oh I see where the problem is. You are not someone I should have a conversation with.

Bye.

Almost nobody knew it existed, it was a bunch of bugged shovelwares and PC mods. Nothing like it is today. And you still can get free mods and awful shovelwares if you like those.

Well, I can see their point.

A switch , or a wii coming out, or something like that is exciting and new. It's not just a new box and same controller. They are new ways to play. Are they going to be better? That's not the point.

The Scorpio will come out touting its specs, yet playing games that that look roughly the same as on the One/PS4/S/Pro. At least for a year or two as do all new systems.

I mean are people excited for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe because of its 1080p 60fps? Sure it's nice, but for all purposes its the same game. (Wii U was 720p 59fps right?) But the more exciting part is (beyond true battle mode) is the potential of its mobility. Taking it on the go as well as playing at home. That is exciting, not a slight res bump or a fps increase to an already smooth experience. (I always feel there should never be unsmooth experiences. If your game is choppy, reduce something to make it smooth)

I brought up an "HD PORT" as example, cause new hardware tends to see a lot of them first year or two.

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Going by PS4P I doubt Scorpio is going to have any impact

MS knows Scorpio is not the only answer to its problems but it certainly is the vessel it needs to steer Xbox forward.

At the end of the day the only way to improve it is it needs to sell hardware to the following people:

+Xbox360/XBO owner upgrades
+Gamers it lost to Sony due to 'less powerful perception'
+ Cross platform buyers
+ Those looking for cutting edge 4K console for their 4K TV's
+ Consumers that buy the latest and greatest

While the argument was that Sony's mid-gen refresh is suspect at best , Xbox stands to gain more from its current position becoming a performance leader with Scorpio. With the new buzz, other investments and partnerships naturally follow.

I anticipate the reason MS has been mum on new projects is because it is saving all new announcements as a method to showcase that it is reinvesting heavily into the Xbox brand with the introduction of Scorpio.

While they've focused a lot on the 'One Platform' message, they still will launch this with the resources they would put towards a new console launch.

And you think that the dude didn't deserve any money for a game he worked on during 5 years?

Anyway, that's one game, we get hundreds of indie games every year now. And many of those studios actually make money, which is great. Because it's great for them that their passion and their job are actually the same thing.

Software is without a doubt the issue. I like the X1 it's a good console but MS is horrible with software. They always come out strong and sputter their way through the middle/end.

The industry is slowly waking up and realizing that graphics aren't everything when most people can't see a significant difference anymore. Games started looking very realistic almost a decade ago, now it's just a matter of resolution and slightly better looking images and gamers are starting to wonder if there's anything else to it.

Why only microsoft? Sony is doing the same. No innovation.