kirby007 on 27 June 2020
| RolStoppable said: A gimped SKU has never worked out well in the past, but the circumstances would be different this time around, so we need more information, especially regarding pricing. What I will say, though, is that Microsoft better not run a sandwich pricing strategy for their own sake. If they come out with "XSX will cost more than the PS5, but Lockhart is cheaper than the PS5", it's not going to bode well. Early adopters don't want gimped, so the actual comparisons will always be PS5 vs. XSX, and the XSX doesn't have a big enough performance advantage to really justify a higher price. If XSX costs the same as the PS5 while Lockhart is merely a (much) cheaper option, then that could turn out okay. Still leaves the question if console gamers properly understand the scaling of graphics, because if they did, they'd be PC gamers. If they don't, then Lockhart will become known for holding back next gen graphics which is a bad narrative for Microsoft and in turn drives people towards the PS5 where people know what they'll get. |
quite sure the switch was a gimped SKU of the nvidia shield
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