350°

Snapdragon S4 will triumph over Xbox 360 and PS3

Myona: Just when you think that PS4 and Xbox 720 wouldn’t be needed for the next generation gaming, now Qualcomm among the mobile chip companies that is going to change the ever growing landscape with the Snapdragon S4

LOGICWINS4645d ago

Damn those visuals are insane for a handheld device.

Pandamobile4645d ago

Mobile tech is moving WAY faster than pretty much anything else these days. The amount of progress made in the last 4 years is absolutely mind blowing.

LOGICWINS4645d ago

Yeah, I'd love it if the next Sony and Microsoft consoles were chip based. I'd be so much more convenient. I could just play on my smartphone and then when I get home I can play on my 42 inch =)

fr0sty4645d ago

um... every game console is chip based. every computer is as well. microchips control it all.

BattleAxe4645d ago (Edited 4645d ago )

The Playstation Vita still blows this Qualcom tech demo out of the water. I do like the fact it has HDMI out though, which is what the Vita should have.

meetajhu4645d ago

Its a joke compared to PC hardware. Games will look nowhere close to PS3 or 360 quality

death2smoochie4645d ago

@BattleAxe

The funny part is by the time Vita is released, by pure raw numbers these mobile chips will be faster than whats inside the Vita.
Kal-El for example from Nvidia which is on the verge of being released and will be in tablets and phones before the end of 2011 has more GPU cores running inside it and more power.
By 2012 or 6-8 months after Kal-El release, Nvidia releases its refresh to Kal-El which is even faster.
Take a look at the release calender for Qualcomm and Nvidia mobile technology for the next 1-3 years and what you are witnessing is this mobile tech market moving faster than all other tech markets right now.

Information Minister4645d ago

@ death2smoochie

And the sad part is that by the time Vita is released, the best game on mobile phones will still be Angry Birds. Raw specs mean nothing without the software to use them. And how much will a high-end Kal-El smartphone cost contract-free? But hey, those benchmark apps sure look great!

limewax4644d ago

Biggest problem with mobile tech is it is getting very close to its peak now, something we will likely see pretty soon. The Nm is only going to be able to decrease so far, after that leakage becomes an issue. The fact that battery is the only available source of power is its limit.

Until we overcome leakage issues at such low Nm's (unlikely altogether) or invent a new power source its peak will continue to close faster and faster. Yet even more damaging is the fact that mobile tech is the ONLY tech moving at this rate, Its catching up with its big brother, But when it does, it needs advancement from its older bro to have footsteps to follow in. It will never be able to make those steps itself at all

+ Show (4) more repliesLast reply 4644d ago
Honky Kong4645d ago

if vita had hdmi you wouldnt be forced to have a ps3

BattleAxe4645d ago (Edited 4645d ago )

I know, its so damn powerful it blows all other portable devices out of the water, and even competes with the 360 in terms of graphics. I think Aliens must have chipped in with the Vita design process.

kaveti66164645d ago

" I think Aliens must have chipped in with the Vita design process."

Please let's not do this again.

Rush4645d ago

BattleAxe, I recommend finding your nearest Sony glory hole to blow off some steam.

Maybe then you can rejoin society.

colombiankilla014645d ago

@ BattleAxe I consider myself a sony fanboy but you're just making us look retarded!

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 4645d ago
Persistantthug4645d ago

Yes, they are getting better, and they will continue to get better,
But mobile devices will always be behind, Largely because they have to balance their abilities with power constraints.

By the time a mobile device can precisely do what a console can do, say a PS3 for example, the next generation PS4 will have arrived and be a couple of years in.

joab7774645d ago

I agree w u and I will add that hardware is only one apsect of gaming. There has been alot of hardware that has wow'd ppl but fallen far short in the software development. If a splash is to b made, someone will have to cut a deal w a major gaming company and create a great game, ie. Halo & GoW3.

geeknizer4636d ago (Edited 4636d ago )

awesome stuff for gaming. But I would wait for benchmarks co their gpu isn't promising, they just cant beat a desktop gpu so easily.

- http://geeknizer.com

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 4636d ago
Hellsvacancy4645d ago (Edited 4645d ago )

Theres certainly gonna be more choice on the market next gen, i dont like too many choices though, keep it simple, 1 or the other (2)

Teh econonmy is goin doin the toilet anyway, doubt we'll av any choices at all

Guitardr854645d ago

I completely agree. If we get too many choices then it will be harder and harder to have a complete gaming experience as you would have to own 50 different devices to play all of the games you want. Look at the start of the android market for example. They had sooo many devices running on different versions of android that iw was hard for developers to lock down a specification for what their game should look like. I have tht thunderbolt but I find it hard to play as many HD games as ones found on itunes, and that's just because of standardization. We really need to make sure this doesn't get out of control.

Blaine4645d ago

You mean you really care about Android games? I don't give a shit what games my smartphone could run, I have a PS3 and PSP for games. I use my phone for calls, email, and maps, I have no battery power to waste playing games on it.

Inside_out4645d ago (Edited 4645d ago )

.
This is what everybody keeps talking about and what I have said many times...Nintendo missed the boat and M$ and Sony better get their new consoles out there fast or EA, Activision, Ubisoft, ThQ, Bethesda, Rockstar...you name it, could commissioned their own devices and cut those guys right out of all those profits.

Technology has become super cheap, at least in terms of what makes the 360 and PS3 run. What if EA or Activision decided to put their IP's on something a little more powerful than that example, but their OWN device. You don't even need a handheld of any kind...just look at Onlive...that is the future.

The only thing M$ and Sony can do at this point is make the next consoles so high tech, that it will take years for the IOS generation to catch them. Look at the price of a fully optional Ipad...you could build a killer console for that price.

They better launch in 2012 or they lose big. They should of launched already...6-7 years between updates is just plain dumb. If Apple did that, they would be dead in the water.

Pandamobile4645d ago

Why is every one of your comments on this website just a giant wall of non-sense?

xXtremeHDGamerXx4645d ago (Edited 4645d ago )

Because he is an inside out idiot.

DA_SHREDDER4645d ago (Edited 4645d ago )

Maybe your the one that doesn't know what you're talking about Panda? I'm guessing you think consoles are gonna stay the same forever? Don't get me wrong, I love my ps3 and 360, they paved the way for online gaming on consoles, but to think that tabs and mobile phones aren't the future of gaming is just insanity if you ask me.

Look at how powerful your precious Vita is. The WiiU already has a tab for a controller. Its only gonna be a matter of time before tabs and services like Onlive take over, and Sony is gonna do what they are doing with PS Suite.

The thing is they lose so much money on hardware it's not even gonna make sense to make hardware when everything can just be downloaded on a tab or come to you from a cloud server. I would bet the farm that if the ps4 even launches, it will end up being a tab. You can still have blutooth controllers and headsets. I don't get you console and pc fanboy's side of the argument at all?

tiffac4645d ago

Will the console industry evolve? sure it will. Will it die out? I doubt it. When technology makes leaps and bounds there is an industry that will take a hit but its hardly a nail in a coffin especially if that technology can help evolve that said industry.

So no console gaming will not die it will benefit from the handheld industry like the PC market did with the console.

I think that is the part that people should start realizing by now and stop with this doom and gloom scenario especially when the current console life span is at its end.

BubbleSniper4644d ago

accept this rofl as a free gift

XabiDaChosenOne4644d ago

@Da_shredder
"but to think that tabs and mobile phones aren't the future of gaming is just insanity if you ask me." Thankfully no one asked you. tabs and mobile phones will have their place in the market, but they are no taking it over.
"services like Onlive take over"
Most definitely! Just look at how great onlive is doing...oh wait.

+ Show (3) more repliesLast reply 4644d ago
Solid_Snake-4645d ago

im sure you just copy and paste from the biggest troll site on the internet.....oh wait we are on it right now.

@pandamobile.....well said.

Jdub895O4644d ago

well said inside out, dont let those idiots tell you otherwise.

Onlive is a service the consoles cant compete with. Its only going to get better as internet gets faster. I play onlive and amazed of how well it works.

Sony better pull something out of their a$$ on the ps4 because technology and internet is evolving fast.

jacksheen00004645d ago (Edited 4645d ago )

The visual are incredible for a hand held.

showtimefolks4645d ago

both ps3 and xbox360 are over 5 years old so this is brand new mobile tech so its suppose to look better.

and when the new systems come out they will look better its just a process when something new comes out its suppose to look better than what's already in the market before it

other than that insane looking

xtreampro_REVENGE!4645d ago

The mobile market is advancing much faster than the console market. There'll come a time when both consoles and Smart-phones will be on-par with each other.

CynicalVision4645d ago

That's not really surprising considering consoles are designed to on the market for years at a time while smart-phones are upgraded every year.

Guitardr854645d ago

Whatever makes the most money will have the quicker innovations.

sikbeta4645d ago

That's because you not see a console release every year, if that was the case, gaming consoles would be leading, but that doesn't work, no one would buy a console knowing the next year it could be another one with more/better tech and improvements, it'd be insanely expensive for manufacturers and confusing for consumers...

starcb264645d ago

The battery life of phones might hold it back though.

showtimefolks4645d ago

mobile tech advances because every year there is a new version of that product while console like xbox360 and ps3 will be in market for next 3-5 year adding close to 10 years of total time in market in ps3's case it maybe over 10 years.

so go ahead plan a mobile device for 10 years. we see new iphones every year ipad's every 10 months or so

but i do believe that moving forward the tech between mobile devices and home consoles will be neck and neck. What i mean is HD gaming on the go will become even bigger part of our life along with all the other hd entertainment

+ Show (2) more repliesLast reply 4645d ago
Show all comments (77)
470°

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.

Read Full Story >>
videogameschronicle.com
andy859d 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.

BeHunted9d ago

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

Hereandthere9d ago

What were the specks Sony was afraid of showing?

Shikoku9d ago (Edited 9d 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

Babadook79d ago (Edited 9d ago )

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

😂

andy859d 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

Cacabunga9d ago

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

Ironmike9d ago (Edited 9d 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

Christopher8d 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.

+ Show (4) more repliesLast reply 8d ago
Seraphim8d ago (Edited 8d 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.

JackBNimble8d 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.

jznrpg9d ago (Edited 9d 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

Ironmike9d 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

RaidenBlack9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

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

darthv728d 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...

crazyCoconuts8d 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 ...

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 8d ago
DeadlyFire8d ago

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

neutralgamer19929d ago

Just announce it this thing will sell well

Ironmike9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

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

Cacabunga8d 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.

mark3214uk9d 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 7218d ago

The guts of the 5 and X are 5 years old

fr0sty8d ago

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

PRIMORDUS9d ago (Edited 9d 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 🤣

LoveSpuds9d ago

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

tronyx129d 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.

Show all comments (36)
170°

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_looken24d ago (Edited 24d 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-2323d 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.

Profchaos23d 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.

smolinsk23d ago

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

Show all comments (7)
380°

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.

Read Full Story >>
gameshorizon.com
Obscure_Observer38d ago (Edited 38d 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

porkChop38d 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.

Lightning7738d 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.

fr0sty38d ago (Edited 38d 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?

S2Killinit38d 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.

StormSnooper37d 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?

porkChop37d 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.

+ Show (2) more repliesLast reply 37d ago
38d ago Replies(4)
Profchaos38d 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

PassNextquestion9d ago

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

andy8538d 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?

porkChop37d ago

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

andy8537d ago

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

porkChop37d 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.

S2Killinit38d ago

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

Obscure_Observer37d ago (Edited 37d 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.

S2Killinit37d ago (Edited 37d 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”

37d ago
smashman9837d 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_Observer37d ago

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

That´s why it´s pointless.

attilayavuzer37d ago

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

S2Killinit37d ago (Edited 37d 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.

Markusb3337d ago

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

S2Killinit37d ago (Edited 37d ago )

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

porkChop37d 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.

FGHFGHFGH37d ago (Edited 37d 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_Observer37d ago (Edited 37d 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.

StormSnooper37d ago (Edited 37d 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….

romulus2337d 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.

+ Show (8) more repliesLast reply 9d ago
S2Killinit37d ago (Edited 37d 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?

crazyCoconuts37d ago

And would they sell enough to justify the cost

Concertoine37d 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

Lightning7738d ago (Edited 38d 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.

DarXyde38d 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.

blackblades38d 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.

DarXyde38d 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.

S2Killinit37d ago (Edited 37d 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”)

S2Killinit37d ago (Edited 37d 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.

dumahim37d 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.

niiopi37d ago

Lightning77 and Obscure_Observer are the same people LOL.

+ Show (2) more repliesLast reply 37d ago
Extermin8or3_38d 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....

jwillj2k438d ago

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

Hofstaderman38d ago

New wi-fi standard certification?

Show all comments (64)