Xbox One X Won’t Break Console Gaming Or Lead To New Systems Every Year Says Micrsosoft

For nearly four decades gaming consoles have been sold on longevity and affordability – if you buy a new console, you know you'll get around five years of entertainment out of it, without breaking the bank. Or, at least, that's how things used to be.

This generation both Sony and Microsoft have bucked tradition, introducing the powered-up "half-step" PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X at a premium price. These new machines can do some cool things, but some gamers worry they may mark the death of the traditional console lifecycle.

Well, Xbox director of product management Albert Penello insists that's not the case. According to him, the Xbox One X launch will be handled with the utmost of care, so as not to "break" the console business…

"We've had eight console generations since 1977, and it's always worked one way. We're introducing a new way and we've got to think through every part, from the developer, to the customer, to naming, to messaging make sure that we respect what's awesome about consoles when we introduce this idea.

We're not doing different packages or names and we didn't do a new controller – those were all very thoughtful things about trying to ease customers into this new idea. I don't want to break consoles, I love console gaming. I don't want to go to a new console system every year either, I don't think anybody wants to do that, but who knows what kind of new technologies people are going to think up."

Okay, it sounds like Microsoft has its head in the right place, but what about Sony? It's rumored they may be launching another new PlayStation as early as next year. If Sony makes a move, will Microsoft have to push out another Xbox to compete? Have Sony and Microsoft started something they can't stop?

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[via Wired]