Verge: Xbox E3 teasers contain hidden Project Scorpio messages (and sick PS4 burns)

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Okay. Gaf polls. I still think MS had a better lineup.
ofcourse you did Statham. But for the sake of the arguement, let's not use your opinion as a measuring stick for the community at large, okay ? Review aggregates and release schedules paint a pretty one-sided picture when it comes to first-party releases in the last few years.
 
The comments in this thread are really exagerated given that the subject at hand is an easter-egg inside a short teaser trailer that the vast majority of us wouldn't even have spotted were it not for this thread.

Microsoft Sony Nintendo haha. It's been long since i saw such a creative account. *Clap*
 
Wait, don't you say that? Maybe cheeky would be more fitting? ��
You know what I mean. ��

Feisty would be the spelling we're looking for here. "Liking fisty stuff"... well that's something else.
 
It's well-known fact that Sony is allowed to do whatever they want with their marketing and it's perfectly okay, but Microsoft isn't allowed to say anything because this is console war bullshit and not okay.

Actually, no. The narrative is that Microsoft (P.Spencer) is on-record multiple times saying he's against console war en taking jabs at competitors. Sony never claimed such things, ot at least not as prevalent as MS.

Not that I agree that this is hostile marketing.

Microsoft Sony Nintendo haha. It's been long since i saw such a creative account. *Clap*

Thanks! I signed up relatively recently and was astounded that this username wasn't taken xD
 
$399 is a good price, I guess the Pro would drop to 299?

Why? They don't have to do anything, the only way to play Playstation Games is on Playstation. They have all the major titles for the year with marketing deals. They have outsold Xbox One 2:1. Sony can just keep everything as it is and play the waiting game. This holiday season is on lock for them because there will be supply constraints for Scorpio and PS4 Slim will go down as low as 199 and that's where they will sell a ton. A price reduction for Pro makes sense at the beginning of 2018.
 
Xbox 10S, how did they get to 10? Next one after be -555 or something?! What's happening?!

I see this as good news for the competition (i.e. get me a Pro for dirt cheap eventually).
 
Xbox 10S, how did they get to 10? Next one after be -555 or something?! What's happening?!

I see this as good news for the competition (i.e. get me a Pro for dirt cheap eventually).

My guess is Windows 10. Console wise maybe aswel:

- Xbox Original
- Xbox 360 Vanilla
- Xbox 360 zephyr
- Xbox 360 falcon
- Xbox 360 Elite
- Xbox 360 S
- Xbox 360 E
- Xbox One
- Xbox One S
- Xbox One X10S
 
I'm happy with my OG Xbone, but would immediately preorder a Scorpio if it came in at £350 ($399). I'd sell my Xbone to raise some moolah. Get £100 for it. I'd be totally down for a £250 Scorpio.

I must be the only person though that hopes I can still use my Kinect 2.0. with Scorpio. Say what you like about Mattrick but he called it right on voice control. See the massive market developing with Amazon Echo, Google Home etc.
 
Xbox 10S, how did they get to 10? Next one after be -555 or something?! What's happening?!

I see this as good news for the competition (i.e. get me a Pro for dirt cheap eventually).

MS doesn't give any fucks about numbering. 10 sounds cooler. They skipped Windows 9 and it was a good choice.
 
I'm happy with my OG Xbone, but would immediately preorder a Scorpio if it came in at £350 ($399). I'd sell my Xbone to raise some moolah. Get £100 for it. I'd be totally down for a £250 Scorpio.

I must be the only person though that hopes I can still use my Kinect 2.0. with Scorpio. Say what you like about Mattrick but he called it right on voice control. See the massive market developing with Amazon Echo, Google Home etc.

*Waves hand* I also hope they have an adaptor for Kinect. Probably not but a few of us can live in hope!
 
Maybe the "10" part refers to the number 2 in binary format. X10S = X2S

I would keep it at Xbox Two

So they can do an Xbox Two S in 2 years (shrinked form factor)

Would also be a good naming sheme going forward with their game backward/forward compatibilty. Game XY needs at lest Xbox One / Two / Three to be playable.
 
My guess is Windows 10. Console wise maybe aswel:

- Xbox Original
- Xbox 360 Vanilla
- Xbox 360 zephyr
- Xbox 360 falcon
- Xbox 360 Elite
- Xbox 360 S
- Xbox 360 E
- Xbox One
- Xbox One S
- Xbox One X10S

Xbox 10 makes sense. But I really don't understand the lettering. Unless they'll use the letter S to group the consoles in a generation like fashion. Like the Xbox 1S and Xbox 10S are apart of series S. This game supports series S systems etc. Or is their plan to use binary numbers going forward lol

I'm really not sure what they're up to, I honestly thought they were going to go the apple route, ditch the numbers and call them Xbox and Xbox Pro.
 
Microsoft will indeed have the strongest console in the world.

For 2 days until Sony reveals the PlayStation 5


Best name after the Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One would simply and logically be Xbox 4K.

Just think about it, Xbox 4K.
 
Well after some actual research, looks like 399$ was a pipe dream after all. Scribids and dated material and stuff. Lotsa ppl gonna be outraged at E3 methinks.

Too bad.
 
I guess if the system has no Kinect links etc. I am guessing Cortana is still a thing but they could do that with just a built-in mic.

They said all the XB1 accessories would work on Scorpio. I'd assume this goes for Kinect as well. I wanna keep mine too!
 
Well after some actual research, looks like 399$ was a pipe dream after all. Scribids and dated material and stuff. Lotsa ppl gonna be outraged at E3 methinks.

Too bad.

I'm still in the $450 camp, but wouldn't be shocked if they say "fuck it" and sell at a loss at $399, the real money is in Gold subs anyway, so easy enough to justify imo.
 
Well after some actual research, looks like 399$ was a pipe dream after all. Scribids and dated material and stuff. Lotsa ppl gonna be outraged at E3 methinks.

Too bad.

399 was always wishful thinking. 499 or 449 sounds right.

Maybe they'll do a 399 for a limited time type of thing?
 
I'll stay firmly in $349 territory just because $399 won't surprise me anymore and I think it would be the complete turnaround. Xbox One was more expensive than PS4 and less powerful, Scorpio might be cheaper than PS4 Pro and more powerful. Just more power won't do anything for them, they have to do both to have a real impact and have a great exclusive lineup.
 
Xbox 10 makes sense. But I really don't understand the lettering. Unless they'll use the letter S to group the consoles in a generation like fashion. Like the Xbox 1S and Xbox 10S are apart of series S. This game supports series S systems etc. Or is their plan to use binary numbers going forward lol

I'm really not sure what they're up to, I honestly thought they were going to go the apple route, ditch the numbers and call them Xbox and Xbox Pro.

It could be like Windows 10, it's the same as the Apple of things, an update is released however the branding is still Windows 10.
 
Because people who actually have seen it and analyzed it have said it's 499 and up.

Unless you are actually in the know, I'd take their word over yours.
These people you talking about always treat PS4 pro and Scorpio like release at the same time which is not, and Scorpio doesn't have some crazy GPU and still using crappy CPU, it won't and don't have rights to price it above 400 unless they want a DOA console.
 
These people you talking about always treat PS4 pro and Scorpio like release at the same time which is not, and Scorpio doesn't have some crazy GPU and still using crappy CPU, it won't and don't have rights to price it above 400 unless they want a DOA console.

There's more cost than just those two things, I'm also expecting the Elite controller to be standard, though maybe that's me expecting too much.
 
There's more cost than just those two things, I'm also expecting the Elite controller to be standard, though maybe that's me expecting too much.

Concerning the Elite as the standard controller, I highly doubt it since the normal Xbox controller was used to power up the not visible Scorpio in the teasers.
 
There's more cost than just those two things, I'm also expecting the Elite controller to be standard, though maybe that's me expecting too much.

Scorpio early adopters are likely to be the same sorts of people who already own those, would increase the BOM and MRSP for little gain. If there are multiple SKUs, then it's more of a possibility.
 
There's more cost than just those two things, I'm also expecting the Elite controller to be standard, though maybe that's me expecting too much.
The only way they will include an elite controller is if they release a high end Elite SKU in addition to the "entry level" Scorpio.
 
Scorpio early adopters are likely to be the same sorts of people who already own those, would increase the BOM and MRSP for little gain. If there are multiple SKUs, then it's more of a possibility.

This.

I do fully expect them to announce a updated Elite controller tho...
 
Scorpio early adopters are likely to be the same sorts of people who already own those, would increase the BOM and MRSP for little gain. If there are multiple SKUs, then it's more of a possibility.

Ah, good point, didn't even think of that. Can definitely see it having a top tier SKU with one though.
 
That seems to be a decent price for what you get, I don't really think they can afford to release it at a higher price. At that price, it should be a nice sideline for them in the way that the Pro has been for Sony, I'm not sure they'd need to but maybe the Pro will get a price drop this year in an attempt to repeat the success of the standard PS4 with the standard model getting a "mass market" price drop?
 
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