Court Says Microsoft Was Responsible for the Xbox Leak - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 October 2023 / 5,132 Views
Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in a new filing reveals Microsoft is the one who accidentally leaked the documents containing unannounced Xbox details, which has spread over the internet since late last time. Microsoft provided the link on September 14 and the court uploaded the exhibits.
"Microsoft provided the link on September 14 and the Court uploaded the exhibits to internet page established for this case," reads the filing.
The documents containing "non-public information" have been removed and the parties will resubmit them in a "secure cloud link" by the end of this week.
"The parties have notified the Court that the version of the exhibits provided contained non-public information and the Court has removed the trial exhibits from the internet," reads the filing. "The parties shall meet and confer, including with any non-parties, and resubmit the admitted trial exhibits via a secure cloud link by September 22, 2023.
"The parties shall simultaneously file a written certification signed by all parties, and nonparties whose information is contained in the admitted trial exhibits, verifying they have reviewed the exhibits and certify they contain only public information in accordance with the Court’s orders."
FTC director of public affairs Douglas Farrar also stated via Twitter the "FTC was not responsible for uploading Microsoft's plans for its games and consoles to the court website."
Details on the Xbox Series X|S mid-generation refresh, the next-generation Xbox console, a new Xbox controller, Bethesda's upcoming lineup, and more were all leaked.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Congratulations Microsoft, you played yourself lmao
Pretending these early leaks have any effect on sales is nonsense and without evidence. So in other words, it’s not a big deal at all, and the only good effect is that we get the information early.
Right. It just isn't a big deal.
I listen to business news radio pretty much all day, most business days. I listened a good bit today, and I didn't hear a single mention of this stuff. That tells you right there that the only people that care are people like us that hang out in gaming forums.
And, to be clear, the Activision acquisition has gotten tons of coverage in business news media. Not today, but there's been huge amounts of it over the last 18 months or so. Still, this leak didn't get any coverage at all, at least not that I saw.
It also gives sony an idea on what microsoft was planning .
This is nonsense.
Every public company is super careful about when and how they release public information because it affects their stock price.
Of course you can only speculate on the impact such information might have on hardware sales. But if any prospective Xbox buyers were on the fence about buying a new console or controller they now have incentive to wait until next year to get the latest hardware. Sony is still widely expected to release revamped hardware this year but they haven't said a peep about it yet because they don't want to alter current consumer buying habits.
How is this for a headline:
"Microsofts massive Xbox leak is an error for the ages" - Fortune
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-massive-xbox-leak-error-161615506.html
I'm anticipating the new video from internet historian
Oops lol. If I was the individual(s) responsible, I would already be looking for a new job, yesterday.
Shot themselves on the foot while looking for the perpetrators haha
Yeah I saw some weird demands and expectation from people.
