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irstupid on 12 June 2017
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Hiku said:
irstupid said:

Well I woudl argue that Anthem looked like what is probably the coolest game I imagine we will see all E3.

And that is coming from someone that can probably guarantee you that I will not even get the game.

But kind of the same situation that the Pro had. Can't really show off new games fro the system without alienating your prior systems. This is a mid-gen console, so all games will still work on prior consoles. Thus doesn' thave the "wow"

I mean when watching all the trailers this E3 for Sony or MS, one has to realize that they will be using the Pro or the X to showcase, or even a PC enhanced version. Thus the majority of gamers out there are being "lied" to in a way. Watching some smooth 4k 60fps visuals when I get it on my slim or one, it will be 900/720 and 22 fps or some junk.

But that is the problem with this midgen stuff that fans have been clamoring for. They all want their iphone yearly updates and s's for consoles i guess.

Kind of, but due to how the situation between Pro and XB1X differs, expectations for how XB1X would be promoted was different as well.
There wasn't a lot of time and promotion between the reveal and release of Pro. They made some adds about checkerboard 4K, and then just kind of threw it out and said have fun. And because Pro's price point is the same as the starting price of PS4, it's a bit of an easier sell.

But Microsoft have been really pushing the power narrative of Scorpio agressively for almost a year with a lot of different slogans and hype building. And they chose to unveil it on the biggest stage at E3. It's price is above a standard console price, so they need something more to make the sale. Obviously that would be the power difference. But you want to be able to convey it in a way that gets people interested. Even though their games have to work on the original Xbox One, I'm sure they could have shown something new that would look recognisably impressive for Xbox One X.

Well that is what is hard about selling a mid-gen version. How do you showcase how much better the games look or run? I doubt MS wants to have a side by side comparison showing a game running 4k/60fps on the one X and then the same game stuttering along at 900p/25fps on the One. While is does promote the one, it kind of bashes another of your products and console owners. You have to somehow sell your premium device while still making current owners feel like they are still being respecteed/appreciated.