Moore's Law, PS3 and next gen

[CrashMan]

@Kytiara: If everything goes as currently stated, in 10 years we will see PS4 and 'Wii 3,' in 5 years we will have 'Wii 2' and the PS3

@tweserm: Again, my point is that sony is trying to bill the PS3 as this technical powerhouse, and that's why you should buy it, but in 5 years, it will be 'old' technology. With nintendo the focus is on the gameplay, not the technology, which is why its (comparatively) underpowered graphical abilities aren't an issue.

@TheBigFatJ: Well its difficult to compare a console with a gaming PC, as a gaming PC will ingeneral cost from 4 to 10 times that of a console, plus a PC can't dedicate all resources to the execution of the game code (now I understand that is not the case with consoles any more, but the footprint of console OpSys is much smaller than what you will see on a PC.) Also, Sony has really been billing the PS3 as Sony's console for 10 years, implying no plans for another console in 5 years, at least thats the impression they give to the public. This hasn't been a "We have plans for a new console in 5 years, but ut the PS3 will be around for 10 years." kind of PR.

The problem with Sony is not the PS3 hardware, nor will that be the problem in 5 years, but their marketing of the console, and I honestly think it will not be possible for them (nor allowed by their share holders when the time comes) to skip the next generation (if we see the typical 5 year turn around on consoles)