Do you think it will be a launch title? Because that’s really what I’m referring to. I know it’s coming, but this year is too soon imo, didn’t the first remaster come a year later?

Shikamaru said it very well. Just because Halo is in decline doesn’t mean it’s still not a huge franchise. Halo 4 and 5 have great metascores. I really wouldn’t talk dismissively about Halo as Halo 5 was only on one platform and to this day has a healthy multiplayer community.  Halo Infinite will be on 3 platforms, will have heavy marketing condensed in the final months of the year, limited edition bundle, and boosted with Game Pass. It’s gonna pull amazing numbers that, if played right will reach more people then even Halo 3. With 5 years, it’s really hard to rush and mess up the game. 

To be clear my stance is that next gen launch exclusives don’t score well. Forza 5 is a worst reviewed entry so it’s not just PS examples. Cross gen launch titles tend to score higher historically. I’d say saving Halo Infinite for the launch breaks tradition because they need to start on the right foot this time more then ever. 

Question...why does it have to be one or the other? Why is it so hard to think that MS is invested in both? If the rumours are true that there is a second budget console in the works...I could technically say MS has more commitment to consoles then Sony.

But nevermind that, let’s look at this rationally. It’s no secret they pushing Game Pass. PC can’t pull all the weight...the consoles are the primary gateway to more subs. When you think about it like that, consoles are absolutely essential to Xbox. 

Again, MS can and are doing both. 

All those bolded games being hyped up remind me so much of the Vita's 1st party lineup being hyped up. Games I had never heard of, games from studios without much of a good track record. Games that would also be available on another platform (PS4 in Vita's case, PC in XB2's case). I remember arguing with Sony hardcores over whether or not Vita would have a lineup to compete with 3DS. They continually grasped at straws, pinning their hopes on the most unknown, unproven studios. Here we see the same thing. History repeats itself I guess. 

Halo infinite will definetly sell better than 5. Mostly because of it being of 3 platforms and being a launch title. Sais nothing about it potential quality. It's definetly still a big franchise but framchises need a brake. Ms should really give their studios a little creative brake and let them make some passion project. Their ips will get a brake and they might pick some tips along the way. 

Your stance has been clear fornanyone to see. Double standarts are easy to see. Would I have time I would dig up old post showing your goalpost moving. 

That just means it’s more likely for PS5 to generate more money for developers with the current install base upgrading. Doesn’t mean it’s easier to develop for, nor has a higher ceiling then Xbox.  

Probably TLOU2 being improved on PS5 would already be enough to counter Halo 6 crossgen. But Sony haven't revealed almost nothing yet, so you can rest knowing they most likely will have something that will review and sell better than Halo 6.

I was not referring to Jason Schreier though as he wasn't the first to come up with HZD claim. As for the rumour itself, it doesn't seem impossible to be true judging by the info we have. MS already presumably has at least 4 games in their launch line up (Halo:Infinite, The Ascent, The Medium, Scorn). Sony has 0.

The thread title made me search for more information regarding huge change because I remembered that Sony had undergone changes in leadership rather recently. Here's a link to an article with an overview:

https://gamerant.com/sony-playstation-departures-shawn-layden-shuhei-yoshida/

Changes in leadership don't show in products immediately. In the cyclical console business, they usually materialize only once a new console is being launched. Shawn Layden's departure is the most interesting because it was sudden and because he was one of the most important people at SIE. While the following article is a lot about hearsay (which you can read, but I won't touch on in this post), the summary of Jim Ryan's decisions that are out in the open is plain fact:

https://gamedaily.biz/article/1256/shawn-layden-departs-sony-amid-restructuring-confusion-and-potential-power-struggle

Ryan is putting a much higher emphasis on game-streaming than Layden did (new PS Now pricing, additions to the catalogue of PS Now). More recently (after the article had been published), Sony confirmed that Horizon: Zero Dawn will release on the PC, a significant change to their previous policy of keeping exclusives as exclusives. Basically, Ryan's vision for the future aligns closer with where Microsoft is going than were Layden wanted to go.

Both streaming and non-exclusivity are generally regarded as stupid things, so it's possible that more stupidity is underway. We won't know the exact philosophy behind the PS5 until it gets properly unveiled.

In any case, when trying to predict what is going to happen with new consoles, you don't look at the sales performance of current consoles, but rather at what the executives are up to and where they want to go. It wasn't even 3.5 years ago that people predicted Switch lifetime sales based on Wii U sales because they were (willfully) ignorant of the fact that Nintendo's NX was always meant to unite Nintendo's hardware and software development resources.

Look at what Sony and Microsoft have been up to recently and how that has changed to a generation ago.

Microsoft: Several acquisitions to expand the size of Xbox Game Studios, an emphasis on a more gamer-centric message with XSX. That may not seem like much, but the arrow is pointing up for them. They can still botch their price and SKU strategy (the rumored Lockhart raises concerns), but they have a good basis so far.

Sony: More emphasis on streaming, willingness to give up exclusivity of first party games, censorship of Japanese third party games for the Japanese market and the rest of the world, a couple of acquisitions to expand PlayStation Studios. In the sum, the arrow is pointing down compared to a generation ago.

Of course it's much easier for Microsoft to do better this time around because they have a low bar to overcome, unlike Sony. Nevertheless, predicting the same outcome for a new generation is just about the silliest thing one can do, because no generation has played out exactly like the preceding one. Even worse when you start predicting before all the consoles have been properly unveiled. Price, overall strategy, launch window lineup, these are all important things to know.

How can you say Playground, Obsidian, Ninja Theory, Double fine, and Inxile don't have a good track record? Most of those studios have been around for years with a proven track record of making great games. The Initiative is a brand new studio comprised of talented devs from all over. Maybe you should do a little research. Chances of their game being bad or mediocre is slim. MS has already established Xbox/PC is where they are releasing all their games. If you are trying to use this as a negative or why series X won't sell well, then I'm sorry but it's not going to be the reason. Vita's problem was, why would someone buy one when they can buy a more powerful ps4, with better games. Vita also had other problems to why it didn't sell well. The majority of console owners play only on consoles. Then throw in the fact, series X is comparable to a high-end PC, most gamers don't have a PC on the Series X level of performance. 

Halo Infinite has been in development for 5 years. I would consider that a break. Turn 10/playground are given extra time to work on their games. Their is a reason a Forza game didn't release last year.  Bleeding edge just released as a passion project from a small team and so will Grounded from Obsidian. MS has been very open about not rushing their games out and giving more development freedom. 

So you are basically saying that MS will expand the market. Care to give a reason? As nothing suggest at the moment that will happen. Things could change after their first party line up is anounced. But as it stands it looks like MS is exiting the console space for cloud services.