Scousefury
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If that were true the Pro would be $100 dollars cheaper already.
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Geoff Keighley: Scorpio rumored to cost $499 (he's right, flawless victory)
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If that were true the Pro would be $100 dollars cheaper already.
Joelstinton14
Member
I don't know.
In the mass market i think there is an acceptance of affordability - and here in the uk that price barrier is £350. The history is there to show that - ps3, x1 having a notoriously difficult time. Sony even priced the Pro there ( i think).
You could argue that the Scorpio will be a niche product entirely aimed at the hardest of hardcore gamer - but the way that Microsoft have hyped this thing feels more inline with a new generation of consoles. Not quite there but more than a simple upgrade for sure.
LukasTaves
Member
They did with xbone. Repeatedly.
THE:MILKMAN
Member
So has anyone on Twitter asked him why he tweeted this info over anything else he knows?
I think it a fair question.
I think it a fair question.
What A Time To Be Alive
Member
Yeah if you ignore the used scene.
Built a 4670k/980ti machine for $500 just off of craigslist parts.
Shit is to lucrative to past up.
MikeE21286
Member
Geoff could be lied to. It could be true. Or he could be involved with the leak.
We would never know for sure.
We would never know for sure.
RedAssedApe
Banned
on the flip side, why would geoff opt to dorito pope himself again?
have to add $60 to that $500 btw for Xbl something Pc doesn't have. XBL being free on PC is awesome!
Overall you actually spend more on consoles than on the PC
PackAPunchedMick
Member
Oh shit.
immortal-joe
Member
Nah, still all in on $399. Phil with the smug smile and all.
It´s Microsoft, damage control before the match even starts
of course it´s gonna be 499
It's better to be lied to by a corporation than to accept that said corporation is willing to sell a product at a higher price than you'd like.
OK.
McMoneyman
Member
Didn't Geoff and a few others leak the original Xbox One name before the event it got announced at? If I remember correctly.
I don't deny that 499 is on the high side, but I honestly expected 449, certainly not 399.
They did exactly that with Xbox One. Several times.
Xbox fans are willing to buy Elite controllers. They are thirsty for new hardware, way more than PS4 owners ever were. They will sell out this holiday.
Now, after the holidays, it'll sink like a stone, but this holiday was locked whether it was $299 or $499.
Obliterator
Member
It's the main reason I think it's possibly controlled.
Frankly Geoff probably knows almost every game we will see at both MS and Sony's conferences. It just is very weird he specifically leaked this one thing.
joe_zazen
Member
Good point. People always say "it runs better on pc", which is inaccurate to the point of being deceptive*, but it gives pc an aura. Maybe the same will happen for Xbox as a whole despite X1 being a wet noodle.
*To be accurate: "it runs better on pc if it has powerful enough components and the game has been optimised for that particular hardware config."
ByWatterson
Member
It's not that it's an unreasonable price, but that it is not a competitive price.
And by the time there's a price drop, we'll be on the cusp of a new generation. Only way this makes sense is if it is an earnest attempt to end the console generation cycle.
you know... except for yields.
Dash_Riprock
Member
It wouldn't even sell more with price parity, given that it's still an Xbox One.
Still, launching at such a price point without exclusives and without new Xbox One first party highlights outside of CD3 and Forza 7, which are unlikely to attract new users and seem more targeted at the existing user base, makes me wonder why they are hyping the system so hard. Right now looks like they are making Xbox more and more into a niche product without global attraction.
Platinum_D
Member
About the same price i expected (IF TRUE)
thekiddfran
Member
This a controlled leak to temper expectations.
Base model will be 399 and pro model with elite controller will be 499.
If not then Microsoft are in serious trouble and Sony just got dealt an easy hand again,
Base model will be 399 and pro model with elite controller will be 499.
If not then Microsoft are in serious trouble and Sony just got dealt an easy hand again,
GHG
Member
Some of you are making me want to tear my fro out.
The moms and pops buy the $299 console that plays the same freaking games. Little Timmy is still in nappies, so I'm sure he won't notice the difference between 1080p and 1440p.
He's also not old enough to come crying to neogaf about how he experienced a few frame drops in Lego star wars.
Katana_Strikes
Member
I mean the price for the spec vs the completion adds up but MS need to sell the thing as well and like we've seen a couple of times in the past, $499 is DoA especially when you have a much stronger and cheaper competitor. I doubt Sony could get away with a PSPro+ at that price either though.
Considering how much hype and prominence MS has given it, you'd think they'd be pushing the price hard too but $499 would be super niche. Not forgetting Sony still has their Pro price cut card to play this Fall.
You will be able to get a used Scorpio for less than retail also, so that's a weird argument.
Hm. I never thought of it from this angle. That it's Microsoft trying to shift a bit of expectation pre-press conference so the price doesn't hit so hard.
But man, that doesn't change the fact that the E3 teaser led specifically and clearly intentionally to a "Less Than $400" clue. I'm torn.
Robot Pants
Member
Interesting.
I don't know what it's going to offer but it sounds like a bad idea to have it that price point. A really bad idea. They better have megaton announcements for games or..... yeesh
I don't know what it's going to offer but it sounds like a bad idea to have it that price point. A really bad idea. They better have megaton announcements for games or..... yeesh
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
Why would you lower the price on a console that sells well enough and has no competition? PS4 Pro was making a profit from day 1, it can probably be produced for less than $300 by now.
RowdyReverb
Member
Price drops don't happen because build costs decrease, they happen in response to waning demand
joe_zazen
Member
What if Phil's intent is to make money, not one up Sony?
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Big, if true.