| JRPGfan said: I honestly think if Sony wanted to pull a dirty trick like that..... they could. Why should MS be allowed and not them? Not a real launch reveal just like MS did, say "dont buy scorpio, year or so from now we have a 10 teraflop Playstation 5 for you". |
I think it's plausible Sony will reveal their next step somewhat,
although IMHO they will wait about 3 years (2 years from Scorpio) before releasing that next step.
(at which point I expect they will phase out PS4og-slim)
hile MS could follow same 3 year delay, IMHO they may very well just update after 2 years,
to better match/exceed Sony, and follow thru on "non-generation/continuous upgrade" approach.
While a 1 year delay vs PS5 could be worth it if significant tech advance is available,
matching PS5's intro with a strong console (even at higher price point) would entrench their position
as higher performance console (in top/latest model) which they seem to be going for,
even at expense of market share, which isn't much of a loss since that is their weak point anyways.
I'm not really sure why people react so negatively to MS' move,
it seems just a natural announcement, for MS just as much as Sony.
Plenty of companies announce their product schedule ahead of time,
the CPU/GPU manufacturers whose products define 90% of hardware spec of consoles
map out of their product roadmap years in advance and largely stick to it.
What is wrong with MS informing consumers of their product offerings?
And given Sony and MS both are aware of AMD roadmap,
and both have similar intelligence re: market data,
both already have a high level of insight into each others' future offerings.
I'm not sure why keeping this info from consumers would be preferred.
I'm not sure why anybody thinks that having something better planned for future
is some dirty trick that sabotages current plans... That's how most industries work.
Accurate market knowledge, including forecasting, is how one makes informed decisions.
Being aware of MS and Sony's plans isn't prejudiced to either party.
