While Microsoft hasn’t revealed the exact Xbox Scorpio price or release date or even its official name, but it did show off a bunch of specifications and features for its Xbox One iteration.
In doing so, it let slip that you can expect to buy the Xbox Scorpio for.
“But one thing seems clear: Project Scorpio will be more expensive than PS4 Pro,” claims Eurogamer. The site hosted the exclusive reveal for Microsoft’s new console.
As per Mike Ybarra, Corporate Vice President of the Xbox and Windows gaming platform, Project Scorpio is designed for “that premium customer, the gamer that expects the absolute best versions of the games” – so expect it to be priced accordingly.
Another report from the site suggests that it would cost $499, which is what the original Xbox One cost at launch in the US. For what it’s worth, the PS4 Pro costs $399 in the US.
“The form factor of the console will pleasantly surprise you. As for cost, Microsoft told us absolutely nothing – but looking at what’s in it, it ain’t going to be cheap. Our guess, and it is just a guess, is $499, the same launch price as the original Xbox One.”
At E3 2016 Microsoft stated that Xbox Scorpio will be out during the holiday season of 2017.
We could expect the new console in November, the release month of previous Xbox hardware.
November 22, 2013 was the Xbox One launch date, November 22, 2005 was the Xbox 360’s, while the original Xbox hit the shelves on November 15, 2001.
With December traditionally being a no show in terms of new hardware launches, and October usually being a busy month for game releases, November seems a likely candidate.