Brad Sams: Deciphering Xbox Scarlett: Anaconda, Anthem, Danta, Lockhart, Maverick, and Roma

[Playstation Tablet 1,725]

Three skus apparently.

One streaming and two normal consoles.

 

I suspect one will be discless and cheaper. The other will have a disc drive.

 

I don't see two power SKUs. Makes no sense.

 

 

Edited December 17, 2018 by Team 2019

[Playstation Tablet 1,725]

Looks like they are going for the idiotic idea of two different powered SKUs from day 1. Which is idiotic. 

[jehurey 3,230]

Very close to my prediction.

 

I think there's a $99-$149 Small Box with Xbox controller sku.

 

Then there could be a $299-$399 Console that has sufficient hard drive space to download games digitally, and is backwards compatible with XBO and Xbox One X level games. Maybe play the new next-gen  games via streaming, but still play XBO games at XBX natively. Basically another version of XBX.

 

And then the actual "new" hardware that plays everything, $599.

Edited December 17, 2018 by jehurey

[Playstation Tablet 1,725]

As of right now, there are two being planned, Anaconda (which others have noted as well) and Lockhart, which is an ‘arcade’ version of Anaconda.
Microsoft refers to Anaconda as Scarlett Pro and Lockhart as Scarlett Arcade. Think of Lockhart as the successor to the Xbox One S, whereas Anaconda is the successor to the Xbox One X.

[Playstation Tablet 1,725]

6 minutes ago, jehurey said:

Very close to my prediction.

 

I think there's a $99-$149 Small Box with Xbox controller sku.

 

Then there could be a $299-$399 Console that has sufficient hard drive space to download games digitally, and is backwards compatible with XBO and Xbox One X level games. Maybe play the new next-gen  games via streaming, but still play XBO games at XBX natively. Basically another version of XBX.

 

And then the actual "new" hardware that plays everything, $599.

Looks like all games will be designed with the base "Arcade"/Lockhart model anyways. 

Edited December 17, 2018 by Team 2019

[lynux3 2,055]

[Playstation Tablet 1,725]

It's going to be funny when Sony launches one good PS5 SKU instead of all this, and just steamrolls winning the gen. 

[Goukosan 2,250]

4 to 6 SKU's at launch? 

 

 

 

[jehurey 3,230]

55 minutes ago, Team 2019 said:

Looks like all games will be designed with the base "Arcade"/Lockhart model anyways. 

Yeah, that was also part of my prediction from almost a year ago.

 

They could stream almost all the games, but, it would make sense to provide the $200-$300 box with SOME CPU/GPU power and simply sell arcade games to download directly.  It will probably be able to relieve them of having to spend bandwidth to stream those indie games.

 

Since I think the mid-tier box is just a repackaged Xbox One X in 2020, Microsoft would tell indie devs to just develop for that sku.

 

Microsoft would also developer their major games for the "middle" console.

[lynux3 2,055]

Brad Sams is a blatant filthy Microflop/Xflop shill and watching his videos is cringetastic. 

[Playstation Tablet 1,725]

59 minutes ago, Goukosan said:

4 to 6 SKU's at launch? 

 

 

 

It also includes shit like discless models. Honestly they're throwing everything they can and praying it sticks. All Lemmings will just pretend it's just "options" though. 

[lynux3 2,055]

Having this many SKUs just goes to show that Microsoft still doesn't understand the market they are so desperate to participate in. Lets just throw a bunch of trash at the wall until it sticks.

[102020393023445948594 2,223]

 

Unified PS5 and it's over. nobody wants digital, nobody wants streaming. get it through your dumbass heads MS, you're losing because you have an abysmal selection of games, lacking 3rd party support, near zero japanese or worldwide appeal, and lastly, ZERO FUCKING EXCLUSIVES.

 

[Playstation Tablet 1,725]

Sounds more like they have no idea what they are doing rather having some master plan for next gen. 

[jehurey 3,230]

I bet they'll also offer payment plans for all of those skus, as well.

 

Can you imagine a parent thinking of buying their kids a video game system, and they get shown all those skus, and then are pushing to sign up for a payment, and then they have to signup for Game Pass, and then they are push on buying Xbox Live Gold at the store or when they first turn on the console.

 

Or may the store clerk will try to make it "easy" on the customer and say "its simply, you just need to make 24 months payments of $50 a month!!"

 

And the parent will say something like "so.....that comes with ALL the games?"  And the clerk is like "all the games on game pass, here's a list for you to check out!"

 

Dead God, can you imagine Gamestop employees trying to put a sell on people inside the store?  It will be a complete fucking nightmare.

[DynamiteCop 2,085]

4 hours ago, Team 2019 said:

Looks like they are going for the idiotic idea of two different powered SKUs from day 1. Which is idiotic. 

There's nothing idiotic about it, an S and X SKU out of the gate is brilliant. They can have a SKU that's comparable to the PlayStation 5 for less money and one that comes in hotter for more money. The premium customer gets what they want and the budget customer also gets what they want while Sony is stuck in this in between limbo.

 

They know exactly what they're doing. 

Edited December 17, 2018 by DynamiteCop!

[JonDnD 2,614]

4 hours ago, Team 2019 said:

It's going to be funny when Sony launches one good PS5 SKU instead of all this, and just steamrolls winning the gen. 

Why ? What is the ps5 is 400 or 500 . The entry Xbox could be 100 less and the X version could be 100 more .

 

Great idea Imo especially for gamers like the cows right now that don't care about resolution .

[Playstation Tablet 1,725]

1 minute ago, Jon2B said:

Why ? What is the ps5 is 400 or 500 . The entry Xbox could be 100 less and the X version could be 100 more .

 

Great idea Imo especially for gamers like the cows right now that don't care about resolution .

You're not getting any power difference that's worth even mentioning for 100 dollars on the same 7nm node, if both systems release at the same time. 

[JonDnD 2,614]

100 dollars could provide a pretty big power difference . Look at X vs Pro 

[DynamiteCop 2,085]

7 minutes ago, Team 2019 said:

You're not getting any power difference that's worth even mentioning for 100 dollars on the same 7nm node, if both systems release at the same time. 

That all depends on what Microsoft is willing to eat on the back end. Their base S model could theoretically be near as powerful as whatever the PS5 is for less money while the other is a decent to substantial leap over it for more. 

 

They're pushing for software and services adoption, this could be another 360 gen where they eat the cost and offset it with the former. Take an initial loss on the hardware and gain beyond the loss from software and service purchases.

Edited December 17, 2018 by DynamiteCop!