If there is a definition of FUD, Plainview's story about the Firmware 1.5 would be it. Yes the OS is probably not ready yet... ON BOTH CONSOLES. Probably because they have not launched yet? But they should be ready by the time we all buy one. And this is a story on the front page focusing on Sony? What's the point of scaring gamers of problems that they probably will not even have to deal with, other than downloading a day 1 launch update?
The fact that there is a significant download is news. It's not major news nor is it anything to knock Sony over, and if I recall correctly Intelli got himself a well-earned thread ban because he was trying to turn it into the type of crap that we don't want here. But the news itself is absolutely worthy of posting and intelligent discussion is welcomed.
As for this topic, if you read Marcus's post on GAF he explained that Sony's review event takes place 2 days before the launch. Independent and smaller review sites are asked to go to the review event while the bigger sites like IGN, Eurogamer etc. are being sent consoles and games for reviewing purpose. Independent guys like Sessler are mad about this. Though I feel bad for them, how does this affect me as a gamer, honestly? What are we going to discuss in here, how we wish these smaller critics could get their free consoles earlier?
Do we know IGN is receiving consoles, though? I know they've received the invitation to the event because the first place I heard about it was ... IGN:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/25/today-playstation-sent-ign-an-interesting-message
Plainview you want this site to have credibility and then you post Firmware 1.5 articles disguised as FUD focusing on only one company, and then you make threads like this one that independent critics are having trouble getting review units, the latter of which is based off of cryptic tweets. Where's the front page article on all the articles and tweets from the last couple days of the lower resolutions of ACTUAL GAMES running on Xbox 1 (i.e., COD and BF4, both huge franchises), to which we have much more straightforward tweets and confirmations? You know, the stuff that will actually affect us gamers?
And to make things even worse the other front page article on this site is "Baird analyst predicts Xbox One to outsell PS4." Wow that's really news.
Face it this is an Xbox fan site run by an Xbox fanboy. I remember Plainview's posts on TXB quite well and nothing has changed. At least be honest with folks and get rid of the PS logo.
Yep, this site is a lost cause. Maybe you should focus on saving Sony from running all that anti-PS4 FUD:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/25/ps4-system-software-update-1-50-details/
You know, it's a shame that companies like Sony are getting free reign to bash the PS4. Disgusting. They couldn't even wait to post it until anonymous devs or the GAFsphere were able to "confirm" it.
And though it's not directly on topic and frankly shouldn't be posted and you don't seem worth the effort in the first place, here goes. You'd have to be an absolute hypocrite or just completely oblivious to simultaneously spend as much time as you did yesterday in the XB threads bleating the 720p rumors as if they were truth, but call out Plainview for posting FUD by reporting something that's direct from Sony itself. Anyone who demonstrates such a disregard for the difference between things that are true and the things they want to be true is the last person that should be bashing PV.