Its a mid-gen refresh. Its not supposed to be setting the world alight.
I really don't get people. How is it ok to clamor for a new GPU release every year that ups performance in each class by 1.2x to 1.3x, while usually coming with even higher prices? But then a console does a mid-gen refresh, that comes in at the same launch price, while offering over 2x the performance, but seems to be a problem or adheres to different (unknown) standards.
If these PS5pro rumors are true, we get a $600 `GPU` equivalent in a $500 console. Isnt that enough? What more does it need to be? I mean, if its not then CPUs and GPUs in the PC space need to change their cadence to a 3-4 year cycle, as that's usually how long it takes to see console mid-gen refresh kinda performance improvement between products. And even then, it should still be met with this not setting the world alight or not necessarily moniker.
Anyways, MS going for next-gen earlier... would be just another big mistake in a long list of mistakes they seem to be making. I would hope they aren't stupid enough to be completely oblivious to the duration of cross-gen support this gen. We are in202, and the PS4 is still being heavily supported. And the PS5 is like 6x more powerful than the PS4. Can you imagine how it looks for the XSX2 in say, 2026, two years after the PS5 Pro, and being what, 2x more powerful than the PS5 Pro and 4x more powerful than the PS5?
It won't even be considered a next-gen console.