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Xbox Project Scorpio Announced - 6TFlops, 320GB/s - Fall 2017
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Yes. But I don't see Microsoft delaying Scorpio for Zen and giving the PS4 Pro even more time as the "world's most powerful console", especially as the X1 is the runt of the eighth-gen litter, Wii U aside.
Chobel
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Phew... Thanks!
Yeah, I see alot of old school Xbox gamers that loved the idea MS consoles were always relatively powerful coming back for Scorpio, I just want to see how much of a difference the power will mean in visual terms, if it's immediately noticeable with 3rd party games like Red Dead I can see 3rd party carry the machine initally. Updates to FH3 and Gears will help (if there's a significant difference in visuals).
CassidyIzABeast
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Because Scalebound got canceled. Which is ridiculous since that game was going to make Quantum Break look like a sales juggernaut by comparison.
anothertech
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Not to mention the possibility of Xbox becoming more of a software platform than a hardware one. That isn't to say that other companies would make Xboxes, necessarily, but I wouldn't mind seeing a gaming-centric variation of Windows that other companies could use to give Windows 10 more of a living room push.
Chobel
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Another tweet from Major Nelson, it could be unrelated to Scorpio though
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/819222712363032577
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/819222712363032577
Offcourse.
Dee Dah Dave
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Yes, it will just downscale from 4K. Which means you will get great Anti Aliasing aka image quality for 'free'.
wapplew
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Another tweet from Major Nelson, it could be unrelated to Scorpio though
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/819222712363032577
Already hyping up E3 in January. Must be very special.
Papacheeks
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Another tweet from Major Nelson, it could be unrelated to Scorpio though
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/819222712363032577
Of course got to make those positive tweets with the Major.
Could actually be truthful though with scorpio,maybe they do have some cards to show at E3?
No cards at all. Didn't you hear, Microsoft is exiting the console business and the Scorpio is getting cancelled.
VincentMatts
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he literally does this every year.
Metalingus5150
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Nope. The quality will be so good your 1080P TV will explode.
Haha no way! All you said was that you bet it won't have Zen
VincentMatts
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thats why theyre delaying it. to fix the exploding TVs
Bobnob
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Hehe! Hyped
SenjutsuSage
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Hmm, I had to think about it for awhile because technically if it releases within the first 3-4 months of 2018 with Zen, I would find it very hard to believe an extra 3-4 months would singlehandedly be responsible for that. Normally these kinds of decisions, and the chips built in anticipation of a console release, are usually made, and tested, well in advance of the actual release. If Microsoft somehow delays Scorpio till very early in 2018, and it turns out to have a Zen SoC, that would mean the decision to have Zen was made a very long time ago, and not something that was literally done in those last 3 or 4 months. With that in mind, I don't think it would void the bet. If, however, Scorpio is delayed to middle to late Q2 2018 or later, then I would say a bet is void.
These decisions aren't made in 2-4 months.
therealbigrich
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Basically what I think when I see some of these comments
hanspampel
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yes. tapeout for the final xbox scorpio soc will happen late q1 or early q2 in 2017 for a fall/holiday release
the design for the soc is already made
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Or have nothing else to talk about.
Jaguar Victory
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Chobel
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Haha no way! All you said was that you bet it won't have Zen
This is not what I signed up for, but a bet is a bet XD.
Na. This is the time of year they get presentations from studios for E3 and what will shown/announced so they can start building their list of what to expect. Nothing exciting at all.
Another tweet from Major Nelson, it could be unrelated to Scorpio though
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/819222712363032577
He is really talking about updating his resume.
SenjutsuSage
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This is not what I signed up for, but a bet is a bet XD.
hahaha. is that the same actor from quantum break?
What will they be confused about? what they are buying is a Windows 10 device that has a living room friendly interface that just so happen to play UWP games which is what a lot of the Xbox One games will soon be.
Why would it matter if it's a Xbox disc or a windows store download if it's the same game?
blue_phazon
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oh...oh god. How old are you?
MilkyJoe
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Then it would just be a pc with a green sticker on the box, end of story.
Insane Metal
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I just saw that Stinkles is banned... what happened? 😳
The_Endgamer
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They're hoping to pull a '360' again? hope they have a decent lineup coming...
Definition of moving goal post. That's not how bets work.
Another tweet from Major Nelson, it could be unrelated to Scorpio though
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/819222712363032577
Hiring advertising firms for CGI trailers to fill the voids?
It depends on what you expect though? If they just go the route of 4k, then you will just see the same games in 4k, FH3 4k etc. Which seems like the route they would go, as they haven't mentioned much besides that, although each developer will be free to utilize the power differently. So here hoping that we will see more graphical features and enhancements besides 4k.
VincentMatts
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You actually believe that they only had in development the games they had announced?
Savage
tiredheadcrab
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Another tweet from Major Nelson, it could be unrelated to Scorpio though
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/819222712363032577
Its about that time of the year when they start planning. I believe I heard from a developer that they start creating their demos for E3 at around this time. Mostly start in February though.
LukasTaves
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It's working for sony so perhaps that's exactly what they should be doing.
Yeah but....the clip is from a show you might have heard about.... The Wire.
C'mon son.
VincentMatts
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I actually prefer the way Sony do it. I get more hyped when its something thats a surprise than i do for games i know are coming soon. Like Forza. I love Horizon3, but knowing that another Forza is coming next year and will probably be a showcase at e3 doesnt get me excited in the slightest.
But when its stuff like god of war that we know is ways out, but they give us a taste of that, that really gets me going.
I understand they want to show what people will be playing soon, but that doesnt get me excited. E3 should be about marketing the future, not the here and now.
Movalpolos
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So what games are going to launch from MS to promote this console when it releases?
Halo 6? Gears 5?
Developers are not required to make a "Scorpio mode" for games going forward?
Halo 6? Gears 5?
Developers are not required to make a "Scorpio mode" for games going forward?
Actually not literally (but close to literally) every year
2016 - https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/684083875320954880
2015 - found nothing in January looks like he was too focused on Halo 5
2014 - https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/420205928890109952
2013 - https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/286515977368268800
I'm not going to keep looking, but yeah, he says the same thing pretty much every year. Expect a normal E3 this year.
Maximilian Kolbe
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Why would Scorpio need it when PS4 pro doesn't need it.
Just patch major games and it's good.
They did this in E3 2014 and you can see what happens.
Not saying i disagree with you but at this rate they should and i bet they will announce something won't let people wait for 2+ years, at least not in E3 2016.
Final Verdict
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