The real reasons behind mid-gen refreshes

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Biggest reason for mid-gen refresh
4K tvs	55	24.66%
Have the most powerful console	18	8.07%
Competition with PC (Steam)	33	14.80%
Make money from double dipping	92	41.26%
No more generations going forth	13	5.83%
Other	12	5.38%
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Jazz2K on 08 April 2017

SvennoJ said:

Jazz2K said:

I kinda agree that they want most people to pay for both PSN and XBLive because these services generate lots of money and the big goal here would be to convinve PC gamers to pay for these services... which I doubt will ever happen.

But let's not forget they make more money when people buy games and then buy DLCs than just paying for Xbox Live or PSN.

True, but only if they buy from the windows 10 store. (Unless it's 1st party ofcourse) Multiplat games sell very little on the windows 10 store, better to keep those gamers on the XBox One then trying to make money from them on the PC.

I think MS will be more patient this time with Windows 10 Store. When there are more AAA games in the store people will slowly get in. Just like EA Access the more games in the vault, the tougher it is to resist when you have and X1. Also Game Pass will also be on PC once there are enough games in the store.

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estebxx on 08 April 2017

The biggest reason for me has to be making money for double dipping,

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TheLastStarFighter on 08 April 2017

I think it's mostly due to changing consumer expectations. The phone and tablet market - and the DS ecosystem - have made users accustomed to more frequent hardware updates. Things seem older, quicker now. PS4 Pro is the "s" of PlayStation's iPhone cycle.