| shikamaru317 said: 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. |
All I'll say is that I think Microsoft is prepared for this gen to be a wash console sales wise but that doesn't mean they won't try to improve things, I think it's just logical u'know? The two biggest IPs from Bethesda (Elder Scrolls and Fallout) are very unlikely to release on this gen and Microsoft likely already knew that when they acquired them.
Can still sell a good amount and be profitable with what they have planned for this gen though, and have a very strong gen off some of the upcoming releases, a lot of them will be new IPs and growing some studios into bigger names, they won't come close to Sony this gen in terms of console hardware but they have a chance to close the gap next gen after some of these new IPs have grown into big IPs and some of these studios have more brand recognition.
Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 02 May 2023
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