Just saw on Twitter that XBOX ONE X Pre-orders start tomorrow morning at Game, I am assuming the price will be £449.99
Will update with more as I find out.
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stevenjameshyde
19 Sep 17#1
Good spot - thanks. Assume this means it will be up for preorder elsewhere too? Are the Tesco/Amazon gaming vouchers still active?
Bingohomer to stevenjameshyde
19 Sep 17#4
I would hope so, have tweeted them to ask for price confirmation and whether a deposit is applicable. I am hoping others will go live tomorrow also, if Tesco do then I will probably get from them as I have about £50 of vouchers to use.
Noct
19 Sep 17#2
That's quite the sum of money for such a small increase in power (and barely any worthwhile exclusives).
powerbrick to Noct
19 Sep 17#6
Don't buy one then :angry:
LazybeatX to Noct
19 Sep 17#11
Actually it's a huge leap in power from the Xbox One. I have to agree on the exclusives though. It must be good though because after that developer interview on Geoff Keileys show came out saying the ps4 pro was not on the same level as the Xbox One X. PlayStation fans have been pretty salty. I don't get involved in these childish console wars but I suppose it's because for 3 years PlayStation fans have been teasing Xbox fans about power. Now it seems the tables have turned and they don't like it when developers confirm the truth. It's funny because these are peices of plastic and people get so heated about this stuff lol.
fattyuk to LazybeatX
19 Sep 17#16
I dont do console wars either after buying a ps4 and xbox one i realised that there both mediocre at best so built a pc! Still got ps4 for exclusives and xbox exclusives come to pc anyway!
PC master race
:sunglasses:
prankster101 to Noct
19 Sep 17#22
Didn't realise we were talking about the Switch...
steve123uk
19 Sep 17#3
Amazon soldout weeks ago
westy90 to steve123uk
19 Sep 17#5
Amazon sold out off the project scorpio edition These are just standard
prankster101 to westy90
19 Sep 17#26
I had the PS version pre-ordered. Cancelled it not long ago... Maybe looking to pick one up next year if MS sort their first party lineup in the meantime...
Bingohomer to steve123uk
19 Sep 17#7
I think that was for the Project Scorpio edition, which is sold out everywhere. This is the standard release I believe that will be going on sale tomorrow.
Richard_Richard
19 Sep 17#8
Is it £100 better than a pro? I've always preferred Microsoft consoles but that price seems rather inflated. People are pre ordering though so must be in the minority.
stevenjameshyde to Richard_Richard
19 Sep 17#13
Probably worth that just for the 4k blu-ray player IMO. Your milage may vary
Bingohomer to Richard_Richard
19 Sep 17#14
From my understanding it ill be the most powerful console available when launched, some of the stats and previews are pretty impressive from what I have read/seen. However I am with you on whether it is worth the £100 extra over PS4 Pro, I am looking at them now and I am guessing that there could be some better bundles to come to try and compete with the XBoneX sales.
I currently have a PS4, however looking to upgrade and really not sure what to go with. I will probably reserve one of these whilst I decide, then if I don't want it I'll be able to find someone else who probably does.
Richard_Richard to Bingohomer
19 Sep 17#20
It's inevitable that Sony will do an overnight drop before the launch of this to "steal" the sale as it were. They did it with the switch and I believe the Xbox one S too so surely! A £300 pro with fifa 18 and that'll be mind made up. Might be asking a bit much...
BuzzDuraband to Richard_Richard
19 Sep 17#19
Well...if we were trying to justify the price difference. I'd personally settle with the UHD player inclusion. It was always a day one purchase for me, though. Regardless of price.
ST3123 to Richard_Richard
19 Sep 17#25
I got the PS4 Pro last year and absolutely love it, for
balance I own an Xbox One S but in practice that rarely gets used for more than
UHD Bluray playback. To be fair I got the Pro well under RRP thanks to an
extremely lucky Amazon Warehouse deal but I don't think the RRP is even that
bad, just what the standard PS4 launched at previously and £70 more than a
Switch for massively better performance.
The main thing for me (apart from the added graphical appeal
of the Pro) is that I generally prefer the Sony exclusives and find that PS4
has a much wider game library in general with more indie and PC games making it
across. The Xbox One is slowly improving in that regard but PS4 has too much of
a lead this gen for them to catch up.
While in an ideal world I'd have like to see a little more
raw performance in the specs to keep it more level with the One X going
forward, I think Sony made smart choices with the hardware to come in on
budget, and for me part of the appeal of consoles is the way they manage to
squeeze seemingly impossible feats out of the limited hardware available. If
you just want the biggest most powerful thing possible, well PCs can do that
(albeit for a hefty price) consoles are all about getting more for less and I
think the Pro represents a good upgrade on base PS4 for a console gamer
friendly price.
Microsoft are coming in right at the absolute top end of
what console gamers expect to pay for a new system and in the short term it
will severely limit sales to only the richest hardcore gamers. Yes it may
appear to be selling well but the preorder sales mean little as supply will be
very limited at first, it would have to be a VERY underwhelming launch for them
not to clear pre-order stock. It is how it sells when the console is in out and
good supply that will be most telling. I think the £449 is a awkward price point.
For stellar sales they needed to get under £400, they may take a small hit per
unit, but this is Microsoft, they could easily afford it and I’d say it would
have been well worth it in the long term….
johnthehuman
19 Sep 17#9
Any exclusives to really looks out for, that make this worthwhile?
asking for a friend...
blueflash to johnthehuman
19 Sep 17#33
Minecraft shaders possibly a console exclusive
allgonewrong
19 Sep 17#10
Cold. No deal here.
Griezmann
19 Sep 17#12
Nice, i'll cancel my project scorpio edition and order this one instead
Georgeharris1982 to Griezmann
19 Sep 17#15
Lol cancel project Scorpio addition are you insane, I would only cancel my pre-order it if it was £100 cheaper lol
Which I doubt it will be
Griezmann to Georgeharris1982
19 Sep 17#27
I prefer the all black standard edition rather than black/grey gradient with green writing on it
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PC master race
:sunglasses:
These are just standard
I currently have a PS4, however looking to upgrade and really not sure what to go with. I will probably reserve one of these whilst I decide, then if I don't want it I'll be able to find someone else who probably does.
The main thing for me (apart from the added graphical appeal of the Pro) is that I generally prefer the Sony exclusives and find that PS4 has a much wider game library in general with more indie and PC games making it across. The Xbox One is slowly improving in that regard but PS4 has too much of a lead this gen for them to catch up.
While in an ideal world I'd have like to see a little more raw performance in the specs to keep it more level with the One X going forward, I think Sony made smart choices with the hardware to come in on budget, and for me part of the appeal of consoles is the way they manage to squeeze seemingly impossible feats out of the limited hardware available. If you just want the biggest most powerful thing possible, well PCs can do that (albeit for a hefty price) consoles are all about getting more for less and I think the Pro represents a good upgrade on base PS4 for a console gamer friendly price.
Microsoft are coming in right at the absolute top end of what console gamers expect to pay for a new system and in the short term it will severely limit sales to only the richest hardcore gamers. Yes it may appear to be selling well but the preorder sales mean little as supply will be very limited at first, it would have to be a VERY underwhelming launch for them not to clear pre-order stock. It is how it sells when the console is in out and good supply that will be most telling. I think the £449 is a awkward price point. For stellar sales they needed to get under £400, they may take a small hit per unit, but this is Microsoft, they could easily afford it and I’d say it would have been well worth it in the long term….
asking for a friend...
Which I doubt it will be