Alterego-X said:
Exactly. What do you think, how is it possible that every console has its sales peak in its third year, and starts slowing down even before there is a new console? Consoles have a "natural" lyfe-cycle, with this peak at the middle, followed by ~2,5 years of slowing before the next generation comes. It is not truly the company that dictates the pace of the generations, but the cusomer. While probably most posters here are hardcore gamers, who would keep gaming forever, don't forget that most people aren't like this. Even on those so-called hardcore consoles, the relevant majority of the users are playing their games casually, and buy their systems casually. (this is why millions buy their consoles later in the generation. They just don't care that much about gaming). They are getting bored of their games after a few weeks, and they get bored of their consoles after a few years. New consoles are made for the same reason why game sequels are made. Gamers will get bored with the old one, know every part of it, so they need some surprise. New games will give that surprise for a few years, but they are limited by the hardware. New controllers, more processing power, better online capabilities, etc. are needed to make these new games more interesting, and not just variations of the old ones.
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Great post.
