crispy4000 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 The delay of next-generation consoles appears to be inching closer to reality, according to a new report from games industry research firm, DFC Intelligence. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, better known as coronavirus, we're seeing record industry impact, following the cancellation of top conferences likes GDC and E3 2020, and various product delays. Supply chain issues instigated by coronavirus may also hit Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, during prime time for both platform holders. A newly-published DFC Intelligence statement, as reported by Forbes, suggests a "strong likelihood" of delay to one or both upcoming flagship consoles. "Coronavirus is likely to have a major short-term impact on the delivery of both systems," states DFC. "There is a strong likelihood one or both systems will not make a 2020 launch. If the systems do launch, supply will likely be constrained and initial pricing could be higher than expected." https://www.windowscentral.com/strong-likelihood-xbox-series-x-delay-2021-says-analyst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Not surprised... I was expecting it to be honest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Probably for the best. Things could get bad financially for people and their health, so I'm fine with anything being delayed. This could be as close as we get to the apocalypse scenario we all joke about, where our huge backlogs keep us busy for plenty of time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, DarkStar189 said: This could be as close as we get to the apocalypse scenario we all joke about, where our huge backlogs keep us busy for plenty of time. True that. I’m digging into the Uncharted series for the first time this week. Just finished 1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 4 hours ago, DarkStar189 said: This could be as close as we get to the apocalypse scenario we all joke about, where our huge backlogs keep us busy for plenty of time. Yep. Me not playing all my games was me just thinking very ahead of time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Considering the fact that I wasn't even going to jump aboard the new consoles until AT LEAST a year after launch, this is perfectly fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Maybe. It depends on a lot government level factors, but I wouldn't count them out for 2020 unless we are a in a much graver place in a month's time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Looking at my backlog and the games yet to come, I may be OK with this. Then again, since we're not going to get an insurmountable amount of games at launch, I'll probably do what I normally do and play last-gen games along with current-gen by the time the new consoles hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 I think there will be a strong desire to get the consoles out, but in limited volume, rather than completely delay. If the software is ready, they probably will want to release it anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nublood Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 On 3/15/2020 at 6:36 PM, DarkStar189 said: Probably for the best. Things could get bad financially for people and their health, so I'm fine with anything being delayed. This could be as close as we get to the apocalypse scenario we all joke about, where our huge backlogs keep us busy for plenty of time. I spent the whole weekend playing Breath of The Wild so Link could refresh my memory in survival skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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