No more Major Nelson....

[Godstar]

I'm pretty sad about this. I haven't watched his show at all since they changed the interface, who knows, maybe that's why viewership dropped off.

http://kotaku.com/5907133/microsoft-...x-video-series

[TheAnalogKid]

It's almost like they should charge for their online service or something so they can keep these video shows on. Sony ran into the same problem. Just not enough revenue to go around!

[Mase]

OR the IGN videos that are plastered everywhere are redundant and usually of better quality in comparison to the Inside Xbox videos. Now that IGN has their own app that is free, why offer two of the exact same services talking about the exact same video games and video game related news?

[Godstar]

OR the IGN videos that are plastered everywhere are redundant and usually of better quality in comparison to the Inside Xbox videos. Now that IGN has their own app that is free, why offer two of the exact same services talking about the exact same video games and video game related news?

I did prefer Major Nelson to Jessica Chobot, so if they're redundant, it's not in the way of the person providing the feedback.

[Godstar]

It's almost like they should charge for their online service or something so they can keep these video shows on. Sony ran into the same problem. Just not enough revenue to go around!

They can always use the slot for another ad now I suppose.

[hdinred]

"Major Nelson" is still with Microsoft / Xbox.. Just Inside Xbox is done.. I did like when he would unbox new hardware bundles, but I didn't watch it much otherwise..

[Onslaught X]

Yeah I thought he completely left MS for a second which seemed unthinkable.

Never watched the series to be honest

[Godstar]

"Major Nelson" is still with Microsoft / Xbox.. Just Inside Xbox is done.. I did like when he would unbox new hardware bundles, but I didn't watch it much otherwise..

Well as far as I know that's the only capacity in which he functioned. If he does do other stuff, I wouldn't know.

[hdinred]

They can always use the slot for another ad now I suppose.

According to RRS, “Inside Xbox” videos were ads.

[hdinred]

Well as far as I know that's the only capacity in which he functioned. If he does do other stuff, I wouldn't know.

He’s the mouthpiece for Xbox on the social side (blog, twitter, podcast). Not sure if “Community Relations” is his official title, but something like that.

[Bane]

According to RRS, “Inside Xbox” videos were ads.

He never said that.

Anyway, like I said in the random game room, I watched these shows pretty regularly until the new dashboard. I want to interact with that pos as little as possible. I also hated some of the newer ones they did like the two focusing on Kinect and Windows phone apps.

[twonunpackmule]

Less advertising? Impossible.

[hdinred]

He never said that.

Anyway, like I said in the random game room, I watched these shows pretty regularly until the new dashboard. I want to interact with that pos as little as possible. I also hated some of the newer ones they did like the two focusing on Kinect and Windows phone apps.

He considered highlighting available content to be advertising, and certainly "Inside Xbox" did a lot of that.

[Bane]

He considered highlighting available content to be advertising, and certainly "Inside Xbox" did a lot of that.

No, he said the things that are basically a box saying "Hey, this is a thing, come/go buy it." were ads, which they are. While some of the videos, like the phone apps one, were basically that, things like xbox 101, major's minute, the OXM one, Tina Talk or whatever it was called, and the tip video weren't. "Highlighting available content" is just a bullshit way of trying to argue the new dashboard isn't filled with ads.

[RedRedSuit]

According to RRS, “Inside Xbox” videos were ads.

He considered highlighting available content to be advertising, and certainly "Inside Xbox" did a lot of that.

No, what I said was ads was:

- Dance Central songs!
- Watch UFC 344112!
- 25% sale off all TV shows!
- 30% off Christmas sale!
- etc.
- Kia Sportage.
- etc.

Which of course they are. (Those are all actual examples from that time back then, by the way.)

He never said that.

No, he said the things that are basically a box saying "Hey, this is a thing, come/go buy it." were ads, which they are. While some of the videos, like the phone apps one, were basically that, things like xbox 101, major's minute, the OXM one, Tina Talk or whatever it was called, and the tip video weren't. "Highlighting available content" is just a bullshit way of trying to argue the new dashboard isn't filled with ads.

Thank you, reasonable person.