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I think some people in here are being incredibly harsh and exaggerating a lot.



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LipeJJ said:
twintail said:
$199

Current X1 exclusive lineup isn't enough to justify paying anything more than that tbqh

Same. And even then, I don't know if I would buy it at launch. .-.

ID buy it then just to play with my cousin 



Some people's reasons to not buy a Scorpio are strange to say the least. I mean Scorpio will have the entire back catalogue of Xbox One games and overall it will do a better job at playing games in 4k than the Pro.
Quote me on this, when it releases in November it will be hugely successful and the hardcore fanbase will buy it with its $499 price tag. But 6 months down the line Pro will have better legs and be selling more. But MS probably know this because it'll be aimed at the hardcore while the Pro has a more broader appeal with a cheaper price tag.



arcaneguyver said:
Slade6alpha said:
And lol, graphics don't matter now. Shocked.

 

Context: when two near-identical systems with fairly weak exclusives come out at the same time, choice of console comes down to price & power. Years into the gen attention-grabbing exclusives and deals are the selling points. Had Scorpio & Pro launched at beginning of the gen with no stand out games and at similar price points, talk here would be different.

Interesting reasoning. I never thought about that, but it makes sense. Thanks for the insight.



Bet with Teeqoz for 2 weeks of avatar and sig control that Super Mario Odyssey would ship more than 7m on its first 2 months. The game shipped 9.07m, so I won

I'll be buying it day 1. Money is not an issue for me. Plus the majority of games I buy are third party games. Exclusives don't bother me. I will be playing the more superior console versions of red dead 2, battlefront 2, battlefield etc...



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Depends on trade in deal and my expendable cash at moment.

Most of my gaming is on Nintendo platforms or PC. Any PS or Xbox system I own is primarily for its blu ray player. I have the One S for its 4k player. Having a One S or a PS4, ect does allow me to pick up a random game if I want that is exclusive to that system, but not worth purchasing the system for. But I'm not against future proofing my tech.

Thus if I can say trade in my One S and pay sub $150 I would probably do it. Possibly up to $200

If not, I'll wait.



Just release it. Already use my Xbone way more than my PS4, only makes sense.



An honest to god exclusive (not on PC) KotOR 3.

In short, I won't be getting one, likely ever.



Oooo, KOTOR 3! That would be interesting.

Anyway, I'm a tech/console guy and like to buy just about everything. I have a PS4 Pro and VR. I don't have a Switch yet but plan on getting one. I already have an XBox One which I haven't had plugged in since Halo 5. I probably shouldn't have bought one, to be honest, as I definitely haven't gotten my money's worth.

Really the only thing I could think of is if it did have full PC functionality and you could use a VIVE/Oculus with it for a decent price. I would have to save up more money and pass on the Switch, but that's the most intriguing thing I can think of. Adding in a couple exclusives (like KOTOR 3/Alan Wake 2/new IP) and I'd probably go that route. My wife would kill me, though.

I should say, I don't at all expect that to happen though. I really think they will focus on the hardware for the majority of the conference and there will probably be one exclusive we didn't know about before. Other than that it will just be showing games running at higher resolutions. I'll probably want one for a week or two when they come out, though, because, "HEY, SHINY NEW TOY!"



Owner of PS4 Pro, Xbox One, Switch, PS Vita, and 3DS

For me it would take a native 4K60 4:4:4 10 bit HDR capable projector to come out with HDMI 2.1 for max $3000. (or CAD 4000) By the time that happens ps5 could already be out. I'll stick to 1080p until I can upgrade my projector to something that lasts another 10 years.

Or Scorpio to offer a few great VR exclusives, or the same VR games running at double the resolution as PSVR. I'll be keeping an eye out for those mixed reality headset reviews, yet so far they don't seem much of a contender besides offering more pixels.

Since any VR plans for Scorpio seem to be postponed to 2018, and the only HDR projector that meets my wishlist is $60k, buying Scorpio at launch is not going to happen. In the event of any great exclusive I'll want to play I can always pick up an XBone S, yet even that seems unlikely at this point. I'm having too much fun in VR to buy another 2D console :)