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Michael Pachter Interview -"Next Xbox might cost more than PS4" - Gamertag Radio

This week's episode of Gamertag Radio - Michael Pachter Interview:

*Playstation 4 Reaction
*Next Xbox might cost more than PS4
*Both next gen consoles launching the same day in Nov 2013?
*Nintendo Wii U
*Rumor: Next Xbox announcement in April

Interview starts at 34:25.

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vyralx4076d ago

So that means it will cost less than PS4

zeal0us4076d ago

Next Xbox might cost more than PS4
Next Xbox might less more than PS4

FFS where are the real analyst at? Jeez my 12yr nephew could told me this.

Cupid_Viper_34076d ago

Wait... did he say that they're trying to include a TV tuner in the next xbox?

That's kind of borderline in my opinion.

TopDudeMan4076d ago

Let's go for the unexpected option. Imagine it retailed for EXACTLY THE SAME price? Then everybody would be wrong.

user39158004076d ago

Michael Pachter = The Kardashians of gaming and the ghandi of superstitions.

Apex134076d ago

why does that surprise you?

the business model of making a loss on the box and profit on software is dead!!!

That-Guy4076d ago

Just look at that troll face of his in the video. And the Internet buys into it.

Nafon4076d ago

@Cupid:
A TV Tuner would get a lot more people using media center... i agree though. probably not going to happen. speaking of media center, hopefully they speed it up on the next xbox (if they include it at all). I have my xbox and pc wired with 100 mbps ethernet, and it is so laggy.

Sharingan_no_Kakashi4076d ago

If that's true MS has lost. I doubt it is though. MS isn't dumb enough to enter a battle with a more expensive, less powerful, suckier games line up console.

M_Prime4076d ago

@zeal0us that was hilarious man, and so true.

Oh_Yeah4076d ago

I'd like to see both launch same day and same price... That'd be a first for the industry and it'd allow people to pick based truly on specs and games, that's real competition right there.

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raWfodog4076d ago

I predict that Michael Pachter will soon make another useless prediction/analysis.

r214076d ago

Actually, his predictions are useful. We can predict the opposite of his prediction to be true XD

M_Prime4076d ago

How did he become so popular?

UnholyLight4076d ago

Not all of his predictions are wrong but yeah hahaha. How nuts would it be if both released on the same day? That would be anarchy x100000 especially if I am trying to grab both systems at the same time hahhah

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Link0794076d ago

It's just a games console people will not invest big money in buying one nextgen ?

Well balanced hardware that can keep up with the best is the way forward i think.

nosferatuzodd4075d ago (Edited 4075d ago )

indeed and that guy is a silent troll he's fabricating shit to let the ps4 look bad check this out

The x86 CPU, incidentally, is a 64-bit, 8-core Jaguar CPU made by AMD, probably clocked at around 2GHz. Jaguar is the next step up after Bobcat, and is targeted at low-power (and low-cost) laptops. Jaguar is expected to be around 10% faster than Bobcat — and the core count is quite impressive, if developers can make use of them all —

Overall, the PS4′s CPU isn’t spectacular. but at the same time its no slouch its a good mid range CPU yo dig

madjedi4075d ago

@link "It's just a games console people will not invest big money in buying one nextgen ?"

Then why the hell would anyone spend $350 + tax for a wiiu + 2 or 3 games to play. How do you make that statement as a gamer.

"Well balanced hardware that can keep up with the best" If it's well balanced it isn't anywhere near the best, especially if we are talking about nintendo's hardware preferences.

Best is a $900+ dollar gpu or a $1000 cpu ect, not a low or mid range hardware, but this is the same guy expecting port of need for speed to match a high end pc version.

-Superman-4076d ago

He maybe right...
We know Microsoft will make Kinect 2, and it self cost a lot. So... there are 2 way Microsoft will sell console.

1)Xbox720(Kinect 2 built in) and console is weaker than PS4 = Same price as PS4

2)Xbox720(Kinect 2 built in) and console is strong or stronger than PS4 = higher price than PS4

If they built just Xbox720, and same strong as PS4, price could be same, but we know that Kinect 2 will be built in Xbox 720 which means cost alot, this means they put higher price in market, or same price and weaker console.

dcbronco4076d ago (Edited 4076d ago )

PS4 has a similar camera included. DDR5 is a lot more expensive than DDR3. Kinect 1 was never as expensive as people thought it would be. Next Xbox might be using a cheaper GPU which is a lot less. They may be using two of them but it still would be less than the one in the PS4. No One knows the price until we see the actual parts. But there are plenty of reasons to believe the Xbox will still cost less to manufacture.

Pachter did at least get it right when he said the new consoles wouldn't appear until 2013-14.

zebramocha4076d ago (Edited 4076d ago )

@dc gddr5 cost more ddr3 but no one knows to what extent and to compensate for ddr3 low bandwidth Ms had to add 32MB of esrsm and those move engines,this could make the cost for both systems similar. The ps4 camera is just two 720p camera duck taped together.

dcbronco4076d ago

@Zebra

True enough, but until we see the final parts we don't know. Overall I don't think Microsoft's goal is to save a ton of money. The 720 might be more expensive to produce. Though probably not by much. I think MSs goal is performance. And the differences in their design are based on things they've figured out.

PSN-JeRzYzFyNeSt4076d ago

DDR5 = Dance Dance revolution 5?

_-EDMIX-_4076d ago

Please. Sit down. MS can have Kinect built in and it can be the same price as PS4. I'm not sure why any of you are adding the price of Kinect as if MS gave you the "discounted" version and just took a loss on it. Its just a camera....

They priced it like that to get sales, period. Its nothing more then a fancy camera (if that).

Its like saying, the same company that made the iphone screen is making a screen for a GPS, "oh man its going to COST A LOT cause iphone cost a lot"

So....are we forgetting this is Apple? Are we forgetting that the SG3's screen is actually HD! Just cause a company sells something at a certain price, doesn't make it really "worth" that price, just to them. Its like saying PS4 will be 440 (cause I'm adding in the price of the eyetoy LMFAO)

Dasteru4076d ago

@zebramocha:

8GB of DDR3-1333 has a wholesale cost of about $30 right now.

8GB of GDDR5 is around $140.

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Mounce4076d ago

Microsoft basically knows that 360's Upper Hand this generation were 2 things....

1. They were out earlier so they had a year headstart to gain a strong ground.

2. It was cheaper than the PS3 so if anyone tried to decide based on pricetag and not Friendslist of Games, they went 360. Especially the arcade model.

I'd find it, even though I don't have much trust or faith in Microsoft as a company, that they'd be STUPID enough to fuck over their Price-advantage that people may have come to recognize for their console brand in a way..... If the tech isn't greater, than the price should most DEFINITELY be lower.

BOLO4076d ago

Don't forget #3. That RROD 54.2% failure rate boosted sales of the 360 drastically!

BOLO4076d ago

Don't forget #3. That RROD 54.2% failure rate boosted sales of the 360 drastically!

/watch?v=F3xBmENXX0Y&list =LLsOrvCJE8JCOz3XuvxhUC-w

Outside_ofthe_Box4076d ago

@vyralx

LOL! That was my first thought when I read the headline. The opposite of what Pachter says comes true.

showtimefolks4076d ago

both ps4 and next xbox will cost around the same price, i can't wait for E3 so all the hate on ps4 and xbox can die down. people are never happy so ms and sony shouldn't worry about the very small number of people who are impossible to please and cater towards us who actually like gaming

gaming journalist has gone down the gutter in last 2-4 years

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clrlite4076d ago

I might eat breakfast in a little while.... wait I might not eat breakfast in a little while.

Detoxx4076d ago

I FOUND CAPTAIN HINDSIGHT

Reverent4076d ago

Lol, I really wanna give you a bubble for "Helpful" but I'll give you one for "Funny" just because I assume that's what most people will give you also.

CapsLocke4076d ago

Wow,the guy got some skills.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos17h ago(Edited 17h ago)

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers13h ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

just_looken28m ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g10h ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing9h ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H99h ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola6h ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn6698h ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle8h ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Microsoft Seemingly Closes Bethesda France

As part of its plans to cut 1,900 jobs, Microsoft has reportedly shut down operations at Bethesda France, letting go roughly 15 people

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Hereandthere1d ago

Microsoft should have left them stay 3rd party

GamerRN22h ago

If they are let go, they can be whatever they want. They ARE 3rd party now... 🤦

Barlos19h ago

Yeah, they're also jobless.

GamerRN12h ago

They can form a company if they want, they are just as jobless as if "Microsoft had left them as 3rd party".

peppeaccardo14h ago

"MIcrosoft leaves Bethesda do what they know how to do best" ... close! Oh the irony ....
(Citation from a week old article)

ChasterMies10h ago

I think Microsoft and other game publishers are letting people go because they think ai will replace them. Doesn’t matter how much profit they make. They were always going to be let go.

PassNextquestion1d ago (Edited 1d ago )

Bethesda France was made up of roughly 15 people... they couldn't of being doing much

Bethesda France mainly did publishing and marketing within the region

blacktiger22h ago

that's a shame for you to say that, i'm sure Elite loves hearing what you just said.

Mr Logic8h ago

What a stupid thing to say. The elites give 0 fucks what we say on an obscure website in the comments section.

Crows907h ago

You can always reach out and give them jobs at your company man. Don't wait

Profchaos1d ago (Edited 1d ago )

Bethesda France focused on publishing and marketing in the region. And 15 people lost their jobs as part of the closure.

I wonder if this is part of Microsoft's strategy to abandoned physical media or possibly gamepass advertising makes their roles redundant you don't need to market a game as hard when the majority of players get the game as part of a sub which already promoted upcoming games

Tacoboto1d ago

It's France too, there's a high likelihood only 1-2 people on the team even had an Xbox.

Profchaos23h ago

Possibly guven all the leaks we know the Xbox brand is really struggling in the region.

Yi-Long20h ago

Well, if your consoles and games are barely found in any stores any more, of course you're gonna struggle finding consumers ...

XiNatsuDragnel23h ago

Tbh Microsoft I think Bethesda being 3rd party same with Activision would probably more competitive than thus scenario imo

Profchaos21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

I think it would have been better for all parties really especially gamers

TheColbertinator22h ago

The recently purchased Activision French offices might take over all the licensing and marketing for Microsoft in France from now on.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg1d 1h ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos1d 1h ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion1d ago (Edited 1d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola20h ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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