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Geoff Keighley: Scorpio rumored to cost $499 (he's right, flawless victory)
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Zombie James
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Unless they think $499 is good.
Sephiroth_VII
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Sony saved 599 for last...
TangoAlphaLima
Member
They can't, can they? I guess we will see...
Nothing officially confirmed.
MrPink93485
Member
Saving price for last could mean anything, it could mean they want to show you why the price will be worth it so the blow is softened at the end.
The price will be what it will be, no sense in speculating any further at this point
The price will be what it will be, no sense in speculating any further at this point
TheBlack12elve
Neo Member
You assume that their thinking is like your own. For MS, 499 is not likely "bad news" it probably just makes sense to them. They could easily be saving 499 till the end to let the conference serve as evidence that its a proper price point.
funkystudent
Member
No price at the start means they are saving it for the closer.
its gonna be 399. They are not gonna end of a 499 wet fart
its gonna be 399. They are not gonna end of a 499 wet fart
Much obliged.
makingmusic476
Member
One could make arguments for why $499 is fine: the baseline for console launches has been $399 for over a decade, so it has to increase sometime given inflation, phones are more expensive than ever, etc.
Of course, that completely ignores how the general public would probably react to $499. Which is basically what the company did five years ago.
They need to show what more first party games look like. Anything that needs to sell the bulk of its copies on PS4/Xbone is going to be like that. A Halo 6 might at least be timed for a release where they think most of the audience would want it on One X.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
$500 vs. $400 is part of the reason why PS4 dominated the Xbox One out of the gate. I can't think they've actually forgotten that.
Oof.
FullMetalx117
Member
These are some very 360 esque games
Still not sold on $499. A Halo would do it
Still not sold on $499. A Halo would do it
If more of the games looked like Metro. A lot of this, as Crayon said, looks like a $399 console.
broncobuster
Banned
Don't see this building to $499 based on what's been shown. Maybe they'll bring out some real bangers or I think $399 is what it'll be.
That and Sony's complete domination of mainland Europe plays a huge part. The last I looked the Xbox One still had to outsell the Wii U in Germany. It's the reason the PS3 caught up and passed the 360.
There it is
Kilau
Gold Member
$345
spazchicken
Member
I told you dumb asses.
A premium product is going to be a premium price.
If that's too much, then MS would be more than happy to sell you the cheaper one.
A premium product is going to be a premium price.
If that's too much, then MS would be more than happy to sell you the cheaper one.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
Well Sony's always had an advantage in foreign markets. The biggest problem for Xbox this gen is the lost dominance in North America. There are many reasons for it, but $500 vs. $400 definitely played a part.
badcrumble
Member
Or the price isn't getting announced at this event. If it's bad news, don't release it during E3 when you're trying to control the conversation.
ArtificialIntelligence
Member
Nice catch. LOL
N7Commander95
Member
Ummm
Merchandise
Member
If it's $500 and they saved it for the end of the conference, LMAO. I'm even starting to worry it's $600.
Would be weird to save a $399 price for the end.
Would be weird to save a $399 price for the end.
so $435?
Ploid 3.0
Member
Let's play some kind of game. I don't drink but I will pretend if everyone want's to play a drinking game. I've seen too much of this pirate game and I'm bored watching this. They showed Phil playing with the devs already. They should save this type of thing for the rest of E3 not this stage.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
No, that would make sense. Ending with a disappointment would not. Watch them end with "we will talk about the price later this year, at Gamescom".
Strangelove77
Member
Holy shit $543!
thatJohann
Member
I hope they're not thinking of asking for $499 after showing these games.
ArtificialIntelligence
Member
It just keeps getting worse
I hope they're not thinking of asking for $499 after showing these games.
Maximum power, brah.
This hasn't been a bad conference at all from a normal perspective, but from a perspective of 'Why should I buy an Xbox One X rather than an Xbox' it has been at total failure. The vast majority of these games don't look like they're pushing the One X at all.
Given that the price will be fascinating.
Given that the price will be fascinating.
SkylineRKR
Member
From what i've seen, 399 makes most sense.
I know/thought MS understand that the cost of entry is really important. That's why the Core and Elite were genius (imo). I wonder how these two strands will be received by consumers. Hmm.
500 bucks doesn't sound too much to me. But, of course, it's dependent on games. And games depend on the uptake. Double hmm.
500 bucks doesn't sound too much to me. But, of course, it's dependent on games. And games depend on the uptake. Double hmm.
