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DonFerrari on 17 December 2019

I prefer the sequential name, it is very clear on which came before or after and is simple and strong enough that almost everyone knows playstation. Don't need to change what is working fine.



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DonFerrari on 17 December 2019
Jranation said:
I do hope the next Switch will be Switch 2. And so on until there is something that shakes up the console market.

My impression is that Nintendo keeps the name when the console do fine and change when it don't.

NES was a success, sucessor SNES.

SNES lost ground, sucessor N64.

N64 took a beat, sucessor GC

GC took a bigger beat, sucessor Wii

Wii made great success, WiiU

WiiU failed, Switch

Gameboy succeed and got Color that succeed and got Advance, not sure it they thought it was losing wind and thus came with DS

DS succeed and we got 3DS

3DS saw a big shrink we got Switch

Going this way and seeing Switch succeed then I think Switch something as successor is likely.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

TruckOSaurus on 17 December 2019

Sony are never going to go for an original name again after how their only attempt crashed and burned. Poor Vita, you should have been name PSP2!



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Azzanation on 18 December 2019
pokoko said:

I think gaming console history actually proves that the overwhelming majority of people care about the console, not the name. 

Ask gamers about their favorite consoles of all-time and I bet you'll hear a lot of numbers mentioned, especially "PS2."  On the other hand, some of the most creatively named consoles have been less popular.  I very much doubt that the name plays much of a factor, if any, in people tossing out consoles, either.

Perhaps the name of the console is really that important to you but I believe we have more than enough evidence to say that most people feel otherwise, especially with Playstation having such reliable success and beloved iterations.  It's pretty clear to me that the perspective of the average customer isn't much troubled about numbered console versions.

People dont base there purchase on a name, of course however popularity is besides the point.

Its just a nice little incentive to know there is more to a name than just a number. Like the meaning behind the number 360 or One or Xbox itself as well as other consoles like the Switch. 

Ill buy anything if its good enough and suits my needs weather it has a number or meaning behind its name. I just add alittle more respect to a name that has meaning etc. My Samsung S6 is forgotten since i moved to an S8 and my S8 will be forgotten once i move to a S10 etc.