It just doesn't feel like we're far enough into this console cycle to toss aside the PS5 or Series X in favor of a shinier version of the same, does it? This answer is my gut reaction to the question.
With that out of the way, let's look at the scenarios for whether we're going to see another mid-cycle refresh. We mean the PS4 Pro, not the PS4 Slim, the Xbox One X, not the Xbox One S. We're talking about a significant boost to the specs that will be marketed as the main reason to buy one. For the purposes of this column, we're not talking about a simple console redesign or something with a larger hard drive. I won't take it personally.īefore we break down some of the possible answers below, we should specify what we mean here by a mid-cycle refresh. If that's not your bag, by all means skip to the quotes-and-stats recap part of the column or just close the browser tab entirely. To save a bunch of time, the answer to the headline question here is "I don't know," and I will be burning through a lot of words weighing the merits of a few different answers to the question before ultimately shrugging my shoulders and resorting to an utterly weak sauce "Time will tell" conclusion. The Xbox Series X|S has now been on shelves for almost two and a half years, so maybe it's about time to start wondering when we're going to see an Xbox Series Z, or whatever unhinged naming convention Microsoft's marketing team is cooking up. The Xbox One had been on shelves for barely two and a half years when Microsoft announced its mid-cycle refresh, the Xbox One X, at E3 2016 under the name "Project Scorpio." This Week in Business is our weekly recap column, a collection of stats and quotes from recent stories presented with a dash of opinion (sometimes more than a dash) and intended to shed light on various trends.
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