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MS: Devs Could Make Scorpio Only Titles | (Update: Misspoke, no Scorpio exclusives)
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OrbitalBeard
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Xbox Two
freeofgreed
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VR was always treated as completely separate entity from the new consoles though.
That's what they're doing...
I mean at this point it's not blurred generations. IT's still a new generation, only after an exceptionally short one that they've botched.
There's no point in sugarcoating in, this seems so be like xbox is trying to force a new gen on their own terms to revitalize the xbox brand, gen8 owners be damned
StalkerUKCG
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Basically both.
You can build a cross platform game for Scorpio or Xbox One and have a scaling option. Additionally you can build a game for just scorpio consoles.
It's significantly a more powerful console but it uses Xbox One OS.
Nah, It's the new budget model basically. You can get into the xbox ecosystem and have access to 90% of the library for $299 + a UHD player. It's the long term cheap seats model.
Officerrob
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This is basically what they are doing
1.21Gigawatts
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Well, duh.
However I think we won't see many such titles until Ps5 is released, too.
Developers are always about that userbase, especially when its about investing money in fancy graphics.
People will quickly change their mind since this backwards compatibility will just hold back the potential of the new console.
We've seen it this gen.
However I think we won't see many such titles until Ps5 is released, too.
Developers are always about that userbase, especially when its about investing money in fancy graphics.
People will quickly change their mind since this backwards compatibility will just hold back the potential of the new console.
We've seen it this gen.
SEGAvangelist
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She may have meant vr games.
I still say Xbox Ten is what they'll call it.
Zombegoast
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Consoles are basically phones now. After a year publishers will stop working on the old.
Yeah but it's too soon to have this talk now. In two years, sure, start to talk about lapsing support for XB1, but it's a buzz kill to hear this talk now, especially when they're trying to sell a slim SKU.
BlazingDarkness
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Scorpio is a soft launch for MS's next gen.
Developers aren't gonna continue to design games to both the Scorpios spec and the Xbox One, they will tire of it when it constrains development.
MS couldn't simply say Xbone One was a fuck up and bin it off, so this is how they're doing it.
Developers aren't gonna continue to design games to both the Scorpios spec and the Xbox One, they will tire of it when it constrains development.
MS couldn't simply say Xbone One was a fuck up and bin it off, so this is how they're doing it.
Well your accessories come with you \_(ツ
_/¯Then gen 8 owners should feel lucky. 4 year gen is short but not anything out of the blue, if the next gen console caters to gen 8 owners then that's more than what Sony/MS have done in recent years with their new launches.
It won't be for a couple of years Scorpio gets exclusives, even then it'll be slow and steady.
Bits N Pieces
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Don't know if Shannon put her point across as well as she could have, expect PR clarification in 3 ... 2 ... 1
You realise they're being more consumer friendly this way right??
Chuck Norris
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This isn't really a concern IMO
Devs have barely just weened themselves off of 360 and PS3 compatibility, and I imagine those ports were much harder to achieve than dual compatibility for Scorpio and the Origibal will be
Devs have barely just weened themselves off of 360 and PS3 compatibility, and I imagine those ports were much harder to achieve than dual compatibility for Scorpio and the Origibal will be
What they specifically stated at the conference wasnthat all your Xbox games and accessories would work with Scorpio. This would not affect that in any way. Any game made for Xbox one, BC included, will work with Scorpio. That was the promise, that your investment into the ecosystem would not be left behind.
Dash_Riprock
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I'm sure this won't confuse casual consumers, not at all.
chrisPjelly
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K, so I shouldn't buy an Xbox One S, got it!
I guess my question is, since the lifespan is normally 6-8 years for a console gen.
Are they just starting next gen 3 years early, or 3 years after this scorpio model comes out, there be an XBOX TWO which is a more substantial leap?
Is this basically the mid cycle "S" model, like with iphones before they move onto the next numbered release or is it the next numbered console release?
It won't, just like there were Kinect exclusives, clearly printed on the box, there will be Scorpio exclusives. Consumers aren't as stupid as you make out.
SneakersSO
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Just like I said - this will be the main difference between Neo & Scorpio. Problem is, 1st party isn't a console sales driver anymore. And I don't see 3rd party targeting the smaller base, especially with the very real outcome of these two new consoles being they sell less than the rate by which the PS4 & X1 sold
That's what forward compatible means I think
Scully Scully Scoo
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im not buying a new console. i only ever purchased 3 games on my xbox so far, the gen has hardly fukin started and they want to make exclusive games for new console.
im sure 1st party games will be compatible with both and 3rd party will want to reach a bigger audience so they will also work with both
im sure 1st party games will be compatible with both and 3rd party will want to reach a bigger audience so they will also work with both
WaterAstro
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The conference is a lie.
Well except this gets screwed up by Sony requiring PS4 support for any Neo games. So unless they want to skip Playstation entirely they are going to have to make a version for PS4 which is still going to hold them back on everything but framerate and resolution. So this might only benefit the exclusives that skip XBO.
No there won't be. Sony is requiring devs to support the PS4 no exception according to devs on this board. Microsoft is staking their own claim with this.
Fine Ham Abounds
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We're essentially getting the return of 3-4 year console cycles and the PC-style intersection of backwards compatibility and games as a service. What's really new here is your old console being able to play some downgraded version of new games on your new console. So, basically like owning a 3 year old PC, only now I guess they can call it forwards compatibility.
3rdamention
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That's not what Phil said, they weren't going to leave anyone behind..
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