If the Scorpio is too powerful for $399, what does that mean for PS5?

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Mr Puggsly said:

FIT_Gamer said:
Depends on the hardware they choose to go with. In 3 years from now a 10 TF console could like still come in at $399.

Certainly possible, but lets remember 3 years later and all Sony came up with was... a faster CPU and about 2.4 TF. Which is currently sitting at $399.

Which would be good enough to do current graphics at 4K/60 fps with room to spare. So I would hope they achieve atleast that.

They did that for compatibility reasons and also probably to profit a bit more from this "premium" model since the base model is always under pressure for a low price tag. Scorpio on the other hand had bigger changes (major ones were memory and gpu, that also needed premium cooling) so that will translate into a bigger price tag or a loss per console sale, all we have to see is if MS will take that hit or hand it to their customers.