PS4, XBOX3, Wii2: Predictions

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I have have followed the GamingIndustry since PS1 and know about SNES,NES and part of the Atari generations and NO company has controlled for 3 gens in a row(except Nintendo in HANDHELDS(but that doesnt count))and when they try to get back in to the race they leave examples:Atari and SEGA neither has a company that has started out set records for amount sold example:Sony neither has a company came out and barely scratched the surface and stayed in example:Microsoft neither has a company stayed in for 5gens example:Nintendo(Atari came close with 5consoles in 4gens reason the second gen is broken into 2 parts:8bit and start of 16bit).

With this info at hand i think we can agree that nothing is the same in the industry anymore and we can go on what history "tells" us but things have changed since then and NOTHING is set in stone i.e.The Wii could stop selling NOTHING says it will keep selling like it is now all though the likelyhood is it will keep selling.What if the PS3 starts selling like crazy once R&C or MGS4 is released and it doesnt slow down the only thing saying that wont happen is CURRENT trends and they change.

Now to the NEXTGEN personally this thread came 1Christmas too early and we would have a better look on the future after Christmas07 but anyway.MS will release an Xbox3 just because they can and it will be subpar,offer nothing and have a online expererience getting more and more average due to Nintendo and Sony hammering the online part of games and consoles and XBL will still cost money.Unless Xbox3 takes everyone by storm and takes 1st place by a good 10million units sold i think they WON'T release an Xbox4 due to investers saying that they will stop investing and that their stock will decline and that they wont have a massive bankroll because Vista isnt selling and their OS's from here on will start to look less and less appealing when their up against MacOS or Linux and so this will hurt the rest of the company because they wont have the "unlimited" bank balance they seem to have now.Xbox3 WON'T have a HD disc format if Bluray wins because there is no chance in hell Sony would sell Bluray licensing to MS unless it looks really profitable for them.MS will have to come up with a new falgship game after Halo3 and it WON'T be GeOW because its 3rd party and Epic would never accept take over by MS due to loss of profits because MS wouldnt allow them to sell the UnrealEngine to other devs.If HDDVD losses then MS will buy HDDVD for games only so they have something that can compete with Sony's Bluray.

Nintendo will just play on the Wii and if history repeats itself and alot of you are sure this will happen then they will piss off devs again with their stupid policys and terms and conditions.They will keep making Mario,Zelda,Brawl and Metroid games by the truck load to keep the loyal fans loyal and the 3rd party titles wont get the sales even though the userbase is MASSIVE.The Wii2 will have good graphics,HD,much better Wiimote called Wiimote2 and the falgship game surprise surprise will be Mario and Zelda.Wii2 will use DVDs just like N64 used cartridges against PS CD the Wii2 will use DVD against PS4 Bluray and MS DVD/HDDVD(depends on what happens).Wii2 will have stunning online service and capabilities and all games will have some sought of online to them.VC will have GC games and Wii games on it because Nintendo will put a 100GB HDD in the Wii2 because it will be cheap to buy them when these consoles come out.Nintendo will probably make a console where they BreakEven from the getgo because of funds from Wii and they will start making profit quickly because things will go cheaper quicker.

Sony will go and see what the hell happened with PS3 and why it came 2nd and not 1st and fix that problem of PRICE with a nice starting price tag of $350-$399/£250-£300 and lower it within a year to $299-$350/£199-£250 and it will sell really good again.Online will be better than XBL because of 'Home' and they are really hitting the nail with online now just needs a few tweaks and it will be perfect and it will still be FREE.The controller will stay the good old fashioned way and won't change that much except that it will have a IR port on one side and a trigger(like a guncon) so during ALL FPS and TPS you can use the controller like a GunCon and during other games use the controller normally,the motion sensing will also be alot more accurate and easier to use and devs will use it much more than they are now.It will ONLY transmit in HD because 1.You cant buy SD TV's in many places now and 2.HDTV's will be cheap like what SDTV's where about a year ago.The new IPs that are coming out this gen(HS,InFamous,LAIR,EightDays etc etc)some of these(most likely HS,LAIR)will become established franchise and along with GT,R&C,Resistance,Motorstorm become flagship titles and shift consoles like a GTA does.FF and MGS(he says this is the last he also said MGS3 was the last but it wasnt) will be exclusives again and GTA will depend on whether Sony is buying R* or not.

The NEXTGEN will start around 2012-2014.Either MS or Sony will start it first depending on who losses this gen which is most likely MS.
Price points will be(without inflation rates):
Wii2:$275-$350 £200-£250
PS4:$350-$390 £250-£300
Xbox3:$350-$399 £250-£300
The price will be close the specs will be alot closer and the main thing will be 1st party games and 3rd party exclusives and this will be between Sony and Nintendo unless MS pulls another Halo like game and buys a well known studio like R*,S-E,Konami and all their games become exclusive later in this gen which will probably not happen.
This gen will end in this order:
Wii
PS3
X360
Unless PS3 goes down to $399/£250-£300 before MGS4 and GTAIV release then it will be much closer between PS3 and Wii.