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shikamaru317 on 14 March 2023
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the-pi-guy said:

So hypothetically, if MS releases a pro console, how do people think they will arrange that?

3 consoles where there is a Series S, Series X, and a Series X2 or something?

2 consoles where Series X becomes the Series S, Series X2 becomes the new Series X?

2 consoles where Series X2 becomes the new Series X, and Series S2 becomes the new Series S?

Some inconceivable fourth way?

Definitely 3 consoles imo. I don't see them abandoning Series S only 4 years into the generation, especially since more than half of their sales so far seem to be S sales. The other 2 scenarios you highlighted would both force them to abandon Series S. There is definitely room for all 3 in the second half of the generation imo:

S: 720p or so FSR upscaled to 1080p with settings pulled from PC medium initially scaling down toward PC low by the last year of the generation

X: 1440p or so FSR upscaled to 2160p/4K with settings pulled from PC high initially, including low end RT settings, scaling down toward PC medium settings by the last year of the generation

X Pro: Native 4K with a mix of settings pulled from PC ultra and high initially, including higher end RT settings than regular X, scaling down toward a mix of PC high and medium settings and somewhat less than native 4k resolution by the last year of the generation

Last edited by shikamaru317 - on 14 March 2023