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[Plinko]

Who the fuck watches movies on a disc these days?

How about a vhs player while we at it

Millions and millions of people.

 

[MattAces]

499 > 399?

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

No way. It's gotta be $399

 

[Velcro Fly]

Damn that is rough

Was hoping for $399 so things would be a little more competitive. $499 I'm not sure how well it will do.

 

[fritzo]

If that is the price aren't people going to question the whole idea making the SCORPIO, just like they did the PS PRO? Why are either of them needed for either company?

 

[BatSu]

 

[dreamfall]

Oh boy.

 

[dex3108]

PS4 Pro bundle with Horizon or Uncharted 4 for 349$ and it will be really hard for MS to sell Scorpio.

 

[wesleyshark]

I'm buying one either way but lol they aren't going to attract a lot of new owners at $499.

Lessons... How do you learn them?

 

[Nipo]

Who the fuck watches movies on a disc these days?

How about a vhs player while we at it

People with oled 4k screens and atmos sound that care about quality? Steaming 4k sucks in comparing to uhd disc.

 

[OfficerRaichu15]

Geoff your lying to me it can't be that expensive.

 

[li bur]

C'mon guys no need to die on the hill for MS. Let's just patiently wait for the reveal.

Spoiler

Fuck it, I'm in team 399

 

[Various Artists]

lol haven't they been saying it's premium for a long time? To be expected. Why did people get excited?

This. They said from the jump it was a premium product and people should be expect it to be priced as such.

 

[Cthuluhoop]

Lmao

 

[Living Proof]

This is odd. Either Geoff is being fed some (convincing) incorrect information, or those weird teases for $399 were actually a coincidence all along. I don't know if Geoff would let his credibility take a hit just to make MS look good on stage, but I guess that's possible too.

 

[Boke1879]

I don't believe it, this is Geoff raising expectations and then getting hyped at $399.

I just don't see what he gains but doing this

 

[Pastry]

No need for a stunt, someone at MS feed him this information is more than enough.

I really don't think he would tweet that.unless it was verified by multiple people

 

[rtcn63]

MS gonna come out and be like "You can take the Scorpio home for the low, low price of $499", but then the screen will freeze, and a voiceover will correct him and say that it's actually $399.

 

[EmiPrime]

$500 for a mid-gen upgrade with a Jaguar core?

Haha. No.

$400.

 

[KiNolin]

The quest for a second job begins anew.

 

[blue_phazon]

If course it's 499. This isn't for the average Joe shmo, but for those who want a "premium" console. If someone cares about native 4k on console, they will buy a Scorpio. MS knows that it will be a niche product.

 

[Good Guy Gone Bad]

Has to be an elaborate troll with Geoff in conjunction with MS. I simply cannot believe that MS would be that tone-deaf to launch at such a high price.

I'm expecting $399

Good thing is the turnaround for this is literally a few hours.

 

[Mifec]

rip in peace if true

Getting the same 4k performance may be difficult though. I say this as someone with an i7/980Ti.

Then something is wrong with your PC.

 

[Patapwn]

He's being a paid goon on this one

The wiggle room 'unless things changed' is his out

 

[RootCause]

Geoff doesn't work for anybody besides himself (and Dorittos ). I think he's telling the truth, and that will be a hard pill to swallow for many.

I know, but that doesn't stop MS sending out a false price. That's what I think.

 

[JigglesBunny]

I spent $500 on my Xbox One at launch only for that price to plummet within a year. That left a bad taste in my mouth. Anything above $400 is going to give me pause but I suppose it will all depend on what Microsoft has to show me today to justify that price tag.

 

[Omnii-chan]

So $650 AUD.

No buy. For half gen refresh, way too much.

 

[FHIZ]

Yeah, that would have been my guess. If true, good luck with that. Gonna have to have a stellar line up of exclusives for me to even think about it.

 

[tru0ne]

From the beginning I always thought it was going to be 499

 

[Henry Jones Jr]

I feel like this was the most expected price point, no? I know people were hoping for $399, but at least its not five-hundred and ninety-nine dollars!

I was likely not getting one anyways, even at $399, unless they really kill it on the games front. At $499, my chances of getting it are nearly zero if all their games continue to come to the original Xbox One.

 

[blackdevil]

i was expecting $500-700.

To see people saying DOA at 499 confuses me.

This is a high end console with state of the art technology. If this thing costs 499 it`s a steal.

 

[darkinstinct]

Seriously you guys can't possibly be surprised by this, Scorpio is a loaded. $499 is actually great value. Only folks with there head in the clouds were thinking $399.

No, still firmly in $349 territory here. No clouds in sight.

 

[dmr87]

Sony should go $349 Pro.

 

[The Last One]

Why is Geoff leaking?

That's what I'm wondering.

 

[Plinko]

Also:

I mean, I get it, but wages have been stagnant that entire time, haven't they? Inflation changes but if wages haven't, that means extra money to spend hasn't.

I still don't believe it and won't until Microsoft says it. It makes absolutely no sense. This has the makings of a "We listened to the fans!!!" setup.

 

[JimmyRustler]

So dead on arrival I guess. Except they announce some exclusive software that makes it worth today. But 500 quids just to play the games I can also play on the PS4 with higher res? No thanks.

 

[Kolibri]

Who the fuck watches movies on a disc these days?

People who care about quality.

Streaming 4k looks like garbage compared to a UHD BR.

 

[Alpha Phoenix]

Didn't Phil always hail it as a 'premium' product? That never implied $399 to me.

 

[SheHateMe]

I'm ready to be wrong, but I slightly (very slightly) think this is a ruse.

It could be to make people believe they are getting a sweet deal for $399 because it was "leaked" at being $499.

EDIT: Excellent, I was wrong!

 

[Vinnk]

Probably what they need to charge with all the stuff in there. But it's gonna be a hard sell.

 

[EDarkness]

That's a lot more than I thought it would be. Good luck to them, but considering how powerful it is, I guess it should be expected.

 

[TWrecks310]

That might be what it's worth but I don't think that's a great price sales-wise.

 

[SirClinksAlot]

There were a couple sales but nothing widespread.

I thought for sure Sony would drop the Pro to $349 and add bundled games for a counter to Scorpio but they may not even need to do that if $499 is the price.

I bet Sony would still do a $349 Pro with pack-in for the Holiday season.

 

[Gemüsepizza]

Good. This makes it more likely that nextgen (PS5/Xbox Two) will also be above 399, which could mean more room for better specs, for example higher frequencies with better cooling. They can still lower the price at a later point.

 

[TyMiles2012]

doesn't matter either way they're selling at a loss

Damn, that reminds me of the PS3. Didn't that thing cost $1000 a piece to manufacturer at launch? I understand packing in a lot of tech and wanting to get consumers to buy their product, but I would personally want to always be able to profit similar to Nintendo if I were in their shoes. They're really gonna have to pump out first party after first party titles to make up for it. Luckily Scorpio won't do anywhere near as good as the base model.

 

[AmyS]

Sony should go $349 Pro.

And go for the jugular.

 

[Zackat]

is this a work?

 

[edbooneyebrows]

dead

 

[matrixman92]

uh oh

 

[Joey Ravn]

€500 in Europe?

I really hope the US market pays off for Microsoft.