I think we'll see a 1TB Scorpio for $399 and a 2TB for $499. It just makes sense. I mean Microsoft could have come out with a 6TF console this year for the $700 price point a lot of people were talking about. This thing is going to be huge, because Microsoft didn't jump to push out a half measure this year, instead they've waited for cheaper but more powerful parts next year.
Exciting time to be an Xbox fan!

The first then is to stop pushing Win 10. Second make more exclsive that are actually exclusive and third well they've been doing much better with Spencer in charge.

In America(and UK)

so anywhere from $400 to $600 is the price of the Scorpio. sounds reasonable.

Microsoft doesn't know anything about making "great consumer brands". Apple has always beaten them in that Dept. People generally use MS products because they have no choice for compatibility. When they do have a choice (Zune, Windows Phone) they usually shun it.

I remember how much people hated Xbox One when it was first announced.

Now I look at the system and I see almost everyone looking at it positively.

Microsoft did a lot to improve the brand's image.

Right now I'd pay max £450
In a year for a 6tf console I'd pay max £400.

Xbox brand is great, but it is no Playstation. I think that's the publics perception of the brand.
The only way to overcome this is to undercut the competition in terms of price.

A low price can go a long way in overcoming a bad public image.

500 dollar console confirmed.

Give me my console & take a credit card hurry .

Good for MS, I really like the direction they've taken recently. Its good for gamers, period.
Still, sony ftmfw all day everyday

A "great consumer gaming brand" doesn't rip off it's consumers for the past 14 years, asking them all to pay basic online multiplayer tax (which every other platform has done for free and even showed the easy path to a competitor to charge for basic online MP in 2013, which they have NEVER done before during their previous 2 generations of consoles, all because of a reveal event PR fuckup, which they regret till this day).

Sorry Spencer, try again.

Sony ahead by one year with a cheaper console and VR is not a good scenario to bring a premium price system to the market,I've accepted their change with the Xbox One S but how many people will actually pay that much for a console this time around?,

2-3 skus ranging $400-500

It will be very interesting to see how the market and how Sony react to Scorpio. Microsoft wants to get rid of generations, Sony doesn't. Scorpio will be out for two or three years before the PS5 is out, and it's not hard to imagine the PS5 being more powerful than Scorpio at that time (2020). Will Microsoft release yet another console to go against the PS5?

I'm not an expert, nor can see the future, but if I had to predict the outcome, Microsoft's vision of not having generations is going to fail!". Microsoft is marketing the Scorpio as a "premium" console. "Premium" means expensive most of the time, and even though it could be very powerful and justify the price at launch, it will not be easy to justify another "premium" console when the PS5 releases 3 years after Scorpio is out. Will people really want to spend $400-$600 every three years?

From Sony's part, this mid-gen cycle was due to 4K TV and content going mainstream, and not having a "4K console" ready when it was time to release the PS4. I bet that Sony was scared to put too much technology on the PS4 because they didn't want to make the console expensive and repeat the same mistake as with the PS3 (and Xbox One for that matter). Also, 4K TVs were very expensive and not many people had it, so it was a risk they weren't able to take.

Microsoft on the other hand, is doing this "mid-gen" thing because they just want to start from zero since they lost with the Xbox One. They want to move on and leave the Xbox One behind (money-wise specifically, just like Nintendo with the Wii U).

Going to be in excess of £500

Scorpio must have Zen and Polaris, i expect around 450$-499$. If they go cheap and drop Zen then price must be around 400$ and no more.

That long azz post by vigilantecode in this section was so on the $$

Using the word "Premium" so much tells me this gives them headroom for a higher price - as expected.

Here's a tip...shut the f*** up

All they care about is the money. It's pure greed, and it's disgusting

Them: "We've figured out a way to squeeze you of more money, come on let us stick it in."
Us: "No."
Them: "Please! just the tip."
Us: "That's how it always starts."

Where's that tip is actually going the CEOs pocket.

"Interesting concept"?! This is beyond idiotic.

First of all, developers have a salary and they earn a pretty decent wage.
Next, tipping culture is awful overall and should be abolished, i think. People don't see it as a token of gratitude for the job done well (as it should be), they see it as their own money that you must give them, no matter how they do the job. Look at some places, tips became mandatory and they are a fixed percent of your order, for some reason (especially in kids playrooms). You'll give them an inch and they'll take a mile and then another one on top. Look at macrotransactions, started on free to play games, was costing around $2-$5, now it's everywhere, even in $70 AAA games and cost more than a game, up to $100.
On top of that, you'll have to waste resources adding this system, integrate with payment providers and fix the bugs, who will do that? What, another company should make it and take a fee from every transaction? No, thanks, there're already enough parasites around.

Even if we ignore that this is dumb idea and should never be a thing ever:
Who can guarantee that the money will go to developers ONLY? That's right, no one.
How many developers are working on a AAA game? 100+? Who would you tip, some particular developer? How would you know who? All 100? The wouldn't even notice a few cents bonus.

Hey, as long as we're throwing (dumb) ideas around - how about the other way around, CEOs and top management will tip the players who play their game? I read everywhere about the record profits and firing development staff, yet CEOs and top management are keeping theirs, so how about sharing some of your wealth? Oh, what, you don't want that? Oh, i guess it should only work in your favor, huh?

It’s called Kickstarter, since 99% of games are broken upon release and are essentially still in development.

Tipping culture is getting out of hand. I just see this as moving in a direction where employers no longer want to be held accountable for their employee’s salaries or investments.

Why aren’t you showing your appreciation and providing me with a tip for purchasing your game? Did I do something wrong by only dropping $130+ on your Ultimate Edition that is plagued with matchmaking issues for the next 2-3 months and only includes a bonus game soundtrack that is totally forgettable?

Just the tip?

Give me the option by all means. I can then choose to refuse.

We will then immediately see games designed from the ground up around tipping.

Yeah tipping the developer only to find later that he was laid off.

I'd like to tip a few off a cliff

How about they get paid a proper wage.
American tipping culture is just madness I've seen it's starting to expand beyond just waiters and Batista's into things like real estate agents and self service kiosks like at Macdonalds along with other place's it should never even be considering I don't tip anyone in Australia ever and no one is mad about it.

I think the developers should tip us for essentially buying dome $70 games to basically play test. Doesn’t really sound so good does it? Y’all make more than most people and still want more.

Fuck off

Whats next, I dont tip and then they remove my access to the game?

This wouldn't work for games published by a big company, of course. But it could work for smaller indie game projects that have a very low cost, such as a $5 game made by 3 people, and you can choose to tip them an extra $3 - $5 as a sign of appreciation.

However, this would be a disgusting practice if it was allowed for games published by Ubisoft, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, EA, Namco, Capcom, S-E, Sega, etc.

On top of $70 games? No

This is how food delivery apps put more of the responsibility and cost on the customer. Blizzard finds the sleaziest managers.

Give me a f@cking break!

First thet introduce tips, then they cut pay as much as possible, so they can profit more.

I could see this being a cool thing for Indies. But often you can do just that already if they have a patreon or something similar. For major developer companies that would be super silly, to start there is a huge chance that the devs that worked on that particular game has already been fired as the project is over. And obviously the money would not reach the developers that are still there, the suits would gobble it all up.

Also we all know that if this get implemented by a American. It would stop being a small bonus for good work and become a integral part of the salary of the devs in no time.

I'll be honest I don't think I'm 100% against this. Like it would be a very rare thing for me. It would only donate/tip Devs that have not only made a incredible game. But also don't make me feel like I'm getting nicked and dimed.

I love it when these CEOs and the ilk speak about the video game industry. They say the wildest, headscratching rubbish that only seems reasonable to a soulless husk whose myopic pursuit of profit make it seem reasonable to him and him alone.

Tipping culture is out of hand and it needs to stop.

excuse me? lol

To Mike Ybarra, In the words of Elon Musk, "go fk yourself!" Is that clear enough.

They're trying to be restaurant owners 😂😂 have the consumer pay for their wages smh

In a couple of years:

Horse DLC $80 dollars.. oh you buy it! Wanna tip another $20 for the demon son of Bobby Kottick?!

Go work in a restaurant if you want to work for tips. You get no insurance and paid $5/hr.

How about you make something worth buying? He can blame constant video game sales if anything. Most Games are half price in just months.

Everyone knows games go on sale constantly, devs need to make and market properly and maybe we get excited enough to drop $70. I remember seeing WAY more game commercials back in the day. They don’t spend money marketing anymore and just expect us to build hype on our own when day one gaming is risky. These devs have F’d up so many times and just fix via patches…this is bullshit and why we all just wait for your buggy rushed game to go on sale.

Wow that sounds like a wonderful idea
Then the multi billion dollar company wouldn't have to pay them as much
And if there's one company I trust with this stuff, it's blizzard
Always thinking about the little guy

My 'tip' is buying good games.

Oh yeah so then blizzard can justify paying employees less. What a scummy dude

These games are produced for the most part at multiple million to trillion dollar companies. How about they be fiscally responsible with scope and budget so they can pay the developers better. It is not the consumers responsibility to bail out failing business plans.

How about NO!

The USA doesn't understand tippIng....knowing them they'd reduce wages across the board for all devs in order to guilt trip customers to tip.

No no no no no no no way in hell would I ever support ANOTHER tipping avenue. "Oh it's optional" you say? Say that to the "forced 20% gratuity on some checks". What next? Unskippable 1 minute donation begging before we can play so they can write it off in their taxes?

Look at that stupid smile...

I'm not gonna tip you when I have to pay 30 dollars extra for 2 days of early access. You should have probably also tipped your coworker when she got paid less for the exact same role you were given and didn't say a word about it.

Oh what was that? I should torrent more games on PC? Don't mind if I do. LOL I have the Starcraft collection already what else shall I take hmmmm...

I thought micro transactions was tips...

The moment they implement that option, they will reduce the developers' pay and expect tips to makeup the difference.

Tipping is a wonderful thing to do, but an executive is the last person who should suggest it for an industry. This is just shady.

Actually, if I buy a game on sale, I would be open if the funds went to the developer NOT the publisher. For example, buy a $70 game at $39.99. If the game is great and updated properly, I would tip $10.

Okay but if your game is trash, then it's only fair you pay me for having to go through that hardship of spending my money on a terrible game.

If games did not have microtransactions and released complete and games weren't broken on release and patched later then this might have a little bit of merit. Non multiplayer games connected to the internet have lead to intolerable experiences.

If you want the ability to give tips then totally stop selling MT’s and battle passes and I will consider it.

What a pure idiot. Stupid is what stupid does……so don’t be on the “does” category.

Don't these guys earn enough?

Here’s to incoming “your tips make up for it” salary cuts

Mike Ybarra is a joke. This man goes from company to company like the town wh*re.

I didn’t like him at Microsoft, didn’t like him at Blizzard. And while I would tip developers who deserve it.

I’ll never tip developers who are more than happy to force diversity and inclusion just because.

If it makes sense for the story and game okay. But often times it’s just there to check DEI boxes.

Or perhaps the big greedy companies that hired said developers and what not pay out of their billion dollar pockets. Instead of pocketing it all or most of it and then complaining how expensive it is to make AAA video games nowadays. You greedy perverted F’s. Stop job cuts too so you maintain a disgusting life style while the real hardworking people struggle to get by while working tirelessly to make your F’ing games. There should be more capital from these companies that have a reserve for the devs and give them a fair bonus when the games launched.

The amount of money these CEO’s rank in compared to the peanuts the devs and various studio employees make could go towards a better funded gaming experience. The big dogs don’t work anywhere near as much or as hard as the poor devs who often end up on the short end of the stick. Get used and abused then let go while they have a house to pay off.

such scummy idea from a scummy company!