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Digital Foundry: Xbox Scorpio
- Thread starter LelouchZero
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Not advised on PC. On console this thing is a beast....but it's still a console.
My 6700k and 1080 runs circles around the Scorpio, but it's a totally different device.
Fairfax Virginia
Neo Member
I tell you what I miss me some good old East Coast thunderstorms, I don't think they get any here in Denver.
sorry for the derail. I'm excited to get a xboxone again. I still need beat to gears 4 and halo 5.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Umm, isn't that the same guy they had putting out the PR spin on the XBox One's RAM set up and short comings over the PS4?
Flintty
Member
gundamkyoukai
Member
Not 4 years into the gen .
This late in the gen where your friends playing and the games on your system matter way more.
Basically, yes. Its not mandatory, but recommended.
Like a Personal Computer?
LelouchZero
Member
If Red Dead Redemption 2 runs at 60 fps I will buy a Scorpio to play it day one, no kidding.
A PC version hasn't been announced yet so that's why I would get the Scorpio to play it, otherwise I would just wait for the PC version and play it on my PS4 Pro.
I have a PS4 Pro, an Xbox One and a mid-range PC.
This year, sure. Next year? No. It's the problem with trying to match up to PCs. 5 year console cycle can't keep up. Console developers need to set expectations (although noone will listen.)
No, Sony had marketingdeals with most of these titles so fucking dream on.
Theres already an Xbox One Elite https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Xbox-One-Elite-Bundle-1TB/productID.329126800
I think the idea of gens is dying in Microsoft's eyes. Whatever is next is going to be an extension of the foundation laid by XB1 and Scorpio.
Shifty Capone1
Member
There's already an Xbox One Elite?
Any rumors about release other than fall 2017? Really want day and date with Destiny 2.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Rockstar will probably do what they did with GTAV, wait a year and then put it on PC.
Yes, truly games are important too.
This is a thread about the new XBox hardware. It is explicitly about hardware.
So I find it baffling to see so many posters ignoring the hardware and trying to talk about other things.
If you're not here to discuss the hardware, or your contribution is entirely dismissing the advantages of hardware (which is hilarious, by the way), then go find some other thread to troll.
So I find it baffling to see so many posters ignoring the hardware and trying to talk about other things.
If you're not here to discuss the hardware, or your contribution is entirely dismissing the advantages of hardware (which is hilarious, by the way), then go find some other thread to troll.
BinaryBear07
Member
I like what I am hearing. E3 will be the big seller for me. All this hardware is great but I need games.
x Dredgen Yor x
Member
regualar xbox one vs scorpio. holy shit guys. Day 1. Microsoft nailed it.
Doug Heffernan
Member
This prediction is very similar to mine. Except I would also add a 2tb hard drive to the 499 option.
tomwhite2004
Member
The DF video compared the gpu power to an rx 480 which is closer to a 1060 than 1070. Its mid range for the current line up of graphics cards, anything better would be far too costly.
professor denim
Member
Looking foward for the console but what a BORING reveal
MosquitoSmasher
Member
What really made me very happy was the mention of.....
Significantly shorter loading times!!!!!
Great that DF mentioned Witcher 3 at that point too because hoo boy.....the loading times are insane in Witcher 3 whenever you need to load up a save in Velen or after dying.
Is it possible that Scorpio will shorten these loading times out of the box for Witcher 3 or will that need a developer's input?
Significantly shorter loading times!!!!!
Great that DF mentioned Witcher 3 at that point too because hoo boy.....the loading times are insane in Witcher 3 whenever you need to load up a save in Velen or after dying.
Is it possible that Scorpio will shorten these loading times out of the box for Witcher 3 or will that need a developer's input?
Ashler
Member
This is really impressive stuff... if you have an Xbox One console and already own a collection of games for the platform.
There is nothing in the Scorpio that as a PS4 owner would make me consider switch to microsoft, its like a PS4 Pro for the Xbox One and that it is.
Microsoft would have had my interest if this was a new generation altogether, not a buffed up Xbox One. I'm not even sure why they're doubling down on a generation in which they're so behind, they would be better off just starting their next generation earlier.
There is nothing in the Scorpio that as a PS4 owner would make me consider switch to microsoft, its like a PS4 Pro for the Xbox One and that it is.
Microsoft would have had my interest if this was a new generation altogether, not a buffed up Xbox One. I'm not even sure why they're doubling down on a generation in which they're so behind, they would be better off just starting their next generation earlier.
OG_Original Gamer
Member
You can call me excited.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
Much better mid-gen refresh than the Pro I feel. Seems far more efficient and (hopefully) better at smoothing out the obvious bottlenecks. Price will be interesting.
bananafactory
Banned
Sorry if the article mentioned it but what happens to existing games on Scorpio?
Like, what will it be like playing GTAV?
Like, what will it be like playing GTAV?
Norse
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yankeehater
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There will be several advantages. Locked framerate, no screen tearing, shorter load times, just to name a few.
Samurai G0SU
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people shifting from the actual reason for these articles - tech analysis/reveal - and are moving to "what about the games, where are they huh!? huh!? huh!? show them to me? yeah! That's what i thought! hah!" ..
can't appreciate a move for the industry where a company really wants to create a console that gamers would want/like? lol wouldn't this breed more competition so that the competitor tries to one up them?
After everything i read on the tech specs for Scorpio, i am really surprised on the amount of customization they put into this. And also, that hovis effect. Has it ever been used for other purposes? This is the first time i've heard of it.
can't appreciate a move for the industry where a company really wants to create a console that gamers would want/like? lol wouldn't this breed more competition so that the competitor tries to one up them?
After everything i read on the tech specs for Scorpio, i am really surprised on the amount of customization they put into this. And also, that hovis effect. Has it ever been used for other purposes? This is the first time i've heard of it.
anothertech
Member
Correction. This holiday, when Scorpio release, Sony is going to slam them with a price drop on the Pro. Absolutely this will happen.
I don't think people realize what is happening. This now has turned into a bloodbath for E3. I know everyone is hoping for GAMES GAMES GAMES at E3 for Scorpio, but it's all going to boil down to one thing at this point: SCORPIO PRICE
They went with custom Jaguar. Even so, the tech reviews look impressive. But what MS E3 is now hinged on is this price reveal. There are 2 outcomes in my view.
"Scorpio this holiday, for $399!" Cheers, standing ovation
or
"Scorpio this holiday, for $499-$599-$699!!!" Crickets and a funny face again from Phil spencer
Scorpio specs are indeed impressive, but we've been told over and over this thing is a 'premium priced' console.
LordOcidax
Member
A year old later... I was expecting zen/vega. But is ok, like the PS4Pro.
MosquitoSmasher
Member
Oh shit. Loading times is indeed part of it? I wasn't yet sure if it needed a dev. Amazing. So that should mean Witcher 3 won't have those insane loading times anymore, hopefully a big improvement.
But as for resolution upgrades for those games, that needs a patch from devs, right?
Always-honest
Banned
Sounds good. I might hop back on the Xbox Wagon if they have great exclusives and no Kinect.
GTR R35_Supra RZ
Banned
I hear you there's obviously walls to be hit, 60fps+4k+ultra settings in an open world is ridiculous.
..for the millionth time sir, WE are NOT comparing it to a PC. Most of us console gamers literally give zero @$!# to pc gaming. I prefer XBL/PSN investment..fo life.
Full circle lol 😭😭
Will run even better then the Xbox One version and will have improved texture filtering.
Deckard Chapel
Banned
Lol, no
They need to show us some exclusive content first, because a slight resolution/framerate differential on multiplatform titles is no reason to jump ship to the Scorpio. I don't care about Forza, Halo or Quantum Break, so it will all come down to pure graphics superiority for the multiplatform games I buy and I think the PS4 Pro and Scorpio games will be identical in this aspect, as far as polygons pushed, textures rendered and assets used are concerned.
Incidentally, when was Microsoft the "king" - ever?
Miles Quaritch
Member
Does the OS really need 4gb? Seems excessive doesn't it?
I guess they'll end up freeing ram throughout the years, but still...a 4gb overhead is insane.
I guess they'll end up freeing ram throughout the years, but still...a 4gb overhead is insane.
Doug Heffernan
Member
I want to see that water vapor cooling system in action, that sounds dope.
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
For good eh? Ohhhh kayyyy.
This is a weird frame. Every company is always trying to create a console that gamers want and like. Because, you know, they want to sell them. Don't confuse what your preferences are (more power, more price) for "what gamers want".