Topic: Project Helix Price.

So with value announcing the price for the Steam Machine at $1049 for the base no controller model do you think MS is going to price Project Helix more or less.

I can see them going lower maybe $700 to $800. They have a history of launching consoles at a price lower than their competitors except of course the Xbox One, but that was change not long after.

Anyone else going to think its going to be more or less or even the same price?

Well damn with today's announcement of Xbox Series X/S maybe Gabe wasnt that far off with the Steam Machine. Now I am thinking Project Helix will be around the same price if Series X is going to be around $800.

There will be multiple versions of Project Helix, just like Xbox Series S and X.

1 for the budget version and the other for the expensive version.

Having said that, expect gaming to be very, very expensive, that only those than can afford the consoles can play.

Gaming should be for all, not for a select few.

@KnightRider1982 Either that or crash will happened like in the 80s. Not because of quality this time but because no one will be able to afford games.

I honestly can see a 800.00 price tag.

@sgtmattstl Pretty much doubt it'll be 800.

That $1,000 ($999.99) price tag would be tough.

I was being very conservative, I think honestly if they have all the cpu gaming on console as well. 1200.00 is more probable.

Interesting new interview with Asha confirms a family of Xbox devices next generation. Yes, Helix will be expensive, but there will be choice.

I would hold back before thinking getting the next generation of Xbox if its going to be too expensive i will just hang on to my Xbox Series X for longer

I think it will be £999

Since Asha confirmed that there will be "a family of devices", it seems that there will be several Helix models, probably with more or less storage (1, 2, 4TB), plus Asus's dockable handhelds. The cheapest access would rely on Cloud.

The family of devices notion that has been swirling after Asha stepping in is the only way I imagine the launch having the gravitas it needs. As mentioned above, storage options would make the decision easier for most buyers, and those of us who are among the “hardcore variety” could add in our disc to digital option as desired.

Admittedly I’ve been out of the loop this last month due to life events - getting married is busier than I expected 😂 so I don’t know as much about developing instances for the next gen Xbox. But I suspect a lower cost option with about 1 TB is the sensible move, while also allowing ease of adding more storage in the future as desired (it’s part PC after all).

My unrealistic hope is a 999.99 CAD price at the lowest tier, but I don’t expect this for either new console under MS or Sony. I’m lukewarm at best to both platforms in their next gen launches, but an entry price that’s accessible would make me pivot with interest. 1499.99 CAD would make me wait years or just stick with PC, which I think sadly is closer to reality, at least in the confines of our Canuck economy.

the ps6 apparently costs $960 to make and helix is more powerful so it will be over $1000

Im suspecting Helix cost to be $1200 to $1500 due to the cost of AI putting all prices up

XBOX LOGO BLINDS THE CROWD
asha walks into view
Asha confirms a “family” of Xbox
“What kinda family?
A trailer bend Hick family?
You can buy the little brother version for $600 and it does 4K 30FPS and is so small this time you can confuse your phone for being bigger! You can also stream all your gameplay videos to your social media websites and get dopamine overloads while you play!
Or you can buy the big sister Xbox which does 8K that no one uses and does 120fps but all the games coming out for it are optimized for 60fps and they will barely work properly unless on performance mode. It also comes in 4 different colors now! All for just $899.99
Or you can buy the dead beat father version which comes I with a disc drive for your old games cause the new ones don’t come in discs anymore you can even watch your 4K movies and sadly we got rid of all cool licenses like Dolby Technologies but you can stream all your games to your social media feed; and you can brag to all your friends you were able to afford the $1200 Dad version of XBOX
Xbox Live now called XBOX ALIVE will decrease in price by .50 cents”
xbox community goes wild with glee

@trev666 there will be at least one option in that price range no doubt, but it will be a near impossible sale for average prospects if that’s the window of prices for all helix models. I already am very wary of stepping into next gen from with all these unknowns around pricing. Even as one of the hardcore variety in gaming enthusiasm, I would not partake in launch day for either PS6 or Helix if there’s no option below 1k. Even with the “best exclusives” (or console exclusives for MS), it wouldn’t be enough unless something groundbreaking in innovation was being demonstrated, which I don’t think we’ve yet to see from either Sony or MS. They will have to eat costs for at least one model in hopes of success.

I just got off the phone with Sharna and the price is going to be a down payment of $1200 with a fixed term of blood donations throughout the year during use if you wanna keep the consuls