7th gen is a huge wake-up call to Sony

[Spankey]

Jordahn said:

Spankey said:

To me the biggest problem is going to come to next gens consoles (not neccessarily handhelds though).
All three (maybe more i.e SEGA or someone else) will almost certainly have to go the HD route next time around. MS and Sony have already taken the plunge, Nintendo hasn't. Will the shift to HD cause a change in Nintendos fortune simply due to development costs?

Nintendo will be able to better afford to create and develop for their next supposedly HD console.  By then, "HD technology" would be cheaper to product so that will work in favor for Nintendo.  And hopefully, they are financially preparing themselves as we speak for that console with the current financial success they are earning.

 

good points.

I wonder if the Wii profits will be eroded as the PS2 profits were.

Cheaper HD components and dev techniques "should" help lessen the blow, but both MS and Sony already have stable-ish platforms and experienced HD devs to build on. should be interesting.