No — TCL did not just reveal plans for an Xbox/PS5 Pro
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TV manufacturer TCL has revealed that new PlayStation and Xbox models are coming in the next two years. At least, that is the news according to a slide the company presented during a media event in Poland. Does TCL know something that we don’t? No. This is just speculation from a company that is running out of buzzwords to sell TVs.
The slide in question showed off a timeline of game consoles, which are now one of the main reasons that people upgrade their televisions. It started with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 launch in 2013 and continued through to 2023 and 2024. And that is where the TCL slide mentions the possibility of a “new Xbox Series” and a “PS5 Pro.”
Is this confirmation of new hardware upgrades coming from Sony and Microsoft? Absolutely not. TCL is just speculating. You can tell because they put the information up in big letters on a stage. If the company knew what it was talking about, then it would be under a non-disclosure agreement.
The reality is that this is extremely wishful thinking from TCL because people are less interested in upgrading their televisions. Manufacturers like TCL are running out of people who want to buy a TV for 4K. Most of the people in that segment of the market have already upgraded and are very happy with their televisions. And TCL — among others — was hoping that it could restart the upgrade cycle by getting early adopters excited about 8K.
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