How can they do this when we know from this gen that they will have cross gen games for 2 years? We have decades of history looking at consoles launchs. Dreamcast is what is closest to what seems to be happening now. Remember, we got in 2020 the vision that both consoles makers had for the future of gaming. Now we are in the end of 2023. 3 years of gaming, and some people feel that next have yet to begin. Sony should give us a PS5 Pro next year. It should be a good move that will please us enthusiasts, and we can hope for a price cut for the PS5 to go with it. Nintendo have a Switch 2 that should be out next year, and it will make it easier for third party to port games for it, because it will not be a 10 year old hardware hopefully. Also a good place to be.
Xbox vision, their proposition to us gamers, seems to not resonate outside of the US. Gamepass is not having the growth that Microsoft wanted. So what? Continue the 2020 plan that was leaked to us? Adorably digial refresh and wait to 2028? They abandonned that plan. Make a Pro version of their own to fight with the PS5 Pro? Spencer said publicly that they are not planning to do it.
This lead us to this rumor of early next gen. We got hundreds of messages in this forum about why this is a bad idea. I will not day that again, because I have warmed up to the idea.IF, as was said by someone in another thread, this next gen is a PC like made for enthusiasts, like a 1000 €/$/£ console for hardcore, I would be interested in it. It would not help them really, but like the One X be a good "I am sorry" gift for the hardcore fans of the brand and give them maybe some relief in the US until the real next gen is there and they will need a mass market console for it of course. Bur we are looking at a Dreamcast scenario if the games are not there, and maybe even then. They need to fic the brand image NOW, and market it worldwide with locally appropriate ads. When I see PS5 ads everywhere, and Nintendo can hire Denis Brognard( french survivor tv show host) why can't Xbox do the same?