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Geoff Keighley: Scorpio rumored to cost $499 (he's right, flawless victory)
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TalentAlwaysWins
Banned
He's on the MS payroll. Lying so that we all assume it's 499 and then they say $399.
Don't worry guys, they are changing the price on the powerpoint at this right moment.
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We'll see.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
We will need two jobs to finance this shit.
BinaryBear07
Member
LMAO
GHG
Gold Member
So do these people want to play Xbox games at the best quality possible or are they shareholders inspecting spreadsheets hoping for a dividend payout?
The top two come from an APU that is about the same size as the pro at the same process size. The only real cost impact is the 50% more ram and more complex motherboard for the faster/wider bus.
People have mentioned ram prices firming up over the last year so maybe that forces their hand but $100 seems too much
Scousefury
Member
In order for scorpio to be successful it has to convince PS4 owners to swap ecosystem. A $499 console won't do that. First time buyers with or without 4k tv's might be turned off. The only people deffo buying rhe console are XBox one owners. Its self defeating. If Sony price drop on scorpio launch they will clean up.
AudioEppa
Member
Was this petty shit of a comment necessary?
Have fun in the system wars into your face turns green all you want. Idc. But don't start name calling people like a fucking child.
Katana_Strikes
Member
A years supply of Scorpion lollies.
JuanLatino
Member
why would he tweet it hours before the conference...seems weird.
if it turns out to be 399$ we know why
if it turns out to be 399$ we know why
The writing was on the wall since its announcement.
MS always said this was a premium device that comes at a premium price.
not to throw shade at anyone but this is for people with disposable income, not for the masses and not for those looking in the bargain bin for $19.99 games.
MS always said this was a premium device that comes at a premium price.
not to throw shade at anyone but this is for people with disposable income, not for the masses and not for those looking in the bargain bin for $19.99 games.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
At this time the only persons that know the Scorpio price are Nadella and Spencer. And neither one will tell anybody else, that is on lockdown. It's all a ruse to get that magical moment, which was starting to go away with everybody thinking that 399 is the expected price for what it is. Then, two days before E3, suddenly everyone goes up. 449. No. 499. Come on, don't fall for this crap. Or do and be surprised when it is not like so. $349. Why $349, you ask? Well, that was the price the original Xbox One was designed for. Then they added a Kinect to every SKU. 499 or 449 will result in "they did everything so well and then they screwed it all up" mindshare. This is the year of dreams, they will do everything right. 349.
He/Microsoft succeeded.
Half of the people here took the bait.
ComputerBlue
Member
Over $750 with tax. No one will buy this thing.
GinoFelino
Member
You know the Pro has been out for a year at that point, right
DrakeDeception
Neo Member
It's like people forgot the Xbox one launched at $499 and still sold close to 1 million consoles its opening month in the US. That was also with being a weaker console to the competition. Now it's the strongest. I don't really see the problem, even though I hoped for Scorpio to be $399 myself.
Simply Sami
Member
Once again this is a premium Xbox, expect a premium price. If you want a cheap Xbox then go for a slim.
CJY
Banned
Me too, particularly with the qualifier at the end... "unless things have changed"
If it's $499 (it's not) this thing is completely dead in the UK
The original XB1 was that price (£430) and they had to bundle free FIFA at launch with just about every console, and it received a price cut to £399 within like 2 months, then it was available pretty widely for £350 (same price as PS4 with kinect) around the time Titanfall came out
The original XB1 was that price (£430) and they had to bundle free FIFA at launch with just about every console, and it received a price cut to £399 within like 2 months, then it was available pretty widely for £350 (same price as PS4 with kinect) around the time Titanfall came out
Uno Venova
Banned
The pro hasn't dropped in price yet?
Diprosalic
Banned
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
BS, they said it is going to be a premium device but the price delta between One S and Scorpio will be that of devices of the same family. Premium price is what people took from it being a premium device.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
GameAddict411
Member
Not shocking, but it's definitely not going to make Sony sweat. It's going to be DOA considering the mixed messages around this console. It's not a new console generation but they are asking new generation money for it. I also don't see why the average joe will pay double the amount of money for it over the regular XO. I think MS is really overestimating the amount of console owners who want enthusiastic level hardware. Most of these people have probably already bought or built a gaming PC.
The thing is, Geoff is the one guy in media that knows about mostly anything these companies do before hand and he never leaks anything.
To me, MS either pulled a House of Cards here and let him leak this one a little bit ahead of time because they knew people would react negatively and that would be the aftermath of their conference, leaking it before gives people sometime to digest the idea.
Or they are really going for the "OMG MS, we thought it was going to be 499, so generousss".
Seriously, Geoff never leaks stuff.
MiloHoffman
Member
PS5 @ $399 and Sony wins the war again mark my words
HighResTomato
Member
People in this thread really believe MS would collude with Geoff (putting his name on the line) to throw people off. And create a negative narrative 6 hours before their presentation?
Hand in your tinfoil hats.
Hand in your tinfoil hats.
BackwardCap
Member
You guys are asking a lot of the worlds "most powerful home console".
AfterTheFall
Member
I'm expecting a Pro price drop at Sony's conference. That could be the nail in the coffin.
Please prove me wrong and sell this beast for $399.99 and I'm in.
Please prove me wrong and sell this beast for $399.99 and I'm in.
a Master Ninja
Member
$500 is not a competitive price.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
This is a stunt
Given the specs, it's a decent price, but in reality, it's not a mass market price. People who actually care about this level of performance are PC gamers who are absolutely going to go for a new 4k capable graphics card instead. People who care about 4k, don't own a PC, and want a console doing 4k is a very small market. PS4 Pro is much more within reach for most and a better proposition for what results you get. I'll be paying attention to the presentation today because I would love for them to change my mind. I have a 4k TV and want to see if it's worth taking advantage of yet.