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GameStop Says To Be “Impressed” By Xbox Scorpio; A “Very Powerful Unit”

GameStop has expressed to be impressed by the Xbox Scorpio, and the retailer believes that the console will have some great titles.

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Deep-throat2588d ago

The Scorpio could be a... monster.

XanderZane2587d ago

Indeed.... I hope they have a lot of games to show it's power.

https://media.tenor.co/imag...

andrewsquall2588d ago

Yeah, a monster in hideous looks perhaps. As far as tech wise, it sure is a GDDR5 beast just like the original PS4 has been since 2013.

BigWan782588d ago

@andrewsquall..

you sound like a bitter ex-girlfriend...

TheUndertaker852588d ago (Edited 2588d ago )

Like the Pro that went with 1GB DDR3 for extra over the base PS4?

But you say Scorpio will sport GDDR5 along with extra like the Pro saw? Hrm... Kinda seems like you're clearly stating PS4 will become the inferior console then downgraded portions of their mid-gen upgrade.

That GDDR5 helps perfectly replicate PS3 games though yeah? How about PS2 & PSOne games? Gives you native 4K? Plays a 4K Blu-Ray? Does great things for much outside of graphics that it doesn't max out?

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Omnislashver362587d ago

Forgot about the 4k Blu-ray thing... I might bite but I'd need to see some exclusives outside of Halo/Forza/Gears/Crackdown. If the next Mistwalker game is XB-only I might... MIGHT bite.

Exvalos2587d ago

Damn is the scorpio using jaguar?

TheUndertaker852587d ago

@Exvalos: The original Xbox One contains Jaguar

http://www.tomshardware.com...

CoLD FiRE2587d ago

Here, show me on this Playstation 4 doll where Xbox touched you.

DAEMONIFEAR2587d ago

With a better gpu/cpu that has a memory buffer of 320gb OVER 100gb more then PS4Pro!

Scorpio in a way has the power of putting a PS4Pro and PS4 together

andrewsquall2587d ago

@BigWan78 I would need to have had a past "relationship" with any Xbox console for that to be the case (you know, the way it is with EVERY single Xbot out there that either guaranteed had a PS1 or PS2 back in the day before Gears of War came out in 2006 and changed thier lives forever).

It would make more sense for you to claim I was jealous but then, what would i be jealous of exactly with the games I've got on PS4 in early 2017 alone? And we still have TLOU Pt II, Days Gone, Spiderman, God of War, Detroit Become Human and Dreams on the way.

andrewsquall2587d ago

@Crotaaa Yet your comment history shows plenty of bias toward hating Sony so you honestly think you are the one to be saying that???

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TranceHop 2588d ago (Edited 2588d ago )

Preparing myself for a $600 price tag for the Scorpio; can't see it any cheaper than $600.

AngelicIceDiamond2588d ago

Yeah if MS wants to commit suicide, sure.

jznrpg2588d ago

They have been slowly killing themselves why stop now?

denawayne2588d ago

Microsoft is worth $510 billion; Sony is worth $34.1 billion
Really puts it in perspective doesn't it?

BlackTar1872588d ago

Yes Denawane it really puts into perspective MS actual focus on gaming.

OpenGL2587d ago

Apple and Google are worth more than both, it's completely irrelevant. Microsoft isn't spending the same kind of money on the Xbox platform that Sony is spending on Playstation.

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andrewsquall2588d ago

I wouldn't think so, remember its looking a tad more powerful than a PS4 with more easy room with its 12gbs of memory to work with. The question will be, will their be 2 models of it like a cheap one at 400 but with a 500gb hard drive and a 500 one with the 2tb or something.

Kribwalker2587d ago

A tad more powerful? It's a PS4 Pro and an additional PS4 worth of power out of the GPU. Now if there's an upgraded CPU and more ram it will be far more then a Tad bit more powerful

81BX2587d ago

You seem a tad bit jelly

Omnislashver362587d ago (Edited 2587d ago )

In terms of vs PS4-Pro I can only imagine it will be a tad better in practice. Some 1800p games will be 4K but because of checkerboard it's not going to make a huge difference.

Now if Scorpio maxed out the 6 TFLOPS by going 1800p and checkerboard with upgraded graphics, we'd see a bigger gap. But few games are going to be especially optimized for Scorpio. They'll get a miniscule res bump and that's it. By time MS comes with a beast app PS5 will be here and it's too little too late.

Grown Folks Talk2587d ago

Devs already make games that scale for pc. Same process. When installed on Scorpio, it unpacks the highest settings.

andrewsquall2587d ago

@OmnislashVer36 Exactly, nail on the head mate. All these delusional people that think Scorpio is going to have mind blowing games when the games still have to target the lowest common denominator, the original Xbone.

@Kribwalker That's just it, we aren't talking about a generation difference in architecture like the PS4 is compared to the original Xbone. They are both the same GDDR5 with Scorpio clearly being higher in overall spec. But let me guess, back in 2013 "the Xbone and PS4 are practically the exact same thing".

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S2Killinit2588d ago (Edited 2588d ago )

It willbe around 399-450 no more, It would be suicide

Gaming4Life19812587d ago

I think it will be 500 but if they do 400 then it will sell at ludicrous speed. I personally think 500 is a good price with kinect and a elite controller. I still have my kinect but i still think it should be bundled. The elite controller is a must though.

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81BX2587d ago

At $600 I'm game... not happy but still game

XanderZane2587d ago

I see it at $500. That's really the highest price they should go for this unless they want to lose a lot of sales. Only hardcore gamers will get it for $600. They shouldn't even bring this to Japan at all. Maybe is 2-3 years from now when it's about $300 or less then get ship a couple thousand over there. lol!! They won't buy it for $500 or even $400 so why bother.

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Bigpappy2588d ago

Its going to be another month before we start to get more solid detail on what the final Scorpio will have under the hood.

Cmv382588d ago

No, going to be another 2 months of rumors. E3 will be concrete details. I just really wonder how they plan to market the thing. What is their end goal of it. Anything short of a full unveil and a clear direction.

madforaday2588d ago

What they need to do is start by showing some first party titles that look exciting and new. Just look at the original Xbox, Dreamcast, beginning of the PS3, all of them had more power than the competition but lacked in games. It is very easy to stay in this industry... make games.

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KingKionic 2588d ago

Hype is building all aboard the scorpio train folks. The 4K beast is will be revealed in 3 months.

Gamestop excited. E3 gonna be lit.

TheCommentator2588d ago

Gamestop said it is a 4k machine, which is why they are excited for it. They also believe it will sell well.

Lol, indeed.

Liqu1d2588d ago

Gamestop are excited because it's more hardware for them to sell.

DigitalRaptor2585d ago

@ TheCommentator

Lol, at your naivety, indeed.

Liqu1d covered exactly why that is.

xHeavYx2588d ago

Yeah man! Can't wait to get more news on E3! Especially on the amazing games that are coming out!
Oh wait... I was thinking of a different console.

Paytaa2588d ago

Yeah the Dreamcast is getting so many great games it's sick

andrewsquall2588d ago

Like Cuphead and what? Are we missing something here??? "amazing games that are coming out"? You mean another Crackdown sequel by NOT the original game's team again? That's already "amazing" to you?

TheUndertaker852588d ago (Edited 2588d ago )

Yeah right? Those amazing games from last gen being offered with backwards compatibility at no additional cost.

Oh sorry. Just realized I'm talking about the company written about while you aren't. 🙂 Definitely not the same company. I forgot the other doesn't allow you to merely play those same games again without a cost being involved somewhere.

But hey! Enjoy the limited exclusive Crash from the 90s and Wipeout from the same era. I'm sure $40 each isn't too much.

xHeavYx2588d ago

Lol @ people taking it so seriously. Kionic is my brother from another mother.
I do have to say @TheUndertaker, you making fun about exclusives is just silly. I mean, I expect that from Kionic, but you should know better

KingKionic 2588d ago

HA...

Oh Lord Phil has prepared a slew a banquet feast of games.

Overfilling the chalice!

TheUndertaker852587d ago

Are they really exclusive if they're available on PSOne along with playable on PS2 & PS3? I'm confused as that seems to be the PlayStation ecosystem but oddly Xbox & Windows aren't considered the same as it's not the same platform.

Because if so Xbox has many more exclusives that PlayStation fanboys choose to label as cross platform while products like this are somehow "exclusive". Further with titles moving to PS Now then playable on PC are they still exclusive as it seems that's exactly what MS has been doing but natively and with less cost to the end user.

But, you can pay for those titles again if you wish. The topic Scorpio will play past gen games just the same with no cost to the end user.

XanderZane2587d ago

Mario Odyssey doesn't come out until later this year. Sorry mate. lol!!

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Chatting Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered with Suda51

CGM Writes: While we were over at PAX East, we were able to sit down with Goichi Suda (Suda51) and talk about the upcoming remaster of Shadows of the Damned

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Sega Franchises That Deserve a Comeback

We explore the Sega classics that are ripe for revival! From Panzer Dragoon Saga to Virtua Fighter, discover why these legendary games deserve a comeback on next-gen consoles. Dive into a nostalgic journey and see which Sega titles are set to captivate a new generation of gamers in 2024.

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ZeekQuattro4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Turned based Phantasy Star and Shinning Force remain at the top of my list of Sega IPs that need to return. At the very least I'd take a Shining Force collection that has 1,2,3, CD and the Game Gear entries.

FinalBoss4d ago

I was hesitant to put these two on. I've personally played more PSO than the RPG version. And shame on me, I don't remember much about Shining Force to talk about it properly.

That said, so many Sega licences deserve their place in this list.

jznrpg1d 21h ago

A new Phantasy Star in the numbered series would be amazing. Shining Force too. But I’d settle on some collections as that’s probably the best we will get

anast3d ago

I don't trust Sega to do a proper comeback. The games will be just remastered and/or monetized to death.

gold_drake3d ago

shining force.

but indont see that happening unfortunately.

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Former Blizzard President Suggests Players Should Have Option to Tip Developers

Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra recently suggested an interesting concept that has sparked a debate among gamers - the idea of being able to tip developers after completing a game.

LG_Fox_Brazil10d ago

If I had a 100% way to be sure that this money would go to a fund or a reserve dedicated only to the guys who develop the games, be them designers, artists, programmers and so on, I could think about it.

But we all know that this 'tip' would only end up in a publisher's CEO pocket to buy a new yacht, so, no, I ain't tipping anyone anytime soon on this industry

neutralgamer19929d ago

Exactly these companies were raising money for good causes and gamers were donation and come to find out they are keeping a good chunk of be pie

PapaBop9d ago

Yeah tip your developer, 5% proceeds go to developer, 95% to the publisher or whoever. Isn't tipping for staff not making minimum wage? How about they just pay their developers properly and like you know, give them fair bonuses? Too much to ask from Blizzard these days, Kotick saw to that and is now laughing all the way to the bank.

MrDead9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

It's the t**ts at the top looking at ways to cut devs wages and get the players to tip them like waiting staff, and I'll guarantee a percentage is skimmed and kept by Activision Blizzard. This is 100% for shareholder and CEO playouts.

Popsicle9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

I have to agree with this. On the surface tipping devs sounds like a great idea, but in the end it leads to pay cuts and subsidization of pay. Tips then become an expectation or the devs “can’t make a living.” Lastly, especially in the US, tip culture has gotten out of control, and it serves as an excuse not to properly pay employees. Sounds good but doesn’t end well.

drizzom8d ago

@ Popsicle

I think your right on the nose with how much tipping has become rampant. Instead of it being a relationship directly between the customer and the developer or employee, it now has a middle man ingrained in the system. DoorDash is one example. It ends up becoming a metric where the company can measure 'just how much more money you are willing to part with' before raising the price on the main product.

1Victor9d ago

Uh so they’re trying triple dip or more we buy the game that they’re already withholding/cutting content for dlc we was told that season pass would help the developers thrive we felt for it.
Now on top of all that plus their sales bonus they want tips enough is enough whatever happens to you create/built a good game get a bonus for sales milestones you care about your game and community we reward you with more sales not for doing 3/4 of a game then save the other 1/4 for dlc and passes after

raWfodog9d ago

The 'tip' is me buying your game in the first place.

S2Killinit9d ago

Very well said. If it was possible to send the money to either the developer or some organization for the betterment of gaming, sure. But we all know that will not be the case.

Rynxie8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

No, it would go to those on the top. They will still fire developers, have a bunch of microtransactions, raise prices of games and so on.

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H910d ago

So they eventually don't pay their workers and depend on our tips to pay them like the case with waiters!

Deeeeznuuuts9d ago

That kind of practice is only normal in the states, as far as I know anyway, what a backwards system

H99d ago

No it's as well in a every country that wants to amercanize

bloop9d ago

Ireland is literally the first stop across the pond and we don't have a tipping culture. The only establishments here that would expect a tip are the tourist haunts that Americans visit. Other than that, you might tip in a restaurant as a sign of gratitude for great service and waiting staff would be paid a full wage anyway.

Rebel_Scum9d ago

Tipping is not customary iin most countries dude. Get a passport lol.

Jin_Sakai10d ago

Is this a joke? How about the big wigs giving up some of their pay for their hard working developers.

MrBaskerville9d ago

Maybe the CEO could earn his money based on tips.

mastershredder10d ago

good god. The devs are not baristas dude. Total 1% ideals. Fing Chadosaurus.

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