Assuming Gen 10 consoles are backward compatible again and allow next-gen updates again, it's technically possible that games which originally launched on PS4 and Xbox One and received PS5 and Series X updates could get updated into a third console generation, but will anything be popular enough for long enough to warrant that kind of lifecycle?
If any of the big GAAS games, especially F2P games, are still popular by the time the PS5 and next Xbox roll around then they'll definitely another next-gen update, it's just a matter of guessing which ones will have that kind of staying power. Can FF14, GTAV, Siege, Fortnite, Rocket League, and PUBG really keep it up until (probably) 2028-2030? I think Rockstar will have moved onto GTAVI by that point.
Outside of those, it's honestly hard to think of any single-player, commercially sold games that have any chance of getting a second next-gen update. I imagine some cross-gen games or last-gen games that got current-gen updates will get updated again for the PS5 Pro, but everything on the market now will likely have passed its shelf-life by the time PS6 shows up. Plus, a major problem (and probably the main reason they'll never update Bloodborne) is having to update old development projects to the latest console development APIs.
The X-factor is the veracity of the rumors suggesting Microsoft wants to launch a next-gen Xbox in 2026, which seriously shortens the timescale. In that situation, I could see Warzone 2.0 getting the update and maybe even Master Chief Collection. I wouldn't put it past them to update Skyrim into its fourth console generation.
What would they even add? Some of these games already hit 4K 120fps. Ray tracing? Some console equivalent of DLAA? Path tracing?
If any of the big GAAS games, especially F2P games, are still popular by the time the PS5 and next Xbox roll around then they'll definitely another next-gen update, it's just a matter of guessing which ones will have that kind of staying power. Can FF14, GTAV, Siege, Fortnite, Rocket League, and PUBG really keep it up until (probably) 2028-2030? I think Rockstar will have moved onto GTAVI by that point.
Outside of those, it's honestly hard to think of any single-player, commercially sold games that have any chance of getting a second next-gen update. I imagine some cross-gen games or last-gen games that got current-gen updates will get updated again for the PS5 Pro, but everything on the market now will likely have passed its shelf-life by the time PS6 shows up. Plus, a major problem (and probably the main reason they'll never update Bloodborne) is having to update old development projects to the latest console development APIs.
The X-factor is the veracity of the rumors suggesting Microsoft wants to launch a next-gen Xbox in 2026, which seriously shortens the timescale. In that situation, I could see Warzone 2.0 getting the update and maybe even Master Chief Collection. I wouldn't put it past them to update Skyrim into its fourth console generation.
What would they even add? Some of these games already hit 4K 120fps. Ray tracing? Some console equivalent of DLAA? Path tracing?
