New Xbox Series X Info Could Come Next Week

@tingtong: "Oh, and for all this virus stuff going around…Vitamin C people, and 8 hours sleep."

Please tell me this is humour. Of sorts.

@Iordanis1278:

It seems like Microsoft has been preparing for this since the Xbox One X released. They haven't been focused on the next console but more the future for the whole brand. They've been pretty clear about the direction they are heading towards for awhile and this is basically their coming out party of revealing the full scope of their plans.

On the other hand I think Sony is more focused on their next console more than the future of PlayStation. Let's not forget they were the first ones to start revealing next gen info about a year ago. That was the first we heard about SSDs and ray tracing so I doubt they are ill prepared. Either MS hit them with something they weren't quite expecting, which I find hard to believe since everything revealed so far is pretty much in line with what people were predicting, or Sony has something up their sleeve and they are just waiting for MS so show their full deck

@Iordanis1278:

I've said a bunch of times on Reddit, that it actually is in the best interest of both MS and Sony not to go first. Especially Microsoft.

A big part of PS4's early success (2013-2015 or 2016) was that they countered Microsoft's marketing strategy, most especially with E3 2013's next-gen reveals (at the time).

If MS really wanted to stick it to Sony, they would play mum now and come out with a 1-2 punch after Sony's reveal.

But the most effective strategy, in my opinion, would've been to understate the Xbox Series X (XBSX) features in 2019's announcements, make Sony piss itself and scramble to up their ante, and then reveal last-minute what the true capabilities and initial rollout plans for XBSX are.

However, as it stands, tech companies, including MS and American ones, don't seem to know how to play a "game of disinformation and mis-intelligence" -- not without potential fallout and pitfalls for the consumers. They'll scheme with or against politicians, foreign powers and the consumers themselves, but they haven't figured out ways to undermine each other's marketing campaigns.

Sony, likely not sure how to proceed, decided that building up huge anticipation and erring on the side of less or under-promising (in this case, being silent or coy) is probably easier to handle. And simplicity often makes the gears keep turning.

With that, I'm reminded of an old business adage: "always under-promise and over-deliver."

@Iordanis1278: I feel you but this time Sony has lost my vote. I had plans to buy both systems in the fall but those plans have been canceled thanks to Sony's silence. I believe that Sony is looking for away to do damage control because let's face it no one thought Microsoft would put forth a Monster like series X. However in Sony's silence people are tired of waiting for something that might not even compare to the series X this time around. Plus with this virus Sony may just lose their butts on this one with the pricing and all. I have a feeling this was just the perfect storm the new PS system will probably come in on price about $600.00 U.S, while Microsoft could come in about $500.00 U.S and take a $100.00 U.S loss on the console and be alright.

@notafan: I'm not a PlayStation user, but I don't see how them staying silent is losing your confidence. If anything, they've been silently reacting to MS news and finding ways to increase the power and functionality -- the bells and whistles -- of their PS5.

We can make all the arguments about exclusives and all that jazz, but bells and whistle importance adds up to a significant weight, too.

Nintendo had it figured out a long time ago: use the console's features to sell the games, and not the other way around. That is why their bells and whistles are new or alternative methods of input, or modes of console usage. Zelda: Skyward Sword, Metroid Prime trilogy, Mario Galaxy for the Wii are prime examples; for the Switch, virtually everything they've made makes use of Switch functionality.

I think Sony finally gets it too: if the rumours are to be believed, they're making a new controller with a new dimension of feedback: biometric sensors. That's also in addition to built-in mic in the controller, and all that. If rumours are true.

A new generation should partially reinvent the wheel. Not just offer better versions of the same wheel. Microsoft understands this, now, as well: xCloud, Game Pass, SSD hard drives and a possibly-evolved controller (hopefully) changes how we play games. This is the primary way to evolve and push forward a new era in games, and the reason why we'd upgrade to a next-gen console.

Otherwise, we'd just stick to our favourite franchises on the same hardware, and be fine with it. In fact, you'll never know how "oudated" a game can look or play until you play its sequel or a next-gen successor; if you never see it or know of it, then any improvement you might want is all fantasy.

@colt01: Oh they are now? I haven't heard a single fan express the least bit of concern, not that it matters much anyway.

@videogameninja: well, there’s just so little known about the virus that it’s smart to postpone. At least it’s not as deadly as SARS, but more people have had it.

@playstationzone: Does that mean you will then call yourself MicrosoftZone?

-DEFECT NINJA APPROVED-

@playstationzone: Anyone who names themselves after a certain console is NEVER jumping ship. You're just frustrated that Sony won't give you any deets, which is understandable, but tone down the hyperbole lol.

@jumalan75: The production in China was called into question since last summer or fall, due to the US-China trade war.

@jumalan75: Doubtful, both companies will build outside of China if they have to