Xbox One Scorpio Is A Full Blown Next Generation System - Developer

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The new console codenamed Project Scorpio is a much more powerful upgrade to the Xbox One than the PlayStation 4 Pro is to the PS4, according to the latest word from a game developer.

Thomas Mahler, the creator of Ori and the Blind Forest, left his comments about the power of both consoles in a thread on NeoGAF.

“Microsoft will have to do a little work to make it clear to everyone that Scorpio isn’t just a half-assed upgrade (which the PS4 Pro kinda is…), but a full blown next-gen machine that’s just backwards-compatible to your current library,” Mahler said.

Acccording to Mahler, Sony was able to make the PS4 Pro so quickly because it’s just a “beefier” version of the original PS4. From what he’s seen of the Scorpio, though, it’s a “next-gen machine” that’s also capable of playing the Xbox One’s library of games.

Of course, Mahler’s word should be taken with a grain of salt—his last game, Ori and the Blind Forest, released only on the Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC, so it’s pretty clear that he prefers developing games for Microsoft’s systems.

Microsoft itself hasn’t revealed much about Scorpio yet, but it’s possible that we’ll hear some news at or even before E3. Project Scorpio is expected to launch around the 2017 holiday season.



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RobPosted:

8 CPU cores, wow! This thing looks amazing and I'm buying on day 1 also without a doubt.

SkatesPosted:

ODST
Skates
Famous I legit can not wait to get this and I will be getting it on day one :)


Day one squuuaaaddd. All I hear is good news about Scorpio.


Did you hear the "good" news about it not being native 4K? What about the price point? If they want to deliver then you're looking at a console that's at least $500 or more. That's some "great" news there huh.


Bro whats up with the negativity? I don't care about 4k lmfao, if you have a problem with the price that sounds like a personal issue buddy.

CyimkingPosted:

ZTG They said the same thing about Xbox One, Xbox 360, Xbox etc. The list goes on and on. If they were to drastically improve the console and make it truly a next gen console, they would've done so with the Xbox One.

I see it as false advertisement for some extra easy cash in my opinion.


I fully agree. If they REALLY wanted to make a full blown next generation system, they would allow customers to "upgrade" their hardware INSTEAD of forcing them to spend $400+ on a new console that may or may not look better, depending on the developer.

DeftonesPosted:

They said the same thing about Xbox One, Xbox 360, Xbox etc. The list goes on and on. If they were to drastically improve the console and make it truly a next gen console, they would've done so with the Xbox One.

I see it as false advertisement for some extra easy cash in my opinion.

ReevyPosted:

Playstation is the bootleg Xbox, Scorpio will be amazing

SagePosted:

LoyaIty most defiantly going to get it (day of release).


Same but I want to know what stupid idea they are going to sell with it to make it more expensive or just outright dumb.

LoyaItyPosted:

most defiantly going to get it (day of release).

KatsumiPosted:

Disc im excited for this, hoping it comes outgood


We'll have to wait and see what's revealed in future news releases. Fingers crossed though.

DanielPosted:

I really cannot wait for this the hype is real!

DutchBrowniemixPosted:

Can't wait. Im onboard of train.