One of the biggest selling points of new consoles is how much graphics processing power they offer.
That’s why it’s a relatively big deal that Microsoft’s Project Scorpio will support 4K resolution natively while the upcoming PS4 NEO will only be able to upscale games to 4K.
This is according to a recent USA Today interview with Microsoft Studios’ publishing general manager Shannon Loftis.
“Loftis says Microsoft is already exploring virtual reality options and games for Xbox, which will support VR with Scorpio, as well as prepping titles for the boost in visual quality.”
“Any games we’re making that we’re launching in the Scorpio time frame, we’re making sure they can natively render at 4K.”
Is native 4K support a dealbreaker for you? Let us know in the comments below and in our forums.
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This totally depends on what market Microsoft is going with this claim. If they are trying to get to the 4K pc market to switch to consoles, the Xbox scorpio will be priced well out of the normal users price range.
Even if not, looking at PC hardware, to get close to 30 fps on 4k you are usually looking at a graphics card costing more than a current Xbox one.
Microsoft stated that the Scorpio will be a premium system, one can just hope they don’t price themselves out of the console market all together.
If I have to choose between a $700 or $800 dollar xbox scorpio that will only release in 2017 or a playstation neo releseasing this year at $400 dollar I would rather go with the playstation than the xbox.