will they ever release a consumer cpu with more than 4 cores

If you don't want to dig through old xeons then answer is no.

a consumer does not need more than 4 cores
majority of consumers would be fine with a dual core chip as all they do is browse the web, and to them power user stuff is copying files and watching videos at the same time

Every single over priced item you buy reassures their overpricing strategy.

>>59688512
Even if sales of their 8 and 10 core CPUs dropped to near zero because of Ryzen, they still wouldn't. They've been making bad decisions for years, why change now?

>>59688611

>More than 4 cores?
>What do you need 4 cores for?
>Avarage user can only use 2 cores
>Here, take this 1 core, 2 thread CPU and share it with your family
>DON'T FORGET TO SHARE THAT ONE THREAD WITH YOUR BROTHER!