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Sixteenvolt420 on 13 June 2016

No. If they're having trouble selling as many consoles as Sony, being $299, how is a $399 console going to help them out?



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method114 on 13 June 2016
JRPGfan said:
Yerm said:

Microsft just announced their next console. It is codenamed "Project Scorpio" and will exist within the Xbox family. further more, it will reportedly run in 4K and have VR capabilities as well as support for every Xbox One game and peripheral. While I am excited for it, it is terrifying. Sony and Nintendo are releasing supposed revised versions of their current consoles. Well, at least Sony is, and Nintendo has yet to say anything about the NX. But this new Xbox console seems like it could blow every other console out of the water if it is really as powerful as they say it will be. Sony especially seems like theyre going to be fucked next year if an updated PS4 is all they have. 

But on another note, maybe this will be the kick other devs needed to start pumping the gas a little more on console hardware and visuals. The 8th gen as a whole has been broken promises. Im actually excited to see such a huge step forward all of a sudden

 

Maybe, depending on how its priced.

I doubt it. Considering all our games should be moving with us from here on out. Who the hell is going to be dumb enough to give up their whole library to switch to a new console? 



Nem on 13 June 2016

No. And hopefully both this and the Neo prove to be disasters. Because they will be the downfall of the market if they suceed.



Veknoid_Outcast on 13 June 2016

I don't see how. Microsoft just spent 90 minutes basically convincing consumers NOT to buy an Xbox One. All exclusives are now available on PC, which offers more customization, mods, better resolution/frame rate, and free online. 

Sure, not every one has a PC that can play games like Scalebound and Forza Horizon 3 - that's why I'm still invested in the Xbox ecosystem - but I don't think advertising PC versions of Microsoft's biggest games has done Xbox any favors.

Also, the announcement of Scorpio has done nothing to fix Xbox' biggest problem vis-a-vis Playstation, its main rival in the console space: first-party studios and games. PlayStation still has a huge headstart in terms of first-party exclusives and third-party exclusives. Honestly, I wish Xbox had taken all the money from Scorpio R&D and invested it in software development.



0D0 on 13 June 2016
Veknoid_Outcast said:

I don't see how. Microsoft just spent 90 minutes basically convincing consumers NOT to buy an Xbox One. All exclusives are now available on PC, which offers more customization, mods, better resolution/frame rate, and free online. 

Sure, not every one has a PC that can play games like Scalebound and Forza Horizon 3 - that's why I'm still invested in the Xbox ecosystem - but I don't think advertising PC versions of Microsoft's biggest games has done Xbox any favors.

Also, the announcement of Scorpio has done nothing to fix Xbox' biggest problem vis-a-vis Playstation, its main rival in the console space: first-party studios and games. PlayStation still has a huge headstart in terms of first-party exclusives and third-party exclusives. Honestly, I wish Xbox had taken all the money from Scorpio R&D and invested it in software development.

I'm affraid Xbox is basically a plug-and-play PC for TV.



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