What if the 9th gen launched with Standard and Premium hardware!

[derpysquirtle64]

Mr Puggsly said:

derpysquirtle64 said:
Bad idea. At the start of the gen it seems kinda pointless. Mid-gen upgrades approach would be better than releasing premium console at launch. Because mid-gen consoles except for more power are built with some new tech which wasn’t available in 2013. So if we get for example two different options in 2020 or 2021 it will be two consoles built on 2020 tech while with mid gen upgrades, the more powerful option will use 2024 tech

Eh... even for 2013 the 8th gen consoles weren't considered great tech. They were considered mid range gaming rigs. At the time the GPU was worth MAYBE $150 and Jaguar architecture was already dated.

For $599 or less in 2013, we probably could have already had the PS4 Pro. However they were definitely avoiding risks at the time and the concept of premium consoles wasn't really a thing yet.

No we couldn’t. Look at PS4 pro and how big it is. The console with such power would have been even more bigger and less power efficient in 2013 because the original 2013 consoles had 28nm transistors while the new ones use 14nm. And if you just imagine the size and power consumption of that thing then it should be pretty clear that this would be console for no one. Those who want power would rather build a PC because there won’t be almost any difference in size and power consumption