trunkswd said:
PotentHerbs said:
I see the Series X as the premium console. Its already being marketed as a console that "eats monsters for breakfast." It will probably have an entry point of at least $500. We're getting those ultra high settings right off the bat instead of a mid gen upgrade. Also consider that there could be confusion among consumers if MS has three different SKU's. IIRC, the Xbox One was phased out for the Xbox One S. Perhaps for this very reason?
I also doubt that Project Lockhart isn't the base console. Microsoft's cross generation strategy already targets the Xbox One S until at least 2021. Project Lockhart is poised to be MS cheapest entry into next gen, making it likely the majority of their next gen userbase are Lockhart owners, and any potential bottlenecks of Lockhart need to be prioritized in terms of development. Lockhart is rumored to have a weaker GPU, so maybe they have a weaker CPU, since these units will include an SSD & MS will need to cut cost somewhere.
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Lockhart could also have no disc drive. While it doesn't cut a lot of the cost it does mean every game will be sold digitally and with that more money to Microsoft with each game sold.
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One of the best things about consoles is the ability to own physical games. I really feel like Xbox is the fifth column of consoles. Almost everything they do is to the detriment of consoles in the long run. Lockheart not having a disc drive, and popularizing digital purchases even further would weaken consoles as a whole. What's next, Denuvo on Xbox?
