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[Compsiox]

What if this is to mislead us and make us impressed when it's actually 399. What reason would he have to post this now?

 

[somecrazymember]

Only 5 hours to go so won't bother going through the million reasons why this does/doesn't make sense but why has Geoff tweeted this?

I mean he sure knows a good number of unannounced games+other stuff so why not share what they are today?

Cause its a fake leak probably.. like you say, Geoff doesnt do this stuff.

399$ it is

 

[Forearm Star]

In for the stunt price and $399 reveal

 

[sammex]

499 sounds reasonable for the capabilities to me. It's a top end product that will be niche, just like the Pro.

 

[Yearsoflurking]

2013 : Xbox One, the best reason to choose a PS4.
2017 : Xbox Scorpio, the best reason to choose a PS4 Pro.

I hope it is not true. A healthy competitive market is better for the costumers.

eh.. Scorpio will still be the best place to play multiplats on console so i disagree. this thing is for hardcore gamers.

 

[Doominated]

499$ for 2tb wireless controller pack in "launch edition" engraved version

399$ for 1tb no controller "upgrade" for existing XB1 users

 

[RedAssedApe]

Better not be a stunt.

never go full doritos pope

 

[sfedai0]

$50 price cut by Sony on the Pro and suddenly the Scorpio is a really hard pill to swallow.

 

[Tohsaka]

That's what I expected.

 

[VCL]

This could be true, but I think there will be two packs one 499 and other 399

 

[ArrrrghX]

Wow... hopefully it will run the UI faster. Have always gone Day 1 for Microsoft consoles, but will watch this one for a bit and jump in when the right time comes.

Not so much an if, but when.

 

[FTF]

Am I the only one confused by this comment?

Maybe he means that Anthem game?

 

[yuraya]

Microsoft probably wants him to leak this so that everyone can brace for the disappointment when its announced during the conference. Without leaking ahead of time everyone would be like 10x more pissed.

 

[Trojita]

I expected it to be $499. Didn't see how they would make it $399 with the specs they are were claiming.

 

[Mariolee]

Damn that viral marketing really is going to do a number on them if true.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Lol no chance Geoff.
It's $399 or dead in the water and MS know that.

Are people seriously doubting Geoff here? Lol

 

[Hoo-doo]

Lol, that's crazy expensive for the hardware. Now if it had Zen and/or Vega I could understand.

I have my doubts. I still think it will be 399.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

Yup. With current exchange rate, it could be 675$CAD. But I wouldn't be surprised to see 699$. Even at 399, it's DOA (550$ min).

sony threw us a bone with a $499 pro, ms could do the same

 

[BigEmil]

What if this is to mislead us and make us impressed when it's actually 399. What reason would he have to post this now?

^^


This is exactly it

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

#fakenews #fakenewsforclicks.

Xbox Scorpio:
$399 1TB
$499 2TB w/ elite controller.

Keep dreaming? Geoff won't lie.

 

[ROUGE_BLOCK]

Between Jez Corden saying $449, the $399 image robot image link and Keighley saying $499 I was thinking it's gonna be like the Xbox one S with multiple different SKUs based on hard drive size.

Or it's literally $499.

 

[Detective]

499 is what I expect for what you get. I can't wait.

Please black color please..

 

[Captain Tuttle]

That's a bummer, was pulling for 399

Day one though

 

[Obliterator]

I remember he leaking stuffs in the past... reliable stuffs.

Ao know he is untrustable.

He used to quite a while back but when does he do it recently? Geoff has access to mountains of industry secrets with his connections why randomly leak this now?

Geoff is able to get the interviews and work he does in the industry because his connections and he is reliable not to piss people off. I'm inclined to believe this is straight from MS

 

[Starfield]

Maybe they announce it that it's gonna be free but you have to sign a 1-year contract.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

lmao shit is DOA in Canada.

Its DoA EVERYWHERE at that price point.

Do people seriously think that things work like this?

Never ceases to amaze me how MS can commit fuck-up after fuck-up and some people here will still try to paint their failures as some kind of brilliant long term game plan.

To paraphrase a Coca-Cola executive; They're not that smart, and they're not that stupid.

 

[ViolentP]

#fakenews #fakenewsforclicks.

Xbox Scorpio:
$399 1TB
$499 2TB w/ elite controller.

$100 for an additional terabyte of storage and an Elite controller? Fake news indeed.

 

[What A Time To Be Alive]

Microsoft lost their damn minds.

 

[Dee Dah Dave]

Thing is it will sell out through the holiday at $499 to core fans. Then after that it will bomb and they will drop the price. Just early adopter tax so it's probably true.

 

[FunkyMunkey]

500???

 

[jaypah]

It's most likely a curve ball for us to act surprised later, cheap but effective tactic against the horde of sheeps. I still think it's 399.99.

Curve ball or not it's certainly a soft-ball to those who are regularly negative towards MS.

Price is $399

"Typical MS tricks. They must think we're stupid!"

Price actually turns out to be $499

"LOL DOA!"

Going to be really fun to read through the aftermath. 😩

 

[crimzonflame]

Oh man I wish he didnt spoil it. Would have been glorious to see the meltdowns on GAF live.

 

[PeterGAF]

$50 price cut by Sony on the Pro and suddenly the Scorpio is a really hard pill to swallow.

Sony has no reason to cut the price of the Pro if the Scorpio is $500. They're already $100 cheaper.

And I don't buy the "this is a trap" stuff. Its gonna be $500. It's what we all should have been expecting, and I think we were expecting up until recently.

 

[Fracas]

I cannot wait for the $500 price to be announced

I'm actually in awe of all this denial holy shit

 

[GarciaHotspur]

i wonder how much Microsoft paid him to say that

 

[MikeE21286]

#fakenews #fakenewsforclicks.

Xbox Scorpio:
$399 1TB
$499 2TB w/ elite controller.

This makes sense.

Don’t wither away Microsoft. Stay competitive.

 

[Wildo09]

#fakenews #fakenewsforclicks.

Xbox Scorpio:
$399 1TB
$499 2TB w/ elite controller.

Oh yeah, they'll present a sku at $499 and another at $399, that way he won't actually be wrong 😂

I'm never trusting the Dorito's pope if that happens.

 

[Blanquito]

But why would Geoff ruin his reputation by intentionally saying the wrong price?

 

[Deleted member 17706]

The way they have been talking up this thing, I was expecting $599, honestly, even though that would be suicide at retail. $499 up against the PS4 Pro which will likely see deep discounts come holiday season is suicide just the same, though.

 

[AngryMoth]

Sounds about right for what they are putting in there.

Don't see it being particularly impactful to the market though at that price.

 

[univbee]

Maybe they announce it that it's gonna be free but you have to sign a 1-year contract.

For what, the antidote to the scorpion poison that was in the lollipops they gave away?

 

[Zyae]

Wish it was 400 but 500 makes sense and is reasonable for what it is.

 

[joe_zazen]

What if it is also portable?

 

[pmunk]

If this is the case, wouldn't be optically the worst idea for Sony to consider a $50 price cut on the pro.

I'm probably in the market for a stronger console in the near-term, $499 is a bit much for me though.

 

[Newlove]

It seems odd to me that he would announce that before the conference.

 

[Feorax]

$100 more than its rival, lagging a year behind in release with a much more limited software library?

Is it 2006 again?

Absolutely DOA if true.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Microsoft lost their damn minds.

The Xbox One S is a $250 safety net. There's no problem with having a premium option. The PS4 Pro gets outsold 5:1 even with its $399 price point.

 

[Megawarrior]

If this was ANYONE else, I would believe it.

 

[Gleethor]

Nice try Geoff, how much MS pay you to say that for shocking news micdrop omg $399?

Honestly? This wouldn't surprise me. I mean, neither would $499, but when was the last time Keighley dropped a hot and potentially damaging scoop like this?

 

[Mooreberg]

It was only three years ago that Xbox One needed a rather prompt price reduction. Above $399 would be a head scratcher.