Might Sony go with a two-SKU strategy next-gen (like Microsoft did with Series S)?

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scrapking said:

Norion said:

Due to the success of the Series S I think it's likely they will but I hope they don't so their first party games have better minimum hardware. And I disagree about there not being a PS5 Pro since the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X were both successful and if one of them does it the other has to unless they're ok with being at a big disadvantage power wise throughout the 2nd half of the generation and I don't think Sony would be fine with that.

I hope mid-gen refreshes don't happen for another reason.  The Series S showed how moving to a new architecture could get more performance than the One X overall, but also smaller and cheaper.  "Pro" consoles extend a generation, but I'd argue that doesn't benefit consumers.  Moving to a better architecture, with backward compatibility, is what benefits consumers IMO.

But it sure would be interesting if Sony extends the generation with a PS5 Pro, while Microsoft ends the generation and begins a new one on a better architecture (with back-compat).  Now *THOSE* comparisons would keep Digital Foundry busy!  :)

I don't believe the Pro consoles extended anything all that happened was if you were a gamer who wanted standard PS and Xbox games with a smoother experience or were a later adopter you now had that choice.