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[โ€“] paultimate14@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (8 children)

Traditionally, console makers like Sony and Microsoft often create a mid-cycle console refresh,

Am I tripping or did this only happen once each? Was there some PS3 Pro or Xbox 360X that I missed?

I'm not saying they aren't going to do it again, but I wouldn't call it a tradition just yet.

Edit: People I know there were slim versions and other variants of consoles. I'm talking about mid-generstion upgrades to performance. Like Nintendo handhelds: the New 3DS and Gameboy Color would be reasonable examples. There's some things you can stretch: the N64 memory pack, the Sega tower of power.

[โ€“] pokemaster787@ani.social 14 points 11 months ago

They did some minor hardware revisions and "Slim" models, but yeah they were never intended as a "Pro" model with increased performance/graphics. Definitely not a "tradition" by this point

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