Over the past few weeks this site has been bombarded with talk about an upgraded Xbox 1 or PS4 that can play games at 4K and gamers are split on the idea. They are wasting their breath because consoles that play games at 4K aren't coming anytime soon. Its too expensive and there wouldn't be a huge market for a console that could easily set you back $800 and most likely more. I think its just an updated console to support 4K video and 4K Blu Ray discs.
But what about an upgraded version of consoles that supports 1080p60fps in almost every game?? Similar to how phone companies have a base phone and a higher spec phone (Iphone 6, 6+) it wouldnt be a bad idea to offer a higher spec console. So lets say the current consoles sell for $300, the higher spec console would go for $500. Both companies would offer $200 trade in for people with the current consoles so you existing console owners would only have to pay $300 plus tax to upgrade.
Other upgrades these consoles would get are SATA 3 hard drives for faster loading times, better APU for faster multitasking, 720p60fps streaming, more USB ports including a couple 3.0 ports, more power efficient, and more.
Developers would have to optimize 2 more consoles but Im sure they will happy to work with a more powerful machine and don't have to sacrifice as much for the new console. The base model consoles won't go anywhere because there still are millions who want a cheap entry level console and don't care about 1080p60fps or the new console is too expensive. Me personally I already have a powerful PC and a Xbox 1 and I would be interested in a PS4+ but right now I'm saving up for a new truck. Doesn't mean I won't miss out on PS4 exclusives because I can just go to my friend's house to play PS4 games. I bought him Ratchet and Clank for his birthday and he is getting Uncharted in May.
So would you want to keep your base model or upgrade to 1080p60fps??
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
As long as it doesn't constantly jump between different speeds, anything down to 30fps is fine by me, as a playable speed for a game, though 60 is preferred.
And I can gladly and easily deal with a game that is 900p, or even 720p, if it comes down to that.
I've dealt with games that were only in 480p and still managed to look quite beautiful, after all.
When it comes to graphics, I'm extremely open-minded.
Art style will always matter more to me in terms of judging a game by its graphical merits.
You can look as realistic in 1080p 60fps as you like, but if you also look bland as a consequence, then those numbers equate to exactly jack sh*t no matter how many sweat drops the system can render on the latest flavor-of-the-day-war-soldiers face.
So honestly, I wouldn't upgrade.
I'd wait for the next true jump instead, unless that half-jump in console tech started getting games I can't live without that wouldn't play well, if at all, on the old version.
But it'd have to be the right games, and at least three of them, for that to happen.
Stick to the base model, dude.
You're not missing out on anything that's worth upgrading so soon for.
1080p/60fps is far more feasible financially for these companies, so I think that's what we're going to get. More power for gaming, but no way we're looking at anything resembling native 4K. Upscaled is more likely, but even that's iffy. I imagine it'll be for Netflix streaming if 4K is really on the cards.
If I can play Final Fantasy XV, Dark Souls III, and Uncharted 4 at 60fps though and 1080p, I'm totally game.
It was assumed that 1080/60 would be the standard this generation. Has been disappointing so far not only this isn't so, but people are more than happy to support less quality in exchange for some unnecessary bloom or unnecessary polygons.
You're not even going to get 4K on the upgraded consoles from anything other than small indie titles, let alone 1080p/60.
And then maybe 9th gen can offer locked 60 fps. :D