I don't get MS's plan, announcing this early, Scrap NEO? PS5 in 2018?

[flint]

cpg716 said:

flint said:

I don't get it? Why announce Scorpio now, with specs? Why after four years a ~4 to 5x upgrade?. Surely they're just leaving themselves open for Sony to come out at next years E3 and go: here's the PS5, it's been five years it's the next gen. No wonder they're not announcing, would they scrap the current NEO IDK so many questions

Huh? Sony has the NEO..  They wouldn't release the NEO then another console less then a year later..  Also..  Even if a PS5 came out next year. It won't be better spec'd then what Xbox is saying the Scorpio will be.  SO it wouldn't matter.

I just know if I was Sony i'd take advantage of the new info and not go ahead with my old plan reagardlees. Microsoft has gone super early to something that is pretty much a generational leap... why not actually have one, announce right as they're launching. Also why wouldn't it have similar, wait or better specs a year or even two later?