Johnny Awesome
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I read what he wrote, but don't agree with it. There are no generations anymore for MS. Just bring out a great machine in 2026 for $599 and sell the X for $399 and the S for $199. Then in 2030 (two years after Sony) bring out another machine for $599 and drop the 2026 machine to $399 and the X to $199 and drop the S or keep it alive as the M. Always support 3 (maybe 4) machines. 30 studios putting out 6 AAA games every year. Day One on GP and 2 years later on Nin/PS.Spot on.
@Johnny Awesome You should really read this part. MS Releasing a next gen console in 2026 will ram straight into this scenario. It will play titles just marginally better than a PS5 pro and yet will be a very expensive fixed hw system. Most new gen releases these days have to be cross gen because of changes in tech and industry. Releasing in 2026 means having the longest cross gen period for a new console and the consumers will punish MS for this. Of course they could put billions into this new system to make it more powerful than anything Sony releases at the end of 2027 but I doubt that will happen if they had to pinch pennies on the RAM of the Series S. Someone in the Finance department will veto such a decision. I honestly think December 2027 is the earliest time you can release a real generational leap worth moving to without breaking the bank. I think GDDR7 will have been out for about 3 years. But releasing in 2026 means GDDR7 will have been out for about 2 years. It would be quite expensive to pit a next gen system against a PS5 pro without the software catalog to back it up. As well consider that currently there are alot of people on both Xbox and Playstation who feel they havent gotten enough titles on their system. Sony is aiming to push this in the second half and MS will completely miss the boat if they simply release a new box and then start telling consumers "Sorry we haven't released any titles that show off the generational leap of the new system but starting 2027 or 2028 we will start having regular releases of cross gen titles that reveal the true power of our next gen system"