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[Eolz]

Guys, the price is $499 and that is what has been rehearsed.

oh boy

 

[AAMARMO]

Guys, the price is $499 and that is what has been rehearsed.

Geoff sorry to ask but you dont usually leak stuff why now?

 

[Hawk269]

Probably Geoff but it could also be a diversionary tactic in place for their reherseal

Well I don't know if that is Geoff's real account here or not, but let's say they did rehearse this portion and that is what they said and what Geoff heard. By Geoff posting the words "that is what they rehearsed", Geoff just covered himself if it turns out to be something different. All Geoff would have to say is that he was at the rehearsal and that is what they said. Regardless if $499 is true or not, don't think Geoff is going to take any hits regardless.

I think $499.99 is a fair price, but $399.99 for the mainstream would be better. I am of the belief that $499.99 is the launch edition with a 2tb 7200rpm drive.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

My comment didn't say that the average consumer will buy the most powerful console disregarding the price.

There's virtually no other interpretation for your comment that I can see. Unless you meant the average consumer asks for the most powerful console, sees it costs 499, and then doesn't buy it? What's the point of that comment?

 

[Prologue]

I honestly don't understand the outrage over 499. This is a premium product. 499 is pretty cheap for what you're getting.

You don't release a premium product at that price while dragging behind in market share. If sony didnt, when they had every reason to, why should MS?

 

[PackAPunchedMick]

Remember when the day of Sony was done?

Almost 12 months ago....

Good times.

 

[Pattycakes]

Guys, the price is $499 and that is what has been rehearsed.

I feel like most of the people in denial about your leak are like this:

 

[shira]

This thing is DEAD in Canada.

Only need 1.5 jobs

 

[funkystudent]

Guys, the price is $499 and that is what has been rehearsed.

Just saying, if I wanted to keep a secret I wouldnt have it in the rehearsal.

 

[horkrux]

You really think Geoff would leak it without permission from Microsoft?

But why. Do they want to give us a few hours in advance to process the disappointment?

 

[fantomena]

Geoff sorry to ask but you dont usually leak stuff why now?

He has. Not a lot, but he he has.

 

[True Fire]

But it does nothing to make them competitive with Sony

Which even as a ps fan, I would like to see

Microsoft isn't gunning for Sony, they're gunning for PC. 499 is an affordable option for gamers who want 4K 60fps but don't want to pay over a grand.

 

[Impeccable]

Confirmed rip again.

RIP.

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

People do realise what's inside the console right?

scorpions?

 

[LOLCats]

Ya i already paid 500$ for an Xbox.

Im still mad about that.

 

[MattAces]

I guess the question is if you can wait until like March to get one when it is inevitably not $499. Buying an Xbone at launch was a huge mistake for me. Price dropped super fast and the launch software sucked. Why not wait until March to play UnitedHealth from Bioware?

So uhm, are you supposed to ban Geoff Keighley if he turns out to be wrong...?

 

[iFirez]

I wish someone would leak its actual name... because it's not going to be called the Scorpio... right?

 

[Pantz]

Guys, the price is $499 and that is what has been rehearsed.

So... last time they let you in to rehearsals? Or did they want you to leak it?

 

[Simply Sami]

Thanks for jumping in Geoff.

$499 is a mistake. The only thing that could hangs my thinking here is if it came with an Elite controller and 2TB hard drive.

It's not a mistake.

If you think it's a mistake then this product is simply not for you. It's for the hardcore fans who want their games including third party games to be running well. For those fans who want the best third party versions.

I'm glad MS haven't gone the cheap route.

 

[FelipeMGM]

I guess the question is if you can wait until like March to get one when it is inevitably not $499. Buying an Xbone at launch was a huge mistake for me. Price dropped super fast and the launch software sucked. Why not wait until March to play UnitedHealth from Bioware?

Its not even coming March 2018 anymore, it has been delayed

 

[McHuj]

Well rehearsing in an empty theatre is best way to rehearse getting no applause...

Haha

 

[Y2Kev]

Also I don't believe that "things can change" last minute. Unless they were purposefully "rehearsing" a price to stop leakers, the price is determined after like years of number crunching and planning. You don't go, "Shit, price sounds bad," and change it last minute.

Especially after you have to pay for exclusive comarketing with Cigna from Bioware.

Its not even coming March 2018 anymore, it has been delayed

Ok then Fall 2018 with Aetna from Bioware.

 

[rfield84]

The average consumer doesn't look at consoles as first place or second place machines. That's what fanboys think like. The average consumer will simply ask for the most powerful console. Which will be the Scorpio.

Average consumers will ask for the cheapest system. Especially during the holidays when most consumers are shopping for more than one person (for gifts and stuff.)

 

[Brohenheim]

Maybe they rehearsed at $499 because of leaks like this?

Now would the Xbox Scorpio itself lie to us lol

 

[panama chief]

march 2018 tho. jesus. 9 months. i couldnt.

 

[gofreak]

What I don't get is that, if we're getting price numbers out of rehearsals, why aren't we also getting the name at the same time. Surely, those two bits of information would be in the same paragraph if not the same sentence?

Pretty fair question... Maybe they used obvious placeholders there, but if they did, they would throw the price into a placeholder-y light too.

 

[Backlogger]

That's less than expected.

Lol, no, $499 is about the highest I was expecting. Not surprised by the price, but hoped it'd been lower.

 

[Sheroking]

Did you see how they'll sell that price? I just can't imagine how they'd think Phil Spencer going on stage and saying 499 again would be a good idea.

It's not crippling because Scorpio is an Xbox One. It might have a different name or be more powerful, but this is not a next gen product, it's their current gen product with bells and whistles for the kind of enthusiast who owns a 4K display and cares about maximizing fidelity.

The consumer base they're pricing out can just buy the Xbox One S for all they care.

 

[chronic_archaic]

Wow, I was really convinced they were doing $400 - These leaks always seem to turn out true but I'm excited to see if they'll throw a curveball and change it at the last minute, like Sony in 1995 - but I still plan on buying it anyway. Possibility of it being bundled with an Elite controller or some other expensive thing (like they did that other time)

 

[ThanksVision]

They are just gonna have to drop $100 off it like they did for xbox one. This 'premium consumer who plays the most games for the most hours' they are describing plays on PC already... There are a couple die hards that will buy this, but it will ultimately be DOAAAA

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Guys, the price is $499 and that is what has been rehearsed.

Then why release marketing posters that shows "399" on it? It only confuses people and pisses them off.

 

[True Fire]

Just saying, if I wanted to keep a secret I wouldnt have it in the rehearsal.

If you don't rehearse you end up in the E3 2017 cringe compilation with EA

 

[EventHorizon]

It's the magic of competition. Securing digital libraries is a lucrative idea. Maybe it's worth taking a small hit on profits.

Console makers got burned last gen doing that and aren't going to repeat. All are taking page out of Nintendo's book and pricing to make profit or near break even.

Btw, people who are cost conscious are not buying the premium product. Scorpio is for those who want power without regard to price. You can see many of them in this thread. $499 will not deter those people.

Oh btw part 2. $499 lets Microsoft offer up sales later. If they start out with a sale price they have nowhere to go. Oh course MS is going to start with a higher price and milk those willing to pay it.

 

[Sum-Mischief]

I thought it would be more. Glad to see I was wrong . At any rate I wait till the price drop in about a year .

 

[black070]

Guys, the price is $499 and that is what has been rehearsed.

Oh, well there it is.

 

[Madchad]

this smells of a setup for the net so they get a positive reaction to the price

 

[Toni]

Stop it 😂

 

[The Faceless Master]

Why are people saying a niche high end console they don't plan on selling a ton of is DOA because of 499?

The non Pro PS4 massively outsells the Pro. Is the Pro Dead?

isn't that a 4:1 ratio?

 

[AmyS]

Expecting Next-Gen Xbox by 2021 then.

Yep.

Project Gemini.

Spoiler

24 TeraFlops

 

[Ushay]

$499 is fine for the performance they are targetting. But if they want any sort of mass adoption they will need to go lower.

 

[Gator86]

what if they faked the entire rehearsal and no one knows what's going to be in the presser?

They drugged Geoff and took him to a fake rehearsal. The real rehearsal was across town. That's the last time Geoff goes out for drinks with the Russian ambassador.

 

[falconxcrunner09]

Considering the specs, $499 it's completely fair. But Scorpio is DOA in some areas/countries at that price.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Guys, the price is $499 and that is what has been rehearsed.

 

[Caja 117]

Hahahahaha oh my MS...sight....I dont think ill get this, let see if the reveal convice me otherwise.

this smells of a setup for the net so they get a positive reaction to the price

They really dont need this to get a positive reaction @ 399.

 

[Angst]

1) This "leak" by a well-known person has already created a bit of buzz around the new console. This thread alone has got 1500 replies in a relatively short period of time.

2) Now people want to check the news and watch the show to see if the price leak is true.

3) People watching the show are then "surprised" that the console price is actually lower than expcted.

4) Give the initial rumoured premium price of $499, people now see the actual price of 399 as a bargain compared to the expensive 499.

It's a win-win-win-win. So marketing wise, there are plenty of reasons.

This. Is. Fucking. Awesome.

 

[Simply Sami]

So uhm, are you supposed to ban Geoff Keighley if he turns out to be wrong...?

How about they ban you instead?

Can't stand people asking for valuable members of the gaming community to be banned. Geoff is just telling us what he's been told. He has insiders in the media. What has he got to gain by telling false stories?

 

[Starfield]

haha

 

[Gamesgbkiller]

It must be a stunt by Xbox. That would be a surprise if they announce other wise.

 

[dealer-]

Well rehearsing in an empty theatre is best way to rehearse getting no applause...

lol!

People still expecting $399 setting themselves up for double disappointment.

 

[Rolf NB]

But why. Do they want to give us a few hours in advance to process the disappointment?

Yes. Giving their audience time to move from denial to acceptance first.

edit: cheese toast