the way these manufactures ramp up the prices for the different size drives are crazy. This would've been an easy way to add even more perceived value. Drop 500gb, make the 1tb $320 if was really a problem at $300
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Guess what!? They are targeting that market of hardcore gamers...
I'm thinking $499-$549 will be the starting price points...
Reading through GAF, seems like a lot of people don't get why Scorpio was announced. "Now won't buy a slim just waiting for Scorpio. "
When in reality MS wants you to buy into the ecosystem. Eventually there is going to be a Scorpio slim. Don't fool yourself. If you get XBO now you choose when to upgrade to Scorpio and it can be on your terms. If you decide to swap to PC then you don't get penalized.
There's no reason for me to sell XBO it won't compete with my PC (when I make that GPU purchase) but it will enable me to play my games anywhere still. Still has media capabilities the Scorpio and slim don't have natively.
I don't see XBO holding anything back. And I will certainly enjoy gaming XBO games on my 1080.
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When in reality MS wants you to buy into the ecosystem. Eventually there is going to be a Scorpio slim. Don't fool yourself. If you get XBO now you choose when to upgrade to Scorpio and it can be on your terms. If you decide to swap to PC then you don't get penalized.
There's no reason for me to sell XBO it won't compete with my PC (when I make that GPU purchase) but it will enable me to play my games anywhere still. Still has media capabilities the Scorpio and slim don't have natively.
I don't see XBO holding anything back. And I will certainly enjoy gaming XBO games on my 1080.
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Billy Idol
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First time a Forza game excited me! Trailer was very cool! Maybe this is the way how I get my Motorstorm?!?
Silent_Buddha
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Oh and something that nobody is mentioning, the cooler changed significantly from the X1:
Scorpio looks like your typical GPU reference blower design:
I have a feeling that Microsoft might be under the mistaken impression that people prefer smaller rather than quieter due to how the XBO performed relative to the PS4 in the marketplace. I hope that isn't the case because I REALLY like how quiet the XBO is. Maybe that's a really big and really slow turning blower fan.
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steveOrino
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One more thing I don't get is 4K @ 60 (Spencer specifically said this with "no compromise in IQ") when you have something like a 1070 (6.5TF) struggling at north of 30fps on the latest titles.
MS was smart not to announce the price for Scorpio in case Sony tries to undercut them with the NEO. Also, they are finally leveraging their advantage with PC crossbuy/crossplay. If Sony also responds with crossbuy/crossplay to PC, MS still gets a cut via the Windows 10 store.
Billy Idol
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FFXV looks annoying. Not sure anymore if I buy. Demo and now this looks really bad to me.
Remember, the Flops are not directly comparable between AMD and Nvidia GPUs.
Also, there is substantial difference in the overhead of the various APIs and Drivers on the PC that don't exist on the Consoles.
Silent_Buddha
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Nonsense, a 1070 can easily do 60 FPS at 4k. So can a 290X, Fury or a 980ti.
You just have to play around with the settings. More often than not you'll get it to a place that is almost indistinguishable from the same game at max graphical options.
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RancidLunchmeat
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Strange. So the 2TB version is only available as a limited edition and the real options will be 512Meg or 1TB?
console gamers are going to have to get used to what others had to a looooong time ago, something new is always just around the corner. If you subscribe to my view that the standard generation is over anyway
RancidLunchmeat
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The PSVR already costs $499 itself and is the only real reason that most would upgrade to the NEO. That's quite a significant investment for Sony folks.
It won't hit 4k60 in demanding titles. The 1080 is struggling to do that even when overclocked and it is a 8.2+ tflop GPU. Probably 4k30 is the current aim although i think we might see upscaled games anywhere from 1440p-2160p to hit consistent perf.
I agree. Totally unimpressed with what they showed. I'd rather pick up Scalebound.
Silent_Buddha
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It'll be a limited edition until the next limited edition 2 TB XBO-S with bundled game comes out.
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