The wisdom of the 6Tf vs 4Tf

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DonFerrari said:

Dante9 said:
Whatever the X1X is doing for Microsoft right now, it is very time sensitive. Once the PS5 comes out, Microsoft will be back to square one again having lost their only edge, unless they come up with something more to offer in the meantime. They really have about a year or two to do their thing.
A large crowd jumped on the Sony train this gen and now they have their friends and other perks in that ecosystem. Would they be willing to jump ship and shuffle their networks again for a temporary power advantage, knowing that the PS5 is already in the horizon? I think not, for the most part.
We'll have to see how this plays out.

If PS5 isn't much more powerful, the right price and longer presence in the market can help MS keep a foothold.

I was actually going to mention this. At 6TF, Microsoft basically cornered the competitors before the next generation even started in the first place. Jumping much higher after this yields negligible benefits to performance, and the cost will skyrocket afterwards. Attempting to go further might be costly, so Sony either needs to find a way to be better which precludes power, or risk MS starting with an already vast catalog and around a million or more users. 

They actually played a good hand this time. They did something that would ensure they remained the top dog one way or another once this generation ends...