Some have pointed out that this is actually already the situation on the PC side of the market, and PC gamers are used to the idea of having to upgrade their machines on a regular basis.
According to some experts, the reason consoles didn’t work like that in the past was simply due to market limitations, not because the companies actually wanted to lock down their hardware specifications for 10 years on end.
If it was possible to have regular releases on the console market in the past, we most likely would have had them. With that in mind, console gamers should probably get used to the idea of releases like the Xbox One S, because the trend is very likely here to stay.
There are already rumors about another console by Microsoft on the horizon – completely unrelated to what we’ve been hearing about Project Scorpio, too – but the company has been pretty quiet on the issue. Which, as most of their fans probably already know, is completely normal for them.
Microsoft have actually managed to really get their security in order recently, and the surprising reveal of the HoloLens was a stunning example of that. Because of this, many people suspect that they might be preparing something interesting behind their doors as a major surprise. But of course, that’s mostly baseless speculation that’s probably not very healthy to follow for extended periods of time, at least if one wants to avoid disappointment.