the streams as i would have liked this year. what have their viewership/metrics been like this year? im really hoping the studio has given them a deserved boost
Their Cyberpunk reaction has over 500k reactions at the moment. Sure, that could have happened before as well, but that video is doing well for sure and brought them almost 2k subs on 2 days. I don't know if their Twitch is doing better than normal.
I think it was my favourite reaction of them from this year because they were all hyped at the same time. Every camera in their setup showed hyped people.
Their Cyberpunk reaction has over 500k views at the moment. Sure, that could have happened before as well, but that video is doing well for sure and brought them almost 2k subs on 2 days. I don't know if their Twitch is doing better than normal.
Yeah, it's growing very quickly (although it seems to have somewhat died down).Wow, 500k?
Last time I saw it it was 300k.
Very smart idea to clip it out.