Hideaki Nishino confirms the PS6 will launch "on schedule"

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BFR said:

Here's a thought....Assuming GTA6 releases later this year, isn't that a killer app for both PS5 and XB X/S?

In other words, shouldn't the release of that one game translate into a huge increase in sales of both systems?

Lastly, how does MS benefit by releasing "XB next" in 2026/2027?  It's not like there will be an optimized version of GTA6 that is much different from the one already being sold.

If MS does release its next console in 26/27, what will be its killer app, Halo?  Because it will not be GTA6.

Do not worry, next Xbox will be compatible with Series in a native form, so you will just play the Series version probably with some graphical AI enhancement included in the new Xbox hardware, like PS5 Pro already does with PS5 games (or at least, that's what I was told by Cerny). But depending on the dates of the game launch and next Xbox launch (ex: late 2025 and late 2026), it could be possible to even launch an especific version of GTA6 for the next Xbox, ready for its launch: Some graphical enhancements made with the help of IA, or maybe just some better internal resolution and more fps. Nothing very serious.

It's the magic of the PC Hardware-based consoles since 2013: everything is fucking backward compatible, everything is easy to play in the new machines: no need to port, no need to emulate, no need to suffer anymore about if you can use your library in the next generation.

BTW... Which was the killer app of PS5 in 2020 launch? I can't remember any now.