Electronics Company TCL Expects PS5 Pro and New Xbox Series to Launch in 2023 or 2024 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 25 May 2022 / 2,819 Views
Chinese electronics company TCL Technology in a news conference attended by Polish site ppe.pl stated it expects to see a PlayStation 5 Pro and a new more powerful Xbox Series console to launch in 2023 or 2024.
The previous generation saw the release of a mid-generation upgrade with the release of the PlayStation 4 Pro in November 2016 and the Xbox One X in November 2017. This would be three years and four years, respectively, after the initial release of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
A PS5 Pro and new Xbox Series console launch in 2023 or 2024 would be the same amount of time after the release of the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X.
TCL labeled the Xbox One X and PS4 Pro as "Gen 8.5" and the PS5 Pro and new Xbox Series as "Gen 9.5."
In a new conference, TCL Technology have said that a new Xbox Series S/X and PS5 Pro are coming in 2023/2024.
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The PS5 Pro and new Xbox Series consoles are expected to run games in 60 to 120 frames per second at a resolution of 2160p and allow for up to 8K resolution. The consoles are also expected to have an equivalent GPU of the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT.
Right now Sony and Microsoft have yet to be able to meet demand of the PS5 and Xbox Series X as the chip shortages are limiting the amount of consoles that can be produced.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger previously stated the chip shortages are likely to continue into 2024.
"That’s part of the reason that we believe the overall semiconductor shortage will now drift into 2024, from our earlier estimates in 2023, just because the shortages have now hit equipment and some of those factory ramps will be more challenged," said Gelsinger at the time.
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TCL knows nothing. People are putting more meaning into this than is there. TCL is trying to sell TVs and promote their TVs to be futureproofed in case new hardware happens. It's a selling point. Nothing more.
I agree, this slide doesn't have any secret insider knowledge - it just a guess-work situation for investors. However, PS4 released in 2013, while PS4 Pro released in 2016. So a 2023 release for PS5 Pro is actually directly in line with that. It would most likely be a dual-release as well, just as before: maybe move PS5 down to TSMC 5-nm for a PS5 Slim, while PS5 Pro could use a cutting-edge 4-nm process.
Kind of seems weird for them to try this when they still aren't able to meet demand for the basic models.
Did you check the date? 2023/2024
It doesn't look like the conductor shortages will be over by then, and I'm unsure if they will meet the demand by then at the current pace.
1 - By 2024 the ps5 would have sold 40 million
2 - By 2024 demand for the new consoles will decrease as more people get the consoles
3 - By 2024 tech would have advanced by almost 4 years, which is a lot, great time for a slim version at the very least, especially as the competitor is already
smaller.
4 - Just because there's chip shortages doesn't mean they cant launch new products, check graphics cards as an example, they wont stop launching new models just because.
Slim versions seems more likely in this timeframe
Asking TCL about console generations is like asking Standard Oil about the next Porsche 911.
Way too soon, people hardly have the first models. Slim models make more sense and would require less resources to manufacture.
2024 at the earliest, if we see anything next year it'll be slims.
PS4 was a bit underpowered at launch, but PS5 was actually quite powerful I thought. I don't see a mid-gen upgrade, also because Sony and Microsoft have two different models already released right from the start.
I don't think we will get a pro, I am predicting a slim version. These consoles are powerful enough for quite a while. Even tough the ps5 struggles to have 4k 60fps.
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It should help alleviate stock issues... Then they can dual source chips from multiple fabs.
A Playstation 5 Pro or Xbox Series X Pro would have chips built at TSMC 5nm, which would increase market supply... As they will continue to source TSMC 7nm chips for current devices at the same time.
Plus, by the time 2024 rolls around allot of the supply issues should start to be resolved on the manufacturing side as many fabs that were planned in 2019 start to come online.
Sony likely has 2 ways they can fix the stock issues.
1) New PS5 Pro 5nm + existing PS5 7nm
or
2) New PS5 Slim 5nm + existing PS5 7nm.
With point 2, Sony ends up with the most stock because you will get more PS5 Slim chips on 5nm then you would with larger PS5 Pro chips. This seems more positive, at least right now.
Also with point 2, Sony would have to figure out how to market and sell the existing PS5 alongside the PS5 Slim for years to consumers, which would be different than it has always been. The model overlap is usually short and then it's only Slim models after that. This could be seen as a negative.
There could be an optional 3rd way but I find it unlikely.
3) New PS5 Pro 5nm + PS5 Slim 5nm
This would require a lot of 5nm production being ready and available for PS (as well as XB), which is possible but seems less likely at this point.
Essay Pro