Some PC graphics cards are now as much as 24 times more powerful than current console cards, so you can expect a huge amount from the next generation of consoles expected in late 2013 or early 2014.
For Southeast Asia, new price changes.
Prices effective starting May 1st, 2026.
Replies(1)Looks like PlayStation took a hit with Marathon and is now quietly adjusting prices worldwide to recover the losses
Lets be honest raising prices doesn't do that when no one's buying it. I imagine the profit it greater selling 10 times more at a lower price
The price increases are due to the RAM demand associated with AI and the US-Iran war. You can look to any business news website and local news to see that. Heck, even the 2026 Asus Zenbook Duo I've been eyeing has faced delays and has had a price increase of $400; that laptop has two specs. Asus is doing a staggered release with per-orders for the lower spec now and shipping in May and pre-orders for the higher spec that I'm eyeing starting in June. Basically, all computer manufactures are affected. It'll most likely start affecting smart phones too if it hasn't already. I can't remember the last time any major console maker (Nintendo, Sony, Sega, etc) increased the price of their console mid cycle outside of Microsoft just to make more profit.
Xbox boss Asha Sharma has discussed how component shortages will impact the company's plans for Project Helix.
This kind of proves this is an after thought product, most products like this are in r&d 5 years before they start mass producing. So they typically have the cost of components and things worked out long before assembly starts.
This is an assumption still, but I wouldn’t be surprised if project helix is similar to Scalebound,perfect dark and sod3. They had an idea but no actual execution other than concept stage. Being impacted by the ram shortage likely would also put this device 3-4 years out.
I’m not even sure MS has that endurance with Xbox yet
I mean.... what?
We're at a point that Samsung wont even provide their own phone department ram because they can sell it at higher prices to 3rd parties (AI). Its more profitable to sell the ram than make their own devices with it.
You think because R&D starts 5 years ago the 3rd party component manufacturers will honour that price? They'll sell it to whomever is paying the most today, not some gentlemens agreement they made years ago. AI farms will buy more volume at higher prices than any console manufacturer will. It'll be the same for Playstation.
Helix is going to be stupidly expensive
Instead of leaning into smarter upscaling techniques they're brute forcing hardware that will cost them dearly and it remains to be seen if it's genuinely going to provide a meaningful differential
I know in the oc.doace people like to brag about not using frame gen or dlss to get to high on a game but for the majority of players they happily use those technologies without a second thought
That's going to be ps6 vs Helix
It's called systematic inflationary. Yes we get it Microsoft, keep raising in the name ofall kinds of stuffs
In an exclusive interview with Game File, new(ish) Xbox boss Asha Sharma and Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty explain their vision for Microsoft’s gaming division
A good start would be to release games to go with the console. My Xbox Series X has gathered dust virtually from launch. My advice would be to ditch a next console and release games on PC, PlayStation and Switch. Another idea would be a hybrid console based on Xbox Series X tech and go the same route as Nintendo. Another idea would be to pull out of gaming altogether. Plenty of options there.
Too bad "hardcore gamers" don't have the money to pay for them...
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Actually most "hardcore gamers" are willing to shell out a few hundred dollars for a new console every few years. The way I see it is that when "Next-Gen" consoles come out at anywhere between 400-600 bucks I'll be spending LESS money on another graphics card that will outperform those. That is, if I'm even feeling the effects of being left behind at all. I'm just going to get another GTX 570 and call it a day because I'm almost positive that the newer Xbox and Playstation won't be outperforming SLI 570's.
Beyond:Two Souls is the standard of gaming today.After watching the 23 min real-time gameplay I was blown away at the detail of the game.When she was running through the woods was very realistic looking.
If Sony just tease the demo at the end of their conference I would have bet it was a prototype IP for the PS4.And even with showing off Beyond Quantum Dreams still want too work on the PS3 for 5 more years.Thats saying alot about the untap power the PS3 have.
Just saying even though the PC have better graphics there are not that many developers using it.Think about an Naughty Dog or Quantum Dream exclusive PC title would look like?
I'm already amazed at how good Last of Us look's on the PS3. It make's me wonder what PS4 ganes will look like.
You definitely pay more upgrading your PC for ten years than you do buying a new console every 10 years. I just don't have the money to stay on top of the PC game. Seems like only rich kids and people who do nothing but use computers can afford it. I have other interests, I can't be pumping all my money into a PC.
Plus I just kind of prefer consoles, they're so much more stable. PCs games always have all sorts of technical bugs and compatibility issues. Console games just run right out of the box and don't bluescreen because of some anomalous error. You get the full game on a console, whereas on a PC, a lot of the time you can't even run a game at full settings, and so you get shortchanged a lot unless you have some monster PC. Yeah the game is probably a superior version on PC (ie Crysis 2) but most people probably get shortchanged because their pc can't actually manage the gamee at full settings. Consoles get what's on the disc, nothing more nothing less.
I'm not anti-pc btw, nor am I a console elitist, I'm just arguing that for some people, myself probably included, a console is understandably preferable. I wish I had an amazing PC, but I'd probably never upgrade it over the years because of the costs and so it's just the same as buying a non-upgradable console (as all consoles are).