Next gen PS5/XB1SX sales ratio will look the same as this gen's. Huge changes in console marketshare require huge changes in the industry.

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sales2099 said:

eva01beserk said:

So you are basically saying that MS will expand the market. Care to give a reason? As nothing suggest at the moment that will happen. Things could change after their first party line up is anounced. But as it stands it looks like MS is exiting the console space for cloud services. 

Question...why does it have to be one or the other? Why is it so hard to think that MS is invested in both? If the rumours are true that there is a second budget console in the works...I could technically say MS has more commitment to consoles then Sony.

But nevermind that, let’s look at this rationally. It’s no secret they pushing Game Pass. PC can’t pull all the weight...the consoles are the primary gateway to more subs. When you think about it like that, consoles are absolutely essential to Xbox. 

Again, MS can and are doing both. 

They dedinetly could. But thouse arw contradictory approaches. If they focus on cloud and gamepass and multi platform their focus on games will dictate that they program for the lowest coming denominator. That will mean games will be smaller level. It wont nececitate hardware and pretty much discourages it. A series s will be pointless as everyone would have acces to lower level machines being supported. 

Can they release more big games nececitating hardware? Sure they can. Im pretty sure their halos and gears will need something at least series s level. This is why I'm still waiting on more first party games. But they cannot do both as if a lot of big games show up that lower spec users run like garbage then subs will decline. If they make a lot of games that could be runes anywhere to improve subs high spec console users will feel they dont need the hardware. Can they make what they promises and yearlie pump 4 AAA and a bunch of A-AA? I highly would not think so. Still possible though.