Elysion
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We don‘t yet know if the PS4 Pro and XBoneX were just a special case or if that‘s what console manufacturers will keep doing going forward. But it‘s interesting to speculate how such mid-gen upgrades would‘ve been received during earlier gens.
Imo the gen where such an upgrade would‘ve made the most sense was gen 7, if only because it lasted so long. I think ‚pro versions’ of the XBox360 and PS3 would‘ve been a good idea. A mid-gen upgrade in 2009 or 2010, with more RAM for better textures and capable of delivering 1080p for (most) games (or optional 60fps modes at 720p) would‘ve been fairly well received, imo. At that point 1080p TVs were already widespread, probably more so than 4k TVs were when the PS4 Pro launched.
And let‘s not forget the Wii either! A ‚Wii HD‘ around 2009 or so might‘ve expanded Wii sales even further, and might‘ve prevented (or at least slowed down) the system‘s total nosedive in 2011 and 2012.
I‘m less sure however when it comes to gens before that. Would a mid-gen upgrade for the PS2/XBox/GC for example have offered anything new? I don’t think so. The only other system I can think of that would‘ve really benefited from such an upgrade would‘ve been the PS1, since its 3d capabilities were fairly primitive. A ‚PS Pro‘ with perspective correction, texture filtering and higher resolution (480p instead of 360p or 240p) could‘ve been pretty nice. PS games with such an upgrade would‘ve looked more like (and even better than) games on N64.
I can‘t say much about systems before that, since I‘m not familiar with the 2d era in general. What do others think? Are there any other particular systems (or generations) where mid-gen upgrades would‘ve been a good idea?
Imo the gen where such an upgrade would‘ve made the most sense was gen 7, if only because it lasted so long. I think ‚pro versions’ of the XBox360 and PS3 would‘ve been a good idea. A mid-gen upgrade in 2009 or 2010, with more RAM for better textures and capable of delivering 1080p for (most) games (or optional 60fps modes at 720p) would‘ve been fairly well received, imo. At that point 1080p TVs were already widespread, probably more so than 4k TVs were when the PS4 Pro launched.
And let‘s not forget the Wii either! A ‚Wii HD‘ around 2009 or so might‘ve expanded Wii sales even further, and might‘ve prevented (or at least slowed down) the system‘s total nosedive in 2011 and 2012.
I‘m less sure however when it comes to gens before that. Would a mid-gen upgrade for the PS2/XBox/GC for example have offered anything new? I don’t think so. The only other system I can think of that would‘ve really benefited from such an upgrade would‘ve been the PS1, since its 3d capabilities were fairly primitive. A ‚PS Pro‘ with perspective correction, texture filtering and higher resolution (480p instead of 360p or 240p) could‘ve been pretty nice. PS games with such an upgrade would‘ve looked more like (and even better than) games on N64.
I can‘t say much about systems before that, since I‘m not familiar with the 2d era in general. What do others think? Are there any other particular systems (or generations) where mid-gen upgrades would‘ve been a good idea?
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