Rumor: Xbox 4 in Development. Not a New Generation?

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Pemalite said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

It should've been proper and basic economic sense that Mid gen refreshes are not massive sellers. LOL

To be fair, we didn't know how successfull a mid-gen refresh was going to be, no one had really done it before until Sony did it with the Playstation 4 Pro.

And with 1 in 5 consoles sold being a Playstation 4 Pro, it's not exactly ripping up the sales charts and setting console records, consumers prefer the cheaper (And still technically superior to the competition) base Playstation 4. - And who can blame them?

I knew mid gen refreshes wouldnt be a big thing. Its been common knowledge for years, that as the gen passes and pricess drop past fair market price more consumers who did not have the flexible income to make purchases are now open to the possibility.  The Pro was never supposed to tear up the sales charts, but rather be attractive to a smaller share of gaming enthusiasts. Most console gamers in general just want to plug in and play and besides, I am sure Sony knew the console wasnt going to have full 4k because they were waiting until the general market had accepted 4k TV's in America and Europe to strike with the PS5. This wont take long but it wont be within a year and a half either. Perhaps two to three years. To Sony, Blu Ray and 4k adoption is very important. For Microsoft...it only matters in competition with Sony. In the end...thats the truth.