The XB1 wasn't ready for launch in 2013

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Landguy said:

Nate4Drake said:

I agree with you. MS was not ready to compete with Sony with this One(price and performance); They should release One in Nov 2014 at the same price with a FAR BETTER GPU and faster Ram(with Kinect included) and a cheaper SKU without Kinect at 400$ !  Just my opinion.

Not going to ever happen....

BUT!!!

They could release a newer version every 12-18 months if they wanted.  It would have to use the same basic architecture for programming and just like PC's it could be scaled performance wise.  So, if you had a year one XB1, it might run a game at 900p and 40 fps.  A year 2 XB1 would run at 1080p and 60fps.  Developers could easily write the games that way, it could auto recognize which system and run that version.  Not much different than what can be done on PC, except they only have to make the game compatible with 2 video cards at that point.  Too many of the Fanboys would freak out that they have year 1 and complain.

Just an Idea...

Like a SmartPhone?

Most all of the new games are scalable, and so is DirectX, it seems like it could be possible.  The problem it seems would come with consumers.  Part of the reason of having a console is simplicity. 

People buy new smart phones often because It seems many get broken or messed up.  Console tend to have an easier life.  (I have never seed someone drop their console in a parking lot, lol.)

Plus even with the scalability of game engines, it never quite works out the way it should on paper.

It's not a bad idea.  I would think Nintendo could try it with a WiiU2 and some fancy exclusive game.