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firebush03 said:
not sure if this was posted already; however, this is the equivalent to Nintendo announcing “Switch 2 is now top of mind†back in October 2021. They still have half the gen left lol. Granted, if next gen Xbox does release—for instance—in 2027, then it does make sense why Sony is moving so soon. But…IDK. This just doesn’t sit right with me. |
PS6 ain't coming before late 2027 at the earliest (that's 7 years after PS5 launched). 2028 is the right time imo. Whatever Microsoft does will be irrelevant unless they return to exclusivity out of nowhere.
And there isn't much harm in PS6 launching early, knowing most games will be crossgen again for several years. Playstation remains comfortably the best supported console as far as relevant 3rd party games, as a matter of fact it just got an upgrade of receiving Microsoft's support. Like the PS4 and unlike the Switch, PS5's post replacement support will last for a long long time. The fact that PS4 remains strong after all these years bodes well for the PS5, and not so well for the PS6 in the early years.
PS5 is not in trouble, the PS6 is. If Sony don't improve their output and return to true exclusivity, they'll increasingly find it harder to convince their existing playerbase to upgrade, and will bleed players and lose potential newcomers to other platforms.
