| EricHiggin said: SNY and MS need to figure out how to sell more Pro units this gen, or don't bother at all and just reduce the pricing quicker and lifecycle back to 5 or 6 years. Selling more Pro units also may mean waiting 4 years this time instead of 3, for a huge clearly significant upgrade. |
In another post, you ask the obvious question of whether keeping the last-gen "Pro" consoles relevant is even something you'd want to do. In Sony's case, I think the answer is no. Their business model is too closely tied to selling AAA first-party games at $70 USD a pop (and $80 with dual entitlement and some digital extras).
In Microsoft's case, the answer probably would have been yes, let's keep them relevant, as we want to keep them subbed to Game Pass Ultimate. Except the numbers being speculated here suggests they didn't sell enough One X units to make it worth it. Maybe if they hadn't released the Series S that'd be different, but the Series S means that almost everyone can upgrade to current-gen consoles and get a better experience (despite each having advantages, as someone who upgraded from the One X to the Series S I strongly believe the Series S is a significantly better experience overall).
TLDR; the One X didn't sell quite well enough, and the Series S is so easy to upgrade to, that the One X sadly won't be specifically catered too despite my fever dreams wishing they would. :)
