Xbox Scorpio may have been confirmed for release next year, but that hasn't stopped fans from speculating about the specs and price of Microsoft's upcoming flagship console. Fortunately for us, Microsoft has already dropped some big hints about the price, and it's definitely good news for the fans.
Spencer made things clear
Microsoft has previously said that the Xbox Scorpio was similar to a high-end PC worth thousands of dollars, which led some fans to believe that it would cost way more than your average console. But in a recent interview, Microsoft's Phil Spencer made it clear that the company wants to be able to compete with consoles and not PCs.
Spencer said, "I want the Scorpio to be at a console price-point. I'm not trying to go and compete with any high-end rig, and because we're building one spec, we are able to look at the balance between all the components and make sure that it's going to be something we really hit that matters towards the consumers and gamers."
Talks about the Price
Additionally, the Xbox Scorpio's price details were also revealed earlier this year. Microsoft has said that it will definitely cost more than the Xbox One S, which is currently priced at £250. Spencer already said that it would definitely be a premium console.
"It will cost more than the S, obviously, that's how we are building it. We have not announced the exact pricing just yet, but I want to make sure that the investment that we are putting into the product of the Xbox Scorpio would be able to meet the demands of the higher-end consumers, and that will be a higher price."
It's now very likely that the Xbox One Scorpio is going to be priced similarly towards the PS4 Pro, which retails for £349. It's unlikely to cost more than £400, although Microsoft is yet to confirm anything in particular.
About the Xbox Scorpio
The Xbox Scorpio is being heavily regarded as the most powerful console ever created. It currently boasts 6 teraflops of GPU, which is going to deliver a massive 4K gaming experience, as well as support Virtual Reality functionalities.
The console is so powerful that Microsoft recently had a dig at Sony's PlayStation 4 Pro console, claiming that the Pro won't be able to handle true native 4K and that the Xbox One Scorpio is already in that region and is, in fact, aiming higher.
Spencer thinks the Scorpio is better
Spencer claims that he thinks there are a lot of conditions that they're giving customers right now around 4K and that Sony is talking about checkerboard rendering and upscaling and things like that.
With the Xbox Scorpios, developers are also going to be able to decide to take that six teraflops of power and do what they want with it in terms of their games and titles. Microsoft also believes that that 4.2 teraflops are not enough to do true 4K resolution.
