No room for both PlayStation and Xbox in next gen console race says report
Share:
A prominent research firm believes there’ll only be space for two major consoles next generation, and Nintendo is the only guaranteed winner. While it feels like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S generation has barely left an imprint so far, Sony and Microsoft already have eyes on the next console race.
![[Xbox Series X console]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SEI_229451146-4cc3.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Nintendo is expected to kick it off with the successor to the Switch next year, but Sony and Microsoft have both teased plans for its next generation consoles – with the next Xbox rumoured to arrive potentially as early as 2026. What exactly Sony and Microsoft can offer players is the big mystery, especially as both companies are struggling to get people to invest in the current generation, now that the graphical arms race has seemingly peaked.
![[PS5 Pro console]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SEI_228853993-cd63.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
According to market research firm DFC Intelligence, the next generation race will be pivotal in shaping the future of the console space – posing a ‘significant risk’ for one of the three major console manufacturers. It predicts Nintendo will be the ‘clear winner’ among the next generation of consoles, due to its earlier launch and lack of competition, leaving either Sony or Microsoft to ‘struggle mightily’ in third place.
‘There isn’t room for more than two major console systems,’ the report states. ‘Sony or Microsoft will struggle mightily in a distant third place – largely depending on which of those companies can gain early momentum.’. Based on the size of the current player-base for the PlayStation 5, Sony’s next system is described as having ‘an advantage’, but it notes that Microsoft will be the largest gaming publisher heading into the next generation.
