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aLkaLiNE on 11 March 2017
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LudicrousSpeed said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

Microsoft is making the Scorpio because Sony is doing it. Its as simple as that. As soon as they heard about Neo, they announced the Scorpio at E3 because they were embarassed about having a weaker platform to Sony. They were so embarassed, they literally raced to raise the clock speed of the XBox One before launch. Thats primarily what this is about. As time goes on they will find other good reasons, but the timing is right for this sort of thing now because of middle generation iterations before the next generation in cellphones.

lol.... Scorpio was rumored and revealed before the Neo/Pro. You could just as easily say Sony is only doing it because MS is doing it :)

And they are going about it in different ways. MS is taking their time with it and making the most powerful console ever. Sony gave the PS4 a small boost. Per usual your theories regarding MS don't hold much water when looked at logically. If the Scorpio were some reactionary afterthought by MS, rushed out to counter the Pro, then it would be out already.

I'm sure Sony copied Microsoft with the Pro while releasing it six months ago while Microsoft hasn't even been able to confirm specs let alone a launch date since reveal. I mean, sure, you could just as easily say that but people would think you're stupid.

I see you're flag waving the "most powerful console ever" bit as well. As if that's some mystical title that isn't already outclassed by PC and will be outclassed by Sony two years later. I mean, the Ps4 was the most powerful console and the ps4 pro IS the most powerful console and that's been going on for over 3 years now. It's such a non statement, it's as if the tech industry remains stagnant.

Out of curiosity, when did Scorpio rumors start to swhirl? Sony had been foreshadowing and teasing the Pro since at least October 2015. It officially got the code name "NEO" on March 18th of 2016. Here's an exerpt

 

October 26, 2015

"Sony already has the more powerful console when it comes to the current generation but it turns out that it may consider a ‘high-power’ model at some point in the future too. This PS4 would offer improved hardware, while also still being able to play all of the current games thanks to the x86 architecture. This is all according to Sony Computer Entertainment Senior VP, Masayasu Ito, who shared his thoughts in an interview with 4Gamer. 

There are no immediate plans for a superior version of the PS4 and a big part of the discussion is centred around splitting the console user-base. Sony has strong sales momentum at the moment, so it probably wouldn’t want to do anything to jeopardise that."