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Fei-Hung on 26 May 2016
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Nate4Drake said:
Fei-Hung said:

So with the rumours today hinting at a probable Xbox2 in 2017 it would mean that both Sony and MS will be releasing new hardware that will be give a performance upgrade. Putting the backlash and rage aside of new consoles within 3yrs of launch, what are your predictions on performance and cost?

 

The PS4 Neo sounds like a minor upgrade compared to Xbox2, which sounds like a full blown console. If true, how will people feel about a full blown successor 3 and a bit years into this generation? 

 

If it is a full blown upgrade, I can imagine the cost being around $499-549 considering Neo most people are assuming to come out around $399-449. 

 

More importantly, whether a full blown or whether Neo or Xbox2 are just minor upgrades, it might put Nintendo in a really bad position. They will have released another console that might be dated at launch and depending on cost, it could spell huge problems for Nintendo. 

The New XBox will never be a full blown console, it can't happen for obvious reasons. It's too early, it would cost too much, and all the owners of the previous model would be really disappointed, cause Games on the New Hardware would look too much better; it doesn't work; both Sony and MS will release a new Hardware with around 2/2.5X the raw power of the previous model, trying to keep the price very competitive.

Sorry to say that, but your post is completely broken.

My post is based on the latest rumours and asking people what they think if these rumours are true. The MS rumours have now been cited by Polygon, Kotaku and IGN and one of the people who has also heard the rumor from his credible source is Jason Shreier who usually does his research before writing articles. 

 

Even then, this thread is about deliberating if current rumours are true how things would play out, not whether these rumours are fact. 

 

Secondly, you forget the original Xbox had about a 4 year life before the 360 came along. If rumours are true, the XBox One two will be released end of next year giving it a 4 year life, same as the original Xbox. If what you say is true, how do you explain the 360s success? Additionally, unlike the 360, there is a huge possibility their next console will be backwards compatible with scalable games, meaning all games on the new system will work on the old, but will look / perform inferior. 

 

Phil himself said they won't do a half assed upgrade. If he upgrades it will be full blown, hence the rumours the new Xbox will have 5-6TF performance and support the Oculus Rift. If the oculus thing goes ahead, you will need to look at what the minimum spec for a PC is as most likely, the next Xbox will have to try and match that minimum spec.