zorg1000 said:
It's not very wise to give your main competitor a large headstart, it's one of the things that allowed 360 to take off. PS4 would definitely continue to sell very well and get most 3rd party titles but PS5 could potentially suffer if its gives XB4 a 1-2 year headstart. |
I could see PS giving MS a year lead at the absolute most. If XB were to launch the entry model late 2019 at say 6TF, and planned to launch the top tier model late 2020, PS could potentially want to wait until late 2020 as well. In this scenario or just in general, I would think PS would prefer to launch in the same month or no later than 6 months after a next gen XB, especially if there's a higher end XB coming not too long after the PS5. Depends on the PS5 specs and price point.
The main reason I potentially see PS4 holding it's own for an entire year with a new XB on the market is that PS5 will be X86 just like PS4 and unlike the PS2 to PS3 transition. It will very likely be BC with at least the PS4, with a likely price of $399-$499, unlike the PS3's $499-$599 price point. XB would not gain anywhere near the same lead as they did with the 360 this time around.
I still think PS would rather not wait an entire year if they don't have to though.
