Damn. Wish I hadn't seen this one, because I know I'll never be able to score it. Great looking controller.
It's incredibly frustrating that Microsoft made a Pride controller this cool, and isn't letting me buy it
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I honestly didn't even consider the option of them coming to retail, I just figured they could go for sale on their online store for Pride month. The controllers and packaging is made, just throw them up there
It's very disappointing. They would sell a lot of these and raise a good amount of money for causes that need the support. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
I must be insane because I think that design is borderline hideous. Looks like something I could knock up in an afternoon in Adobe Illustrator. I feel like there could have been way more creative ways to implement the various LGBTQ+ flags or their corresponding colors into a unified design.
Then again I'm not a huge fan of contemporary art and design in general, so basic swathes of color do pretty much nothing for me anyway.
My critiques aside, yeah, it's pretty shitty for these to be sent out to influencers and not actually put up for sale for charity or something.
Then again I'm not a huge fan of contemporary art and design in general, so basic swathes of color do pretty much nothing for me anyway.
My critiques aside, yeah, it's pretty shitty for these to be sent out to influencers and not actually put up for sale for charity or something.
Yeah, I missed the influencer part and tried to find where to buy it
Git an Xbox pride t shirt instead
Git an Xbox pride t shirt instead
Hell, as a straight dude, I'd buy the shit out of this too. Looks incredible and sends out a positive message.
Damn. Wonder if their legal team is overly cautious and that's why they aren't selling it. I think all of those flags are public domain, but maybe one or two isn't?
Somehow I doubt that. It's just abstract art, really. Can people really try and claim legal ownership over some blocks of color in a design?
They should put up at least a decent amount for sale with all proceeds going to an LGBT charity.
The whole treating "influencers" as if they are royalty thing is so incredibly obnoxious. I genuinely hate it. I hate when they are given games for free before us. I hate when they are showered with gaming related gifts (jesus Cyberpunk, cool it). The only influence it has on me is to turn my stomach.
Doing some research, yes flags can be copyrighted and/or trademarked. Just last year an organization tried to claim they had the copyright to the bisexual pride flag.
A Bi Advocacy Group Claimed Copyright Over the Bi Pride Flag. Activists Were Outraged
Fury, censorship, and resignations followed after BiNet USA claimed to be the sole copyright owner of the widely-used flag.
Doing some more reading, the artist that made the original rainbow pride flag could have copyrighted it but instead took steps to make sure it could not by anyone.
That looks so much better than the ones they announced so far though I don't have confidence with the white sticks lol. It'll get discoloured so fast
Still dumb they keep putting the white backs on stuff when the volt colour way would look so much better with black as a secondary colour
Still dumb they keep putting the white backs on stuff when the volt colour way would look so much better with black as a secondary colour
Wow that's wild. Maybe MS could just argue (if that ever came up) that they aren't flags in the design, just color swatches that happen to share the same colors 🥸Doing some research, yes flags can be copyrighted and/or trademarked. Just last year an organization tried to claim they had the copyright to the bisexual pride flag.
A Bi Advocacy Group Claimed Copyright Over the Bi Pride Flag. Activists Were Outraged
Fury, censorship, and resignations followed after BiNet USA claimed to be the sole copyright owner of the widely-used flag.www.them.us
Doing some more reading, the artist that made the original rainbow pride flag could have copyrighted it but instead took steps to make sure it could not by anyone.
