Sub-Zero

Will there be mid-generation upgrades for the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5?

milo bloom

I'm going to go with a "no" but only because they both launched dual versions from the start (digital vs disc) and I think they'll depend on those to get people through to the next generation.

Deftones

Seems unlikely unless they extend out the generational length these systems are out. Got that think the chip shortage doesn't help either.

Rob V

I’ll say yes… these are probably 10 year cycles… so some efficiencies or tech is going to come along that we gotta have… even if it’s storage or memory based.

Adam Tyner

My guess is “no”.

I think the XB1/PS4 were an unusual case since those consoles were so underpowered out of the gate, and 4K displays became so prevalent as the gen went on.

The PS5/XBSX were much more capable from word one, and I don’t think there’ll be as much of a sexy hook mid-gen. “Now you can play in 4K!” is an attention-getter; “Now ray-tracing can be enabled without resolution/framerate taking quite as much a hit!”, not so much.

I’m sure there’ll be mid-gen revisions that have some niceties, but my guess is nothing on the order of a PS5 Pro or Xbox Series X-Plus or whatever.