Lewis Ward, a research manager with technology market research firm IDC, recently told GamesIndustry.biz that the new console will need to cost at least that much unless Microsoft wants to endure a loss on every Scorpio it sells. “I estimate the basic hardware will cost around $650, so if Microsoft wants any kind of margin at all, Scorpio will have to retail for $700 or more,” he said.
Ward added that Microsoft could decide to go even higher with the cost, given that the system will be powerful enough to support both virtual reality and augmented reality outside of the box, in addition to 4K gaming and numerous other bells and whistles. The analyst noted that some current prebuilt, VR-ready hardware is on the market for $1000, though Microsoft may not go that high. “I think Scorpio will come in below that, but how much below is unknowable at this point,” he concluded.
If Ward’s prediction is correct, it could prove difficult for Project Scorpio to gain the traction many are expecting and Microsoft is no doubt hoping for. Still, even at such a high price, Scorpio still offers a clear advantage over everything else on the market, with the most powerful specs ever seen in a console. It’ll even make existing Xbox One and Xbox 360 games on backwards compatibility run better in significant ways, as well as improve the Xbox One’s screenshot and video capture features.
We still don’t know plenty about the Project Scorpio, including its real name, price, and exact release date, but we’ve got a good idea of when we’ll be getting that information. For now, all we know for certain is that Project Scorpio will be out in time for this holiday season.
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