Like I said, they obviously waited to get a $399.99 price point.

@killercondoms: It was not sold out. I was able to get one with ease two weeks after launch.

@fedor: We will see who is ignorant come E3.

@killercondoms: No it didn't.

@IanNottinghamX: LMAO, nobody is going to pay $600 for a freaking console. Not even a decent amount of hardcore console gamers would be willing to pay that kind of price. Its going to be funny come E3 when Phil announces a price under $500. I can't wait for the Crow feast you will be served in June.

@IanNottinghamX: PS4 Pro parts aren't straight off-the-shelf either, yet they still managed a $399.99 price point.

I'm telling you right now, it won't be $500+. 1. Hardware doesn't justify that price. 2. Microsoft are not going to price themselves out of competition.

@IanNottinghamX: The Scorpio is pretty much exactly what the PS4 Pro would have been if released this year. With the exception of the cooling solution there is nothing all that fancy in the Scorpio. There is nothing about the Scorpio that justifies a $500+ price. This is what a $399.99 console looks like in late 2017.

I'm telling you, Microsoft is in no position to hand Sony a $100+ price advantage.

@IanNottinghamX: Why are you acting like the specs of the Scorpio is crazy high end? Its literally midrange in the PC world.

@IanNottinghamX: 6 Tflops in late 2017 ain't shit. If Sony could build a 4.2 Tflop console in 2016 and sell it for $399.99 then Microsoft should have no problem pricing the Scorpio at $399.99 for a late 2017 release. A year makes a big difference in terms of pricing.

Anyways, Microsoft is not going to hand Sony a $200+ price advantage. I'm betting on $399.99 with $449.99 being the highest they would dare to price it at. I really don't think it would be wise on Microsoft's part to give Sony more than a $50 price advantage, especially when Sony is in such a big lead in sales.

@sellingthings: Microsoft isn't paying $200 per APU. They get discounts because of bulk orders. They could easily sell the Scorpio at $399.99 and not take a major loss.