The Playstation 3 is currently in a definite third place in worldwide sales, although momentum seems to be building for the machine, at the cost of the Xbox 360. But how long will that momentum take to build to a sufficient level to take the Playstation 3 past the Xbox 360, and then potentially beyond the Wii too?
The home console war between the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii may seem like it’s been going for ever, but actually, it has only been going for a relatively short period of time, especially in light of Sony’s commitment to the 10 year lifespan of the Playstation 3.
And now, according to Sony Computer Entertainment President Kaz Hirai, that’s how long it’s going to take for the PS3 to be the lead format. He told the BBC:
“We’ve only really begun to scratch the surface with PlayStation 3 but I am confident that given the long life-cycle we have planned for the machine we are going to have a very good install base in all of the major territories.”
quote “I am very confident that after the 10-year life cycle we will have the install base that we are looking for and that is obviously to be in the leadership position.”
That’s all well and good, but in 10 years time, we are likely to have seen another 1 or 2 Nintendo consoles come and go, and will probably be playing the next generation of Microsoft machines too, assuming it doesn’t decide to leave the race altogether after the Red Ring Of Death debacle.
Hirai then discussed the time line of a new Sony console emerging. It seems that though the PS3 may be on course for a 10 year lifespan, we will be seeing a successor long before that:
quote “We need to take a look at advances in technology in various areas, such as semiconductors, graphics chips, output devices, mainly TV and monitors, to see where we would like to benchmark our next generation product.”
From those comments, it sounds as though Sony will make a decision on when the next console, presumably to be called Playstation 4 (get your bets on now) by the speed of advancements in other areas. Certainly at this point the Playstation is as good as it gets in terms of graphical abilities and high definition gaming.
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Are you kidding me? Nintendo was here since the *bleep*ing 2nd generation.
I was going to respond about the title but iLL pretty much stated the point above.
Red for the Love of god Stop being Pessimistic. I thought you said you was trying to be optimistic?
I and many other Nintendo fans want to see them take risks. Bring something new to the table, instead of relying on their past franchises.
They haven't felt the need to bring anything new into the equation because they have still managed to keep their top names relatively fresh.
I don't care if he has a favorite company. It wasn't my point for doing it.
Not really, which games can you honestly say is fresh? Fresh is something i call new, which they haven't done yet.
Many Nintendo fans wants them to take risks, do something new, that shows off the console power and using the Wii-mote. They have yet to do anything but make Mario's, Zelda, and Metroid.
Ask Gothic Girl or anyone else who played a Wii and they'll tell you the same, something new and taking risks in bringing a new franchises won't hurt.
Take Sony and MS, they just don't rely on past franchises, they expand and take risks in making new IP's for their console. I have yet to see Nintendo step up to the plate and do the same.
The simple fact that you keep going on about how Nintendo need to stop milking their games without even considering anything else makes your entire point/post moot.
And I assumed that the 360 would outsell the ps3 in april