Xbox News: A handful of AAA studios have allegedly received dev kits for the PS5 and Xbox Series X, Sony, and Microsoft’s upcoming mid-generation upgrades.
On the GTA Forums, Rockstar insider Tez2 reported that “most AAA companies should have gotten the dev kits of mid-life updates or should get them before the start of the new year.”
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After another user speculated that a new “thin version” of the PS5 may launch with GTA 6, this was stated. Tez2 said: “For sure” when asked whether the announcement of the developer kits was more of a prediction or a known fact.
Just wait a little while longer before getting your hopes up for a PS5 or Xbox Series X. There is likely still some time until it is necessary to update, since it was pointed out in the comments of this Reddit post that dev kits for a new console generation – or mid-gen upgrade – are normally done a year or two in advance.
If we take a look back at previous generations, we see that the PS3 was released in 2006, and the PS3 Slim was released in 2009. The PS4 was released in 2014, and the Slim model was released in 2016.
Microsoft introduced the Xbox 360 in 2005, followed by the Xbox 360 S (popularly known as the “slim variant”) in 2010, the Xbox One in 2013, and the Xbox One X in 2017. What this implies is that even if studios do get development kits for these unnamed consoles, it doesn’t imply we’ll be receiving a new platform any time soon. Since November 2020 saw the debut of both the PS5 and Xbox Series X, there is still some time until the next iteration is expected to be introduced.
In related news, Xbox devotees recently became wary when Xbox head Phil Spencer posted a picture of his shelves, prompting rumors that the image included a piece of new, unannounced Xbox gear. Unfortunately, the official Xbox Twitter account put an end to the rumors a few hours later, explaining that it was only an outdated system prototype.
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