Next Gen.... more of the same?

[DM235]

#1 PC
#2 Nintendo
#3 Sony
#4 Microsoft

PC because the next gen will only be marginally better than this gen, as everyone tries to sell a console that generates profit day 1. With all 3 consoles being so similar, none of them will stand out and lose to cheap PCs.

Nintendo will still be second because of their momentum from this generation, and because I expect their next console will be backwards compatible with the Wii. This will entice 100 million Wii owners to upgrade to a HD Wii and preserve their game libraries.

Sony will be third because Europe still doesn't trust Microsoft, and Asia will hate the even bigger power brick that Microsoft will use next generation. Sony's first party games will also help it differentiate itself from Microsoft.

Microsoft will come in last because they will try to be bigger and better than everyone else (expecting Sony to do the same). This will result in a longer time between price cuts, resulting in more people buying Sony or Nintendo products.

If the above does not come true, then that just means that I have altered the future by revealing it in the present :)