Proof once again that the console sparring only takes place on message boards: PlayStation has wished Microsoft luck ahead of its E3 2017 press conference. The platform holder sent the following message to its Redmond competitor: “E3 is always an exciting time, good luck out there!” Well, shucks – isn’t that nice?
The guys in green are set to finally reveal Project Scorpio this evening, after an entire year of build-up. Rumours swirling in the past few hours suggest the mid-gen refresh may be as expensive as $499.99, though some feel this is all part of a PR stunt, and Xbox is going to end up coming in significantly lower on stage. We’re honestly not sure what to believe.
Also expected during Microsoft's show are reveals of Assassin’s Creed Origins and the new title from BioWare, ANTHEM. Because of the third-party interest, you’ll find live coverage of the Xbox press conference here on Push Square, including live chat, so stay tuned. There's a strong chance this author will be putting together some reaction pieces, too.
[source twitter.com]
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There going to need it, I don't see people wanting to spend that much money on a hardware with limited exclusive content. There is no way it can compete with the ps4 and the switch
I hope that is meant sincerely and not sarcastically!
I much prefer a friendly rivalry and competition and we all know that the competition between Sony and Microsoft has benefited us as gamers. A number of the PS4 updates are adding features that MS had - not saying its a one way thing - but would Sony have added them otherwise.
As for the price, a lot of rumours also indicated a $399 price point and as the XB1s is reduced to $199, the Scorpio being more than double seems ridiculous - especially if/when Sony drop the price of the Pro. If people can buy an XB1s, with the same connectivity, same OS, same library and same 4k HDR Bluray player, and a PS4 Pro for 4k gaming for nearly the same price, that's ridiculous. The difference between a PS4 and Pro was only $100 but $300 between an XB1s and Scorpio is absurd!!!
That Price is pushing PC prices, More than a GTX1070!!! MS said they wanted it to be 'competitive' too! $400 seems to be the 'sweet' spot for consoles and whilst I know its more powerful than Pro, that was a year ago - The GTX1070 is more as powerful as the $1k Titan X that came out a year before but less than half the price.
Not long now and we find out but they did give a 'cryptic' clue that led to a link to a $400 image...
Here we go.
"Proof once again that the console sparring only takes place on message boards"
It's funny though as don't think for a split second that behind closed doors in board and executive meetings, both MS and Sony are talking about how to annihilate each other sales-wise.
They like to give this chummy persona in public view but after working for a number of corporations myself, know they are worse than commenters on message boards in reality.
@BAMozzy idk Geoff Keighly is pretty reliable and he said it was with all certainty that he could say it was going to be 500
Wasn't Scorpio supposed to have BC with 1 and 360 while having exclusive games not available on 1? If this is the case 400 euros for a next gen console may not be that much.
I am not really sure since I don't really follow the xbox news since I I have never played on any xbox.
Come on Xbox! Give me an upvote if you love Microsoft!
Is that $499 w/ or w/o the Kinect?
Funny story. Just walked inside my house from sweeping my deck and heard some weird music coming out of my PC. It was the Xbox E3 presentation starting in Mixer, I forgot I had left it open in a tab.
I've read Xbox owners are supposed to get free stuff watching it on Mixer, so if there are any closet Xbox owners on here, here ya go.
https://mixer.com/Xbox
I'll be watching it there on PC, chatting on tablet here. I'm expecting $99 w/ a $15 monthly 2 yr subscription.
@themcnoisy Where's the downvote button on this thing?
@ApostateMage Was about to say the same
Finally Phil Spencer can stop talking about 8 tearaflops like he has been doing for the past year.
"Scalebound's cancelled but 8 TEARAFLOPS"!!!!
PlayStation is like good luck you are going to need it.we got games
It feels wrong watching this on YouTube on my ps4.
In all seriousness though, I will be interested to see what Microsoft do here. I genuinely think they will have a good show. So long as they don't pinch one of my favourite franchises as a console exclusive, I am somewhat relaxed about it all. And of course the better xbox do, the better Sony will be forced to do.
Excited to see assassins creed revealed. Hope it can reignite my interest in the series
That's why i love playstation. They always praise their competitors even we know that playstation is above them (by quality of software and hardware term). This think is rare to see on nintendo or even i say it will never happening on nintendo
I don't think I'm going to bite at $400, definitely not at $500. What's the point if I can play all my 360 games on the X1, and all new releases on PC? I'm sure a 4K blu ray would be nice, but I'd rather buy a standalone for a fraction of the price of the XOX or whatever they're calling it.
hahahahaha , indeed it may need it
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