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Dude, who is this for? Microsoft carved out their corner of the market this generation by making a console that basically served as an all-in-one multimedia box. Like it plays games, and that's a major focus of the console, but it was designed with the idea of replacing your Blu-ray player, Apple TV, Roku, cable box, and old game console all at once. It's marketed towards a more general consumer. The One X is an enthusiast product, being sold at an enthusiast price, but it's being marketed towards a base that (generally) has no interest in an enthusiast product. You could say they're trying to get part of Sony's audience, the enthusiast who prioritizes games and wants the best gaming experience possible, but the One X doesn't have the library of games to make PS4 players jump ship and choose it over the PS4 Pro.

So again, I ask; who is this for?

EDIT: Oh, well I guess we're starting the page with this.

 

[Zojirushi]

Seems like the right price for the hardware.

If that's a console market compatible price point, hard to say.

 

[Sydle]

If I didn't have a decent PC with a 1070 I'd be interested in this. I'm going to put any gaming budget towards rebuilding my tower to a small form factor I can put in my media console under the TV. Might consider a XBOX after the first price drop.

 

[Monkeyball]

I was convinced it would be 399. I dont see people buying this over a way cheaper PS Pro and a way WAY cheaper PS4.

 

[op_ivy]

They did a pretty poor job of selling me on this. Hopefully more media/stories this week

 

[Fata1moose]

It's cool that the console is small and pretty decent specs, but I saw no reason to buy it at this time. No retroactive updates to games like Sunset or Halo 5, why not just move forward on PC where new games will be released?

 

[Dommel]

Not one mention of framerate, not one. DOA

Yes they did, Forza at 60fps

 

[killatopak]

If Sony goes for the jugular and announces $200 PS4 and $300 Pro. RIP XOX.

OG BC is tempting though if XOX improves them.

 

[Maximo]

AU$649 Gooooodluck with that holy moly.

 

[xkramz]

i mean its not bad considering...wtf 4k 60fps on pc is $1000 of dollars.... and on top of you getting 4K @60fps,. youre getting a UHD player which runs between 250-500 itself too for half the price on components to have a capable PC rig for 4K @60fps gaming...

its priced perfectly. not for entry level consumer..but hey thats why ONE S is there. this is for the enthusiast of gamers. so chill.. lol

 

[Chuck Norris]

Sony is fucked.

Uh huh

 

[bigbaldwolf86]

£449 in UK

Edit: €499 in Europe (I checked Germany)


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More than £100 more expensive than a Ps4 Pro. Good luck MS

 

[Fess]

SO both Sony and MS priced their new HW at the original price of the old HW.

Which is fine for Sony but didn't Microsoft learn anything from the XB1 launch where they had to kill off Kinect and drop the price?
I mean they've already tried this. What's the deal, why try again?

 

[Camoxide]

I assume the CPU is just an overclocked Jaguar?

 

[Mizzou Gaming]

That's an odd statement.

When Scorpio was first revealed a lot of people were throwing out $599+ price tags considering the power they promised in the box. As we got nearer to launch people seem to get so wrapped up in the hopes for a ridiculous low price they seemed to forget what they were getting in the box and weren't being realistic.

 

[JayWood2010]

I was expecting $499 or $599. Glad to see it $499. Good price for what you get.

 

[Rizific]

People are surprised because it's total suicide to announce it any higher than $399, at that pricetag it will be completely overlooked by your average consumer. We just assumed Microsoft had more sense than that, despite all the evidence against it.

theres that word again. obviously this isnt targeted towards your average consumer. neither is the ps4 pro. its not a product for the masses. its not replacing the base xb1. this is the premium version of the xbox one targeted at xbox enthusiasts.

 

[Natiko]

Any idea when preorders will be available?

 

[Shaanyboi]

Sony is fucked.

Not at that price

 

[Fat4all]

Fuck

Poor Canadians

 

[obauma]

Good god, the PS3 was £429. Is this the most expensive UK console launch since the 90s?

#Brexit

 

[Atlas157]

I assume the CPU is just an overclocked Jaguar?

Yes.

 

[Beefy]

£449

what are you doing

Least they didn't chuck on another £50 like usual.

 

[leeh]

Good god, the PS3 was £429. Is this the most expensive UK console launch since the 90s?

If you take into account inflation, that 429 turns into 569.

So, not really.

 

[Kane1345]

Yeah, no thanks.

 

[Stormy]

Day 1 even at $500. Was a great conference in my opinion. Pacing was great, lots of cool looking games, and the ones that were supposed to look amazing did. Crackdown was a bit of a downer, but that's just because I thought they would show more of it. Otherwise, I can't wait to upgrade.

 

[dan2026]

You can get a Pro for about £120 or more cheaper.

I don't see how the ScorpiX can really compete at the price its at.

 

[tiebreaker]

Price sucks, but I'm thoroughly impressed that they put a liquid cooler and managed to make it that small.

 

[wachie]

Sony is fucked.

Because they won't be able to keep the PS4 Slims and Pros on the shelves?

 

[Izuna]

£449 in UK

Dead on arrival

Needs trade in otherwise I don't think I can be Day One...

;/

 

[yukianderson]

Uh huh

He's living an alternative universe.

 

[ZehDon]

AUD$649. Ouch. They're clearly not interested in selling a lot of these things. Great hardware, but at that price, I'll stick with my Xbox One S and PS4 Pro.

 

[sam777]

Good god, the PS3 was £429. Is this the most expensive UK console launch since the 90s?

Exchange rate is part of that, pound to dollar was 1:2 when PS3 released.

 

[Red Devil]

Price sounds fair considering the hardware, however with every other game also coming out on PC, eh, it's an easy pass.

 

[Xenoflare]

The thing I don't get, and this applies to the PS4 Pro except less so because it isn't 500 bucks, is won't the power of these consoles be held back because they have to support the original hardware? I mean, I'm sure they scale nicely for 4K TVs, but as someone with a 1080p television, my only benefit is slightly better images with the supersampling, slightly faster load times, and that's about it? Unless you have a nice 4K TV, this just seems like a minor bump?

I think people need to realize the whether if it's pro or the one x their cheaper brethren, the slim and the one s are going to be the ones pushing the hardware totals.

1080p does have it's advantages but the returns are indeed like you said, less noticeable unless you have a 4k display, no matter how hard people tries to bend it

$499 USD is a fair but also disappointing price, but again, MS now has the One S to be that cheap UHDBR player that plays games that goes on $199 every now and then

 

[Omni]

Well they had a legitimate change to bring me back in but nothing I saw today makes the upgrade worth it. Shame really.

650AUD is ridiculous at this point, haha.

 

[mario_O]

I'm fine with a box what plays all my games in 4K for £450.

I get why people didn't want it a bit cheaper but christ, people are having meltdowns in here. When it was announced everyone thought $399 was bonkers, now we're going nuts because it isn't.

All your games? you'll probably get '4Kinda' in many AAA games, just like the Pro.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Sony is fucked.

There is absolutely no chance this is a serious post.

 

[Crowza]

Before the conference I expected it to come in at $499, but then when I didn't see an Elite controller at the start of the show, I thought $399...

 

[Dee Dah Dave]

Love the colour. Hype deflated after the conference though.

 

[cyberheater]

£449 in UK

Nope. It's just too much.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Dude, who is this for? Microsoft carved out their corner of the market this generation by making a console that basically served as an all-in-one multimedia box. Like it plays games, and that's a major focus of the console, but it was designed with the idea of replacing your Blu-ray player, Apple TV, Roku, cable box, and old game console all at once. It's marketed towards a more general consumer. The One X is an enthusiast product, being sold at an enthusiast price, but it's being marketed towards a base that (generally) has no interest in an enthusiast product. You could say they're trying to get part of Sony's audience, the enthusiast who prioritizes games and wants the best gaming experience possible, but the One X doesn't have the library of games to make PS4 players jump ship and choose it over the PS4 Pro.

So again, I ask; who is this for?

EDIT: Oh, well I guess we're starting the page with this.

seems like a really small crisscrossing segment of the market.

 

[DeadlyVirus]

i mean its not bad considering...wtf 4k 60fps on pc is $1000 of dollars.... and on top of you getting 4K @60fps,. youre getting a UHD player which runs between 250-500 itself too for half the price on components to have a capable PC rig for 4K @60fps gaming...

its priced perfectly. not for entry level consumer..but hey thats why ONE S is there. this is for the enthusiast of gamers. so chill.. lol

They only mentioned 60fps on Forza

 

[Sjefen]

This will be a hard sell for MS, with so little exclusives and that price tag...

 

[bounchfx]

Sony is fucked.

what planet is this

 

[ViciousDS]

If Sony goes for the jugular and announces $200 PS4 and $300 Pro. RIP XOX.

OG BC is tempting though if XOX improves them.

I'd welcome it, as it would mean the X would drop fast as fuck in price

 

[drhankmccoyphd]

I was really open to MS selling me on a 4k console but the price and lack of exclusives makes me think I'll be getting a PS4 Pro this week.

 

[NESpowerhouse]

Sure pays off to keep realistic expectations huh

 

[InsaneTiger]

it's probably not that dissimilar to what the X is going to be. It's still beholden to the "Xbox One" as a platform, and that's going to limit the power difference and how it's utilized. That part is probably what surprised me the most.

Yup, it's still a Xbox One. So if you own an S and don't have a 4K or don't want to upgrade you don't have to in order to play Xbox games. Though I feel Xbox fans feel more desperate for a new console than PS fans, maybe I'm wrong.

 

[rokkerkory]

Very niche product at this price point. Love the console but don't wanna pay for it until $400. Sticking to my guns as a huge xbox fan.