Microsoft doesn’t think about PS4 Pro a competitor to Xbox One X, however to the Xbox One S

Phil Spencer isn’t too anxious about Xbox One X being $100 dearer than PS4 Pro, as a result of he doesn’t see the 2 consoles as equal.

Microsoft might have had a decent E3 showcase, however the value of the Xbox One X – regardless of its superior energy – nonetheless left folks with recollections of the Xbox One reveal. $499 continues to be an excessive amount of, particularly contemplating the – albeit much less highly effective – competitors in PS4 Pro.

The firm already stated it’ll be principally selling the One X to enthusiasts, however a brand new interview with head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, reveals the pondering behind that.

The cause Spencer isn’t involved concerning the further $100 over PS4 Pro is that the corporate isn’t positioning Xbox One X as a competitor to PS4 Pro.

“I look at Pro as more of a competitor to S than I do to Xbox One X,” Spencer informed Eurogamer. “If you just look at the specs of what this box is, it’s in a different league than any other console that’s out there.”

Spencer throw some shade on strategies designed to upscale a picture to 4K from decrease resolutions, reminiscent of checkerboarding tech utilized by nearly each PS4 Pro sport that helps 4K. He didn’t essentially title these strategies, however he did suggest that extra video games would run at full-buffer 4K on Xbox One X in comparison with Pro.

Elsewhere within the interview, the charismatic govt additionally revealed that Microsoft doesn’t anticipate Xbox One X to be its’ best-selling console subsequent yr – Xbox One S will likely be.

“Competitors see the same thing. They [base models] are for a large set of the customers,” he identified.

The Xbox One X is out November 7 worldwide.

 
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