Xbox One Scorpio targeting higher peak performance than PS4 Neo

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Microsoft doesn’t want to repeat the same mistakes it did with Xbox One, specifically in terms of overall power against the competition.

With yesterday’s reports of Microsoft working on not one, but two new Xbox SKUs, a lot have started wondering about the sort of power Microsoft wants to achieve with the Scorpio.

In Polygon‘s report, the site’s sources revealed that Microsoft is not interested in having another PS4 vs Xbox One situation, where most games rendered at lower resolutions and/or ran at lower frame-rate on its console.

The company is reportedly targeting a 6 teraflops peak power for Xbox One Scorpio, which puts it ahead of PlayStation 4 Neo’s reported 4.14 teraflops target. Teraflops is way of measuring overall computational power, but doesn’t necessarily tell us specific details like the type of GPU used, CPU speeds etc.

When asked to elaborate his earlier comments regarding releasing upgraded Xbox One consoles more frequently, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said Microsoft will only release a new console if it’s a considerable upgrade over the current unit.

This could mean that Scorpio will cost more than the Neo, though the report indicates that Microsoft is still working on a price, as well as ways to ease consumers into the idea.

With that in mind, and in the content of this week’s reports, the move to make a more powerful unit than the competition makes a lot more sense. That said, targets are one thing, actual real world performance is another, and we’ll just have to wait and see.

Scorpio could be revealed at E3 this year, or possibly sometime prior to E3 2017, to start a push for the new unit until its eventual release later that year. It’s not clear at this stage if that was Microsoft’s plan all along, or if the recent PS4 Neo reports pressured it somehow.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2016/05/26/xbox-one-scorpio-targeting-higher-peak-performance-than-ps4-neo/

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MrWheatPosted:

"Microsoft doesnt want to repeat the same mistakes it did with Xbox One, specifically in terms of overall power against the competition."
Well make sure theres no mistakes... I haven't had any problems with my xb1 as of yet.

ForestPosted:

ProJimmyRustler
Forest "The company is reportedly targeting a 6 teraflops peak power for Xbox One Scorpio"

I'm calling bullshit on this, unless they expect to have a giant loss on each console sold. The 1070, a brand new card released just a bit ago is sitting at 6.5 teraflops, and that card alone is $380. I don't see this kind of performance in a console for a long time.


I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that they might be getting a deal because it is a custom SKU they get a really good deal on it.
That 380$ is a retail price. Not what the producer pays.
Plus it is not uncommon for MS to sell their console at a loss.


Even if they get a huge discount on it, the loss per unit would be crazy. The thermal throttling would be crazy as well in the confined space, since it's a single fan cooling the GPU and CPU on the xbox one at the moment. Rather have realistic expectations in mind, that way you don't get let down as much.

ProJimmyRustlerPosted:

Forest "The company is reportedly targeting a 6 teraflops peak power for Xbox One Scorpio"

I'm calling bullshit on this, unless they expect to have a giant loss on each console sold. The 1070, a brand new card released just a bit ago is sitting at 6.5 teraflops, and that card alone is $380. I don't see this kind of performance in a console for a long time.


I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that they might be getting a deal because it is a custom SKU they get a really good deal on it.
That 380$ is a retail price. Not what the producer pays.
Plus it is not uncommon for MS to sell their console at a loss.

THQPosted:

Is anyone forgetting the fact that Microsoft is also rumored to announce a brand new console next spring? I'm not wasting any more money on consoles. I just finished my PC thankfully. Xbox 360 had a dominant life span of about 9 10 years? It is still very active but getting outdated now, but the one has only been out 2 and a half years. If they want me or many hopefully to buy this console of theirs, they better disband the rumors or I'm not touching it

DeftonesPosted:

Forest "The company is reportedly targeting a 6 teraflops peak power for Xbox One Scorpio"

I'm calling bullshit on this, unless they expect to have a giant loss on each console sold. The 1070, a brand new card released just a bit ago is sitting at 6.5 teraflops, and that card alone is $380. I don't see this kind of performance in a console for a long time.


Most reports are bullshit.

ForestPosted:

"The company is reportedly targeting a 6 teraflops peak power for Xbox One Scorpio"

I'm calling bullshit on this, unless they expect to have a giant loss on each console sold. The 1070, a brand new card released just a bit ago is sitting at 6.5 teraflops, and that card alone is $380. I don't see this kind of performance in a console for a long time.

CrotaPosted:

i just bought a one. no thank you to the extra $600

315Posted:

Well if it is considerably fast I will purchase a newer console

lolohnoeszszPosted:

ProJimmyRustler This whole thing is a joke. It's clear now that the xbox one and PS4 were rushed out and now they are making the consumers pay for it. Sure you don't have to get the new console, but it is obvious that the companies will cater to the newer consoles.
It is sad that the "next gen" consoles don't even have a life span comparable to the last gen consoles.
Where is this bullshit that MS spewed about how the xbox one will forever be growing power wise because of "cloud computing"?


I agree this is why I moved to PC gaming. Parts have longer lifespan and games run better.

Tom-The-GamerPosted:

ProJimmyRustler This whole thing is a joke. It's clear now that the xbox one and PS4 were rushed out and now they are making the consumers pay for it. Sure you don't have to get the new console, but it is obvious that the companies will cater to the newer consoles.
It is sad that the "next gen" consoles don't even have a life span comparable to the last gen consoles.
Where is this bullshit that MS spewed about how the xbox one will forever be growing power wise because of "cloud computing"?



I don't think they were rushed out. They have plenty of time to make these consoles but now thinking of better things to put in them and of course if one console does a upgrade the other console wants to do it also so that they don't lose customers.


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