Despite the lack of costs or release dates for either console, we’ll arrive with the arrival of the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Probably in November, the two are likely to skyrocket around $500, with the exception of the costs of the versions of choice for virtual editions. alone or the Long Rumor LockhartArray
But this generation, unlike the last generation, we are entering it with our eyes open to what may end up being a new norm.
While past generations introduced us to redesigned and “thin” consoles over time, the newest generation, after the arrival of the PS4 and Xbox One in 2013, gave us mid-generation updates in the form of PS4 Pro in 2016 and Xbox One X in 2017. .
Now it turns out that this is the new standard, and $1,000 of video game hardware in 2020 can be supplemented with more than $1,000 of additional hardware in 2023-24, if schedules are maintained.
There are already some clues about that. Sony recently filed a patent for a GPU that talks about “light” and “high-end” hardware versions, which as other people think, the PS5 Pro is already in the brain, especially since Sony launches less force than the X Series. Microsoft, if Sony does this, then they will have to respond, and the naming conference “Series” already implies that we can get a Y Series or a Z as an advanced model, for now I called it “X-2”. to my name as if it were a Marvel movie.
I don’t see any explanation why we shouldn’t expect new mid-generation update consoles this time. I think Sony and Microsoft were perfectly satisfied with the adoption and features of Pro and One X, and would see no explanation why not do it in a few years. It remains to be noted if we have this precise calendar, a PS5 Pro in 2023 and an X-2 series in 2024, but we can have the dynamics in which Sony tries to overcome the X Series with a forced update, then Microsoft retaliates. with update itself. However, that’s not how things happened last time, because Sony was the first even though the PS4 had a strength credit for the original One, but who knows.
Microsoft turns out to be out of the ordinary for this release with the release of Lockhart, a console with reduced specs that will likely be released throughout the X Series this fall. This contrasts with the fact that Sony simply divides the models between virtual and disk, which can disappoint Apple’s basket in a whole new way. Now it’s a day before August and Microsoft hasn’t said a public word about Lockhart yet, despite a release that will be in 3 months, however, I’d be surprised if we went out next month without seeing him yet. And that will raise a whole series of new questions.
Clearly, this is something we might not have to deal with seriously for a few years, however, this time we know with a lot of certainty that the consoles we buy now will not be the most productive edition of those consoles. for the next 6-7 years with mid-generation updates as a thing now. So start saving now, if you still need to be more sensible for this whole new generation.
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