Could the PS3 take the place of PS4 Next Gen?

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Loud_Hot_White_Box said:

HappySqurriel said:

Its not really possible ...

Right now a large portion of PS3 games are justified because they can be released on the PS3, XBox 360 and PC which (greatly) reduces the risk of developing such expensive games. After the next systems are released from Microsoft and Nintendo it is unlikely that there will be any system which is close enough in processing power for the PS3 to (really) gain that much benefit from multiplatform releases; what this means is that they would have to have sold enough PS3 systems, and to be selling enough PS3 systems on a regular basis, to have a large number of games being released exclusively for the PS3.

Now, the question is what is the selling feature of the PS3 after the next generation has began?

Its processing power will be easy to (dramatically) surpass by even a very inexpensive system
Blu-Ray will be inexpensive to include in any system
The PS3's controller and user interface will be (far) behind the times

About the only thing the PS3 will have going for it is the price, which isn't much of a selling feature.

 

Ugh...

1. but when PS3's install base is much bigger, PS3 won't need overlap with another console, or PS3 can just be the weakest console to develop for, no problem there.

2. Regarding a console having "only" price rather than power going for it, see PS2 sales after the current gen got underway with the release of 360 (ie, PS2 trashed 360 for a long time).

 

PS2 has many thousands of games (between 7,000 and 8,000).  It's the price IN ADDITION to that which makes it sell the way it does currently.  And the only reason it got so many was because it was the leading platform.  If you want to argue that PS3 will be the leading platform in five or six years, it's completely nonsense, but at least it's a real argument.