and somebody STILL gonna buy the wrong onethink it's hilarious how many times they say discless, disc free, all digital
Tempting but I'll try to hold out until the die shrink + 1TB revision.
There won't be die shrinks of any of the current gen consoles.
That seems incredibly pessimistic given TSMC already has new processes.
I think there will be shrinks but it's not a given that shrinks are automatimcally cheaper and superior, at least in the short term. Price per mm^2 has been going up with each new shrink, so disrupting the supply chain to switch will likely take longer to justify than it used to in past generations.
Yeah I'm expecting brand new consoles for Xbox at the very least in 2023. Not a new gen, but taking the concept of mid gen refreshes and blurring the "next gen" line even more by going more PC like.There won't be die shrinks of any of the current gen consoles.
That will not be proven true. Worst case they lag behind (use 5nm for slims instead of 3nm) or wait a bit after a new node becomes big to use it (like a year)There won't be die shrinks of any of the current gen consoles.
That will not be proven true. Worst case they lag behind (use 5nm for slims instead of 3nm) or wait a bit after a new node becomes big to use it (like a year)
we will for sure see 3nm or 5nm slim models in 2023 or 24
on topic: I'm tempted to sell my one S toward this but no used games is a deal breaker.
I grabbed one. I had $100 in Best Buy credit so I was waiting for them to have stock.
This is my first Xbox system and for years I swore I would never buy an Xbox. Crazy timeline I've found myself in.
Well yeah they could that but a die shrink can also apply energy savings too to cut costs.MS said in their hot chips presentation that die shrink now costs almost as much as designing a new console. With the high level APIs in place, no reason to not add the latest tech like the 1x / pro did when moving to a smaller node.
That will not be proven true. Worst case they lag behind (use 5nm for slims instead of 3nm) or wait a bit after a new node becomes big to use it (like a year)
we will for sure see 3nm or 5nm slim models in 2023 or 24
I mean, that's not really all that surprising, it's a box aimed at general audiences/casual consumers who wait a year or two to buy in (basically once COD, Madden or Fifa are no longer cross gen or given new features in the case of Fifa or there are great next gen exclusives) so it's no surprise that Series X sells out so much faster right now. Plus I have to imagine Series S has more stock as of now, just on account of being so much smaller and having better yields.The demand for the series S really seems to be drying up. The X is still gone secs/mins after going up.
I wouldn't be so quick to say that, this is a casual focused box and the casual audience doesn't upgrade so quickly, plus there are no real games worth upgrading for, especially for the casual audience. Once COD/2k/Madden are no longer cross gen (and Fifa is switched to Legacy edition) the Series S will probably start flying off the shelves on account of being so much cheaper.Still sitting on the shelf. I guess price isn't everything. MS might want to rethink their allocation in the future.
lolStill sitting on the shelf. I guess price isn't everything. MS might want to rethink their allocation in the future.
Apparently we have reached a point where a console staying in stock for several hours, in a single store, 3 months after launch indicates that far too many consoles are being shipped.Still sitting on the shelf. I guess price isn't everything. MS might want to rethink their allocation in the future.
The target audience are probably still fine with their last gen consoles tbh. For now.The demand for the series S really seems to be drying up. The X is still gone secs/mins after going up.
Still sitting on the shelf. I guess price isn't everything. MS might want to rethink their allocation in the future.
Idiotic take.Still sitting on the shelf. I guess price isn't everything. MS might want to rethink their allocation in the future.
The "no demand" hot takes are amusing. I'm not sure "see, you can occasionally get one when a single retailer has a stock drop three months after launch" is the glaring indictment some people want it to be.
Still sitting on the shelf. I guess price isn't everything. MS might want to rethink their allocation in the future.
Loading times alone have made this new series of consoles worth it for me. Going back to my switch to play hyrule warriors has been painful.I would buy one, but really, is it much better or at all than the One X?
SSDs are awesome, but did you struggle to play a PS1 game after a session on the Nintendo 64?Loading times alone have made this new series of consoles worth it for me. Going back to my switch to play hyrule warriors has been painful.
In some areas, yes. In other areas, no.I would buy one, but really, is it much better or at all than the One X?