Scorpio is not competing with Switch. It's probably a $500 box with it's current specs.Another thought here for this survey:
Could MS be fishing to gauge reaction to Switch in the run up to Scorpio's launch? I mean I can't believe they'd really be affected but is there a chance that they could be thinking "how damaging could a potential Mario Odyssey, Pokemon Stars, Smash Bros Deluxe triple header be to us if they come out around October / November this year?"
Very interesting. Shows how seriously Switch is being taken.
Zune 2 incoming!
Xbox Switch will be at e3 2018.....lol.
Does it have to be that powerful? The same games don't necessarily need to be the same fidelity.
Fair! That does sound like an awful trend. That feature just seems like an odd one out for a video games console when placed beside stuff like portability and games library.There's been something of a push in mobile devices to abandon removable storage for god knows why reasons, so the more pushback from consumers on "Yes please, I would like cheap easily removable and upgradable storage and not expensive built in untamperable FLASH memory" the better imo
Does it have to be that powerful? The same games don't necessarily need to be the same fidelity.
Yeah running Xbox One games at 720p like the switch does shouldn't be that hard?
I wouldnt be surprised if they did a smaller Surface type device. Not only for XBO games but PC games too.
That's not how games on consoles work though. They would all have to be completely redone to work with the new spec. Games don't automatically scale, the developers would need to do a lot of work on every single game on the platform if they want them all to be playable on the new device.
Are they allowed to do this?
I've been trying to take the survey but it will not send the results.
Yep. As much as I like to complain about Nintendo (despite spending lots of money on their wares), they certainly shake things up in this industry time after time.Very interesting. Shows how seriously Switch is being taken.
Now this is a console war I want to be a part of shit. If Microsoft releases a competitor to the Switch now that's gonna light a fire under Sony's ass to get a damn Vita 2 out.
Does XboxGAF care about Switch?
Maybe.
Maybe not.
But I'm sure they want high profile good games on their platform like everybody else.
The portability is incredible. Just being able to play Disgaea 5 on my TV last night then, around 10, grab my switch and get into bed and keep playing, then the next day take it to my parents' house and carry on playing on the train / at theirs is truly revolutionary for me.
I mean it's reached the point now where, given feature parity, I'd buy any multi platform game on Switch. Running at slightly higher resolutions doesn't bother me and being able to take it anywhere is easily worth the small trade off. If Skyrim runs at a respectable frame rate (so a solid 30) then it is going to utterly consume my life.
I don't think a MS branded, Switch style, handheld would be a good idea to be honest. For one, it would need to be a fair whack more powerful than Switch to run Xbox One games and these games would also need to be ported to the system by hand. That takes time and effort and many devs likely wouldn't be bothered.
With that amount of power, battery life would be shocking, even worse than the Switch and people bitched about that non stop. It would run hot, loud and be pretty big to fit the sort of graphics tech in there that would allow Xbox games to run easily on it.
Next, Nintendo is making the Switch work because they a) partnered up with the tech company with a considerable amount of experience in mobile graphics design and b) are devoting all of their resources to it. They have unified all development teams, this will be their platform going forward. If MS released an Xbox branded handheld type console it likely wouldn't have exclusives which were designed specifically for it and it would force devs to split their time across two different platforms. In short, we would end up with exactly the same situation as the Vita - great hardware (at the time) but not nearly enough developer support meaning it eventually faded into obscurity amongst anyone who didn't adore indie games / Japanese games.
It will end up with MS pouring silly amounts of money into it for little real return on investment I reckon. They would be splitting their money and development resources between Xb1 S, Scorpio, a future Xbox Two (or whatever) and a handheld. This just doesn't seem even remotely like a good idea. Nintendo are in a very different position as they can just throw everything at the Switch.
What if Ryzen Mobile clocks in around 1.5TF+-?
Zune HD had good full 3D versions of PGR and Audiosurf. I'll take it.
X1s CPU is the least of the problems that would need to be solved to shrink it down to a tablet form factor
APU is a marketing term, and it is functionally no different to Intel HD integrated graphics. Its not running Quantum Break in other words.
We're talking Mobile APU, not just a CPU.
Scorpio already addressed the change in memory..so they've already tested that route. Lets list things out then .
Also, the survey results went through for me now after trying and getting errors earlier.
Surprised they didn't list online infrastructure as a possible negative.
With Microsoft's focus on backwards compatibility going forward, and Xbox-compatible handheld device would be awesome. All those 360 games on the go?If Microsoft released a Switch style tablet which plays X1 games in the next couple of years, oh boy oh boy.
I've never owned an Xbox anything in my life but I'd probably get a portable one
I don't see myself ever buying a Xbox device, but a Xbox portable I probably would
X1s CPU is the least of the problems that would need to be solved to shrink it down to a tablet form factor
How much would a handheld that powerful cost to buy? Plus battery life would be a concern.
I know I personally am really excited about the MicroSD slot. Hard to resist a console with MicroSD.
Are they allowed to do this?