Mr Puggsly said:
Oh, Scorpio will get a lot more attention than PS4 Pro. Especially if they treat it like reboot/new console at E3. But sales will also depend on that launch price. PS4 Pro was a missed opportunity. Sony did a great job designing the original PS4 but their mid gen upgrade feels almost unnecessary. |
See, I think a lot of people are going to feel the opposite. The Scorpio feels unnecessary, since its games are going to PC. Other than being powerful, it has no identity of its own. Really, you could say that about Xbox lately. Probably why sales are dropping so much. And if MS really tries to sell it for $499, that problem will appear tenfold. For that, or a little more, you actually could build a decent PC.
And for being unnecessary, the Pro is actually doing quite well now that it's back in stock. It beat the top XBO SKU last month on Amazon, and it's looking to do it, again, this month. You see, the Pro is exactly what it's advertised as, a mid-gen upgrade. It doesn't need to be much more than twice as powerful because it is being held back by the OG PS4, as well as its Jaguar cores, something the Scorpio is going to suffer from, too. It also helps with keeping the price low and with future price cuts. And in 3 years from its launch, there will be the PS5, to reclaim that suddenly so coveted power crown. Where MS is going to have to announce they have some new HW just 1 1/2 years after the Scorpio, if they want to keep up with PS.
