XBOX COMMUNITY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aura7541]

Check out @ZhugeEX's Tweet: Daniel Ahmad on Twitter: "For reference.

Xbox One 500GB (Nov 2013) cost $396 to build (Without Kinect)

As of March 2016, original Xbox One is $300 to build."

Still that expensive...

And that doesn't include costs for packaging and distribution...

[the-pi-guy]

Their APU is huge.  It's driving up costs.  Their engineers iced up.

Yeah, when you are weaker than your competitor and cost more, you have issues.  
Wonder what PS4 costs now.  

[Dr. Pezus]

One S got a good review from IGN. 8.5 but they say it's for a limited market

[Legend]

[darkknightkryta]

Yeah, when you are weaker than your competitor and cost more, you have issues.  
Wonder what PS4 costs now.  

I wanna say 250?  Part of the problem with recently technology is that it doesn't depreciate as fast.  I think that's part of the reason for this midgen refresh.  It's cheaper for Sony to get updated hardware than to use the old one.

[Aura7541]

I wanna say 250?  Part of the problem with recently technology is that it doesn't depreciate as fast.  I think that's part of the reason for this midgen refresh.  It's cheaper for Sony to get updated hardware than to use the old one.

And the PS4 is already small as it is. Making internal changes to the hardware will probably be more cost effective since Sony won't have to invest so much in R&D for a slim console.

[darkknightkryta]

And the PS4 is already small as it is. Making internal changes to the hardware will probably be more cost effective since Sony won't have to invest so much in R&D for a slim console.

Andrew House has said there's going to be a slim.  They save money on plastics and materials if they shrink.  I just don't see a $99 console anymore.  I think 150 will be the cheapest we'll see from now on.

[Aura7541]

Andrew House has said there's going to be a slim.  They save money on plastics and materials if they shrink.  I just don't see a $99 console anymore.  I think 150 will be the cheapest we'll see from now on.

I see. Looks like the profit margins are big enough to justify a slim console. I also forgot that the PS4 sells at a significantly faster pace than the XB1 and isn't dependent on two markets, so Sony will have less difficulty recuperating the money and resources spent into R&D.

[darkknightkryta]

I see. Looks like the profit margins are big enough to justify a slim console. I also forgot that the PS4 sells at a significantly faster pace than the XB1 and isn't dependent on two markets, so Sony will have less difficulty recuperating the money and resources spent into R&D.

Yeah, that's the other reason the PS4 costs less to manufacture.  Volume pricing.

[Legend]

Xbox fixes controversial size reduction of the Xbox One S in new ad - NeoGAF

They fixed it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36PqkY398U8
 

[the-pi-guy]

Yeah, that's the other reason the PS4 costs less to manufacture.  Volume pricing.

No esram either.  

Xbox fixes controversial size reduction of the Xbox One S in new ad - NeoGAF

Cool.  It's funny how bad the other one was.  

[Legend]

Dead Rising 4 Looks Like an Absolute Mess (Health Regenerates Now) - NeoGAF

As the title suggest, DR4 is starting to look like a train wreck of a sequel. It started with Terence Rotolo not being contacted to voice Frank West again, but as time progressed it's gotten way worse. The timer is gone from missions, you don't escort survivors anymore (they just run away when you save them), your health automatically regenerates, you get the overpowered exo-suit from the start, and combo weapons are being given out like candy now.
 Supposedly the dev team asked fans what they wanted and this is the result. I've yet to talk to a Dead Rising fan who was in favor of completely changing everything about Frank, making survivors super easy, or wanted an overabundance of OP weapons, or any of these changes (only one you can argue is the removal of the timer). Dead Rising 4 doesn't resemble what the franchise was 10 years ago.
 

[the-pi-guy]

Sounds kinda yucky.
NeoGAF - View Single Post -  Dead Rising 4 Looks Like an Absolute Mess (Health Regenerates Now)

I liked what I've played of it so far.
 No timer is great. It's probably what I loved most from Dead Rising 3. I hate being rushed.
 I'm pretty sure you can play with a timer though, the option's there.
 

This considering, I'm sure it'll be a good game with some silly things that make it too easy.  

[Legend]

[Aura7541]

Square Enix and Microsoft Still Negotiating for Xbox One Version of Final Fantasy XIV  |  DualShockers

Not surprised that there are still some caveats in Microsoft's policies.