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Xbox confirms they are already working on the next Xbox console
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It happened after they went platform agnostic and released two consoles at once.
I know it's fun to be as dismissive, but when the future of consoles as a product is in doubt, especially with the provider pushing a hardware agnostic platform and ecosystem, it means a lot for them to confirm future hardware.
Agree. Without statements like this I could totally see someone coming to the conclusion that the Series consoles are their last.
MS should experiment with doing a yearly spec bump. The OS is standardized, GP is available across supported platforms, Smart Delivery works great, and people already are used to buying the yearly mobile phone upgrade. Seems like a perfect time to just have Xbox 20xx or whatever branding they want to do. I know I'd probably be good for a new one every 2-3 years if not sooner depending on the features/games.
Honestly, I feel like this would be way too much on developers. I think Microsoft is setting itself up in terms of branding to just be like mobile phone upgrades (I think the next set of consoles are gonna just be called "the new Xbox Series S|X"), but I think they're going to be on a release cadence of once every 3-4 years.
The way Phil talks about is that he thinks new consoles should come with an new infliction point in technology. With One X it was 4K, and with Series S|Series X, it's that he felt it was an important performance target in terms of the balance between CPU/GPU and the introduction of the SSD, so honestly it sounds like if we see new consoles in 3-4 years or not, is going to depend largely on what that next infliction point will be.
Not surprising.
However I don't understand the logistics. Do they predict what performance they want to hit? Like how can you plan anything now?
However I don't understand the logistics. Do they predict what performance they want to hit? Like how can you plan anything now?
Obviously MS is working on the next console. I'm most curious is what kind of console is it. Is MS going the cellphone route of having updated consoles every 12-24 months?
Cloud's great for some people but for those of us with meh internet having a physical console makes more sense.
I imagine it's cheaper for Microsoft for me to be playing locally (where I'm footing the electricity bill for the console and paying for local storage), once you've magicked away the billions in development costs etc.
Did they specify if they're referring to working on their next console as in mid-gen refresh or next as in next-gen? Feels like it's too early to start working on a next-gen console already.
I mean honestly I felt the Series S would have been too much on developers. I have to admit I was probably more wrong than right about that assessment.
Is there a video/article where Phil talks about that? That sounds pretty interesting.
I guess at the end of the day I just look at it as if you have 5 platforms (PC, SX, SS, XOX, XOS) you currently support then why care about how often you release hardware? Do a big presentation in late summer detailing memory, CPU, storage, and feature bumps you put into the OS and hardware. Release it in the holiday window quickly. Instead of spending years investing into R&D with no return get it incrementally every year.
I believe he talked about it in Giant Bomb's 2019 interview with him.
To be honest, I do think what a console generation means is rapidly changing, but I think there's a middle ground between releasing a console every 7-8 years and releasing a console every year, and I think for the sake of developers, and customers frankly, that middle ground of every 3-4ish years sounds about right.
Actually even before that, right after the latest console is finalized and manufacturing starts. Though some of them may still work on improving the latest models.
Can you imagine if they weren't? You hire the best hardware minds you can find, surely paying top dollar, and then you go "Well, we shipped. Take the next three years off." Or like they do with game contractors just let them all go?
Of course they're working on neXtbox and revisions.
Of course they're working on neXtbox and revisions.
"The power of a render farm and the size of a shoebox, coming to your living room this holiday season!"
I lack interest in the launch console, simply because mid-gen refreshes are pretty much destined to happen.
I like this system honestly. I had no interest in Gen 1 RDNA 2.
I like this system honestly. I had no interest in Gen 1 RDNA 2.
This was always known. I think people that were peddling the narrative that they wanted to get out of the console business and that they "didn't care" about selling consoles were never to be taken seriously in the first place. They've been making consoles for 20 years. They're not gonna stop now.
For the inevitable mid gen refresh I have to imagine they'll call it the Series X Ultimate honestly.
For the next generation platform who knows honestly?