Rumor: PS5 announcement coming mid 2019 and more info at PSX 2019

[EricHiggin]

Errorist76 said:

EricHiggin said:

I'd say 25% chance right now. If Scarlet launches a year after PS5 it's pretty much screwed. I don't care how powerful it is for the same price as PS5. Now if they take that same scenario, and move it up a year to match the PS5 release, then they at least stand a chance. MS is spending money like crazy lately, which says to me they could very well build a $600 2020 level console and launch it 2019 for a 2019 level console price. As long as the specs are enough of a jump over XB1X, if it's subsidized at $500 or less, they will win some people back. Maybe not enough to level the playing field like with 360, but enough to close a portion of the gap that's been created. It's not the most likely option, but I do think it's possible.

This would be ich a huge middle finger to X1X buyers....not sure this would do any good to the brand. It’s would rather scare people away.

I dunno. If MS hasn't scared people away already then I don't know what will. They have been making better decisions as of lately, and getting into a Sega situation could cause problems, but ending up too far behind the PS5 may lead to just as much, if not even more bleeding. MS is stuck between a rock and a hard place in terms of hardware. They may have to hold off until 2020 or even 2021 then to appease the XB1X owners, or offer a to good to be true trade in program for those owners specifically, so it's worth it for them to jump regardless of the specs. If you want the very best again, why not make the transition for a trade in and $100?