Recently there have been rumors about a possible PlayStation 5 Pro by Sony, meanwhile Microsoft's plans are uncertain. While it released an upgrade for the Xbox One last generation, it doesn't seem to plan to do the same for the Xbox Series X.
After stating to Digital Foundry that he was not considering launching an enhanced version of the Xbox Series X, Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft's games division, reiterated again that there are currently no plans to a mid-generation upgrade when asked about it by the portal IGN.
No, no. We're focused right now on increasing the Xbox Series S storage. But no, like I said, in my opinion we're at the end of the beginning. So I think we need to let developers get used to this hardware and get the most out of it.
Despite not planning to release an enhanced version of the Xbox Series X, Phil Spencer believes there's still a lot to be done space to evolve within the current consoles. For him it's not just about pixels and fps, but also resolution.
But in terms of increased frame rate and resolution, I just look at what happens on the PC with high-end GPUs and CPU, and it's not always just about pixel count or frame resolution. I think there are lighting techniques. There are a lot of things that make a game look great. And we have a lot of space as an industry there.