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[Dabanton]

I'm curious to see how they market the Scorpio. Sony took the distant approach to not offend their audience. I have a feeling we'll be seeing every title on Scorpio, which may or may not anger some of the Xbox audience.

Sony was way too timid marketing the Pro. If people get angry so what? That is the march of tech.

Also MS is not in the position of Sony of being this gen sales leader, so I'm expecting a very very aggressive marketing campaign. With the power differences made very clear. I think by the time Scorpio releases most people outside of our small gaming bubble will know what it is.

 

[purpleblastoise]

I'm expecting a Gears of War RTS

 

[Dabanton]

I want to see Scorpio's release date moved ahead of people's expectations. It would really suck potentially not being able to play RDR 2, Destiny 2, etc. on Scorpio when they launch.

I'm really hoping for mid September. Phil Spencer had said they are ahead of schedule meaning that kinda date immediately puts the cats among the pigeons for all these third party games and leads into MS's own first party stuff.

 

[Raide]

Sony was way too timid marketing the Pro. If people get angry so what? That is the march of tech.

Also MS is not in the position of Sony of being this gen sales leader, so I'm expecting a very very aggressive marketing campaign. With the power differences made very clear. I think by the time Scorpio releases most people outside of our small gaming bubble will know what it is.

Despite Sony having some big marketing deals this year, I don't think it will stop MS from marketing the hell out of Scorpio. Sony's marketing push might actually help MS if MS position the console, the price and the games correctly.

 

[gamz]

I'm really hoping for mid September. Phil Spencer had said they are ahead of schedule meaning that kinda date immediately puts the cats among the pigeons for all these third party games and leads into MS's own first party stuff.

Yeah, it would only be two months earlier. I hope they do. Even if they pull a Xbox One S and release the more expensive model first.

 

[Hexer06]

Do we think Scorpio is gonna be multiple skus? If it's just one, you guys think it'll be 2tb hdd or more/less. Idc about hdd size really since I have an external. Lol

 

[gamz]

Do we think Scorpio is gonna be multiple skus? If it's just one, you guys think it'll be 2tb hdd or more/less. Idc about hdd size really since I have an external. Lol

Of course it will.

 

[castaction]

I'm expecting a Gears of War RTS

That sound like a great idea if they do itma rts in the gear universe

 

[Ding II]

I'm far more interested in the Scorpio pricing announcement than anything else. Price it right (low), and MS has a potential hit on their hands. Price it wrong (high), and it could be the tipping point to disaster for the Xbox brand.

Anything above $400, barring some sort of ultra compelling bundle, is tempting fate. Well, $450 might be okay for the early adopter crowd. Anything below $399, even if they have to leave out the controller, could shake things up considerably.

It doesn't seem like 50 bucks, in one direction or another, should be able to make that much of a difference, but I suspect it could.

 

[Deputy Moonman]

I really hope Rare is working on Banjo or Conker as opposed to fucking Battletoads

Yeah I don't get the love people have for battletoads. Was a good game but not something I'm dying to have a new sequel. Conker or Banjo would go over far better.

 

[PeterLegend]

Theyre never going to sell a console without a controller, these posts always get a chuckle out of me

 

[hanspampel]

Do we think Scorpio is gonna be multiple skus? If it's just one, you guys think it'll be 2tb hdd or more/less. Idc about hdd size really since I have an external. Lol

1Tb was already confirmed by digital foundry.
But that won't be the only sku.

 

[blakep267]

I'm expecting a Gears of War RTS

I think more of an xcom type game would be better than an rts.

 

[Hexer06]

1Tb was already confirmed by digital foundry.
But that won't be the only sku.

Oh yeah. Forgot about that lol. If they do bundles with games, I hope they keep the tradition of making it a digital code. I'm sure they will tho.

 

[Celcius]

Also,

Xbox One X

I like the sound of that.

 

[Monty Mole]

I'm expecting a Gears of War RTS

Not a chance after Halo Wars 2 bombed so badly.

 

[hanspampel]

Oh yeah. Forgot about that lol. If they do bundles with games, I hope they keep the tradition of making it a digital code. I'm sure they will tho.

Gamestop bundles = physical disks
All other bundles = digital code

Business as usual.


Yeah no way they will do another rts spin off.
Either a new age of empires, or none at all

 

[op_ivy]

Dumb question time... with Scorpios automatic super sampling of 4k content to 1080p, will this apply to 4k blu-ray, and should I care?

 

[PanicFreak]

Not a chance after Halo Wars 2 bombed so badly.

With the work they put into the engine, they could probably make a Gears strategy game for much cheaper than Halo Wars. They would probably have to ditch the Blur cinemas but it could be done.

 

[mcrommert]

Not a chance after Halo Wars 2 bombed so badly.

Please point me to where we know this from... Halo wars also sold not great... They much have known what it would sell coming from that game

 

[willbsn13]

MS has got to open with Scorpio right? Like surely?

 

[gamz]

MS has got to open with Scorpio right? Like surely?

100000000000%

 

[Final Verdict]

They will start with scorpio.

While it makes a lot of sense because that is how they opened last year (hardware reveal with XB1s), I honestly hope they open with a brand new exclusive game and then go talking about scorpio.

 

[willbsn13]

100000000000%

For the sake of discussion, you think there is anything else they can open with?

 

[jbug617]

For the sake of discussion, you think there is anything else they can open with?

Crackdown 3 Live Demo

 

[hanspampel]

Please point me to where we know this from... Halo wars also sold not great... They much have known what it would sell coming from that game

every Microsoft first party / exclusive bombed except Forza Horizon 3 maybe
didn't you get the memo?
problem with this notion is always, that Microsoft and GAF have a very different definition of bomb and success

 

[Dabanton]

I think more of an xcom type game would be better than an rts.

Yeah I'd be very interested in a gears game like that.

 

[Primethius]

every Microsoft first party / exclusive bombed except Forza Horizon 3 maybe
didn't you get the memo?
problem with this notion is always, that Microsoft and GAF have a very different definition of bomb and success

Are you sure about that? We're talking about MS right? MS is the publisher out of the main three that puts the biggest emphasis on big sales...

I guess I should get hyped for a Sunset Overdrive 2 this E3 because it must've been a success since GAFs definition is clearly wrong.

 

[Fata1moose]

An open ended Fable reboot would be amazing and won't happen, but it'd be amazing.

 

[etta]

I want them to open with a new Splinter Cell game.
That shit would be incredible, the room darkens, iconic goggles sound powers on, then Fisher goes on and does some badass shit.

 

[Bsigg12]

I want them to open with a new Splinter Cell game.
That shit would be incredible, the room darkens, iconic goggles sound powers on, then Michael Ironside's Fisher goes on and does some badass shit.

Fixed.

Playing through Halo 5 again, this game really had some moments of almost sticking the landing but brought down by something stupid like the Warden fights. I hope Microsoft has learned from mistakes and successes of both Halo 5 and Gears 4 to solidify some of their newer projects.

 

[Dabanton]

I want them to open with a new Splinter Cell game.
That shit would be incredible, the room darkens, iconic goggles sound powers on, then Fisher goes on and does some badass shit.

I would faint if Splinter Cell is shown at E3.

It's seems about the right time for a true next gen Splinter Cell game.

 

[MAtgS]

I would faint if Splinter Cell is shown at E3.

It's seems about the right time for a true next gen Splinter Cell game.

Pretty much the UniSoft finisher.

 

[Primethius]

It was always really dumb of Ubisoft to not have ported Blacklist to current gen consoles.

God that game was so good and its MP community died out too fast.

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

For the sake of discussion, you think there is anything else they can open with?

They open with 60 minutes of Sea of Thieves, show a five minute video detailing Scorpio price, date and a whole bunch of new games before ending with twenty minutes of Sea of Thieves.

 

[Nightengale]

Either open with Scorpio announcement or open with the most technically impressive game they have and then have Phil come out and say "that game was running at native 4k on the Scorpio"

 

[hanspampel]

They open with 60 minutes of Sea of Thieves, show a five minute video detailing Scorpio price, date and a whole bunch of new games before ending with twenty minutes of Sea of Thieves.

You sure they would've anything new to show about see of thieves? The alpha right now is not much more than waht was shown at e3 2016.

 

[Hexer06]

They open with 60 minutes of Sea of Thieves, show a five minute video detailing Scorpio price, date and a whole bunch of new games before ending with twenty minutes of Sea of Thieves.

I think everyone watching would go wild!!... But not in a good way .

New Splinter Cell could be pretty sick now. Unfortunately I think MS has a higher chance of showing Assassins Creed than anything else. But I'm hoping Ubisoft keeps it for themselves cuz that's just wasted time for Microsoft, imo.

 

[Primethius]

I think everyone watching would go wild!!... But not in a good way .

New Splinter Cell could be pretty sick now. Unfortunately I think MS has a higher chance of showing Assassins Creed than anything else. But I'm hoping Ubisoft keeps it for themselves cuz that's just wasted time for Microsoft, imo.

Tbh, I have a feeling that Assassin's Creed at 4k will probably be the most technically impressive game MS can show.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

The first reveal trailer will look cgi but then at the end itll say .... captured realtime in engine gameplay running on xbox scorpio. Then well see the official animation of xbox scorpio which will segway into the full reveal of xbox scorpio with a developer video and phil coming in stage yelling - Byyaaahhhhh!!! You like dem apples? Well let me bring you some oranges. Then yells " roll the tape jarold!"

Lololoolololol... id be down for this though

 

[DriftingSpirit]

I think everyone watching would go wild!!... But not in a good way .

New Splinter Cell could be pretty sick now. Unfortunately I think MS has a higher chance of showing Assassins Creed than anything else. But I'm hoping Ubisoft keeps it for themselves cuz that's just wasted time for Microsoft, imo.

MS will have Assassin's Creed, Shadow of War and one more unannounced AAA third party title.

 

[Hexer06]

Tbh, I have a feeling that Assassin's Creed at 4k will probably be the most technically impressive game MS can show.

Hmm. You could be right. Unity had some dam good lighting. I think Forza 7 is gonna look pretty fucking amazing tho. You know they're gonna make that 4k 60fps just so they can tout they have a game that can do that. I guess we'll see. I'm just not that hyped for AC games anymore sadly :/. Maybe this one will change my mind after I see gameplay tho.

MS will have Assassin's Creed, Shadow of War and one more unannounced AAA third party title.

Ugh.. If it's a surprise 3rd party, then go for it. But 2, or even 3, games can take up a lot of time. I think you're right tho, now that I think about it and how past E3s have gone. I'm just hoping MS has some really good surprises in store. Gimme OG Xbox Backwards Compatibility and you can line the rest of the show with 3rd party for all I care, lol.

 

[PHOTOSHOP]

i wonder who showing the new Star War IPs. EA or MS conference

 

[Nightengale]

i wonder who showing the new Star War IPs. EA or MS conference

Don't expect SW at any Xbox event.

Sony has wholesale marketing on all console SW stuff, even Lego.

 

[willbsn13]

Tbh, I have a feeling that Assassin's Creed at 4k will probably be the most technically impressive game MS can show.

That's gonna be Forza 7 or Crackdown 3, IMO

 

[BleedOrange]

I'm expecting a Gears of War RTS

This is what I thought when I saw them introduce 3 factions in Gears 4. I could dig it.

 

[DoomGyver]

I'm looking to buy a new monitor and heard Scorpio was going to be Freesync 2 enabled. Problem is there are currently no hdmi 2.1 freesync 2 monitors on the market. Rumors are that these monitors might make it to market during the 2nd half of the year. Hopfully MS addresses this with the scorpio specs.

 

[Big Green Anus]

Lol

Nah

I don't see any major marketing deal for MS this other than Assassin Creed. Red Dead 2, Destiny 2 COD WWII and Battlefront 2 are with Sony. Now, even though it's still early to show a lot of footage of this game, I could see Cyber Punk being the title that Shinobi and you are referring to.

Just for a hint, is the title you referring to coming out this year or next?

 

[DriftingSpirit]

I don't see any major marketing deal for MS this other than Assassin Creed. Red Dead 2, Destiny 2 COD WWII and Battlefront 2 are with Sony. Now, even though it's still early to show a lot of footage of this game, I could see Cyber Punk being the title that Shinobi and you are referring to.

Just for a hint, is the title you referring to coming out this year or next?

It'll be a major unannounced third party game for sure.

 

[Big Green Anus]

It'll be a major unannounced third party game for sure.

It's unannounced? Hmm....I really don't know what it could be. Maybe the new multiplayer IP from Bioware.