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Could an early PS4 reveal hurt Sony?

PSU.com writes:

"As rumors ignite over a possible PS4 reveal next month, we feel Sony would be better off waiting until E3 to lift the lid on its new console."

LOGICWINS4118d ago

It's their job to be. Ratings/Hits = Popularity/Money

zebramocha4118d ago

@logic Their jobs are to report factual news or rumors with a high probability of truth to it, not assume a likely launch will hurt Sony & Ms.

mandf4118d ago (Edited 4118d ago )

Logicwins.

Your statement is what's happening now in the game media. That is why video games are seen as juvenile and not mainstream. Our own media hurts the industry more than the sex and violence in video games. The journalism today is unresearched, uninspired, petty, and downright fabricated most of the time. They represent us for the worse and are detriment to video games. Most of the media today don't even have a staff for interviews, research, travel, and interaction with developers. Stuff is made up on the spot. Then for the next week we hear 50 counter arguments from other no name no credibility websites. DOOM AND GLOOM

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Speculation is one thing being a cheerleader for hits is another. Analyists speculate, media reports facts. Question mark articles are just fishing for hits.

Question mark articles are the norm in this industry. Is Sony dead? Is Vita dead? etc etc. You miss the point. It's not journalism. It reports nothing other than a fishing for hits rant.

Journalism is a report of facts who, what, when , where, and why. Articles like this present nothing on a factual basis. It's fabricated to create buzz, hits, and comments with the intent to stir up the gaming community.

You fail to live up to your name.

Logicwins

You are right in some regards to American media, but it doesn't change the fact that video game journalists are the most immature and least factual of all. Blaming poor reporting on some of the mainstream media doesn't change the fact game media is worst of all the media out there.

Finally your last statement is an oxymoron. You call others immature then going on to call names. Not all of us gamers are young we are sick of our hobby being hijacked by juvinile journalism. The average gaming age is 36. the average article looks like it's being written by scornful kids.

LOGICWINS4118d ago (Edited 4118d ago )

"Their jobs are to report factual news or rumors with a high probability of truth to it, not assume a likely launch will hurt Sony & Ms."

The media can ALSO speculate..which is what this article is..speculation. If that speculation happens to be negative, does that automatically mean its less valid than a positive one? Would you be complaining if the title was "Could an early PS4 reveal help Sony?"

@mandf- American media in general has its issues. They only give a summary of what happened, as opposed to a full investigation. They also hide the truth. Ever wonder why we never here about the dozens of innocent women/children we've killed in Afghanistan with drone strikes?

However, this rarely bothers me because I have very low expectations for the media. I expect the worst and hope for the best.

"Your statement is what's happening now in the game media"

And immature gamers are the ones who keep that vicious cycle running. If your crazy enough to believe the crap the media tells you, then the problem is YOU. The media gets their power from readers/watchers. If you don't like what they put out, ignore them.

The main purpose of N4G is to generate gaming MEDIA..yet it's clear you have a problem with the media. If it bothers you that much, why not leave?

LOGICWINS4118d ago (Edited 4118d ago )

"It's fabricated to create buzz, hits, and comments with the intent to stir up the gaming community.

You fail to live up to your name."

You realized that your agreeing with me right?You just PROVED what I wrote on my initial comment.

"Finally your last statement is an oxymoron. You call others immature then going on to call names. Not all of us gamers are young we are sick of our hobby being hijacked by juvinile journalism. The average gaming age is 36."

A person whose 36 can't be immature?

nukeitall4118d ago (Edited 4118d ago )

@mandf:

"You are right in some regards to American media, but it doesn't change the fact that video game journalists are the most immature and least factual of all. Blaming poor reporting on some of the mainstream media doesn't change the fact game media is worst of all the media out there."

I don't know, I would say popculture media is pretty dang immature. In other words, almost all media is immature and gaming is not at the bottom yet.

That said, the media's job is to inform (regardless of it is something new, facts, rumors or as in this article an opinion) and you as the viewer gets to choose what you want to see.

Online gaming news like almost all other "online news" is dependent on "hits" to generate revenue, so there is no surprise ratings/hits = popularity/money as LOGICWINS says.

If you don't like it, don't read, don't give them the hits and move on. Start a club, and spread your "opinion" of how news should be or start your own site. :)

TheGamerDood4118d ago (Edited 4118d ago )

No. This gen is practically over next gen is the main focus now.

LOGICWINS4118d ago

"Online gaming news like almost all other news" is dependent on "hits" to generate so there is no surprise ratings/hits = pop money as LOGICWINS says. If you don't like it, don't read, don't giv the hits and move on. Start a club, and s your "opinion" of how news should be o your own site"

Well said.

ABizzel14118d ago

That's their job to be nosy. It can be annoying to the person or company they're snooping around, but the world loves knowing someone else business.

That being said as far as the article goes it, possibly, but I'm sure Sony's going to wait until late March or early May for a PS4 announcement, just to avoid disturbing game sales.

morganfell4118d ago

Media is relentless like LOGICWINS :/ fixed.

There is no one on this site, no one that spends as much time as logicwins (oh the irony) going into articles concerning a console which they despise and supporting the attacks or else going into positive articles and attacking the console.

He has even approved pro-Sony articles only to go into the same articles and attack Sony. Laughable.

MikeMyers4118d ago

mandf, you spent your 2 comment ability on stuff that didn't even reflect on the article. The article asked if an early PS4 reveal would hurt Sony. So let me make my own suggestion instead of getting caught up in the daily news within N4G that often takes a life of its own outside of what the discussion ought to be.

This is the year Sony needs to make major waves with Vita. Would announcing a PS4 make any difference? Microsoft already put the flame out there with the bring it on comment and a countdown leading many to believe that is when they will unveil the new Xbox. Lastly Sony still has its roots in Japan and will they want to use E3 as a launching pad or wait for something like TGS? There are many tangibles at play for Sony. With Microsoft the answer seems clearer since the Xbox 360 is older and they don't have any other game platform to make sure attention isn't diverted.

Sony doesn't want to fall behind again and let Microsoft have a year on them this time. So it could be a smart move by Microsoft to sort of force Sony's hand but they may not be ready to show anything.

solidjun54111d ago

MY gosh you're dense. How is he agreeing with you?

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SilentNegotiator4118d ago

It's a fair enough question to ask if it would be a better option to reveal at E3.

Thatguy-3104118d ago

I know ! Its bad if they're last and now it seems like its bad if they announce it first lol at times I just don't get journalist. However I do think they should have announce it after Microsoft. I think its always best being last because you have the spotlight all alone after everyone has already gone.

mandf4118d ago

You're are right. The best console is always the one with most quality games. It has always been this way. Sony has that distinction this gen. Haters always gonna hate.

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user39158004118d ago

I dont see it at all in February revealing of the system. Perhaps if they showed a mock up, but to showed the machine will be a mistake, due to advertising campaing revealing most of the availability on the system, given their counterparts time to react and possibly making their system better since they still have time during the development and production cycle. Let us hope Sonys next big machine its more echo friendly with developers and get rid of that cell processor, for my income all 3 machines have the same representation and yes, I will have all 3. Problem is only 1 will get my funds, the 1 capable of showing the best copy of the game, so third party support will come to the console with the better game. Main factors in and the reason why 360 almost always had my support from third party. I hope Sony learned from the past cause I want to be confuse when purchasing games and look to see which copy is better lol...

Saigon4118d ago

I disagree with the comment 'giving their counterparts time to react'. That is false mainly because regardless what sony announces most likely the final specs of their counterparts have already been determined. There could be some slight tweaks but the hardware will remain the same.

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vitullo314118d ago

at this point anything Sony does will hurt themselves according to gaming journalists

NastyLeftHook04118d ago

i know hicken said it, but i will say it again...

NAIL ON THE HEAD.

sprinterboy4118d ago

Here in the Uk, the national newspapers have mentioned ps4 and xbox 720 will be released this year, plus sky news had a section on it plus click and gadget show have mentioned next gen consoles this year, so the mums and dads already know there being released soon but that wont stop them buying vitas, ps3`s and xbox 360 for the next 3 years for there kids like ps2 did when ps3 came out. Official announcement from sony at E3 wont hurt sales.

EddieNX 4118d ago

Won't stop them buying Vita's , PS3's and 360's and Wiiu's and 3DS's and wii's and Ds's .

Fixed it for you...

Yangus4118d ago

No.
Ps2 much better games and much better selling console ps3.

Ps2 release 2000.
Ps3 release 2006.
6 year.
Ps4 release 2013.
7 year.

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PS5 Pro specs leak video taken down by Sony

Sony is taking actions as video by Moore’s Law is Dead, has been issued with a copyright claim.

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andy851d 2h ago

And people say it's all fake because Sony haven't said anything 😂 conveniently forget the PS4 Pro was only announced 2 months before release.

BeHunted1d 1h ago

It's fake. There's no factual evidence other than his own made up specs.

Hereandthere1d 1h ago

What were the specks Sony was afraid of showing?

Shikoku1d ago (Edited 1d ago )

Digital foundry put a video out saying what he leaked was exactly what they also knew about the PS5 PRO. So no it's not just stuff he made up

Babadook721h ago(Edited 21h ago)

If it’s fake what copyright does MLID infringe upon?

😂

andy8521h ago

Aye because they'd go to the effort of copyright claiming it if it didn't exist 🙃😂 you'd have to be a special kind to be thinking its not a thing by now

Cacabunga21h ago

They need to reveal it with uncharted killzone or a heavy hitter like this

Ironmike20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

U mean the specs that we'll established digital foundry which said these are the actual specs published a video on 2 weeks ago I mean they are only one of most trusted sites for tech information but they just made up a video for the sake of it

Christopher7h ago

I would love for it all to be fake, but lots of people are saying they've seen/heard the same thing. But, man, we 100% don't need mid-gen upgrades when we're failing hard to optimize current hardware.

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Seraphim2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

if I recall Sony lowered sales expectations for PS5 earlier this year. if that is the case we won't hear anything about a Pro until next year or shortly before/when it's dropping. After all, if the Pro was dropping this year/fiscal year they wouldn't have lowered expectations.

As for squashing rumors. Yeah, shit like this prevents potential buyers from adopting now, just like slim rumors in the past. It only makes sense to keep things under wraps from a business perspective. Despite living in a technological age of unfettered access to information we don't need to know whats going on behind closed doors be that at Sony, Nintendo, MS, or amongst any development studios. When the steak is done we shall feast.

JackBNimble1h ago

By the time games are actually made to take advantage of the pro spec's the ps6 will be released or close to it.

jznrpg1d ago (Edited 1d ago )

Just announce it already! I want to preorder one asap. But in reality they don’t want to lessen PS5 sales until Pro is ready to launch so I understand the business part of it. September is probably when they announce it with an early November launch like the PS4 Pro

Ironmike20h ago

Pro won't lessen sales sames ps4 pro never and the ps4 pro was more relevant at the time cos move to 4k this not needed

RaidenBlack14h ago(Edited 14h ago)

Yea, my brother got his PS4 (coz of a good deal) after the PS4 Pro's release.

darthv7210h ago

^^same here. I got a base 4 for only $100 off a guy who bought the Pro. then a few months later I found a guy on craigslist selling a pro for $100 because it was left behind by his former roommate who moved out. That was the beginning of my obsession to buy up the different variants of the PS4 that were released.

As of now I am really only missing the 500m one and the gold slim but otherwise I have pretty much all the other retail ones. https://consolevariations.c...

crazyCoconuts4h ago

Anyone with 4K that appreciates 60fps is gonna disagree about it not being needed.
DLSS is a god send for Nvidia, and there's been nothing like it for AMD...yet ...

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DeadlyFire9h ago

They will announce it around E3 timeframe about May-June whenever they do a showcase for the year.

neutralgamer19921d ago

Just announce it this thing will sell well

Ironmike20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

I don't think it will pll still haven't seen the potential of ps5 yet

Cacabunga7h ago

agreed, but it might sell if they announce some 1st party games to lead the way. if people see the difference with the base version they can move on. for my sake I am still gaming mainly on PS4 (still not finished with RDR2 due to lack of gaming time). I have a huge backlog on PS5 I am hoping to get into.

mark3214uk16h ago

why? game makers havnt even come close to maxing out current spec yet, were getting al lthese new TFlops and game maker are making crappy remakes not worthy of the ps3

Minute Man 72111h ago

The guts of the 5 and X are 5 years old

fr0sty4h ago

People keep saying that, yet we still have games running at near HD resolutions, 30fps, and ray tracing features turned off.

PRIMORDUS21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

I would take that video and upload a torrent of it, fuck that copyright bullshit. If your going to do something that has a chance of being taken down, make a torrent first share it. Then Sony or any other company is helpless and you can laugh in their faces, taunting them to try to take it down 🤣

LoveSpuds14h ago

With kind of analysis and advice, you could be a lawyer for Trump!🤣

tronyx1214h ago

As much as the PS4 Pro didn't represent a major % in the playerbase, announcing a 'better' model will hinder sales from the 'base' model. They are right, business-wise.

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XDefiant misses launch window, Ubi says a new release date will be announced after stress test

XDefiant was originally supposed to be out in summer 2023, but following a seemingly-successful beta test in April of that year, it was bumped to October 2023, and then delayed again to an unspecified future date. In its February 2024 financial report, Ubisoft slated XDefiant for launch in the fourth quarter of its 2023-24 fiscal year, which ended March 31.

A week before that date arrived, rumors surfaced that the game would be delayed yet again, and a few days later Ubisoft made it official.

"The game has always been community-first, with player feedback as a top priority," the development team said in the update. "While we hoped to go live by the end of March, there are still some improvements that we need to test before that."

Ubisoft said it's "finishing preparations" for a server stress test that will run for 12 hours on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. "After this short test, we expected to be able to lock a launch date and start sharing more about exciting content XDefiant has to offer in the future!"

just_looken15d ago (Edited 15d ago )

The previous news was from the team/rumors this is ubisoft themselves now saying the game is delayed again no new date set but they will have a stress test on a date that has not been set.

So the game is delayed to _____ TBD
Network stress test at ____ TBD

Ubisoft we make games whenever for whoever we just do not care

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurec...

X-2315d ago

I'm just going to be honest here and say what people seem to not want to, XDefiant success is going to be short-lived and it's because it's a game that's going to be under Ubisoft's umbrella. The development team can be absolute rockstars, but with Ubisoft steering the ship it's not going to go anywhere.

Profchaos15d ago

It could be a truely amazing game (it won't be) but with Ubisoft it will be monitized within a inch of its life.

smolinsk14d ago

The game is dead move on. It's the same with the Finals. These short period hype games doesn't last.

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New Xbox Devkit Certified In Korea, Could Be Next-Gen Console: Rumor

A new rumor suggests the next Xbox console is currently being tested by developers in South Korea.

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Obscure_Observer29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

If true, hopefully a fully fledged next gen console and not some unnecessary mid gen refresh system.

It could be that rumored Xbox portable, who knows

porkChop29d ago

Next gen would make sense. They said they'd talk about new hardware at the end of this year, and Xbox usually starts talking about next gen systems 2 years before they release. Late 2026 would make sense for next gen. Though it also seems a bit early for next gen dev kits to be going out.

Lightning7729d ago

Next gen wouldn't make any sense right now. They still have 1st party to release in the next few years. If they announce their next console at the end of the year that would do them harm more harm for their console. The console barely sells as is anyway. People would just wait off until the NEXT console. That's right, they'll have you playing the waiting game again.

fr0sty29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

If it does have anything to do with NextGen, Sony could have forced their hand by making the ps5 pro so powerful, with it said to be at over 33 teraflops and up to 4x the ray tracing performance, along with AI-powered upscaling that works on all games without patches required, according to Moore's Law is Dead, who is a very reliable source (and he also leaked photos of the internal documents confirming this).

What doesn't make sense is South Korea, why only there?

S2Killinit29d ago

MS is talking next gen because they already released 2 different SKUs, they cannot release a 3rd SKU because the cost of optimizing every game for 3 different consoles would be prohibitively high. MS essentially will abandon current gen xbox owners because otherwise they dont have any way to respond to PS5 PRO.

MS plans really backfired on them this gen.

StormSnooper29d ago

Next gen this early? People just bought their consoles. What about people with the current gen consoles? Will MS support the series S? Or just abandon them?

porkChop29d ago

@StormSnooper

What do you mean "this early"? They're just talking about the hardware at the end of the year, not releasing it. It wouldn't come out until holiday 2026. Personally I'd prefer waiting until holiday 2027 as we've barely had any games that really take advantage of the current consoles. But 6 years is pretty standard for a generation.

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Profchaos29d ago

That's the million dollar question Microsoft seem to indicate they want to start the next generation off early while PS is seemingly going for a refresh and next gen system in 2028.

However if they start the generation off say next year while only having the xsx on the market for 5 years consumers will start to question the lack of dedication to the systems.

A 5 year console cycle hasn't been relevant since the PS1 era and we've barely seen any convincing software that really shows the need for the current generation as is.

I feel like they need to wait until 2028 at least abs take PS on head on again

PassNextquestion17h ago

I believe the Wii U had 5 year life span till its successor arrive.

andy8529d ago

What would a fully fledged next gen console be though. The power creep is only high enough in 2024 to make a 'pro' type increase unless they make it super expensive. And given not as many are interested in the full powered Series X as it is. Who's buying it?

porkChop29d ago

It wouldn't be releasing in 2024. This is just a dev kit, they're always different from the final hardware.

andy8529d ago

Yeah but the thing would be being designed now is my point

porkChop29d ago

Designed now, yes, but the final hardware isn't available now. They'd have a general idea of what they're targeting but they'd still be working with AMD to build custom chips using upcoming architecture, not currently available chips. This is how every generation works.

S2Killinit29d ago

MS already abandoning the generation. That is how bad they are doing.

Obscure_Observer29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

"MS already abandoning the generation. That is how bad they are doing."

The only one "abandoning" the generation is Sony which barely scratched the surface with the PS5. So far there´s not a single first party game that pushed the hardware closer to its limits with true next gen games.

All its have to show from first party so far, is remakes, remasters, re-releases and cross-generation games.

The worst part of it all is that apparently, even the PS5 Pro will be released without a single first party game to show why that thing is needed in the first place.

That´s why I´m happy Xbox ditched the idea of another mid gen refresh Xbox, and will continue to focus on both SX and SS for the foreseeable future.

S2Killinit29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

Hah that is a hilarious response.

Look at MS leaving the generation halfway in the middle. At least in prior generations they would just give up, now they are abandoning their consumers too! like “sorry you bought what we sold you, but we gotta move on now, byyyeee”

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smashman9829d ago

While I can understand the annoyance with a mid gen refresh considering the severe lack of first party support on this console gen I'd argue it's very necessary considering most games still don't hit native 4k 60 on console.

Obscure_Observer29d ago

The PS5 Pro won´t achieve native 4k 60fps for most games either!

That´s why it´s pointless.

attilayavuzer29d ago

Same CPU in Pro, so the expectation is that it'll just be a res boost unfortunately.

S2Killinit29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

According to Obscure, a mid-upgrade is “unnecessary” but a whole new generation is just dandy. My question is, why is that? I mean at least with a mid-gen upgrade gamers aren’t being left behind. If its too early for a mid-gen, then why is it not too early for a new gen? lol sorry I have to laugh.

Markusb3329d ago

another console for no one to buy, the series is tracking lower than the xbox one, buy your games and support them

S2Killinit29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

@Obscure
Sooo a mid-gen upgrade is too early and “unnecessary”, but a whole new gen that leaves gamers behind is good?

porkChop29d ago

A mid gen console releasing this year using the same CPU, vs a next gen console with all new hardware launching more than two years from now. Mid gen is pointless because without a significant CPU upgrade games will still struggle with performance. A CPU overclock isn't remotely enough.

The biggest obstacle regarding performance this gen is the CPU, this is what causes so many games to have hitching, stuttering, sudden fps drops, 30fps, etc. A faster GPU cannot alleviate these issues, games won't just magically be 4K60fps with raytracing. That's not how it works.

Each frame has to be processed by the CPU before being handed off to the GPU. So a game can ultimately only perform as fast as the CPU can feed the GPU. This is why consoles focusing so heavily on GPU power is a problem, after the first couple years when you start really pushing the GPU the CPU becomes a bottleneck. We need more balanced consoles next gen.

FGHFGHFGH28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

@porkchop
fps, raytracing, etc is all gpu stuff. So when they do gpu tests, they use the exact system but use different gpus, the results are huge if you look at the top vs bottom. CPU will give you a higher ceiling but all graphics stuff is gpu work. FPS is gpu.(you plug gfx card into monitor)
"All games and cards are tested with the drivers listed above—no performance results were recycled between test systems. Only this exact system with exactly the same configuration is used for all results in this review."
Thats from rtx470 super ex review, rx5700xt does 44% compared to rtx470super ex 100% at 2560x1440 resolution. For games gpu is the best upgrade.
https://www.techpowerup.com...

Obscure_Observer28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

@S2Killinit

"Sooo a mid-gen upgrade is too early and “unnecessary”, but a whole new gen that leaves gamers behind is good?"

Have you paid attention to what I´d actually said?

I said that I rather MS to stick with the SX and SS for the foreseeable future!

And what you mean by "leaving gamers behind"?

It´s been 4 years and so far the PS5 don´t have a single true next gen first party game which pushes the console to its limits and, yet, Sony already have a pointless mid gen refresh console ready to launch which according to DF themselves it´s nothing but a disappointment as far CPU performance is concerned.

So why in the hell would I want MS to follow the same route?!

I rather have a full next gen Xbox console released by 2026-2027 rather than a worthless Xbox Series XX to be released this year.

StormSnooper29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

A new generation this early?? How is that a good thing??.. at least give us an upgrade. Some people barely bought their current gen consoles….

romulus2329d ago

Series x only came out 3 years and four months ago, talking about a "fully fledged next gen console" is just as unnecessary right now. Better hope not, an xbox portable would fail miserably.

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S2Killinit29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

Yeah its wayyy too early for a next gen. People were even saying its too early for a mid-gen upgrade, let alone a new generation. And what happens to all the current xbox gamers? Leave them behind?

crazyCoconuts29d ago

And would they sell enough to justify the cost

Concertoine29d ago

At one time MS said that the one x/ps4 pro model would be the standard going forward. If theyre testing something new, its safe to say its a mid-gen upgrade. They’ll probably have another “Series-letter” name too. Callin it

Lightning7729d ago (Edited 29d ago )

Could be the refresh console perhaps? I doubt it'll be the new console. Might be the portable rumored device.

Regardless the fact we're talking about new hardware already is absolutely pathetic. Barely any current gen stuff out and the stuff that is out or coming is at 30 fps or doesn't, doesn't look current gen and what have you.

All we're doing is chasing power and not creating the games to harness said power.

Worse generation so far easily.

DarXyde29d ago

I have a hypothesis about the rush to move to next gen:

They want to really bake in AI integration in some way. How exactly? No idea, but perhaps new hardware would expedite a lot of development and reduce needed labour. Something they can't do with current hardware, perhaps.

I don't really know, but I reckon we'll get a good sense of it once we learn about the actual features of a new Xbox/Playstation.

blackblades29d ago

Above you said it makes no sense but these days a lot of things make no sense to some people. Ps portal, mid gen refresh doesnt make any sense either to some. Another thing is the switch came out earlier because the wiiu flopped. Sense xbox aint doing so well dont it make sense to start fresh on the next system and get the jump like the 360. Overall we don't know nothing.

DarXyde29d ago

The reason it would be unusual is because releasing in, say, the next two years would really restrict the technology it could implement. For example, they'd maybe get Zen 4 with FSR3 instead of waiting a bit. Moreover, if they intend to live up to the claims of it having the most significant leap, they can certainly do that, but the price is likely to be harder to stomach.

Frankly, I wouldn't recommend getting the jump on the competition too early. Xbox 360 was a phenomenal console in its early years, but it was also God awful because it was absolute garbage quality.

Releasing too early relative to competition is a dangerous bet, especially for a company like Microsoft given their history.

S2Killinit29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

It WOULD help xbox’s image not to release next to PlayStation day and date. That way numbers can be played with. (i.e. “we are best selling console”)

S2Killinit29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

The only thing that makes me think this crazy news might be true is that MS already released two SKUs. If rumors are true that we will be getting a second SKU PlayStation (PS5PRO), then i dont think MS can release a third SKU as costs would be prohibitive for developing games for 3 separate SKUs that are so far apart in performance.

Solution: next gen xbox to leave some consoles out in those instances where developer can’t justify the cost.

This is bad news for xbox gamers indeed.

dumahim29d ago

"Could be the refresh console perhaps?"

The Series X one, yeah. That was my thought, but why would it need a dev kit? They're changing something. Maybe it's just some minor bump like the One S last gen.

niiopi29d ago

Lightning77 and Obscure_Observer are the same people LOL.

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Extermin8or3_29d ago

It was reliably leaked just a month ago that MS hadn't signed contracts for next gen till literally weeks ago- the same leakers that correctly leaked that hi fi rush and pentiment and sea of thieves were going to ps5. So this is very very very unlikely- if not impossible. Also it's way too early....

jwillj2k429d ago

Tell us oh great timeline masta… what speed should a shady trillion dollar company move at to compete with their “non rival” rival?

Hofstaderman29d ago

New wi-fi standard certification?

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