Okami Haundo
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I'd say Game Informer, but I'm almost certain they're doing Destiny 2 for their April cover story.
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I'd say Game Informer, but I'm almost certain they're doing Destiny 2 for their April cover story.
MosquitoSmasher
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Rösti;233183284 said:
Yeah it would be a bit weird if IGN or DF or whoever it is randomly puts up an article and or video of the system without any announcement of it.
breadtruck
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It about time they spill the beans on this thing
MS and Scorpio would essentially dominate the media from now till E3
Journey
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wesleyshark
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Thanks for the helpful insight my man!
tiredheadcrab
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Yeah they are treating this like a new traditional console launch in terms of marketing. Much different from Sony's reveal and then release a few weeks later.
Get the hype train rolling early.
They will probably save that one for E3. If they release it next week? It'll be like Sony and the PS4. Show the hardware, and not the games.
Jimmyfenix
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Wouldn't this have a negative effect on xbox one s sales if they get the hype train rolling this early?
remember this is still the same generation of platforms for MS and Both the Xbox One S and Scorpio have to co exist unless MS decides to push scorpio 100% and leaves previous owners behind.
Hawk269
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I don't you can say it will be just one game. I have a feeling that there will be 2-3 new games and a host of existing 1st and 3rd party games with Scorpio patches to show the difference. I mean when people want to see a difference, it is usually with something they have already seen/been playing and then having the new version with it taking advantages of the hardware.
Personally, I think MS should have money hatted to have a Witcher 3 patch, even though they are no longer working on the game. a nice bag of money and I am sure CDPR would of put a team together to make a Scorpio patch for the game.
Breakfast at Noon
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Needs to back VR to begin with, and MS need to start pushing exclusive new IPS more.
tiredheadcrab
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MS isnt doing generations anymore, every xbox from here on out will be a supped up xbox one.
I am very curious about the specs and if its Zen thats good for the systems future. Any system that is released in 2020 or 2021 isnt going to be a huge generational leap like we saw with PS3 to PS4. Scorpio will be able to perform decently by then. The return on investments for performance are starting to slow.
TheLostBigBoss
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It's going to be really interesting seeing this dynamic play out.
If Scorpio is really a next gen console with pure backwards compatibility, then we're gonna be stuck in an extremely awkward cycle with consoles being released async with power gaps between release.
If Scorpio is really a next gen console with pure backwards compatibility, then we're gonna be stuck in an extremely awkward cycle with consoles being released async with power gaps between release.
NoHeDidn't
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I'm taking the same approach as with Switch I wanna see games/content not so much the fancy tech.Games MS don't let great tech go squandered like Vita where not many AAA Killzone quality games were made.
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Rösti
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Or they could utilize some of their old "abandoned" IPs:
Midtown Madness
Crimson Skies
Brute Force
Blinx
Project Gotham Racing
The list goes on. But yes, new IPs would be nice.
MeisterLeder
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The thing is Scorpio for now is just a beefed up XboxOne. You want games? Look at all the upcoming ones... Thats what you will get with Scorpio
unknownstranger
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They really don't care about the first half of the year and even with 3rd parties there's not a lot releasing in the next few months.
I will be happy just get proper information on it and to keep people's expectations in check.
Before the Pro reveal there was a lot of 1080p or 4K @ 60FPS locked being thrown around. I have seen some here and on other sites that Scorpio will run pure 4K and no checkerboard 4K at @60FPS.
Before the Pro reveal there was a lot of 1080p or 4K @ 60FPS locked being thrown around. I have seen some here and on other sites that Scorpio will run pure 4K and no checkerboard 4K at @60FPS.
Jimmyfenix
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Well the funny thing is the Digital Foundry scorpio piece in january mentioned checkerboard but that was old information.
Then again there were posters in that thread saying not much has changed since.
VlaudTheImpaler
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I think that would be just as stupid and damaging (to VR in general) a move as I think PS VR exclusives are. So yeah, I really hope that doesn't happen.
EDIT: Unless you mean to PC as well since those are exclusive IP's. I was speaking more towards games that weren't exclusive IP's.
get2sammyb
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Well, they're going to be more powerful by virtue of coming 12 months later. If the Xbox team believes that power is the only factor in them falling so far behind this generation, though, then they're about to have a rude awakening.
Fortunately, from what I've read, it seems like they realise $199 PS4/Xbox One will be the main sellers this holiday.
Has a console ever been revealed like that before?
SicSemperTyrannis
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Not that I recall. Would be a good get, GI has a huge subscriber base of gaming fans. Last I remember seeing they were the fifth most subbed printed mag in the US, which is crazy.
ThatOneGrunt
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Didnt the guy who designed the Xbox One S leave MS for Tesla or somebody? Thats a damn shame because that is an incredibly good looking console. I wonder if that designer did some work on Scorpio before he left?
I would expect all hardware talk to be done prior to E3 so they can focus on the content they're bringing to the system.
Isn't the whole point of this discussion board to share opinions on gaming news? You guys seem a little too sensitive about this topic.
ShadowKingpin
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The future of Xbox benefits the entire industry, do I am definitely rooting for success with Scorpio.
VlaudTheImpaler
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Yup. This is the attitude that more people should be taking IMO. This is why I am excited even as a PC only gamer.
The play anywhere initiative is one example.
EDIT: And here is another,
I didn't think of that.
MeisterLeder
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Wishmaster92
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I hope it's not IGN because they're not going to go in depth like DF does or upload a high bitrate video.
LukasTaves
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They mentioned CB for some expensive effects and transparencies but in fact mentioned that Scorpio could render natively in 4k even games that would run in 900p on Scorpio.
I dunno why the takeaway from that thread was negative (not really actually), but it was actually good news and even better than what Ms themselves told before, as before they said a 1080p game on xbone would be 4k on Scorpio, but there aren't that many 1080p games on it.
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Can't wait to check this out.
I specifically need to see how Destiny 2 performs so I can choose between the pro and Scorpio as my next destiny box.
I specifically need to see how Destiny 2 performs so I can choose between the pro and Scorpio as my next destiny box.
When ME Andromeda can't run at 1080p 60fps without optimizations on a 1080 ti the outlook doesn't seem remotely realistic with Scorpio.
LukasTaves
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The main reason they are behind was due mind share, and the power gap did play a large role in that, yes.
But they know it's not the only thing, which is why ever since the launch all they are doing is trying to earn the fans back, and making their platform very attractive for both developers and gamers, lately there seems even to be a shift in the scale regarding indies towards Xbox, something that is likely to keep happening as they open their marketplace.
They had halo wars 2 and a couple of 3rd party exclusives as well, in fact Cities Skyline release is imminent.
He left in November, and by then all or the majority of design would've been done.
So Phil has stated that this is a "premium" console for gamers and Xbox fans. Now I know the definition of premium has been debated. Lets say it is priced accordingly $499 -$549 and the specs justify that price will it still entice you to purchase or is $399 a new invisible threshold?
Simo
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Game Informer did do a VR cover story last year that was hardware focused but obviously wasn't exclusively talking about one piece of kit.
So it could happen and their cover is set to be revealed next week, the only thing is that it could be either Destiny 2, Agents of Mayhem or for a long shot Red Dead Redemption 2.
I'm inclined to think this is a DF reveal. Crapgamer had a video talking about a reveal happening next week with Eurogamer. I take whatever he says with a huge grain of salt, but his video came out a few hours before Jez started talking about this reveal. It makes sense to me too. Every outlet big and small will do reporting on it regardless of who puts it out first, and it makes more sense to do a spec reveal with digital foundry than the tech ignorant folks at IGN. You could hand a full spec sheet to any one of the people at IGN and they wouldn't have a clue what they were looking at. But, give it to Digital Foundry and you can get the spec hype rolling with folks that know their shit and know how to explain the tangible results that we can expect from the specs in a detailed way. It would also show good will from MS by putting the hardware into the hands of people that gamers trust with technical specifications.
Give it to IGN and you'll get talk of 4K with some crappy comparison videos, but you give it to Digital Foundry and they'll break down the upgrades on a granular level with talk of how different effects and techniques have improved over Forza 6.
Give it to IGN and you'll get talk of 4K with some crappy comparison videos, but you give it to Digital Foundry and they'll break down the upgrades on a granular level with talk of how different effects and techniques have improved over Forza 6.