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There is literally no reason for Sony to accelerate onto next-gen. It would kill the goodwill they have with consumers rights now. As someone who recently bought a Pro, I'd feel very betrayed and would be unlikely to be interested in jumping to the next gen yet. I'd probably end up buying a Switch instead. I'm sure many others feel the same way. Unlike every other gen before, now we witness the fewest gains for our buck, whilst at the same time developer costs increase for marginal technological and gameplay gains. Such a move would be suicide, especially if they ditch compatibility with PS4.

I think Sony is smarter than this. And Microsoft releasing a new XBOX after all the promises on the X would be an even more humongous marketing suicide. They would be literally waving bye bye to their customer base entirely.

Not happening this year. At the earliest late 2019, or early 2020 more likely.