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I'm currently waiting for a task to complete on my computer and am a bit bored. So I thought I'd start a thread on the topic of the next generation of consoles.
I will be extremely surprised if no big hardware reveals are made at this year's E3 in June. Very, very surprised. I remember the build-up to the Xbox One reveal well, and the atmosphere in the console community is similar right now to what it was in 2013. A big part of that atmosphere is, oddly enough, some doubts that there'll be a new system unveiled. At least this is the case with some individuals in my circle of friends.
However at this point it's been six years since the Xbox One and PS4. A lot of people are still running original spec machines, myself included. (My Xbox One is a Day One model. Still works!) I suspect at this point in time, especially with where games have gone in the last few years, these older systems, the Day One models not even being produced anymore, will be seen as holding back games, or at least, it simply won't be possible to put out the latest AAA titles on these platforms for much longer. Many games already run awfully on Xbox One original, but devs' have to push out to the older hardware regardless because Microsoft.
I do honestly think the time is about right for a new batch of consoles. I'm not saying the time is right for me: Frankly I only play Minecraft and a select few older games on my console these days. The real gaming is done on the rig. At some point I'll just get Minecraft on PC and be done with it.
No, I mean that from a technical perspective, I think some of the most hotly anticipated titles, especially a certain open-world game set in a massive city... Simply won't run on the current generation. Maybe the performance models. (Xbox One X/PS4 Pro) But not the base models. I'm basing this off the appalling performance that exists on games already out in the wild and that can be played on the base models today.
So yes, I very much expect new consoles to be unveiled in just a few months at E3.
But my question to you is: What do you expect from the next generation of consoles?
PS I understand that this community is mostly PC-based. Whilst I agree that PC is generally a better platform to game on, I would kindly ask that we refrain from any temptation to bash on console users for the sake of bashing. This discussion is intended to be a place to speculate on what's next for a perfectly valid segment of the gaming community as a whole. Thank you for your understanding.
I will be extremely surprised if no big hardware reveals are made at this year's E3 in June. Very, very surprised. I remember the build-up to the Xbox One reveal well, and the atmosphere in the console community is similar right now to what it was in 2013. A big part of that atmosphere is, oddly enough, some doubts that there'll be a new system unveiled. At least this is the case with some individuals in my circle of friends.
However at this point it's been six years since the Xbox One and PS4. A lot of people are still running original spec machines, myself included. (My Xbox One is a Day One model. Still works!) I suspect at this point in time, especially with where games have gone in the last few years, these older systems, the Day One models not even being produced anymore, will be seen as holding back games, or at least, it simply won't be possible to put out the latest AAA titles on these platforms for much longer. Many games already run awfully on Xbox One original, but devs' have to push out to the older hardware regardless because Microsoft.
I do honestly think the time is about right for a new batch of consoles. I'm not saying the time is right for me: Frankly I only play Minecraft and a select few older games on my console these days. The real gaming is done on the rig. At some point I'll just get Minecraft on PC and be done with it.
No, I mean that from a technical perspective, I think some of the most hotly anticipated titles, especially a certain open-world game set in a massive city... Simply won't run on the current generation. Maybe the performance models. (Xbox One X/PS4 Pro) But not the base models. I'm basing this off the appalling performance that exists on games already out in the wild and that can be played on the base models today.
So yes, I very much expect new consoles to be unveiled in just a few months at E3.
But my question to you is: What do you expect from the next generation of consoles?
PS I understand that this community is mostly PC-based. Whilst I agree that PC is generally a better platform to game on, I would kindly ask that we refrain from any temptation to bash on console users for the sake of bashing. This discussion is intended to be a place to speculate on what's next for a perfectly valid segment of the gaming community as a whole. Thank you for your understanding.