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Microsoft Explain That Project Scorpio Is Inspired By Smart Phone Cycles

Project Scorpio (and the unannounced PlayStation Neo) looks to be breaking the traditional console cycle. While in the past, we used to get a new console every seven or so years, that has now begun to change with the idea of iterative consoles.

Project Scorpio is not a new console, but instead is built upon the Xbox One, making for a more powerful machine. Content from the Xbox One will be playable on Project Scorpio, and possibly even higher models, but they will come out more frequently. That model should sound familiar and it isn't by mistake. Speaking to the Guardian, Microsoft engineer Mike Ybarra said:

In the phone market, people are more used to upgrading fast and wanting the latest of everything. But with phones, your new apps had better work on that phone and the next one. According to what they're telling us, the consumer expectation is: games and apps had better work even if I upgrade. We're looking at the console business and asking how do we provide that choice to users? It resonates with them because other devices are doing that.

For me, I'm not yet convinced on this model. On the surface, it seems dangerous to be messing with a business that seems to be doing really well this generation. Still, there is so much we don't know, I'm willing to at least wait until more information is posted.

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