Will the next generation start in two years? 🇸🇪

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Yes... At least that's what two normally very knowledgeable insiders claim who have delivered several scoops over the years. Both Microsoft and Sony are said to be in the starting blocks for something new.

To many, it probably seems like pure madness considering how few first-party games have been released this generation. A look at Metacritic reveals that there are very few games, and many are still coming to the last generation hardware and not taking full advantage of current consoles.

Others are perhaps more eager to move on because of this. When we look back in ten years, I find it hard to believe that we will look with the same warmth at this generation as the 16-bit era, the sixth generation (Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube and Xbox) and my personal favorite - generation seven with Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. Most of the most played titles of the generation are said to be unplayable because they are live service.

What I'm personally most curious about the next generation is how Microsoft and Sony will relate to PC. For Microsoft, it seems to be a hybrid between PC and Xbox, an exciting solution that enables brutal performance but a high price. But Sony is also likely to take action, because their statement from August clearly sounds like a company that wants to open up more to other formats:

"In the gaming business, we are moving away from a hardware-centric business model more to a platform business that expands the community and increases engagement"

We'll have to wait and see, of course, and I don't have any insider scoops of my own here, but there is the possibility that we'll be sitting with PCs under our TVs in just two years, masquerading as consoles. And maybe in that case we will get more games than ever.