Power and Timing
Project Scorpio is a more powerful console than the PS4 Pro, on paper at least. When comparing the specs of each machine, the few values shared by Microsoft thus far show a machine that is very different from what’s available now. As we’ve mentioned it supports native 4K, but it also will have full VR support, and a much stronger processor. They’ve even gone as far to say that it’s the most powerful console ever, which it very well might be. Unfortunately, we have to wait a year before we can get our hands on it.
This is where Sony comes in with the PS4. While it may be weaker on paper, it will actually exist out in the wild in a few weeks and be available for everyone to purchase and play with. If both were releasing at the same time, Project Scorpio may have very well stolen all of the thunder, but Microsoft may be shooting themselves in the foot by unveiling the machine and releasing so late. The Xbox One released only a few months after it was first shown, but this latest console will end up releasing nearly a year and half after being announced, that’s a long time.
Sony may well trump power with timing, you know, the whole early bird gets the worm deal. It’s not set in stone that this will slow down potential for the next Xbox, but it is something that is being discussed as Sony plans to once again flood homes with its hardware.
