Microsoft’s Xbox One X console commands the most social buzz at E3

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UltimateGamer1982 said:

potato_hamster said:

You mean the same 4K blu ray player that's in the Xbox One S for $249? Are you trying to say that the Xbox One S would "probably be $149" if it wasn't for the 4K blu-ray drive by the same logic? That 4K blu-ray drive doesn't cost nearly as much as you think.

Really? How come standalone 4K players are between $300-$500 by themselves? Is Microsoft using the crappiest 4k player they could find? Or are they simply taking a loss on it? 

You mean like this Samsung one for $175?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A9V6OI6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A13ACIRM091OJE&psc=1

Besides, there's always a big mark-up on new-to-market electronics like this, and doesn't necessarily represent the cost of the hardware itself. Also, wiit's important to consider that with these standalone boxes, they will need additional processing capabiliities that your standard player wouldn't have which would represent higher production costs vs a standard blu-ray drive outside of the cost of the drive itself. The cost over a regular blu-ray drive vs  a 4K blu-ray drive is minimal. MS isn't taking the crappiest player, it's just that they only need the drive portion of it. The rest of the hardware needed to process that extra data is already in the Xbox One S.