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Errorist76 on 03 March 2018
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Ljink96 said:
Errorist76 said:

Be assured Sony has very close ties to AMD (they even developed some Vega features together)...if rumours are true that they’ll go for a dedicated GPU/CPU Solution this time, instead of an APU, a considerable increase of power is a given. PS5 won’t be in a strange position..X1X is, since it’s too expensive for a late mid-gen upgrade and won’t be able to keep up with true next gen titles.

Generations aren’t dead and especially not because of X1X, since no one really owns the thing to make an impact. Plus it’s lame CPU will prevent it from being relevant once next gen starts rolling.

Well, the flow of what it meant to be a "Generation" is gone. Everyone is off doing their own thing, of varying power levels, and varying time slots, as for back then every console came out at the same time, or within the same window, and ended around the same time. The traditional generation is dead. Switch and One X threw a wrench in it. We can't even agree that Switch is Gen 9 because everyone has their own idea of who kick-starts a generation. 

Xbox One X really isn't in a strange position because it seems like a diversion. Microsoft knew it was a premium product for premium users, at a premium price point. But it's leagues stronger than the PS4 and the Pro...technically of course. I just really want to see the route they're going to take and hope it isn't awkward. To not be in another PS3 situation, they have to have a deal with AMD, and hopefully they do, to drive down costs on their end. And again, what gets me worried is their statements on the Switch. Are they looking to retaliate? A handheld and a home console from then would not be satisfactory at this point, can't cram a dedicated GPU card in a handheld device, at least one powerful enough.

Not sure how long you’ve been gaming, but that’s not true at all. Nothing has changed. Models never released parallel, Be it Mega Drive and Super NES, PS1, PS2 and XBox or 360 and PS3. Switch is only hard to classify as it is indeed releasing between two gens...just like Pro and X1X which are both just iterative 8 gen consoles (8.5 so to speak).

The only „generations are done for“ talk comes from Microsoft, which is pure marketing. You’ll see how soon they drop support for the 8 gen consoles once new games utilise the new power of the 9th gen consoles. Everything else would hold back gaming as a whole.

Especially since market leader Sony have clearly stated that they still believe in a generational jump.

And no, X1X is sadly not leagues more powerful. It has the same weak CPU as the rest of the consoles which has always been a bottleneck already. Some more pixels won’t change that, as can be seen in several titles already, where the Pro even has the better performing version.