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Xbox One Scorpio’s Power Is Reserved Mostly For The Biggest Developers, Agony Dev Opines

The Xbox One Scorpio promises to be the most powerful home console ever made- though the question of just how that power will be tapped, given that Microsoft are mandating parity with the standard Xbox One, for all games, is one that remains unanswered.

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corroios3513d ago ShowReplies(4)
conanlifts3513d ago (Edited 3513d ago )

" the question of just how the power will be tapped". Well the scorpio will support VR so any VR games will be exclusive to scorpio and not available on xbox one ( which will not support VR). So this is the area that the console can be fully utilised without the need for compromise.

Edit:- not sure why so many disagrees. Phil spencer already petty much confirmed this by stating scorpio would be the only console with vr and vr games exclusive to scorpio ( not on x1). He also started there would be no exclusive non vr games.

A quote from phil and a link to support my comment.

With the power and capabilities we have, we'll be able to do high-fidelity VR," Greenberg said.

"Now, that space, we don't think of that as console gaming, we think of that as high-fidelity VR, and so with the VR experiences those will be new things that you will get on Project Scorpio."

https://www.google.com.au/a...

mogwaii3513d ago

Wont be exclusive to scorpio, they'll be on pc too.

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Skillz12153513d ago

yup Scorpio and PC and the PC will always look way better and play better. It was quite obvious the xbox one would be left out

NewMonday3513d ago (Edited 3513d ago )

"Microsoft are mandating parity with the standard Xbox One"

talked about this since day1, the X1 will be a bottleneck for games on the Scorpio, because of the different design few developers will have the time and money to make a different set of code that can take advantage.

it's that or MS are laying about full 2-way compatibility between X1 and Scrp, Microsoft should just be honest and admit it is starting a new generation and it is cutting the life of XBone short.

optimus3513d ago

@newmonday... then by your logic the same can be said about the pspro. they already stated that games that take advantage of the pspro will be labeled as such.

Obscure_Observer3513d ago

@NewMonday

Yeah. Like they did with ROTR ps4pro´s version? Giving the gamer 3 resolution and performance settings?

They will certainly do the same for the Scorpio. The difference? Unlinke the ps4pro, hopefully neither the cpu or the memory will be limitating factors to achive better resolutions, framerate, high quality texture and effects.

Melankolis3513d ago (Edited 3513d ago )

I think they mean the "games" not the VR. "Nobody will be left behind" is a vague statement.

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Rude-ro3513d ago

Going to quote Phil on the power of the cloud as well?
It is all pr from Microsoft until the cycles are over.
Unfortunately, until the actually reveal the console, we have to sit through the endless articles from media shills trying to remind everyone that Xbox is releasing a new a new console next year to try to stifle the pro.
The Scorpio will need exclusives.
They do not have a huge attachment to the consumer base or, not enough to entice the larger market share with current software.
The Scorpio will have a window of one year to prove its worth before Sony will choose to answer back. The interesting part here will be what sells a console, software or power.

Thatguy-3103513d ago (Edited 3513d ago )

Software has always sold hardware. Never has a console stayed on top while offering a power advantage as the main incentive. Look at ps2 vs xbox, ps3/360 vs wii. Power doesn't play a big factor on whether the mainstream market purchases the product. Marketing, price and software play a bigger role.

conanlifts3513d ago

"The scorpio will need exclusives"
I know and that's what i am saying. In addition i am saying that unless they release exclusives that are non vr then vr will be the only way that developers really squeeze the power out of it.
As for scorpio only having 1 year to
Prove its worth you just plucked that out of thin air. Yet you have an issue with me providing a direct source to what i am saying. If sony release the ps5 2 years after the pro then they are screwing their fan base over. It would mean the pro is barely used, unless the pro becomes the new entry level and the ps5 games work on it that is.

Rude-ro3513d ago

@sd11
I pulled nothing out of the air.
With sonys huge list of known exclusives that will be out over the next two years, that gives them a year of software vs hardware once the Scorpio releases. They will be able to judge what it is the consumers will want. If the market chooses the Scorpio then they just want power. If they stick with the PS4/pro... software will be the focus and thus the importance of that year that I stated.

conanlifts3512d ago

Your wording in your reply is different to your original comment and makes more sense. Your original comment made it sound like sony would respond a year after scorpio was released. I.e. with a ps5 or something, based on sony answering back.
I think software will make a difference as you say. As it stands we have no idea what software scorpio will have though, excluding the already announced games like crackdown, which are not exclusive. No idea how well vr will be supported or even what device they will use etc.

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optimus3513d ago

i think the logical solution would be to have a switch or setting for games to take advantage of the scorpio. if you play a game on the scorpio that was released on the xb1 then the scorpio can kick up the resolution and framerate with the greatest of ease...by the same token if they are creating a game with the scorpio in mind then by putting it on an xb1 it would just automatically reduce the resolution and framerate without a problem.

Bigpappy3513d ago

That's the way Phil described it right after the reveal. He also made it clear that the use of power was in the hands of developers, nothing mandated.
In order for cross play to work, the fps wold have to be locked though. So single player could be using full power and online games locked.

Revvin3513d ago

I don't know why this is so difficult for people to comprehend, as you simply stated above is all that happens on the PC. With the consoles it may just be presets though rather than a load of different user configurable settings. I could just about play ARMA 3 on my old PC and turned clgraphics options down to get a decent framerate. When I upgraded I continued to play ARMA 3 but at a higher resolution and more graphical touches, it's still the same game, everyone still plays it but those who chose to buy a better rig get better performance and that's how the consoles will work.

ShowanW3513d ago

@optimus...

here is when microsoft got really smart..
a lot of their more recent games are being made with unlocked frame rates, etc.

so when project scorpio comes out, these games (that were made with unlocked frames, etc) will see a "Max/Ultra" performance boost.

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senorfartcushion3513d ago

Yes, as is the way with these new consoles.

"HDR for some"

"New console dedicated TO SOME"

jholden32493513d ago

Of course "to some"

That's what happens when some people buy a product others don't. Some get that products benefits, while some don't.

Just like SOME get paychecks every week because they have a job. But those that don't work shouldn't complain SOME are getting paid. You wanna get paid you gotta put in work. You want Scorpio benefits you gotta buy a Scorpio.

And the SOME who buy it will get the benefits of it.

Angeljuice3513d ago

Of all that bought XB1, some will get HDR.

senorfartcushion3513d ago

No you didn't seem to....well, you just didn't read properly.

Some games, not some people.

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