Microsoft Announces Project Scorpio Console

@rogerice1:

I agree. It may not be the absolute cutting edge but it's incredible value for money. It sort of makes buying a high end PC seem like insanity with all the diminishing returns involved. It's just not worth it. The Scorpio is looking like a very attractive piece of kit so Sony desperately need to match it.

@rogerice1: AMD graphics are cheaper.

@rogerice1: Holliday 2017... New cards will be out by then. You will be able to build a PC that smashes it next year.

@JJMikhail: Have one

@JJMikhail: black Friday will see 70 inch 4k tvs for less than $1k

@JJMikhail: my brother just bought one last week for $600.

They are getting cheaper now. If this system is as powerful as they are saying and it doesn't cost $700 then I would consider picking one up even if I trade in the one

@JJMikhail: 4K TV's are dropping in price pretty quickly, and this is a year and a half out. 4K TVs will probably be in the $400-1000 range by Holiday 2017.

That said, you don't have to get the best TV right away, you can get the console in 2017, and the TV in 2018, or the flip that and get the TV first.

@Truth_Hurts_U: ya man, 4 cylinder cars suck. Stupid Honda Civic / Toyota Camry (insert other 4 cly car) is so slow compared to the v12 lamborghini aventador. That is not even factoring in the vastly superior handling, and build quality.

Before making such a stupid comment you have to understand the situation and limitations to each situation. Consoles manufacturers must produce a product that is cheap (history proves consoles over 499 don't sell well), has a low wattage usage, and doesn't produce too much heat. What is the combined wattage req. for the Pascal and the superior Intel CPU? What would the cost be of just those two components? How much heat does each one produce?

And before you start quoting prices of components don't forget the custom made enclosure, custom made circulation, wireless remote receiver, baked in security, power supply, cables, controller.

Yes you can clearly make a more powerful PC, just as much as someone can buy a faster vehicle than a Honda, but power and speed are not always what is important to people.

@Truth_Hurts_U: You're comparing a $700 GPU to a console that will likely cost less than $700. Not very many console gamers are itching to spend $1000+ on console.

@Jimzeel: Backwards compatibility with Xbox One games doesn't necessarily mean added cost, just means the new console has the same (scaled up) architecture.

@Jimzeel: Yeah, sure, the GPU is more powerful, but you're still missing the MOBO, processor, hard drive, power supply, etc.

At least with the console, once you buy it...you're done.

@gamer20482: Will Sony even talk about the Neo at E3?

@letsgame82: To be fair, you still don't need a Scorpio to play Xbox games, and that's now an official fact.

@letsgame82: Yeah of course because there aren't any PC gpus that can do 6 teraflops, oh wait.. the Gtx 1080 can do 9 teraflops... haha enjoy this taste of what PC gaming was like 2 years ago next year buddy

@Rushaoz: HATE RANT!!

@Rushaoz: While I agree the whole 4K hype is overrated marketing non-sense, it's incorrect to compare a PC GPU to a console. No PC game is made with the expectation of 6 TFLOP performance, even high end games only go as far as GTX 700 series in mind. I'm sure a game designed specifically for a 980 Ti can run 4k/60fps.

@Rushaoz: The XB1 (and PS4) were underpowered when they were released years ago. Even the 980ti can play many titles at 4k that a mid-range PC could play @ 720-1080p when the last gen of consoles were released (with some lower quality setting probably). So to play XB1 titles at 4k is the same as playing a game title that a midrange PC from 3 years ago could play at 1080p on a modern high end PC (980Ti or better).

@Rushaoz: Resolution is so overrated. I just read an article recently about how some devs wish we were still in standard definiton. Apparently they can do some amazing things in standard definition these days.

@Rushaoz: People said the same thing about the PS4 when it was first announced. It sounded like a $700 PC at the time but was still profitable for Sony at $400.

@Moonco: BULL CRAP!!! You're a Xbox/MS HATER!! PS4 has a huge lead on Xbox One because of its POWER ALONE!!