Phil already said they won't make the same mistake of Xbox One and being the most expensive this time...
Team $499.
Man next-gen consoles sounds freaking great!
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Xbox Series X: What You Can Expect From the Next Generation of Gaming (12TF, RDNA2 & Zen 2, Hardware Raytracing, Variable Rate Shading) OFFICIAL SPECS
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Phil already said they won't make the same mistake of Xbox One and being the most expensive this time...
Team $499.
Man next-gen consoles sounds freaking great!
IN MY VEINS!
The hype is building. This thing is a BEAST of a console. Phil Spencer making all the right decisions. Let's just hope the games are delivered along with the hardware.
The hype is building. This thing is a BEAST of a console. Phil Spencer making all the right decisions. Let's just hope the games are delivered along with the hardware.
Smart Delivery? RDNA 2? Universal Enhanced BC? No, none of these were presumed as truth.
shots. fired.
Anyway, I'm expecting $499 USD. Phil said some time ago they won't be out of position on power or price.
I haven't been interested in the Xbox ecosystem at all this generation and I wasn't all that interested for next gen either. After reading this, they are really saying all of the right things. Xbox Series X went from something I would never buy to something I'm now paying attention to. For me the biggest thing is the Xbox ecosystem has 0 exclusive games this generation that I wanted. I am hoping with the new studio acquisitions that changes.
Making every game (at least every first party game for now) forward compatible. This is what we need.
They did cross buy with Vita on certain (mostly indie) games, but I don't think the PS4 store has any compatibility with the PS3 store.
Folks should pay attention to the bolded. It's up to the publisher/dev if they want you to pay for their games once. Guess we'll see who shows their ass soon enough.
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Curious how they plan on pricing Lockhart if they can get this to $499
Seems like to make the price gap worth putting a lower-spec machine on the market, it would need to be $150-200 cheaper, which I doubt they could get Lockhart that low... a $599 XSX and a $399 XSS would probably work though
Seems like to make the price gap worth putting a lower-spec machine on the market, it would need to be $150-200 cheaper, which I doubt they could get Lockhart that low... a $599 XSX and a $399 XSS would probably work though
Yeah that's what I took from the statement too.
Now I just need to know if up be able to play long lost 360 arcade again I bought in the past.
Hopefully the feature plays out similarly to how cross play/cross progression is, in that the game looks silly if it doesn't include it as a feature.
How expensive is this thing gonna be? Jesus. I won't be getting one either way but that kind of processor adds a lot of cost to the manufacturing, doesn't it?
What's this about Universal Enhanced BC? The way I read this, it's more just a Boost Mode equivalent.
I'm definitely willing to pay 599 for a system that lasts for quite a long time and especially since I've already chosen my ecosystem for next-gen.
I don't see this system launching at 499... but i guess anything can happen these days so I'm really curious what price they'll be going for.
I don't see this system launching at 499... but i guess anything can happen these days so I'm really curious what price they'll be going for.
expected this for first-party stuff; wondering how many third-parties will take advantage of it (maybe more than you'd expect with Game Pass)
This thing will definitely be at least $499 but still, it's awesome to see them talk about the features and performance. Glad they won't be caught flat-footed next-gen.
120fps? Devs aren't even making 60 the standard, well guess you're gonna need a monitor for this.
I still fully expect companies will re-release games from this gen again on shelves as stuff like "Avengers: Game of the Year Deluxe" as a new SKU to make sure there's a Series X/PS5 box on shelves. I don't think every publisher is going to be forced to develop free new upgrades for old games like Resident Evil 3 or Cyberpunk 2077
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I've got no historical connection with Xbox as a brand whatsoever, but I got to admit, this sounds really on point and I'm looking forward to what they'll deliver for the first time ever.
Let's see what games there'll be in the first 24 months. This could be quite the strong start for Xbox.
Let's see what games there'll be in the first 24 months. This could be quite the strong start for Xbox.
Quick resume for multiple games sounds amazing, and I love the commitment to the ecosystem. Still going to need worthwhile games to get me.
Many TV's can display native 120Hz now, mainly higher end ones.
Title needs to needs to be fixed to Xbox Series X. Anyway surprised they did this on a random Monday. Super awesome to see that someone is at least sharing more details.
I'm so happy to be eating this crow right now.
But I'm still confused. 12 RDNA 2 Teraflops are a lot more powerful than "twice the power of the Xbox One X". It's closer to 2.5X as powerful. Was Phil sandbagging Sony?
How can the series x have more teraflops than the rtx2080? 12 vs. 10. But the card costs more than the console presumably will as a whole.
One would assume that's for titles with dynamic res, or maybe they're doing something similar to 360 BC where they give devs the option to upres the game!
I hope everyone who was expecting VEGA in next-gen consoles a few years ago feels pretty stupid now.
Smart delivery being optional probably points to 3rd parties not being onboard with doing X/Pro like Enhancements for PS5/XSX for "free" which is kinda worrying. Hopefully enough get onboard so they all basically get pressured into it whether they actually want to or not. A platform holder already committing to it is a great first step at least.
First party yes, says right there that 3rd parties have the tools to enable that if they choose to.
My thoughts exactly.
Launching at $599 would be madness. Eat some cost and rely (which they already are) on the sub services.
Could be a wild launch for MS and Sony. 🙃
I think MS would be taking a loss even at $599. I'll be surprised if this is priced at only $499 but who knows.
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