Why the 10-year plan is feasible...

[HappySqurriel]

leo-j said:

HappySqurriel said:

You can make all the reasons why the 10 year plan might possibly work, but the reality is that the only systems to (really) survive past the beginning of the next generation were the market leaders. The reason for this is simple, the market leader has value beyond its processing power and features because of its large library and solid support from third party publishers.

 

 So?

The ps3 isnt selling like crap like the xbox or gc were, and sony has a huge 1st party studio bigger than nintendo's as well.

The ps3 is selling very well, and jus tbecause its not selling better than paper(wii) doesnt mean its dead.

 

 

I never said that the PS3 was dead ...

What you seem to miss though is that projects on the scale of PS3 games have only (really) been justified because of the combined XBox 360, PS3 and PC market and as the minimum requirements of most PC games surpass the HD consoles abilities (within 12 to 18 months) and the XBox 360 is replaced (within 24 months) it will become very difficult to justify PS3 development; consider that Gamecube/XBox games were about 1/4 to 1/2 of PS3 development which means that the PS3 would need a userbase of 40 Million to 80 Million people before it was as good of a prospect to support as the XBox and Gamecube were.

Now, beyond that you have to consider who is currently (and fore the foreseeable future) buying the PS3 ... early adopter graphic-whore/videophiles ... these people are the most likely to buy into the "next generation" of consoles being that they will (easily) surpass the current generation of consoles in every way while still maintaining an affordable price point.