Rumor: Xbox "Lockhart" specs leaked, is $300

[Mr Puggsly]

victor83fernandes said:

Mr Puggsly said:

If MS has an idea of the size of games at the moment, it's possible 500GB could be viable. I am no expert but maybe due to the significantly faster CPU and storage, developers could utilize compression while still allowing games to load faster. Either they do that or potentially take a hit on storage space.

Having a significantly cheaper Lockhart on the market could also increase the the number of early adopters. I mean it will play 9th gen games and is a significant upgrade over base consoles, so it will still be impressive for the average 8th gen user.

The console won't have any exclusives for 2 years, and 3rd party games most likely will launch most games on the old generation too.

The X is as powerful as the series S, most xbox fans already have the X, they won't see many reasons to upgrade. Most other gamers are saving for a real next gen upgrade, most people would just pay 450 for a ps5 which most likely will have real exclusives not on PC or PS4, probably GT7 at launch.

No one bothers on saving 100-150 dollars when games will be almost 70 each, most people these days have phones that cost at least 500 dollars.

Thats like saying people would just buy a ps4 pro for 300dollars with a game, because budget. People who are ready to upgrade to next gen will not care much about price as long as its not over 500 dollars for base.

No, the Series S might be at par with X1X in GPU power but other specs will trounce X1X. Games on Series S can actually have better visuals and performance thanks to less CPU bottleneck.

In other threads we've already discussed many users opted for cross gen games over the true exclusives in 2013/2014. Having true exclusives at launch doesn't really matter unless they're actually notable. Even then, cross gen games could potentially sell better.

Base console users can also be Xbox fans, many may have skipped X1X and are waiting for 9th gen. Those are users who may also consider Series S.

People don't necessarily outright buy $500+ phones, it often part of their phone plan. People don't always buy the most expensive phone either. With that logic people might opt for the Series S if its considerably cheaper and plays 9th gen games well.

I think $400 and even $500+ is expensive to the average gamer, which is why many will wait for price cuts. If MS can be there on day one with a good $299 machine, it could do well. Most users have base consoles, so even the Series S can look like a vast improvement.