| bigtakilla said: I honestly think Microsoft are keeping quiet and biding their time till they can release a new console, and putting one out in 5 years (total, not from now) will put the PS4k in a really tough position. Will they drop the PS4k so soon to come out with their next console, or will they let Microsoft have a year head start into next gen (or even 2). releasing in 2018 is really kind of the best option for Microsoft. |
I honestly think Sony will have no problem making up a MS head start, and in fact thriving with existing platform during that time.
PS just has much stronger global brand, and with PS4 they have regained parity with MS on MS' home turf.
PSVR (especially with PS4 + NEO combined) will further entrench it's platform base enough to fend off early challengers.
PS5 can easily have straight-forward/viable cross-gen games with NEO, which undercuts any 1st year platform lead of MS.
If NX will be running ports of games also offered on PS4/NEO, it will be 8th/ 8.5 gen just like NEO is.
...Otherwise one can't refer to "X gen game".
But since Nintendo hasn't really competed vs. hardcore consoles, it seems silly to treat them as core part of console gen definition,
as it would to compare Sony/MS console gens to PC rigs with Titans or whatever (or to lump handhelds into console gen's).
