I finally understand Sonys 10 year plan!

[Doktor85]

A bios upgrade for 3d-gaming and an additional motion-controller could work very well for them. Imagine Wii Sports in 3D that's what I think is the next step for gaming. Unlocking the 8th SPE will improve graphics just a little bit. Remember graphics are not important as we have seen with the Wii. Of course Sony has to make real effort to pull this of.

PS3 is future-proof if Sony wants, they can make the 10 year lifecycle a truth.
360 is a no go because PS3 can outperform it on High End gaming, not only gaming also multimedia mainly because of Blu-ray.

PS3 could also outperform the Wii, but they have to use a me-too strategy. Or in other words steal the motion tech. They also have PS eye that could track motion. Or just release a better one that isn't horrible for the ones that bought the old one already.

Sony has to consider that some of their fans will switch to Xbox 720 for higher end gaming. I don't this would cause trouble for them. Since the PS3 will have a decent userbase and is going on par with Wii HD.

Main platform for HD games will be PS3. Developers mainly choose their platform for the largest userbase. Motion games will be multiplatform for PS3 and Wii HD. What should be the main platform? Wii HD also has to start from scratch.

While Nintendo and Microsoft are happy with their sales. Sony could be pulling of this strategy to make it competitive in the next generation. The bottom line is Sony has 2 choices. 1. Dump the PS3 or 2. make it competitive with next gen.

The only backdraw for point 2 is lack of graphics. Those will be last gen. Keep in mind that Wii HD will likely be jsut a little more powerful.

PS3 2012
PS3 + 8 SPE (cell will be stable enough to run all SPEs)
Bios upgrade for 3D gaming on WOW TVs
3D glasses for people without an 3DTV
Six-Axis controller with Rumble (they should upgrade to rumble 2.0)
PS Eye (maybe PS Eye 2.0 I don't think it's needed but just in case)
Gloves (PS Eye could track your bare hands but just in case)
Make bundles with games that make full usage of these new hardware and software. Price full options @ $250-300* and of course full BC for PS2/1

Can Nintendo and Microsoft compete with a revived PS3?
Microsoft will beat them with graphics easily. How popular is Blu-ray in 2012? Who will digital downloads do in 2012?
Nintendo spends a lot on R&D I'm pretty sure they will pull off better hardware. Will the casual market see Nintendo's new technology? I'm sure the hardcore does, unlucky us that's not important any more.

I'm pretty sure Sony could make it very for Nintendo and Microsoft. Time will tell.