Oh, I was under the impression you meant like teraflops, RAM, which cpu it was using, etc. I was thinking about different scenarios next gen could play out:
Lets go with the scenario some us in here think and that's the ps5 launches in 2019 with lets say a low end ryzen cpu, a 10 teraflop gpu and 16 gig gddr 6 RAM, backwards compatible, and 399. Last of us 2 and Ghost of Tscunima are cross gen launch titles with Death Stranding landing another 3-6 months down the road. Assuming Sony has kept third parties in the loop, and weve had rumors that dev kits are already out then Virtually all third parties would be there day one. This wouldn't be the dreamcast or Saturn 2.0.
I think if that were to happen Microsoft would be in a really difficult position if they wait a year later. Sure they could beef up the specs quite a bit, surprise people that its also 399 despite the tech, and have halo at launch but they might be looking at a 10 million plus console deficit. Third parties would probably be less likely to give MS third party exclusives because of said deficit and also because how this gen played out. If this is the case I really don't see a way MS could climb out the hole short of Buying EA or something to that effect.
Next lets look at a best case scenario for Microsoft: Sony gets cocky again, delays PS5 until 2021, has no backwards compatibility, has decent specs and priced at 450 plus. MS launches in 2020 like we assume they do. Halo Is a launch title and is a return to form. In the meanwhile MS has acquired a few more first parties and has cyber punk locked down as an exclusive. I think sony would have a tough time clawing back market share in the west but over time would slowly outsell the xbox, but it would be a hollow victory.
Both come out at the same time 2020: Lets say for the sake of argument they have similar specs and price, and both have backwards compatibility. I still think Last of us 2 and Ghost of Tschsima are cross gen launch titles. Ms will have Halo as a launch title as well. I think MS will lock down Cyber punk as a timed exclusive. I think it will mostly be a repeat of this gen I just don't think MS will have quite the stigma around them. Who knows.
