Honest question do you think we're in twilight of this current generation?

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Mr Khan said:

2010 will be the last great wave, though we should see some good spillover into 2011 (Pikmin 3, Dragon Quest X, Fable 3, FF Vs XIII)

 

Those hoping for an extra-long generation are going to be disappointed.

Let me disagree :)

We'll still see the following on PS3 this gen ( sorry I don't follow much the others consoles).

 

- FF XIII, FFXIII versus

- GT5

- Uncharted 3 ( 2011 holydays most likely)

- Assassin's creed 3 ( 2011 holydays most likely)

- The guardian ( team Ico game).

- GTA5 ( with the cost to develop they will definitly release 2 full GTA on the same engine this gen..), looks like end 2010, 2011 at earliest.

- Metal Gear solid rising

- most likely a new DeadSpace and Mirror Edge.

- I woudn't be surprised if we were to get a DMC5 in the next 2 years either.

- one more Call of Duty/MW every year :P

and many more titles we don't yet know about...

 

The main reason this gen isn't over any time soon is simple. There isn't a growing demand for better graphics/more cpu on the hd console ( there aren't a tonn of PC games selling like mad and making console games look like space invader by comparison...)

So the HD console makers don't have to move forward by fear of the PC catching up and stealing their customer base ( and with the way piracy goes on the PC, no developer is going to invest 50 million$ on a PC game to make console games look bad ( aside from Blizzard but their games are not designed for consoles anyway).

And finally there is no push by the development studios themselves to get better hardware ( EA and Activision are in no rush to have to redevelop their engines for a new gen...).

With the success microsoft has encountered this gen, it's not in its interest to jump start a new gen either. And Sony has invested too much to cut this short ( and the answer customers are giving to the slim show that not all is lost..)

Now if you ask if Nintendo is going by themselves to start the next gen, that could happen, but I'm not sure either Sony or Microsoft would follow...

 

Basically there is no financial motivation for either the HD console makers or the developers for a new gen to start and this is a business and finance is what rules.( on the other hand there probably would be a benefit for the developers if Nintendo was to release a Wii HD as releasing cross platform games would be a lot easier for them).

And if there is no benefits for the company and no huge demand from the customers, it ain't gonna happen.....