Intrinsic said:
Call me crazy, but I think these "upgrades" aren't designed to "extend" the current generations but rather to secure an existing userbase.
I expect the PS5/XB2 to hit the market around 2020. But the difference is that I believe the PS4/XB1 would remain as forward compatible consoles. So even when the PS5 is getting its games the current PS4 will still be getting those games.
People need to remember that the money in gaming comes from selling software, sony probably wouldn't make more than $10 from selling a brand new PS5 but they stand to make way more than that from every game sold at any point in time.
Having the PS4/PS4pro be forward compatible allows them not just make a ridiculously powerful console, but the PS5 could even be priced at as high as $500/$600 with the intention of not selling more than 6-8M of them in its launch year. Then drop the price as the etch inside it becomes more affordable. |
These upgrades are designed to appeal to existing users and those who want more powerful hardware.
Sony implied their next console will not be an upgrade, it will be PS5. While MS gave the impression they want to do upgrades. What they actually do though, who knows.
I think the forward compatibility route is the best way to go and I've made that point in the past. Many games on PS4 and X1 don't need cutting edge power, low spec games would work fine on 2013 hardware. However, technically advanced designed for 2020 hardware may not support 2013 hardware. Its kinda like iPhone, a lot of games work fine between generations. But some of the more advanced games can't support all models.
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