AMD Hints the Next-Gen Xbox Console Could Launch Next Year (videogameschronicle.com)
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- News link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/26/02/04/0735217/amd-hints-the-next-gen-xbox-console-could-launch-next-year
- Source link: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/amd-hints-the-next-gen-xbox-console-could-launch-next-year/
> Speaking during an earnings call on Tuesday, CEO Lisa Su stated that its development of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox SoC is " [1]progressing well to support a launch in 2027 ."
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> While the comment doesn't outright confirm the next Xbox will release next year, it indicates that the Microsoft could be ready to launch soon.
[1] https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/amd-hints-the-next-gen-xbox-console-could-launch-next-year/
RAM Shortage (Score:4, Insightful)
Will the RAM shortage impact the price?
There have already been reports that chip shortages will impact the availability of chips for home computers, phones, and automobiles. Maybe Microsoft put in a huge order for its requirements and is ahead of the curve.
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> Will the RAM shortage impact the price?
> There have already been reports that chip shortages will impact the availability of chips for home computers, phones, and automobiles. Maybe Microsoft put in a huge order for its requirements and is ahead of the curve.
RAM shortage or no, the days of cheap consoles are long gone as Sony/MS are tired of making losses on them, they can no longer afford to wait 5+ years for a payoff that might never come so they cant afford to keep the hardware as a loss leader.
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Heaven forbid that we might have a year or two where these folks actually pick up a book rather than staring at a screen playing games.
Nah, that's just crazy talk.
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> Heaven forbid that we might have a year or two where these folks actually pick up a book rather than staring at a screen playing games.
> Nah, that's just crazy talk.
I'm curious as to why you think enjoying video games precludes one from also reading a book.
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Staring at a book is essentially the same as staring at a video game, you're just consuming, not creating.
The days of cheap everything are over (Score:1)
There was an interview with some guys out of Las Vegas about how the strip looked empty. They made the point that the reason was the prices were too high but they didn't care because they made more money going after rich people then catering to the middle class let alone the working class.
If you make less than half a million dollars a year the world is gradually locking you out. Companies have figured out they can make more money off of servicing a few million consumers instead of the entire country. An
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Beloved pal, are you just now starting to figure out why both Kia and Rolls Royce exist?
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PS5 was hardware profitable 9 months after launch....
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To me, that sounds like you're saying Microsoft cares exactly as much as they need to. Sony, apparently, cared the wrong amount.
pointless unless it has Vulkan support (Score:2)
steam and GOG is crushing it unless they support https://www.vulkan.org/ there is no change let game developers port from mobile using https://www.vulkan.org/
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Why? What about the absence of the Vulkan API would make the system pointless? Are you saying that because it would be harder to port mobile games (would it really?) that it's pointless? That wouldn't make much sense to me - are there any good mobile -> console/PC ports? Are you saying that Vulkan is better for the developers (seems debatable)?
What are you trying to say?