Official E3 2016 thread.

Shamikebab · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:00

Some exciting stuff on show, can't wait for Forza Horizon 3 in particular.

Shamikebab · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:02

Oh yeah where was Crackdown? Saw it in the clip at the end but I thought we'd see more of that

BeanBandit · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:06

Finners said:
makes me think SOny might be a bit further down the road so they have announced it to take some of the shine off.

I considered this as soon as I posted. But competition is always good and it drives improvements in hardware.

But with these new improved consoles from MS and Sony, where does this leave Nintendo, they need to pull a rabbit out of the hat to be able to compete.

Broken Hope · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:07

Pigeon_Killer · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:21

Thought that was a pretty uninspiring conference. Liked the look of Sea of Thieves and the game before it but nothing really made me want pick up an Xbox. Don't really expect much from Sony either

jamesy505 · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:23

Yeah loved the look of Sea of Thieves

iv-tecman · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:24

Pigeon_Killer said:
Thought that was a pretty uninspiring conference. Liked the look of Sea of Thieves and the game before it but nothing really made me want pick up an Xbox. Don't really expect much from Sony either

you know, I'll agree, it was fairly boring, and I suspect Sony will be just as boring.

It is the pre E3 leaks, its taking the fun out of it..

McBain · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:29

Is the new S going to only be in white? Surely be a black model as well?

Kin racists.

Shamikebab · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:30

iv-tecman said:
It is the pre E3 leaks, its taking the fun out of it..

Just don't look at the leaks then, far more fun.

iv-tecman · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:44

Shamikebab said:
Just don't look at the leaks then, far more fun.

Work in IT, its hard to not hear um... IT dept I work in are pretty hard core gamers..

Shamikebab · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:45

Ah well then you'll have to accept less surprises, doesn't mean you can't enjoy the trailers and gameplay though.

Mark1989 · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:46

So now Scorpio is announced its made the xbox s completely pointless people will want the bigger,better one and no doubt save for that

iv-tecman · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:46

Shamikebab said:
Ah well then you'll have to accept less surprises, doesn't mean you can't enjoy the trailers and gameplay though.

true, TBH I haven't heard much about Sony other then NEO no show.

iv-tecman · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:47

Mark1989 said:
So now Scorpio is announced its made the xbox s completely pointless people will want the bigger,better one and no doubt save for that

maybe not. Still plenty in the market for a games console. and the newer more powerful consoles will be pricey.

So it could do well, and its got a 4K player so that might interest a few.

ic1male · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:53

The Scorpio is probably going to be priced to the Xbone S like the Elite controller is to the standard controller. Both will exist. It's like the iPhones now. Whatever replaces Scorpio, will push Scorpio down to entry level and so on.

Mark1989 · 13 Jun 2016 at 19:56

iv-tecman said:
maybe not. Still plenty in the market for a games console. and the newer more powerful consoles will be pricey.

So it could do well, and its got a 4K player so that might interest a few.

4k is a very very small user base I'd of thought I mean I have a 4k tv but content itself is limited and I only really use netflix 4k at the moment, it's good they will try push it so it may help it really take off

beachBOYken · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:00

Mark1989 said:
4k is a very very small user base I'd of thought I mean I have a 4k tv but content itself is limited and I only really use netflix 4k at the moment, it's good they will try push it so it may help it really take off

I feel the xbox one and ps4 were released a little early and if they had waited 6-12 months longer both could have included a 4k player then and maybe we wouldn't have all this refreshed console malarky now.

iv-tecman · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:02

Mark1989 said:
4k is a very very small user base I'd of thought I mean I have a 4k tv but content itself is limited and I only really use netflix 4k at the moment, it's good they will try push it so it may help it really take off

Well yeah thats just it. Did wonders for PS3 and blu ray. But Sony did have a shed load of exclusives you could play as well towards the end.

xbox brand is from the looks merging into a Windows platform, and that does make me think, hmm maybe i'd be better off with a smaller gaming PC seeing as I can play most of the announced xbox titles on PC?

so the slim model - yes affordable, but the Scorpio, well if its like £499 then for an extra few hundred you can buy a gaming PC that can run the HTC vive and be done with it. Cause this is just in my head rough thinking. you can in fact build a gaming rig for £499 that I bet has the same specs as the Scorpio come release time.

Whereas Sony still has all their exclusives and VR exclusives to get people to buy a Playstation.

Mark1989 · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:06

I can't see how at 499 they can get a consol to play 4k games smoothly, the price itself is guess work I'd have to say it would start at 599 which would price most people out instantly

ic1male · 13 Jun 2016 at 20:08

iv-tecman said:
Cause this is just in my head rough thinking. you can in fact build a gaming rig for £499 that I bet has the same specs as the Scorpio come release time.

That's what I'm wondering but I don't think you'll be able to. I have a feeling Microsoft will be throwing the kitchen sink at this thing and possibly subsidising a big chunk of the price. All just wild guessing though.