pokoko on 12 April 2017
| DeadnBuried said: It really isn't half as bad as you implied. Sony will have a much easier time with the PS5 vs the Scorpio, purely because the Scorpio is still an Xbox One, while the PS5 will be a new generation, rather than a faster PS4. The Scorpio sounds great on paper, but because it's still an Xbox One, it's extra power can only be used for higher resolutions and faster framerates, that's really it. It's games won't be able to have larger, more dynamic worlds, more complex AI or new kinds of systems, purely because the standard Xbox One wouldn't be able to run it. The extra power ONLY results in a smoother image output, the actual games that come out are identical. So when Sony release the PS5 with improved hardware due to the advances of the next few years, it'll be at a more reasonable price tag and they'll be able to take full advantage of that hardware with a full generational leap in terms of design and vision, which is something that Scorpio certainly won't have, as it's entirely held back by being an Xbox One and not say, an Xbox Two. Sony could launch a PS5 on the same day as Scorpio with the same specs, and it's games would be a vast improvement over Scorpio's from the start because they're not shackled like Scorpio's games will be. |
I was going to say something similar.
Scorpio/PS5 comparisons don't really matter unless Microsoft breaks their promise about all new games needing to play on both the Scorpio and the vanilla Xbox One. Otherwise, it's going to be enhanced Xbox One games versus next-gen PS5 games.
If Microsoft does break that promise and the Scorpio does in fact become a "next gen" device, they'll have a cheaper box to go up against the PS5 but it would obviously be older tech by that point. The PS5 could easily hit $399 while offering a significant power boost just from the natural maturing of technology.
They could release a stronger Xbox later, of course, but headstarts are difficult to overcome.
