So, the next-gen console upgrades are very much confirmed. Microsoft is promising that Xbox Scorpio will be the most powerful console ever made. The developers say that the games and the Xbox Live Community will work on both the original Xbox One and the upgraded version. Only thing is, we have heard that the games would run better on Scorpio so it feels like Xbox isn’t telling the whole truth. It does feel a bit unfair if the gamers who just bought the expensive next-gen consoles will have to play the new games with less functionality. In addition here’s an interesting statement coming from Xbox’s Phil Spencer :”Scorpio is designed as a 4K console, and if you don’t have a 4K TV, the benefit we’ve designed for, you’re not going to see.[…]If you own a 1080p TV then you should buy an Xbox One S”. At least we got this info before the consoles are released!
That was the official Project Scorpio video, which I personally think is a mental image type of advertising that will make the product (and why it’s made) sound more appealing than it is. One of the developers on the video actually said that it’s the “we heard you console”. Okay so what was the Xbox One then? “We didn’t quite listen to you, but don’t worry, you get to buy the console we promised you a few years late and you get to spend double the money, yay!” Well that’s what it sounds to me at least, don’t know how you people feel about all these semi-new consoles but to me that’s a bit too cheap.
PlayStation Neo is following pretty much the same idea. The new PS4 games will work on both the old and the new consoles, Sony President Andrew House is saying that PS Neo will”sit alongside and compliment the standard PS4″. PlayStation Neo too will support 4K streaming, but again you will need a 4K TV screen. The VR support should also work better than with the original PS4. It is also to be expected that the new games will run more smoothly on the upgraded version since it will have better specs. All in all the game experience should be better, just like with Xbox Scorpio. But again, you have to pay for it.
My apologies if this article sounds a bit too negative, I’m sure the new consoles will be brilliant and that people will have loads of fun with them. It’s just that this feels like the big companies are betraying the ever loyal customers. I personally can’t get over the fact that they would knowingly release consoles in full price just to sell better versions of them later. I feel like they should probably concentrate more on their new concoles so that they wouldn’t need to make these “upgrades” in the future.
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auburn.geek
I casually heard about the re-worked consoles a few weeks ago, but I thought it was just gonna be design upgrades and that’s it.
but after reading this I say that I am SUPER glad to admit I am a PC gamer, I mean consoles have become quite a headache!
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You are quite right, I wish I was a PC gamer but alas, I suck with computers so that’s a no no for me.
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I remember upgrading my Xbox twice last generation, so the thought of buying a new one for new functionality doesn’t bother me so much. I already switched out my wife and I’s Day One Edition Xbox Ones for a Halo 5 and Forza 6 edition (no charge thanks to cleverness).
I can see why some might be hesitant but I can’t see I wouldn’t upgrade once I had a decent 4K TV. Unless all the new Xbox or PS4 do is offer 4K support…
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Yeah well, i had to buy a new xbox 360 because the old one dropped dead. Otherwise there wouldn’t have been a reason to buy a new one ,at least for me 🙂
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That’s definitely understandable. The only reasons I upgraded was from the original to the Elite, then from the Elite to the Slim. I was pursuing better hard drive sizes.
My original definitely crapped out on me. Luckily it was during the period where the RROD was covered under warranty, so it was replaced for free. I’m still going to wait and see before jumping in on a new PS4 or Xbox One though. There’s going to have to be a big improvement.
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I’m a PC gamer but play with consoles now and then. I guess I wouldn’t get anything special out of those upgraded versions. Instead I should stick with standard versions.
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