It'll be interesting to see how this plays out for Microsoft, but I've seen a lot of iffy comparisons being made comparing PS4/Pro and the XONE/Scorpio. Things like "The launch PS4 was superior to the XONE, in terms of hardware capability, and outsold it easily despite having a shitty exclusives. This means people care more about having the best hardware to play 3rd party games on than they do about exclusive content and therefore Scorpio is going to be a big deal." Comparing anything to launch is a bad idea. Microsoft shot themselves in the foot immediately and have been trying to make up for it ever since. Yes, I'm sure some people did care about the raw power of the machines, but Sony also presented the PS4 as a machine made for gamers first, which clearly made the difference.
As for exclusives, they really didn't factor into PS4's early success. It's only recently that Sony has really made a strong push with exclusive content. I think now that the generation is established and people have games they can play on each system it matters more, but 3rd party titles still reign supreme. There's an argument in there somewhere about how the PC fits into this, and its true that any XONE/Scorpio exclusives are going to be available there, but so are most 3rd party titles in general and a good number of PS4 exclusives as well. Turns out some people like to play games on a console. I have a great gaming PC, but I still want to play Titanfall 2 on my Xbox One. Conversely, I didn't even think of playing The Witcher 3 on a console. Anyway, my point is, upgrading from a PS4 to a Pro is a luxury upgrade. "I have the best, but it could be better..." Upgrading from the XONE to the Scorpio is going to be seen as more essential. "Finally, my console isn't always the lesser option" I would love to see this succeed, not because I am an Xbox owner, but because competition is good. I just get the feeling that this will be seen as a great option that arrived too late.
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