Kaz Hirai Wonders Where The GameCube, Xbox Are...

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MontanaHatchet said:

Sqrl said:

The real question is whether or not you have that luxury when you aren't the overwhelming leader in sales.

There are some pretty obvious reasons why the overwhelming winners of the last 2 generations had long lifespans relative to the consoles they stomped into the dust (in terms of sales) and it isn't just because Sony wanted them to.

By 2010 or 2011, the PS3 may actually be making a profit. So Sony is likely to continue with the 10 year plan because they'll need any profits they can from the PS3 to stave off the almost certain losses they will receive from producing their next console. Unless of course Sony decides to sell their next system for a profit, but I don't see it happening.

 

 

Itll be much more likely than it was this time, because this time it was Sony's use of 2 items of new tech that drove up prices: Cell and Blu-Ray.  Both of which will be cheaper when they are used in PS4.  And they will be (the former vastly upgraded in specs and number of chips).