New SkyQ box due in December 2025

[TRAPPERJOHN]

I am hearing that a new SkyQ box will be issued at the end of this year. I am currently OUT OF CONTRACT but have maintained subscription.  I would like some information on my options if I renew contract with Sky.

[MightyQuinn]

Hi @TRAPPERJOHN   That sounds extremely unlikely, did you "hear" this from an official Sky announcement? Perhaps you could provide a reference. What sort of information of options are you after. Sky normally charge (£99) administration fee for an updated box, even if there is a new one.

[Daniel0210]

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@TRAPPERJOHN wrote:

I am hearing that a new SkyQ box will be issued at the end of this year. 

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@TRAPPERJOHN 

Highly unlikely based on Comcast seeing the way forward as Stream/Glass and the satellite infrastructure is likely to end in about 5 years. 

[AndrewF_UK]

It's not likely. The future of Sky is Streaming. The satellite products will plod along but won't get any real investment and then will shut down when the satellites retire likely 2029/2030. At that point I imagine Sky will either send everyone Stream pucks or upgrade Q software to run SkyOS like Sky Germany has now done with their Sky Q IP product.

The only chance I could see them doing this is to release a box which can more easily turn into a Stream box when the transition happens. 

[stereohaven]

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@TRAPPERJOHN wrote:

I am hearing that a new SkyQ box will be issued at the end of this year. I am currently OUT OF CONTRACT but have maintained subscription.  I would like some information on my options if I renew contract with Sky.

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If you renew your contract with Sky now, when the new box is released you can enquire about any upgrade costs and will likely need to re-contract again.

Of course, if no new box is released, then you will still have over a year to run on the contract you have agreed.

Like others have said, I think new Q hardware is unlikely, perhaps an updated processor and a bit more memory if we are really lucky, but Sky/Comcast are putting all their eggs in the streaming basket as far as we can tell, with satellite delivery ending and fibre broadband availability increasing.

[TimmyBGood]

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@TRAPPERJOHN wrote:

I would like some information on my options if I renew contract with Sky.

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In the extremely unlikely event that such hardware is forthcoming, it would presumably be under NDA until a public announcement is made (which wouldn't be in this forum to start with)

[GD1]

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@AndrewF_UK wrote:

At that point I imagine Sky will either send everyone Stream pucks or upgrade Q software to run SkyOS like Sky Germany has now done with their Sky Q IP product.

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I'm not sure that is technically feasible with the Sky Q satallite boxes, the Sky Q IPTV boxes in Germany were already streaming devices (hence the IPTV name) making a transition to stream easier.