Upgraded Consoles Could be Great

The hot topic for this year's E3 definitely seems like it's going to be focused on the new set of hardware that's rumored all across the board. At this point we've seen a number of specs leaked for each of the supposed new consoles and while Nintendo is supposed to bring something brand new with the NX. It seems that both Xbox and Playstation will also be bringing about new consoles, but not in the traditional sense and just releasing upgraded consoles. While this might have been party tried in the past at one point now is the perfect time to begin phasing improvements of console architecture during the generation. Taking a page from phones the goal for these two new consoles for Xbox and Playstation would be to give the consoles a performance boost while not leaving behind the generation. Some may argue that this would create a gap between players, but if it's done right it will greatly improve the lifespan of console generations and provide the players that like top tier performance the option to have a more powerful set of consoles at their home.





This decision to split the user bases for both consoles does however come with some issues as newer customers might be a bit pissed off having bought a weaker console as I just recently got a PS4 in December and would have waited for something better. While that sucks and it's a part of life it'll be interesting to see the initial response from customers or if there will be some sort of trade-up program in place. This will also be great for the production side of things since many will probably opt for something a bit stronger therefore increasing potential profits as it can be displayed as a whole new shiny console which might be beneficial once more to extend OS lifespans as we're at some point going to reach a time where a new console is not necessarily a whole new experience like in the past. There will also be an issue of optimization for consoles as many developers like this space as they don't need to spend as much work as they do on PC to make sure it runs well on the various possible resolutions. This of course isn't terribly bad as there are just two extra consoles versions to work on and I assume a choice to make old games run better on the newer consoles. It will increase the work load of having to optimize for both consoles, but if the specs are close enough it might make is easier to build for both at the same time as we've seen some graphical disparity between the two which is hopefully remedied. I'm personally excited for a new console as I've wanted a Xbox with a bit more kick to it as I like to play my games in best possible way possible, for those saying I should get a PC I run 4k there and I just like the consoles better as its more relaxing and social. Whatever does happen will certainly be announced at E3 which we'll be covering of course live at Los Angeles and I'm quite excited to see this possible shift in console upgrades within a generation.

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