Bioshocker
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I was expecting early May but April would be fine by me. Hoping for a black console, a decent price and please bring back a green light on it.
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Project Scorpio to be shown off next week according to Jez C... (READ MOD POST)
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Jimmyfenix
Member
I am going to guess it's an IGN first with forza 7 and scorpion infos with it now because wasn't DF at EGX this past week?
Hmmm, good shout, since they haven't announced April's IGN first.
Oh man that would be a nice get for Ryan and IGN
Really hope it's not ign. They'll hold back info like they do for their IGN first stuff.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
I think they need to start getting info out there just to have Xbox in the conversation that isn't a meme.
There's nothing like a console launch to get you attention. If they dole out portions from April through to June it effectively keeps them as the focus right through unti launch (depending on how much info is given).
There's nothing like a console launch to get you attention. If they dole out portions from April through to June it effectively keeps them as the focus right through unti launch (depending on how much info is given).
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
Heard black, but that might've only been dev kits.
Dev kits also have a nifty LCD screen on them for showing devs real-time data, pretty cool.
Jimmyfenix
Member
just checked march ign first was the first thursday of the month.
and people in the other thread did mention Ryan was away
and people in the other thread did mention Ryan was away
MeisterLeder
Banned
Entire month of Scorpio and F7 coverage would be nuts
Yh, Im leaning towards IGN.
Jimmyfenix
Member
while true i would be disappointed if it is not DF because i want that gritty techy information but i think IGN would make sense if they have a game to reveal as well
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
If it's IGN then I'm far less hyped.
Lol why?
ArkhamFantasy
Member
If IGN announces the specs then im sure DF would do their breakdown video, so i guess it wouldnt really matter.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Plus if it is exclusive coverage IGN or Gameinformer immediately spring to mind since they both compete for the big reveals
Colbert
Banned
For a hardware spec reveal the best place to go is DF/Eurogamer. IGN is a good place for marketing a game but not for doing a hardware interview you need a deeper knowledge on technology in general.
LukasTaves
Member
I hope it's not IGN, terrible player for the videos, they hold on to info to the maximum. We deserve better!
I want it to be DF but I think it will be IGN.
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
What if it's IGN in conjunction with DF for this reveal? Would be a boon to both of them.
EDIT: Has that ever happened before?
EDIT: Has that ever happened before?
it's exclusive to only one it seems
Yeah I forgot about that. They do stretch things out way to far revealing it in baby chunks. If it is IGN I just want them to find out what the CPU is. Anyone know where the DF guys are? I'm hoping there a chance it's them.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
IGN are more Fox News than Al Jazeera.
DF will dig into the hardware in depth and give us a real idea of how powerful this thing is. With DF, Microsoft can't hide the specs of it. IGN will effectively be the same as a fluff promo video "Microsoft told us it has 10 billion transistors and th highest quality pixels! They also assured us that it can handle 4K* games in true 4K*".
Digital Foundry means a better chance of a truly powerful console. IGN means PS4 Pro Plus.
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
Really? That stinks. Seems like it would be a smart move for everyone involved to combine your powers and strengths for a big event like this.
Jimmyfenix
Member
tiredheadcrab
Member
It could be multiple outlets that were hand picked? I mean why not both Euro gamer and IGN? Maybe Jez only knows of 1 outlet that went.
MosquitoSmasher
Member
Would IGN First make sense though? Don't they always spread details on something over a full month? Could that work for info on a new Xbox One system? I mean first they reveal the specs, and then what? Not sure they can fill a month with that.
Sounds good to me. Forza at this thing and not at E3. Only announced games left are Crackdown, SoD and SoT. Unless they only release a very brief cinematic Forza video and keep the rest for E3.
Sounds good to me. Forza at this thing and not at E3. Only announced games left are Crackdown, SoD and SoT. Unless they only release a very brief cinematic Forza video and keep the rest for E3.
There's definitely a bigger delta performance-wise between the Xbox One and Scorpio than the PS4 and PS4 Pro. It's also almost a given at this point that it adds more memory. Beyond that, every indication seems to be that it's a similar play with the real differentiation opportunity coming in the PS5 / Xbox Next timeframe if long term forward+backward compatibility is really the direction MS is headed.
rokkerkory
Member
Is IGN even in europe much tho?
DF is there right.
DF is there right.
What is this suppose to mean? i dont understand yo
IGN makes the most sense to me, given that they worked together on messaging before. When the Xbone 2013 April reveal wasn't well received MS PR approached IGN to fix their reputation with the enthusiast crowd and for example held a mock "Ask Me Anything" with the Xbone architect.
GinoFelino
Member
If their aim for Scorpio is 'niche', they might as well pack the whole thing in. Wouldn't make any sense for them to do a 'PS4 Pro' style market pitch. They need to bring new people into the fold more than ever.
I'd wager they're using that angle to appease the hardcore Xbox fans and to prepare the market for a 399 price point.
rokkerkory
Member
I had read that MS is going to UK to do this reveal and also DF traveling there? Might be wrong tho.
R
Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
I would assume some kind of countdown or press release about the upcoming reveal to be made available early next week, or maybe even on Sunday, April 2.
If I recall correctly, Microsoft announced the date of the Xbox One reveal quite some time ahead of the actual reveal.
Edit: They announced the reveal date on April 24. That's 27 days before the reveal. https://majornelson.com/2013/04/24/xboxreveal/
If I recall correctly, Microsoft announced the date of the Xbox One reveal quite some time ahead of the actual reveal.
Edit: They announced the reveal date on April 24. That's 27 days before the reveal. https://majornelson.com/2013/04/24/xboxreveal/
hanspampel
Banned
yes. but microsoft has also it's own store.
and both microsoft and amazon always have between 5 and 10 Xbox One Sku
classic retailer would still opt for fewer and the high volume skus
Interested to see just how powerful this thing is. Im happy with my ps4 atm and the pro upgrade just isn't worth the cost for me, but i dont own an xbox atm. I'm hoping this goes a step beyond what the ps4 pro is capable of with non checker board 4k and if it keeps 4k bd then i might be sold on it.
Okami Haundo
Member
It's really happening isn't it? I've got some money ready for a pre-order Microsoft, just show me the goods. Really hoping there's some kind of Cortana support built in.
Insane Metal
Member
Nice! I hope this is true.
New hardware is always exciting.
New hardware is always exciting.