3D: Why a new Xbox is coming sooner than later

[Squilliam]

Reasonable said:
I think with the economy and the wails of complaints from developers over the hike just the 360/PS3 have brought to budgets a new console, unless it was only a marginal leap in power, would be a mistake.

Unless MS ate a ton of loss to try and get rid of Sony they'd have to risk going back to being the more expensive console and pushing developers to raise budgets while asking people to spend a lot more money on a new console.

Sure, the hardcore Halo/Gears crew might move for new franchise entries - but I really don't see the majority doing so.

If MS were to release an new, more expensive higher speced console it could just as easily go pear shaped IMHO - and they would find out exactly how Sony felt when the PS3 stalled after launch.


I note Peter Moore quoted recently that there was a lot of runway left in the current generation... and I suspect he has a fair inkling of MS strategy even now he's at EA.

Read the post that I copied and pasted from a secret location to here, its the 2nd one down. I think pretty much answers all of that in spite of it being verbose.