E3 2017: Xbox One X Is Too Expensive At $500, Analysts Say

I think they should ship it with that $150 Elite controller instead of a regular controller. Then it would be more worth the price to people and be an all around premium experience.

I have no problem with the price. A liquid cooled console? That's frigin awesome!

The only concern I have is that I own a 65 inch 4K tv, but HDR released the year after my tv. So I have 4K, but not HDR.

Also, it says it only supports HDR-10. That's the lowest of HDR formats. Dolby Vision is the best. If you're including Dolby Atmos, the best audio, why not include Dolby Vision HDR?

'A consumer could buy both the S and the PS4 for the cost of an X...'

lol yes 'analyst Michael Pachter.' Generally we spend money to upgrade to a new generation. We don't keep buying old consoles.

$500.00 USA and $600.00 CAN for a Xbox One X Videogame console. Is a good deal for what you get. Yes it is beyond the "magic" price point of $399.99 However Pachter and the gang are correct that the Xbox One X will not sell very quickly at launch. The Xbox One X is meant for the Hardest of the Hardcore videogame Xbox brand players. So 2006 should once again play out. The launch of the Fabled 60Giger PS3 price was $600.00 USD/$650 CAN. But it ended well with at Grand total of 86.5 million

The Xbox One X should stall in the consoles sales race. But since the start of the Xbox brand Microsoft has finally figured out what works when debuting an Xbox console. As long as this Xbox One X does not have any RRoD, or YLOD of consoles past.

The price point is high and the Xbox One X is the current Most powerful video game Console ever created. Thus far... Microsoft can withstand a very slow beginning for Xbox One X. while Sony, $500/$600 Panasonic,$699 SNK,$599/$699 NEC (original console + CD Rom add on) $700 USD/.$1050 CAN, Pioneer $1000 Philips $699/$799.

So the videogame universe history is filled with high price point videogame consoles that debuted at quickly crashed at retail. The only difference is Microsoft can absorb Loss in the Billions of dollars. Other companies cannot are not extinct. So this time the Pachter is correct.

Xbox One X-the verdict isn't out yet. It'll be out when we see how well games perform on it. If you are going to get 4K at 60fps on all the major third party titles and the company's few worthwhile exclusives-then it will be worth the asking price. But people should know that at $2-300 more, they can build a PC that'll be much more capable. People should also know that Destiny 2 will only run at 30fps on the Xbox One X...

How well the console will run software will be key.

Werent critics of Scorpio shouting there's no way it would cost less than $600-$800?

Regardless, $500 seems VERY reasonable for what they are offering. & the price will inly go down from there... SOLD!!!

I for one am excited about this console. I was very underwhelmed with the XB1 and the PS4 back in 2013. I thought to myself "I'm paying for consoles that truly struggle to offer a quality 1080p product when 1080p is the benchmark that everything measures up against". Finally, I will be able to have that jump to a visual quality that I expected a couple years back. 4K isn't going to make your games so much better but it will make you like what you see more. Go look at Ghost Recon Wildlands and see how much sacrifice is to be had visually compared to the PC version vs. consoles. It's dramatic. Same with Battlefield 1 - both games are gorgeous on PCs with mid-level gaming chops. So why were consoles so far behind? Neither Microsoft nor Sony made a product that lost money on day 1 but became profitable over its first 12-18 months, like both companies did on the PS3/Xbox 360. Those machines had a little future-proofing and over-delivered day 1 and only began to lag in quality in their 6th year and beyond. We saw both XB1 and PS4 lose their edge within that 2 to 3 year mark.

I'll be buying an Xbox One X. I may or may not have the money day one but I won't be left out since I have a One S and can still be a part of the fun. That's a smart play and I think analysts are usually morons shouting loudly hoping they'll be heard and paid attention to. The One X won't be a super-hot seller but it's going to sell and it's going to make Sony's offerings look weaker. The only problem here is that the Xbox brand hasn't had many killer apps yet - the One X and One S/One need a couple blockbuster titles since Halo 5 underachieved and Gears of War 4 was only pretty good, not VERY good. Games, as always, helps sell the great hardware.

So let me get this right Sony gets a pass for wanting you to buy a new system and a headset VR, but MS gets all this shit for putting out the most powerful console ever at $500?

Here's the problem with MS. They are pounding their chests and crowing about the $500 Xbox One X and how it's the most powerful console on the planet with all this graphical power... and then you see a FIRST PARTY game like Crackdown 3 with years of development put into it and it looks like a 360 game!! That aline is beyond mind boggling and unacceptable. Not many are spending $500 to play Forza 7 in 4K. The XboxS does a great job with Forza Horizon 3 on a quality 4K tv with HDR. Would like to get an "X" but I'm having a hard time convincing myself it's worth upgrading to it for $500 bucks.

In fact, the X has an Achilles' heel that not much people seem to notice but might jeopardize its future: CPU. Microsoft did some clever tweaks to the silicon but the boost is marginal next to the massive boost in GPU power.

I mean, Microsoft's idea here is clearly to provide enough room for the resolution boost - from 1080p to 4K. But just about. Xbox One X won't do much to enhance CPU bound aspects of gameplay like physics and AI.

And as for performance, early reports suggest that the new CPU will actually prevent many games from jumping to 60 fps, which is worrying.

What I'm trying to say is that the difference in price between the S and the X won't be reflected by what you see on the screen. At least not in the same proportion. And specially for those without a 4K TV.

This is one of the hindrances of a mid-generation refresh, but the price gap here screams generational leap. Which is definitely not the case. A tough sell indeed.

I think its a fine price point. 499 for a console that is the best, period. I dont know how or why people are complaining about what MS did. They created a console specifically to the complaints everyone had. Now everyone is saying thats not the reason. Come on. I think all the fakestation fans are just pissy bc MS actually made a better console than phony did when they released the PS4 pro. And PS4 is a great console, just not as great as the X1X. If you cant appreciate the engineering marvel that MS has done to create the console, then just stay with PS or Nintendo.

$500 is not out of the realm of possibility for most people but, they didn't really sell that you have to have this. Most people don't own a 4K TV so they won't see much by the upgrade. Since all the games are play on a regular Xbox One most people will save their cash until they get a 4K TV first.

So it all comes down to are the majority of consumers into the specs? If so, it'll sell well. If not, they out priced themselves.

"I think it will resonate well with the wealthy few who buy it, but think it's too expensive."

Oh c'mon no need to exaggerate like that. You don't need to be wealthy to afford it. I know lots of gamers out there have wives, kids, rent/mortgage payments, food expenses, bills, etc to pay for. But let's not act like even people who aren't VERY financially flexible can't slowly save up even $10 a week for an entire year plus 4-8 more weeks to be able to afford an X1X.

"The rent is too D@mn high!"...

And by that I mean the price. I'm no fan boy I'm just a guy with bills to pay and mouths to feed. I'd get an Xbone1X on day one if the price were cheaper, but right now, it's a tough sell for me.

They sold quite a few Xbox One's at $500. I'm sure they'll sell plenty of the X variant at this price. They can always lower the price, and likely will at some point. How early that point is should be the real news story, not this click bait.

Doesn't matter to me I got my 500 ready and I'm ready to go Buckwild this November!

"$500 is more than many thought it would be, and now some analysts are saying that price is too high."

I'm confused - didn't Gamespot run an article in which most of the contributors said their estimate would be $500? Weren't a lot of people saying $500? Is there some sadness that the leaked ad from that obscure Spanish marketplace said 399 euro?

$500 is totally fair for what you're getting. It's a premium console. Want to wait for a price cut? That's fine. It'll eventually come down. The only thing you're missing is VR and 4K, and I don't think that's such an issue this year (or even next). By the time it is an issue, the price will have fallen. Don't see what all the fuss is about.

Reference: April 7th article, "How Much Should Xbox Project Scorpio Cost? - GameSpot Q&A"

That's exactly why Microsoft is labeling this as a "premium" product. Spencer obviously stated he isn't expecting to sell as many One X's as Xbox One S's, and both are designed to be part of the family of Xbox. Some of these analysts are dumb if they can't see that.

These "experts" are clearly idiots. $500 for a true 4K console is a steal. Xbox is clearly selling this console at a loss given the hardware. We aren't talking fake 4K like the Pro, and you need to fork over $500+ for an Nvidia gpu just to be capable of 4K gaming.

The problem isn't the price, because that's great. The problem is the lack of quality exclusives. There's no reason to own an Xbox, especially with Play Anywhere. I might trade in my XB1 for the X, but realistically I'm just going to build a 4K gaming PC capable of 60 fps.

The only console one really needs is the PS4, and even Sony is going to bring PS4 games to PS Now on PC soon. This would only really work for those who don't want a gaming PC, but also had enough exclusives to warrant buying the X. Crackdown 3 and Sea of Thieves aren't enough.