9 Crippling Problems With The Video Game Industry (And How To Fix Them)

7. Console Cycles Are A Total Mess

The Problem: PS4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One, Scorpio, Nintendo Switch... and whatever's in the pipeline for the future of handhelds (probably the Switch again), either way, right now the idea of a 'console generation' has been thrown off centre by Sony introducing the world to the thoroughly pointless PS4 Pro.

Whilst you could think of that system as a half-step towards a PS5, Microsoft are prepping the Scorpio to be a proper next-gen console - at least, according to those who've gone hands-on with it. Releasing later in 2017, that means we've got the PS5 nowhere to be seen, the Pro in circulation three years after the PS4, the death of the Xbox One after just four years if it disappears in light of the Scorpio, and Nintendo's Switch slap-bang in the middle.

The Solution: Stop worrying about hardware. Uncharted 4, Halo 5 and Breath of the Wild prove these systems can run games at butter-smooth frame rates with genuinely jaw-dropping visuals. There's simply no need to release half-step systems, and for Microsoft, you're just starting to gain traction with the Xbox One S and general consumer trust - don't blow a T-1000 sized hole in the side of your aspirations for the sake of 'better graphics' nobody needs or ever appreciates.