Analyst: Xbox Scorpio May Not Sell Well If Priced Higher Than $399

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The lid was blown off the mystery that is the Xbox Scorpio a bit yesterday- as far as the hardware is concerned, we seem to know a bit ore about it now than we did before, with its specs and performance gains now in the open. Microsoft’s reveal of the Xbox Scorpio focused mostly on the hardware for now, but a few questions still remain- for instance, how expensive will this be? It is abundantly clear that Microsoft haven’t held back in any regard. Will Scorpio be an expensive machine?

“I’m not competent to figure out what the components cost, nor to understand the power, other than to say it looks more powerful than a PS4 Pro,” Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter said in an exclusive chat with GamingBolt. “I would guess that it will launch around the same $400 or so. If it’s priced higher, it may not sell very well.”

Pachter also remarked on the possibility of Japanese support for the system- after all, one of Microsoft’s stated goals with it was to win back the support of developers, and it is an open secret that Xbox head Phil Spencer has been working hard to win the favor of Japanese companies. Does Pachter see the scope of increased Japanese support for Scorpio?
“I do not expect a lot of Japanese developer support,” he said, when we asked him about it. “We might see some independent developers sign up, but Sony has great relationships with the established developers and Microsoft doesn’t.”

Given how great the output of Japanese developers has been this year, that would be a bummer- and ultimately a serious hole in the Scorpio’s lineup. Power is well and good, but ultimately it’s the games that will sell your machine. Well, those and the price- so let’s hope Microsoft heeds Pachter’s words and don’t price the Scorpio higher than $399. But given the insane power Scorpio offers, I doubt that is happening. But then again, Microsoft might surprise all of us.

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plebPosted:

I for one am not willing to pay more than 200 dollars

IlcamorristaPosted:

Fielding
platyui They woldn't even make any money if they sold it for $399. I probably cost around that much just to make a console. i would say $600 is taround where it will be.


lmao no it simply won't. 399 they'd make profit, simple
how can they make money when the 4k chip alone costs around that?

IlcamorristaPosted:

Now we though it's going to be at least $700. Let's hope people save up!

IlcamorristaPosted:

Xbox I will be purchasing this as long as it's cheaper than 500-600


Yeah I agree although I'll be purchasing the console even if it hits $700

IlcamorristaPosted:

CallMeSkier
Skates If you saved $10 everyday starting now till October you would have way more than enough to buy the Scorpio. It could be priced $1,000 and you will still be able to buy it by then. Excuses.


That may be true but by then why wouldn't you just put the money into a PC that can be upgraded instead of becoming outdated in a few years? And no I am not a " PC master race" kind of person, just trying to be realistic.

Putting money into a PC is beyond the point. They want a console not a Pc plus most of them will have them already.

IlcamorristaPosted:

Skates If you saved $10 everyday starting now till October you would have way more than enough to buy the Scorpio. It could be priced $1,000 and you will still be able to buy it by then. Excuses.


Although thats true why dosent everyone save $10 a day for something better than just a console. Im sure the people who really want this console will have the money without having the hassle to save up.

IlcamorristaPosted:

Its for sure going to sell well even if it hits $599, After all the specs game out 4k ect people will be head over heels for this console to come out.

CallMeSkierPosted:

Skates If you saved $10 everyday starting now till October you would have way more than enough to buy the Scorpio. It could be priced $1,000 and you will still be able to buy it by then. Excuses.


That may be true but by then why wouldn't you just put the money into a PC that can be upgraded instead of becoming outdated in a few years? And no I am not a " PC master race" kind of person, just trying to be realistic.

FieldingPosted:

platyui They woldn't even make any money if they sold it for $399. I probably cost around that much just to make a console. i would say $600 is taround where it will be.


lmao no it simply won't. 399 they'd make profit, simple

SkatesPosted:

If you saved $10 everyday starting now till October you would have way more than enough to buy the Scorpio. It could be priced $1,000 and you will still be able to buy it by then. Excuses.


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