E3 2013: Xbox One Launching November At $499 and 499 Euros

Microsoft has announced the release date of the next generation Xbox.

[Prcko]

That's 2 MUCH, expected 450$ maxx,meh...

[FriedGoat]

Hmm, That conference was better than I expected. I still don't like the DRM shizz, but the lineup looks good.

[loulou]

agreed great conference. 50 more than i thought it would cost but i am onboard day one... my girlfriend is going to go berserk when i buy both consoles before christmas..

and titanfall looks a fooking beast

[AntoineDcoolette]

Mmmm $499 console. Your move, Sony, your move. Please don't repeat PS3 launch.

[Thatguy-310]

Yea i agree. Not going to purchase one but the conference was pretty good. A lot of games were shown which was a relieve. Ryse was the IP that got my most interest from the whole conference.

[stage88]

Thanks MS, now Sony can swoop in a lower price and kill the bone.

[NatureOfLogic]

$499! RIP Xbox.

[DeanSanchez]

No company should follow the PS3's launch price models. Lol

Bad decision Microsoft.

[mikeslemonade]

If there were enough games then I wouldn't mind paying $499. However Titanfall was the only game that looked impressive gameplay wise. Their best looking exclusive was Ryse which didn't play well. Other then that there were lots of "real time" trailers.

[THE-COMMANDER]

Yea better conference than the first, but that doesn't mean it's a great conference, no great games was shown that makes you buy a console for $499 , the most game that i liked is Ryse as an Xbox exclusive.

But the best game shown was MGS, Man that was awesome.

[sunnygrg]

Even if the PS4 is as cheap as $399, I can't buy both consoles now. I will have to take into account the money I need to spend on games as well. I have to go with the console with free online.

[abzdine]

looks like people only base their buy on the price. DRM is a deal breaker, no matter if they showed Versus XIII exclusive day one release.

Sony, your turn!
Naughty Dog, Square Enix on stage!

[Blacktric]

>"agreed"
>"great conference"

What?

[Rainstorm81]

Project Spark was another game that looked Amazing....OOO the possibilites

499 is a bit higher than i wanted to pay but i planned on waiting a while to see how this DRM works out

[badz149]

they redesigned the ""already good looking" 360 into the XBone design! talk about dumb decision LOL!

[MAJ0R]

Too high, for that price you could build a good gaming PC.

[tehpees3]

This is nearly the exact same price Sony asked for PS3 when it launched. If they couldn't get away with it what makes MS think they can?

[raytraceme]

Project Spark and Black Tusk game only games that caught my attention. Project spark is on Windows 8 so no loss there :D Otherwise I am glad I only need to buy the PS4 and I now got money leftover for a new gpu for my pc.

[thechosenone]

You have to remember that doesn't include taxes! My take on the price...hahhahahhahahhahahhahh aahahahahahahhahahahahahaaaaaa a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Mr_Nuts]

Good conference but thats how they get you

You go "Wow this looked amazing, I'm going to get an Xbox One....I don't mind the DRM and giving away my rights if this is what I'm getting"

Then once it's out and most of the games are....next E3 will be crap

[decrypt]

Dam 499usd is too high, werent consoles supposed to be cheap. I could easily build a PC with that money with much better specs and have BC with last 25 years.

[saladthieves]

The ball is now in Sony's court. I'd have to admit that the press conference was better than I expected it to be. For $499 however, it's too expensive for me. I'll see what happens in the future.

Only thing that remains is to see what Sony will do. They already have several advantages, one of them being that they haven't even shown the console yet!

[3-4-5]

Yea they showed some games I actually want to play...

* A Good amount of Open world games too, which are always welcome.

* That Spark game looked good and the other Open world game. They almost all looked good but I'm still not 100% sold on Xbox.

They did help themselves but we still have more E3 so my opinion is still open.

[JokesOnYou]

Hell yeah, I'm in....micro showed me exactly what I wanted to see= CORE GAMES. F-ing day One!

[3-4-5]

If sony was going to to launch at $400...they could bump it up to $450 before their live conference and nobody would know the difference and they would still have a console $50 cheaper/less expensive than XB1.

[Boody-Bandit]

I was shocked when they announced $499 MSRP and the crowd gave an underwhelming response. Already the general census on the net are mostly saying that's too much.

I didn't see anything that really impressed me graphically. Nor did I see anything that made me say, "ah the hell with it, I'm a gamer, yeah they are sticking it to me but I just gotta have this new console."

Although TitanFall looked like it will fun. Not graphically impressive but definitely looks like there is fun to be had with some mechs.

The announcement I was most anticipating was will they FINALLY revive Killer Instinct. YES they are BUT it looks like Street Fighter IV (cell shading and could be done on current hardware) and has the same engine KI did on the N64 (not fluid 60fps frame rates but the old school engine). Very disappointing.

[bangshi]

More expensive in the UK than the PS3 was at launch!

Haha.

[NatureOfLogic]

So we'll get the superior hardware with the PS4 at a cheaper price. MS is doomed to fail miserable if Sony under cuts.

[gaffyh]

PS3 was £425 at launch, this is MORE expensive and a lot worse in many many ways. They showed some great games, as I expected, but they didn't even mention the DRM issues and had the gall to say "We Listened" when they announced Killer Instinct. The best thing at this event was TitanFall (I would bet this is a timed exclusive, if I was a betting man), but that is nowhere near enough for me to buy this console at such a high price.

MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A PS3 AT LAUNCH. Microsoft really must be smoking something.

[Enemy]

Timed exclusives out the ass and overpriced console. Good going, Microsoft.

[TotalHitman]

£430 = $670, what are Microsoft thinking?!We're used to getting ripped off in the UK, but this is just ridiculous when the US and Europe are paying $499/€499.

[fr0sty]

Great games shown, but you can't polish a turd. I refuse to buy a $499 box that doesn't even let me own my games.

[mikeslemonade]

I think it's a good price. I don't like it when it's too affordable for everybody because then it loses that new and fad appeal. Right now no one gets excited about PS3 and 360 because everyone has one already. PS3 and 360 are obsolete. It's just the nature the beast. Stop complaining about the price you poor children.

[darthawesome90]

I agree the lineup looks very good. I am concerned about the overabundance of FPS though...

Now lets see how the PS4 compares for better or worse.

[fr0sty]

I don't like the console, but their software is solid. There's nothing I can say about that. I'll definitely want to check out the new Killer Instinct, just for the nostalgia.

This generation for Microsoft seems more and more like last gen for Sony. A very expensive console with the promise of good games. However, Microsoft also has this nasty DRM shadow hanging over them this time, which is rumored to only get worse (supposedly more announcements regarding DRM coming at Gamescom, rumor has it).

Going toe to toe with a more powerful console at what will likely end up being a higher price point is not going to be easy for them. I guess they're betting on "the cloud" to be able to keep people thinking "it'll only get better!".

[mario19]

499 US DOLLARS!! HAH

[darthv72]

for other platforms. I certainly was expecting it to be $500 but would liked it better at cheaper price.

They can always lower the price after launch. Nintendo, sony and even sega have all done that.

[mario19]

lol Darth.. do not forget. Xbox One requires mandatory online. 549$ with mandatory Xbox Live

[shutUpAndTakeMyMoney]

M$ just killed my XBoner. :((

[Commandar_Shepard]

Way too high. And it's so dissapointing because they had a great conference aside from the technical difficulties.

I mean Dead Rising 3 and an Insomniac Exclusive? KILLER INSTINCT?! Megatons. Although it's dissapointing for me that I may not get to play the next Halo.

And why not call it Halo 5?

[monkey nuts]

With VAT added to the uk rrp the actual cost is £515. OMFG that's way overpriced for the current market. Add the price of a couple of games, and Xbox live and it's in redonkuolus territory. I bought the 360 at launch and it cost me £380 with pgr3 and kameo, ps3 cost me £450 with heavenly sword and resistance (Game were doing specials). Well if I ended up getting one ( which I won't due to the drm) then I'd wait at least 6 to 12 months before even thinking about it.

[bicfitness]

Dead on Arrival. Sony will do $399 now, for sure.

To recap, unless it said "exclusive" under the Xbone logo that flashed after trailers, its not. So a bunch of shooters and multiplats (MGS V, BF 4, Witcher 3, and another I think). Everything else was known/ leaked beforehand except for that world building game, that looks interesting, I'll admit. Not $500 and a DRM nightmare interesting though.

See this list. CBoat (Neogaf leaker) nailed everything.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

[zebramocha]

@bic there is a kotaku report to suggest that the ps4 could retail at $425-$525 but could be subject to change.

[darthv72]

then it would be like Sega saturn all over again.

saturn announced at $399 and then sony announced PS for $299.

[adorie]

Yes he did. Keep in mind that more DRM details are slated for GDC.

Only the hardcore Microsoft fanboy sare refuted this very reliable source of information.

Notice I said Microsoft fanboys? Because even Xbox fanboys are not so gullible to ride on every anti-consumer detail as something positive.

[morganfell]

I think the PS3 will ship in two versions. Basic model and a second model with camera and more. Basic will come in at $399. Advanced at $450 - $499.

[FunAndGun]

Ryse
Killer Instinct
Sunset Overdrive
Forza 5
Minecraft
Quantum Break
D4
Project Spark
Crimson Dragon
Dead Rising 3
the Witcher 3
Below
Black Tusk game
Halo
Titanfall

I thought that was a good list of exclusives and the conference was definitely all about games. Not enough to make me get xboned though.

[Darrius Cole]

I'm not sure that the PS4 will ship at $399. It doesn't matter as long as it doesn't ship at more than $499. Even if is ships at $499 like the Xbone. It'll still win out, because of all the DRM the MS is putting on the Xbone games.

Prices are sticky. What that means is that once someone conditions the market to pay a certain price for a product, that producers of that product are resist to lower their price even if they succeed at lowering the cost.

That is why Micorsoft (or Sony for that matter) will not lower the prices of their new games even though they are trying to push the market toward digital downloads.

[JokesOnYou]

Well they launched a $299 and $399 xbox 360 in 2005, so $499 for move advance hardware+kinect in 2013 seems like a great value to me.

[shutUpAndTakeMyMoney]

KINECT FTL....

That is why it's that price.

After seeing the show sony will have this one made.

Dead Rising & titanfall looks awsome though.

On top of all that they didn't show kinect for gaming.

They are basically sayin just pay for the sh!t. "Trust us"

But forget everything I just said.

I just want to see the Naughty Gods later tonight!!!

[Simon_Brezhnev]

Compared to the last 3 years i give the conference a 10. lol

I give the conference a 6/10.

changed rating because of price lol

@minato

I know right they want customers to forget about the drm. Too bad youtube got some popular people mad about it and dedicating their whole channel for people not to buy Xbone. LOL

[Minato-Namikaze]

7.0 because they didnt address DRM. But comapared to the reveal which was a smooth 1.0 thats improvement.

[wenaldy]

It was their agenda not to adressing DRM fiasco, they'll unveil it on Gamescom (according to rumor on GAF).

[Commandar_Shepard]

The conference gets 8/10 for the games alone but it's dragged down to a 5 because of the price.

[kneon]

That's right, leave it for Gamescon where even fewer of the mainstream gamers and media are going to hear about it.

What happened to "Wait until E3", now it's "Wait until GamesCon"?

[liorishot]

Kaz must be laughing his head off right now

[shutUpAndTakeMyMoney]

Kaz was at the MS show. And he loves the price.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/...

His master plan is going according to plan.

[TheBlackSmoke]

So let me get this straight, its 499 for the right to rent games at full price?

[2pacalypsenow]

Don't forget we finally get a guide to watch cable and satellite

[TheBlackSmoke]

so true, i take it all back

[torchic]

add $60 just to play online.

[fourOeightshark]

It's actually like $560 because of the Live subscription.

[saladthieves]

In the beginning I was a bit surprised to hear they are releasing some free games on Xbox...until I realized it's for only Gold members. Kinda kills the whole purpose of "free" games.

[Commandar_Shepard]

There lies the problem, not only is it $499, you also have:

XBL Fees
Used Game Restrictions
24 Hour Check in

All these are on top of paying for new games.

[Tultras]

120$ Actually, if you're going for a subscription to play online with, your obviously going to get a game too.

[I_am_Batman]

This is insane. If the PS4 will be cheaper it'll be really a bad start for MS I guess.

[AlaaAlii]

I think the PS4 will be cheaper, at least should be, because the $499 Microsoft is asking for is a console + the TV shit.

Ooh if the PS4 is cheaper. A more powerful console, promising exclusives, free PS+ games every month, and a better single player gaming experience...for less than the price of that DVR.

[Blackdeath_663]

europe gets ripped off big time on the price way to expensive in the uk we pay $668.87 but US gets it for $500 that's bullshit. if ps4 is cheaper its game over for xbone imo specially since ps4 better specs

[paranoid1971]

UK = £425

[T2]

ya thats a bullsht price for euro... Canadian will be 50 bucks more as per usual, even though our dollar is normally par...
So 549 Canadian... sorry MS, I liked titanfall, but not THAT much.

[steve30x]

I think he said it will be £425UK

[Blackdeath_663]

@paranoid1971 @steve30x
he said it will be £429 which is equal to $668 we pay way too much.

[Old McGroin]

Depending on what currency convertor you use £425 is about $660.00 - huge difference, how do MS think that's gonna go down well?!

[Aceman18]

that price shocked me.

edit
yea that i noticed you'd think these platform holders would realize a lot of people arent made of money.

[Mr-Dude]

I think the audience was shocked to.. They where silent for like 3 maybe 4 seconds...

[Prophet-Gamer]

MS just committed suicide.

[JoGam]

Hope PS4 launch in October.

[RedHawkX]

500 dollars and you have to pay 60 dollars for live. and you have to check in every 24 hours or you cant play your games and you cant sell your games.

[princejb134]

i expected $400 max
i hope sony can make this happen no way am i dropping $500 for a console

[princejb134]

MS should have taken a loss for every console they sold. They can do it with their unlimited supply of cash

[steve30x]

Could be worse. It could be 3 worse

[M-M]

Kinect 2.0 jacked up the price big time. No way that console should be that expensive.

[kneon]

My suspicion that they've put the processor back in the Kinect camera looks more likely now given the price.

[millgate1]

€500??? Because 500$ equals €500, fuck sake

[HK5A]

PS3 was 599$ in E3 2006, LOL

[Veneno]

If Xbone was launching with a crap line up like the 360s was, then 499 is way too much, but there will be really good stuff out the gate so I dont think it's too much.

Cant wait to see Sonys conference!

[punisher99]

Technically, the launch price is 600 dollars. 499 plus 40 dollars for tax and then another 60 dollars for xboxlive gold = a 600$ console.

[Atomicjuicer]

Titanfall isn't out of the gate and was the only thing they showed that was big.

DRM
Kinect
Price

-Fail

[UnHoly_One]

I don't understand how anyone is surprised by this price.

It's 2013. The 360 sold for 400 8 years ago. The PS3 sold for 600 7 years ago.

I would have been shocked if it was any cheaper. And I expect the PS3 will fall at the exact same price range.

[harv052]

I will agree with you...I expect PS4 to go for 499$, maybe even more...let's hope not though...

[Muffins1223]

Sony will either be 450 or 500....

[SonyPS4]

Nah the price is right, with the DRM and anti-used games. Less people will buy this console as a result and MS will have to rethink their business plans. If nobody is buying the Wii U at 300-350, what would make you think the XOne would even sell as much as a cheaper competitor, let alone having a chance to win this console war?

MS did everyone a favor.

[redcar121]

136 sony fanboys lol

[-Mika-]

That an ok price. Sony could beat them by launching a cheaper model of ps4 at $400 and premium at $500

[shutUpAndTakeMyMoney]

Sony should skip the camera and sell ps4 for $400 & ps4 + vita bundle for $500.

Also I think RROD happend before bf4. Needed a reset. lol

If you don't have a live gold account then $550 + $60 game day 1!!
:DDDDD

[The_Troll_Whisperer]

Battlefield was running on a PC in the conference, but I hope not everyone believed that.
(I sure as hell didn't)

[godslayer429]

Lmao nobodys gona buy that cable box for 500.

[Qrphe]

It's dead in mainland Europe. PS3 sells better at a higher pricetag so if PS4 is cheaper its fate is sealed.

[kagon01]

Unfortunately, there are people that can get easily seduced and giving their gaming rights...

[shutUpAndTakeMyMoney]

Sony's biggest battle right now is not games anymore.

It's price.

$399 and I am sold.

[SweatyFlorida]

Not even factoring DRM/no rental/used games ON TOP of presumably Gold Membership.

Sony is pretty much guaranteed a win (more successful launch) if they announce no DRM, and below $499.

[RandomDude655]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahh aha no

Lots of DRM AND overpriced.

[Software_Lover]

They should've waited to reveal the price after the Sony conference. Now all Sony has to do is take a bigger loss, at 450, to have an even bigger edge.

[Godchild1020]

Sony can launch with the same price and still sale fairly well. Just look at this Generation; The PS3, it has always been priced higher than the 360 and it has been selling very well and now is in second place after a year less on the market.

[Qrphe]

The Kinect really brought up the price.

[Game4life]

I think thats a nail in the coffin at this point.

[himdeel]

Not necessarily. I'm intrigued by the games the new games they've announced.

I'm certain there are fans that are foaming at the mouth with what MS just showed.

The new Panzers Dragoon game was the high point and quietest point of the show for me. I owned SEGA systems back in the day and never played a Panzer game.

EDIT: SONY can still pull some nails out by announcing a similar price point.

[Game4life]

Never plaed one myself but i only saw a few games i'd be interested in. That and i'm not interested in paying 500.

i like
halo
killer instinct
sunset overdrive

thats it for me

edit: they could. We will find out tonight

if they are both exspensive, i still have my ps3, WiiU and 360

[GiantFriendlyCrab]

and top of that, you have all the bs

[Mikelarry]

lol good luck selling the over priced DVR in the UK

[XabiDaChosenOne]

$499.99? Yea...

[GentlemenRUs]

So more then what the PS3 cost at launch?

Jesus... Thats too much even for me...

Edit: So when was €499 equal to $499?

EDIT2:
XBONE@Launch = £429
PS3@Launch = £425

D:

[Software_Lover]

ps3 cost 599 at launch.

[Dark_Overlord]

At launch in the UK the PS3 was £425, the XBone is £429

[GentlemenRUs]

But the PS3 here was £425 at launch.

Because the XBONE is £4 more expensive then the PS3 launch... I'm not going to buy at launch...

After the DRM and Online-checkin have been abolished followed by a price drop, Then I will think about getting one.

[rajman]

£429 in UK? lol that like over $600 in conversion. Meh I will pass

[mushroomwig]

The UK gets screwed all the time sadly.

[stuna1]

Because I really don't think the XBone is really targeted at anyone other than the US! Think about it, even now the Xbox 360 still has spotty coverage in other countries outside of the US.

[IRetrouk]

I know, didnt think the price would be so high here, the ps3 was considered dear when it launched over here for £425

[nemey]

499$$$
i don't even!

[torchic]

€500 for Xbox One. ladies and gentlemen, welcome to 2013's €599 moment.

[RandomDude655]

Microsoft perfectly recreated Sony's 2006 event, but somehow made it worse.

Media focus, lack of games, overpriced, "Rockman!!!!",

[Game4life]

Did someone call for megaman?

[True_Samurai]

Wow thank goodness I still have my Christmas saving. But wow shit $500!? Damn son

[GamersHeaven]

Yikes 499$ is alot 400-450$ for PS4.Looks like bundling every Xbox One with a Kinect might end up hurting them.

Have they said anything about cost of Live? Console going to cost close to 600$

[abcde12345]

Hopefully the PS4 doesn't launch at that price. Otherwise I'll stick with playing my PS3 and 360.

[xBigxBossx]

Not buying Xbox one. But thank god! Sony has to follow suite I stay competitive. I was willing to drop 600, but 499 is a relief.

[rextraordinaire]

Wow. No way.

[yugovega]

i must be the only one not seeing the "next gen" of these games. only whitch and dead riing even halfway feel next gen. not impressed though they came through with alot of new titles.

[Rip-Ridah]

I have to disagree with you. Dead Rising looked pretty current gen to me with the animations and textures. Witcher looked better however. The best game by far, imo, has been MGSV. Multiplatform tho. Ryse 'looked' good, but did not interest me.

[yugovega]

see mgsv looked like red dead repemtion to me. i just didn't see that huge leap. dead rising only looked next gen because of the scope and massive amount of characters on screen. witcher by far the best looking. ryse had to look good considering it was basically a cut scene. in the parts were you actually do something it wasn't that great.

[Rip-Ridah]

I can see the Red Dead comparison with that scenery & horseback part. The stealth aspects were MGS tho...minus the box. I'm having a hard time with Mr. Sutherland as Snake. That's a BIG problem for me. Dead Rising's scope & amount of characters have been done this generation. I take it back, the fact that the game is open world tilts the odds. It looked bad graphically tho. I agree with the Ryse input.

[PerryCaravello]

$550 after tax...

Without taking shots at microsoft for the price, it's a little bit much.

Pushing PS3 circa 2006 levels.

Sony has a real chance to steal this if they price that thing below.

[Phil32]

Holy crap. That made my decision to not get the console any time soon much easier!

[Vip3r]

£429 LMAO. Nope.

[Lazarus69]

Wasn't that the price of the PS3 at launch in the UK?

[Dark_Overlord]

It was £425, not much cheaper, but I remember the backlash Sony received because of it.

[Count]

I'm pretty sure it was higher.

[Vip3r]

PS3 was £425 for the UK launch. Which was really steep even for Sony.

PS4 better be under £400.

[-Gespenst-]

Nope.

[Williamson]

Not a bad conference for microsoft but nothing shown was as good as the last of demo from last E3. The Sony conference can easily out do this one if they just show versus 13 or kingdom hearts 3.

[rextraordinaire]

And The Last Guardian. Imagine if they just said: Dudes and dudettes, Last Guardian has gold status. On the shelves next month.

[JAMurida]

Agreed, better than I excepted. I think the thing that hurt MS the most is the pricing, and if the policy of DRM and what not still stands, it's going to be a hard sell. IMO, Sony got this, as long as they don't screw up.

[M-M]

If they show Kingdom Hearts 3, I will be speechless.

[akaFullMetal]

I was expecting this to be cheaper, but I guess with Kinect it really shot up the cost, plus all the small components for TV integration.

[CaEsAr-]

500 + 50 Gold = Pass.

[PerryCaravello]

+ 50 tax so 600 total lol

PS3 launch dejavu

[FullMetalTech]

Dont forget to acd tax and shipping if you get it online.

[Imalwaysright]

+DRM+surveillance device+they owning our games+controlling how we use our property= No way in hell. Wouldn't touch that thing with 20 ft pole.

[yugovega]

does the wiiu still look overpriced? not really

[jonboi24]

well that was an better conference than I expected, though they really should have answered some of those lingering questions. seriously when will they answer them, there's no post conference interviews. but ouch $499 thats a lot, if the PS4 is cheaper and comes out earlier than thats going to hit MS hard.

[DoesUs]

Same price as PS3 launched in the UK. Quite a difference compared to the 499 dollars.

Decent showing overall. Some good stuff, some terrible stuff. As i said before they were never going to go into spec detail as they are inferior to the PS4.

What Sony have to do now is show their big guns with a number of unannounced surprises/exclusives etc etc.

I think Sony will go $429/£375. But we'll see.

[Cam977]

Theoretically it's more than £429 as Live is compulsory.
Nope.
4>1

[Vip3r]

PS3 was £425 in the UK at launch.

[DoesUs]

My mistake, i was £4.00 out.

[brandonb21]

after taxes its 600 dollars for me

[Zerotino]

£430!? You crazy Microsoft? What happened to your policy of 'bringing gaming to everyone' More like everyone with money.
How do you go from $499 (which is £322) to that? You morons.

[ElementX]

I have to admit it was better than I thought it would be.

[mike32UK]

Overall the conference was pretty good, I mean they stuck to their word and showed TONNES of games. But when they announced the price my eyebrow kind of raised in an "oh dear" fashion. £429? That's more than the ps3 launched for! I ony watched to see what they were offering I'm getting a ps4 anyway

[Errefus]

550 with tax, not counting any games at launch, what about xbox live ? is it still going to cost?

[ScubaSteve1]

technically your xbox gold will carry over

[wenaldy]

Overpriced underpowered hardware.

[daedra]

yea tell sony that, they cant get it right
and your right about the ps4

[Fiona]

Good show all around. They show a ton of games. Price a bit too high. Considering that i wont use any of that TV stuff, i dont live in the US. But looking forward to titanfall, insomniac Game, Ryse. And that thing about the cloud has me worried a lot.

Sony better step up and bring a good show

[refocusedman]

A little pricey and I wasn't really overly impressed with the conference. Titanfall looked really good, Ryse looked somewhat generic like a roman Genji, sunset overdrive showed nothing but a CG trailer, and I would have to say killer instinct looked pretty good (like a next gen killer instinct). Not to mention capcom sucks. LOL did you hear the crowd gasp when they mentioned the price.

[DVAcme]

So...

499 Euros = 658 dollars.

There you go, Europe, Microsoft LOVES you.

What a bunch of money-grubbing scumbags.

[Jdoki]

Overall that was better than expected in some ways, but still left questions unanswered.

Some good looking stuff, but still appears the focus is on FPS and timed exclusives.

£429.99 was slightly less than I expected (thought it would be £449.99) - but I won't be pre-ordering.

[Sharius]

mean while at sony HQ

http://24.media.tumblr.com/...

[AD705]

isnt 500 euros equal to 660 USD?

[LeShin]

yep :-(

[tigertron]

£429 in the UK?! are Microsoft having a laugh?! that's £4 more than the PS3 was...and £100 more in the UK than in the US.

[Sizzon]

Damn, 499 Euros? :O that's alot.

it's like 660 in American Dollar.

[ricochetmg]

The price is expected but with the DRM options the games dont warrant a purchase.

[Rezka]

Oh lord that's expensive

[thatCat]

If its priced 499 in the US, I don't even want to know how much it will cost in AUS

[horndog]

Day ONE buy. Good conference

[Atomicjuicer]

Lol.

Waste of money dude

[swishersweets20031]

I knew it be that much. not shocked at all.

[PerryCaravello]

Overall it was an alright press conference. Not bad, but nothing that intrigued me nor made the console really stand out as a must have.

The games were 'alright,' once again nothing that made me say "wow, I need this box."

Holding out for Sony's conference, I'm curious as to what Sony has coming.

[Brazz]

I'm crying... I hate Xbox one but i'm in love whit some of these games!!! Hell i need K.I! Titan Fall looks amazing too!
Hell, i will end up buying this shit console! hate you MS! hate you! but i love some of your games!

[PANTHER1030]

550 USD, because you cant play offline :(

[Spontogical]

Very good conference, I thoroughly enjoyed it, but dat price...

MORE expensive than the PS3 was in the UK March 23rd 2007 @ £425 v £429

I can't afford to buy that at launch.. it shouldn't be any more than £349 in the UK.. oh well.

Wonder what Sony will price their system like.

[kma2k]

$350 was the sweet spot, $400 tops they way overshot!

[daedra]

oh yea xbox one price sucks, xbox iz teh doomz!!! oh no!!! but when ps3 did it last gen, everyone was like hahah yesssss itz because teh console is worth it and the price showss LMAO
you sony fans are pathetic.
day one for me, not even gonna bother with sonys conference, this e3 was amazing.

[BillyCostigan]

Maybe you have a selective memory, but I sure as hell remember Sony getting lashed at for the $600 price tag. But I guess you're just using that logic of yours to justify paying $500 for a restrictive cable box.

[akaFullMetal]

The tech in the ps3 was pretty good, and blu-ray cost alot at the time. Cheapest blu-ray players at the time of the ps3 launch was $1000, Sony took a hit for everyone sold. The xbox one though, why is it so expensive, you have Kinect and tv integration to thank for a lot of that.
Also Sony got tons of hate articles for that price.

[GravelerMagnitude9]

they are set on DRM. They talked about cloud computing in their games and DRM is required for that. The conference was actually better than i predicted but it all comes back to DRM .

[drsfinest72]

Stfu ps3 launched at 500 and 600 and lets not forget about inflation. Lol poor Sony fanboys. Keep finding excuses you'll run out of them soon

[ghostgaming]

Price is a little on the high side, unless the PS4 is priced the same. I will say that the show was better than I expected considering the past few E3's for MS.

They should not have started the show with a multiplat - that should have been shown with the other multiplats (BF4, Witcher, etc).

Ryse looked very good as did Forza and having Titan as an exclusive is good - and Killer Instinct could be great. Overall a B, nothing higher because of the price point and starting the show with a multiplat - the price is a little too high - if one was watching the show, the lack of crowd reaction shows it is priced too high.

[Bennibop]

Where were the 13 exclusives??? We're they downloadable games? Plus some of there exclusives dead rising and ryse if were introduced as launch exclusives therefore just timed.

[Eyesoffiction]

Awesome conference but there is no way in hell i am paying half a grand for this console.

[Seafort]

Same price of PS3 at launch in UK. Sony has to beat that considering all the stick they got when PS3 launched.

[Sarobi]

500 dollars for a device that relies on cloud technology more and more as time progresses?.. eh no thanks

[HmongAmerican]

The games MS has announced are all good no doubt about it, but they didn't go on to more details about the console beside the price. I gave them a 8/10. Great conference MS.

[OSIRUSSS]

I will wait to get those games used........Oh wait!

[DEATHxTHExKIDx]

I expect PS4 will be $400-$500.

[mushroomwig]

My prediction is $399.

[bobacdigital]

Sony wont need to sell for less to win sales... Why go for 399 or 449 .. if you can match the 499.99 and not look like a bad guy and just win because you have less DRM and no Kinect?

Unless sony bursts everyone's bubble and says ok... We have DRM and a few other undesirable things... Sony can HOLD serve by just saying 499.99 and have people choose based on preference.. They wont sell for less to beat MSFT on price .

[OSIRUSSS]

F'DAT! I might pick one up at 99$ price point!

[jay2]

£429 for that, F you MS NO BLOODY WAY!

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

Damn Sony Microsoft is handing next gen to you! Don't fuck it up tonight!!!!

[OSIRUSSS]

At this point I can't see how Sony can mess up? All they need to do is come out with a pic of the XBONE and 499 with the caption" really?" And just stand there silent for 2hrs!

[looney]

I was enjoying the conference until they announced the price. I am very upset at Microsoft right now

[urwifeminder]

Day one it always was they knocked it out of the park for me insomniacs game looked very cool as does ryse ,forza ,titan fall and dead rising 3 hell yeah didn't think much of metal gear cant stand stealth games.

[VonBraunschweigg]

499 for Titanfall. And a subscription to play online. It's a lot of money, but man, Titanfall looks great, fun, best game of their conference and it's exclusive. But 500 bucks, and a sub?

Need more money, I will follow this game from now on, because from what they showed...I just have to play it.

[a_bro]

so much for microsoft killing sony at E3..

[CaptainPunch]

You haven't even seen Sony's press conference yet, settle down.

[a_bro]

everything that CBOAT said was expected. like microsoft paying to get people on stage.

and theres still DRM.

[JallaJunS]

Soo The X1 Will be around $870 here in Norway... It's fair I guess.

[ohbaby]

Im going to buy it asap, and that PS4 i want it alllll

[MegaLagann]

500 dollars for a new console in this economy? Microsoft just committed public suicide. Oh sorry, not 500 dollars, 499 US dollars.

[ohbaby]

Not so bad man, a damn Ipad costs more and those sell like crack. The console will sell, wait and see.

[hazelamy]

funny how they attacked the ps3 price for being £425 back when the world economy was much healthier.
now they launch at 429 when we're still feeling the effects of a worldwide recession?

[tweet75]

if the ps4 comes out at $399 and plays used games, sony may have already won this generation

[Bobbie001]

That Euro price is absolutely bullshit! 500Euros is 650$!!!!

[Dape]

Ye the price in euros should be 379!!!

[TheHostileDot]

Thank god most of you are too poor to actually buy the xbox one, which means you will also be too poor to buy the ps4. Just take a moment to think about it.
Both systems will have pros and cons, but the fact remains that you will continue to be too poor to buy either one.

[OSIRUSSS]

The XBONE has way to many CONs to buy in at 499.

[looney]

I don't think most of us are poor, we have jobs and pay bills and have to live on a budget. I was hoping for a price point of 400.00 at the most, then I would have got it. If Sony releases the ps4 at a lower price then it's game over for Microsoft. Sure I can go preorder the Xbox one now but i would have to cancel my 2 week Kansas vaction to my family reunion and I am not choosing family over a console. I guess I will keep playing the 360 until the price comes down on the Xbox one.

[TheHostileDot]

Pre-orders allow you to pay it off over time. If you cannot find 500 dollars in a budget from now until November than you need a better job or to settle for a lesser console. This price shocked no one in the industry because people from the industry live in the real world. Better hardware means higher prices. All of the crying on this forum will not change the price. I hope a lot of people do jump ship to Sony. And I also hope their console is a major let down like their online gaming network. I got rid of their over priced blu-ray player a long time ago

[Grindlefly]

It's not about being poor, it's the conversion rate. In uk it comes in at $660!!?!

Would you pay $660 plus live?

[CaptainPunch]

$399 would of been great, still going to pick it up along with the PS4.

[HmongAmerican]

Guess some of us will have to wait a few year or so for the price drop. Because we can't afford or have this kind of money. No way I will pay 500 dollars for a console. I learned my lesson when I bought the PS3 at launched.

[MoreRPG]

for 500 dollars it better come with 2 controllers, a game and a Xbox live 12 months membership

[C0MPUT3R]

Too many multiplats, sure you want to have some to show strong support, but damn it felt like half the conference or more was multiplats.
.
MGS V - Multiplat (The highlight of the conference imo.)
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$499.99 US/EU is just a real head scratcher. It is DOA outside of the US.
.
It will be interesting to see how the US reacts to this price point if the PS4 is cheaper.

[Protagonist]

Question!

Do you pay taxes in addition to the $499 price tag?

[mt]

xboxone lineup is pretty dam good, no tv shit. I was surprise to see all those games. still DRM, used games banning ehhh. overall, Microsoft conference went so dam well.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

it was a great conference but $499 certainly is a lot. There are certainly games I want from the Xbox One but ...again...I will hold any final judgement until I see Sony. I will say also I am glad to see the pressure from Sony's PS+ finally broke through and MS now is going to start offering 2 free games per month for XBLG. That is a big welcome change!

[Kran]

GOD DAMN UK PRICE.

If our country wasn't in so much c**p -_-'

It makes me worry for the PS4 price. If its £350, I'll be happy. Higher than £400 I'll be sad...

[ScubaSteve1]

you heard it all folks
its going to cost 543 in my state

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

I wasn't Gunna buy one but that damn crimson dragon trailer made me do it! Pre orders open now at amazon

[joffa81]

Well I've just cancelled my pre order with Shopto !!!!

There is no way I'm paying £429 for a console I learned my lesson with the PS3 as it sat collecting dust for 6 months.
I hope Sony can tempt me to roll on tonight !!!

[InSpectre]

Not a bad conference. Interesting they barely even touched on Kinect.

I think people held their breath when they announced $499 though.

[iistuii]

$499 is £320, but of course we've gotta pay £429.
Both consoles will be a rip off in the UK....as per usual.

[GHOSTxx420]

Wow really?

[tweet75]

the difference between $399 and $499 can literally be a loss of millions of sales

[slave2Dcontroller]

I never planned on buying this shit anyways so my opinion doesnt matter here but I watched the MS presser with my CoD/360 crazed 17y/o nephew bc i was interested to see if MS could maintain their appeal amongst younger gamers. His reaction to it was not all receptive aside from Titanfall he wasnt impressed and called the Xbone ugly. So i asked if he wanted to get one to which he said- Nope. Its mad ugly, I'll play my 360 fa life! Lol

[muffinbutton]

still not getting one

[KevPC]

the fact that microsoft is involve in Prism and has all this DRM and lending games mess...makes it a no deal for me no matter what game they have. Sadly most people specially Americans will buy the xbox one with out a second thought.

[Gardenia]

PS4 will be under 499. It will be 399 or 449

[AlaaAlii]

Yeah, $499 for that DVR + (optional...but mandatory) $60 a year to play online + double what you're paying for internet to get a megafast internet. You have to be online every 24 hours, you'll pay the price of two games if you want to buy a used game, you can't give your game to someone unless they've been your Xbox Live friends for 30 days.

At Sony, price of a console + (optional) $60 a year for 5 free games a month.

You do the math.

[quenomamen]

People not very good at math round these here parts.

[horndog]

Wished there was more footage of halo and more from forza 5. Titanfal looks deadly too. 499 is a little steep for many. Sony can really screw ms with price and depending what they show at e3 too.

[Darkshader]

If Sony can price their system as $400 - $450 with a Final Fantasy game and Kingdom Hearts exclusive for PS4 and Grand Theft Auto 5 time exclusive (two years) that will be the bomb!

And what if Gears of War become multiplat? No one would expect that right?

[tweet75]

notice after the price was announced there was a long silence before applause...im surprised there wasnt alot of loud booing

[Ripsta7th]

HAAa all of u wer willing to pay up 500 for the ps4 but now that the xbox 1 set this price you guys say its too much?? You ps fans are biggest little bitches ever , winning bout the dumbest things ever
they shuld make a documentary of the n4g fanboys just too see how they really are!

[SITH]

World class cry babies.

[V0LT]

I would pay $499 for a DRM free console before I would a $499 restrictive as @#%@* console. Its just that simple so we will see what Sony says tonight.

[alan001]

The original price was actually higher but it went down to $499 after (insert list of spy agencies here) made donations to MS to make sure more people can buy the spy machine... I mean Xbox One. xD

[Father__Merrin]

dead on arival

[quenomamen]

Simple math, probably not simple enough for some fanboys but here it is:

2006 PS3 launch, $500 Bluray player and videogames. Comparable Bluray players $500 & up at the time.

2013 XB1 launch, $500 TV, videogames and RESTRICTED to being just a Bluray player after 24 hrs offline. Bluray player at Walmart for $79 or less at the time.

[looney]

Why ms can't release 2 versions of the Xbox one a cheaper model an expensive model. A 350 system without kinect with a 400 gb harddrive and the 500 dollar model that was announced

[silvacrest]

wow i guess i was silly for thinking it would be cheaper then the PS3 launch...

[RGB]

"Aoife Wilson, a Staff Writer with Xbox 360: The Official Xbox Magazine... "There's a 34% mark up on the price this side of the Atlantic and there's no real reason I can see for that."

PS3 launched at £425 before the economic crash.
Xbox One is £429 during it!
$499 = £321 in conversion + VAT you get £385!
£429 = $668 in conversion!

So US are getting it $168 cheaper... thanks Microsoft!

[josephayal]

Day One!

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Fair price I suppose.

If it drops to $400, I'll go buy it. Killer Instinct 3 finally, I've been waiting for this forever even since the SNES game. Forza 4 got me really excited and MGS5? Which ever console you get, can't really make the wrong move here.

[V0LT]

Just realize the same people that make this new KI is completely diff. IMO it looked like street fighter KI.

[6DEAD6END6]

I'll pass the only game that looks good is Titanfall and that might be a timed exclusive. So I'll wait and see if it comes out next fall on the PS4 since its coming next spring.

[tiffac008]

I knew it Pachter jinxed us, The $399 came out as $499. If Sony comes out with $449 instead of $349. Then Pachters' jinxed will come full circle.

[Wizziokid]

Best game? TitanFall.

Best thing about it? I don't need to buy an Xbox One to play it.

[xkevmandc]

I per order mind...