I was thinking, since this generation is kind of looking like a wash for Xbox, with current sales trends suggesting that Xbox Series will lose to PS5 by an even larger margin than XB1 lost to PS4 and their 1st party still being in pretty rough shape, what do you think the chances are that Xbox tries to pull an Xbox 360 by releasing their next-gen Xbox a year before PS6 in order to pull into an early sales lead? Let's say for instance that PS6 is releasing in 2028 and Xbox has caught wind of it, do you think they might release their next Xbox in 2027? Such a move could give them an early sales lead and make them the lead platform for 3rd party development again like they were in gen 7. They could pull into a pretty substantial early lead if they make enough consoles to meet demand, and especially if they were to make Elder Scrolls 6 a launch exclusive for the next-gen Xbox Holiday 2027 instead of making it cross-gen with an Xbox Series release as well. Maybe have Halo Tatanka, which is supposedly being expanded into a full Halo multiplayer experience complete with arena and BTB and forge and such, into a next-gen launch exclusive as well, they could have loads of maps and other content ready if they wait until Holiday 2027 to release it.
Do you think that is a better strategy than waiting and launching the same Holiday season as PS6, just to boost the hardware specs a bit higher and/or launch a bit cheaper a year later?
Last edited by shikamaru317 - on 02 May 2023
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