Phil Spencer: Scorpio will be the very best console version of games this year..

[Azuren]

Azzanation said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

https://venturebeat.com/2016/09/19/4k-uhd-tvs-are-being-adopted-faster-than-hdtvs/

 

"By 2017, 4K UHD TV sales will hit 20 million a year in the U.S. That number will grow to 23 million in 2018, and 26 million by 2019, Shapiro said. The 2016 growth rate is 105 percent above the units sold for 2015."

 

Since Sony saved Blu Ray from HD DVD and Microsofts failed attempt to use HD DVD, I believe they came to the conclusion that not enough 4k (or 4k blu ray drives) tvs had been sold to justify going global with a 4k console even though the blu ray association has been selling 4k blu ray players to compliment 4k tvs. Sony is known for being the primary platform for the adoption of new formats. The PS5 will launch to the broadest audience possible most likely within the next two to three years and use their market power just like the PSOne and PS2 to spread their association. Much like the PS2...Sony will market the PS5 as an affordable hub for the ultimate 4k entertainment for all. Much like the PS2....the PS5's world appeal and price drops in 4k tv prices will justify many people to make the jump to full 4k. Its growing quickly, but not quick enough.

The only screw up Sony made was buying Gaikai and thinking that BC through streaming was going to be the next big trend. Streaming is big but gaming through streaming is not as reliable as they think just yet. 

It is only to one up Sony. Microsoft cannot reasonably say they put out a 4k console for a small audience to reach the mass market. LOL

Its not always about releasing hardware at its peak stages of tech. Its sometimes getting ahead of the curb. PS3 released with Blu-Ray when Blu-Ray wasnt even a thing.  PS3 manage to continue to sell for 10 years using Blu-Ray as its driving force. Something the Scorpio will try to achieve because in acouple years time it won't be expensive expecially agaisnt a newer PS5. Oh, so you can see the future? How do you know Scorpio won't just be a massive commercial failure? Or that the PS5 will even happen? Or that Microsoft won't just give up on console gaming?

Sony saved Blu-Ray? Haha dude HD-DvD and Blu-Ray is a completely different market to gaming. Games today is becoming more digital. You dont need a disc to run formats anymore. 1 big reason Sony didnt include a 4k player in the Pro was to lower the price (Sony 4k Players wouldnt be cheap and they wont source a cheaper alternative brand) where as MS could easily fit a cheap 4k player from any brand since they dont make 4k players just like the XB1S. Yeah, Sony did save Blu-ray. Is that really even a debatable topic? And if you knew anything about margins and the cost of Sony Blu-ray players, you would be talking more about how Sony is actually more capable of fitting a cheaper 4K Blu-ray Drive in their platform than Microsoft is.

Sonys PS4 Pro failed to attract the 4k market mainly because customers arent going to buy into a fake 4k (checkerboarding) if people want to upgrade they will buy the real thing. Scorpio is in a different boat to Pro. Its a True 4k machine marketed towards the premium customers and enthusius. Its not meant to outsell a PS4 or XB1S. Those that spend thousands on there entertainment centers will see the Scorpio as a welcome edition not the Pro. Are you kidding me? Over half of the people who come into my store looking for 4K TV's have or are grabbing a PS4 Pro or Xbox One S. And you act like every single title relies on the checkerboard when there's an entire thread on this forum detailing titles that run Native 4K. Those who spend thousands on entertainment are looking for fixes now, not later when a mid-gen update to the distant second of Gen 8 comes out to play games in 4K that they could be playing right now in 4K on their PCs. The only people who will be buying a Scorpio are die-hard MS fans; everyone else has already purchased a PS4 Pro for price or upgraded their PC for performance.

If you say you might aswell wait for PS5 than you might aswell wait again for the XB2 since thats most likely going to come out after PS5 and be more powerful again. After being beaten by Sony three generations in a row, I would be surprised in MS stopped making Xboxes.

Iv reas majority of your threads. You clearly dont like the Scorpio. Not sure what you have agasint it. Its a machine meant to benefit console only gamers. I am a 4k PC gamer and im glad a company is out there pushing the 4k market. Its awesome thing not a negative. I've read a majority of your posts, and you clearly only like Xbox. What's your point?