JRPGfan said:
That would be giveing up the Xbox One & PS4 gen though. If Sony has 2,5 years with a Neo model, and MS has nothing.... thats gonna look bad. Digital foundry will have the XB1 version showing the game, running next to the Neo one, and it ll be a massive differnce.
They ll compete, and the "real" next gen, Playstation 5 & Xbox Two (or three whatever they name it) will be around 2020. |
2018 will mark 5 years on the calender and support will of course continue beyond that just as it did for 360. Microsoft wouldn't be offering "nothing" because they'll be new Xbox One SKU's, just not ones differentiate by power or a higher price point. The digital foundry comparisons are going to exist anyway as it seems Neo is launching before this, by potentially as much as a year. Regardless I don't think digital foundry comparisons would have a big impact on anything if Microsoft is actively taregeting lower entry price point in 2017 (they kind of have no choice) whilst actively trying to keeping their existing audience satisified with exclusive content.
My overwhelming feeling is as you alluded to at the beginning, Xbox One is not some massively successful cash cow which ought to be milked for 8 years. It has a roof in terms of sales and impact, arguably the "Xbox One" brand is toxified somewhat, its already down YOY in the UK which was one of its more favourable markets. I think its smart for them to move on sooner rather than later, not just apply a bandaid and milk it some more. Do as they did with the OG Xbox in 2005 and beat sony to the mark. Chasing behind the market leader and doing a "me too" 6-12months later does not sound like a smart plan. Whatever they're doing they should be ahead of sony which is why I think a whole new console ushering in the next generations makes more sense. We'll have to wait and see...
