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[viHuGi]

Thomas Mahler who was a developer for Ori And The Blind Forrest has commented on the Xbox Scorpio and made some very interesting remarks about the console as well as the PS4 Pro. In the post he said that the Xbox Scorpio is going to be a “full blow next generation” gaming console and not just an upgraded console. He later said the console wouldn’t be like the PS4 Pro which he called a “half-assed upgrade” which he said the PS4 Pro “kinda is”

Thomas made it clear that Microsoft will need to do some work on promoting the new console to make sure the consumer doesn’t compare it to the PS4 Pro, and that it might just be considered an upgrade rather than this big new console.

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[GregLombardi]

I mean, that's fine, and probably a good plan.

But jeez, this generation of consoles is really starting to get super fucked up.

 

[JinjoUnchained]

Don't know what to believe now. This kind of reads like an attempt to stem the bleeding from the Digital Foundry article.

 

[KZXcellent]

Here's hoping they have some delicious exclusives to go along with it. Forza/Gears/Halo don't do it for me at all.

Even though I'm lukewarm on Microsoft at the moment a new console launch always manages to get me excited. E3 should be interesting.

 

[Raylan]

Only it isn't.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

Gaf -> Internet-> gaf

 

[EBE]

Mmmm.... Full blow...

 

[PorygonVandal]

Here is an image of the full post by Thomas.

Interesting

 

[The Argus]

This topic will be fun.

Pumped for Scorpio, regardless of whatever rumor NeoGAF believes next.

 

[Guymelef]

Yeah.
No.

 

[McDougles]

But all Xbox One games can be played on Scorpio, so no.

 

[zewone]

It would go against their no exclusive message if true.

 

[freeofgreed]

Yeah I also had a feeling this is what it would ultimately be. But lol if true, I don't see how this would benefit Microsoft at all and will probably just end up fucking themselves over.

 

[Noobcraft]

Mmmm.... Full blow...

The Witness 2 confirmed.

 

[entremet]

But all Xbox One games can be played on Scorpio, so no.

War has changed.

 

[benny_a]

I haven't followed it, so we're basically getting 8x increase in CPU, 8x increase in GPU, 8x increase in memory like it was on average before in console transitions?

 

[Bsigg12]

What the hell is that site?

 

[tapedeck]

I'm siding with this guy, cause I want to believe.

 

[DNAbro]

Interesting

why would devs be okay with this? That means games that won't run on the original Xbox and Scorpio exclusive ones.

 

[bunbun777]

The best of both worlds, incremental upgrade with next gen capabilities.

 

[HamsterPackage]

I was hoping for a half blow. Show me some exclusives worth a damn and I'll buy.

 

[Maxinas]

But all Xbox One games can be played on Scorpio, so no.

All Wii games can be played on the Wii U, is it not a next gen console compared to the Wii? Incoming, b-but power.

 

[op_ivy]

Neogaf > internet > neogaf

 

[Kremzeek]

wow so he knows more than Phil Spencer now?......

because Spencer said it wasn't.

 

[GrizzleBoy]

Enthusiasm restored?

 

[Oneself]

Microsoft-exclusive dev takes a stab at Sony. That's quite surprising.

 

[ZOONAMI]

But all Xbox One games can be played on Scorpio, so no.

That used to be called backwards compatibility.

 

[Guymelef]

Microsoft-exclusive dev takes a stab at Sony. That's quite surprising.

Just in time.

 

[Transistor]

If that's the case, Microsoft is expecting people to generation jump every five years....

Also, the timing of this is extremely convenient

 

[pastrami]

He later said the console wouldn’t be like the PS4 Pro which he called a “half-assed upgrade” which he said the PS4 Pro “kinda is”

Editor please.

 

[zewone]

I think he's mistaken.

 

[JustenP88]

Am I the only who feels like the distinction is pretty much arbitrary at this point?

 

[King_Moc]

Well, someone's been on the kool aid.

There's the same percentage difference in power between Pro and Scorpio as there was between standard xb1 and ps4.

 

[bman94]

God damn it. I feel like this generation just got started and Microsoft and Nintendo are already chugging fast into "next gen".

Lol Sony is killing it with the PS4 and I don't see them dropping the PS4 anytime soon.

 

[Hamster Plugin]

But all Xbox One games can be played on Scorpio, so no.

That's not the definition of a new generation. The PS2 played PS1 games.

New gen means that Scorpio will get games that cannot be played on Xbox One. If games can still be played on Xbox One, the Scorpio is just an upgrade.

 

[Sky Chief]

Who the fuck says "full blow"? Is that even a real phrase?

EDIT: My guess is he meant "full blown"

 

[ResoRai]

It would go against their no exclusive message if true.

why would devs be okay with this? That means games that won't run on the original Xbox and Scorpio exclusive ones.

Pretty sure he's talking about the hardware.

 

[Kthulhu]

BOTW is also 1080p.

 

[Boke1879]

It won't have exclusive games that harness the full power and nothing suggest it is a full new generation. This would contradict everything MS has said and quite frankly they'll get tons of shit for it.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Remember the whole neogaf shit storm when the Neo was rumored?

I like how nobody cares anymore.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

"Full Blow" is just how I like my consoles.

 

[OnPoint]

All Wii games can be played on the Wii U, is it not a next gen console compared to the Wii? Incoming, b-but power.

Not the same thing.

You can't play Wii U games on a Wii.

You can (supposedly) play all Xbox One games on Xbox One, the S, and Scorpio.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

If this an actual huge leap they should have games shared for both Xbox One and Scorpio for two years before making exclusive Scorpio games that take advantage of the power.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

Where the fuck did you find this website? First time I've heard of this.
Lol ... self promotion?

 

[Sanctuary]

He later said the console wouldn't be like the PS4 Pro which he called a ”half-assed upgrade" which he said the PS4 Pro ”kinda is"

What an ugly and redundant sentence. Anyway, in terms of raw power, if the specs were to be believed, it was obviously a generational leap from the Xbone and base PS4.

 

[Cerium]

Begun, the console wars have.

 

[Salty Rice]

The guy says the best stuff about the console his games are on? SHOCKING

 

[sixteen-bit]

looking forward to Ori 2

 

[xxracerxx]

So which GAF thread did he say that in?

 

[FalsettoVibe]

This reads like fanboy jabber. How can Pro be considered a "half-assed upgrade" when it's not meant to be a next gen system?