Rant: MS making a big mistake with the Scorpio, Escape To Gaming

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VGPolyglot said:

RolStoppable said:

Sounds like he doesn't grasp that Microsoft is exiting the console business. It isn't a big mistake to scale back on operations that have no significant value for the company as a whole anymore.

Are they really exiting the console business, though? Why would they make the Scorpio if that were the case?

It's probably like I've been saying.  Scorpio probably started in planning shortly after rumors of the Pro were circulating, to combat it.  This was before XBO's fate was completely sealed.  Now, MS is just going to go ahead with it, giving the Xbox HW one last chance to prove its relevancy.  If it fails, MS is focusing even more on Windows for gaming.  And they probably don't care if it fails, so they are going to make sure they are making a profit on it.  That's why I doubt the $399 price.  I'm leaning more towards $449-$499.