Next generation predictions.

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scottie said:

Carl2291 said:
Just because Nintendo launch a new console doesn't mean Sony and MS have to jump in straight away.

I'm sorry but it does. the year headstart was one of the major things that helped the 360. Nintendo already have so many advantages coming into this generation, MS and Sony can't give them this as well. Sony will likely end up releasing 6 months after Ninty (as I predicted above) and even that is going to serious decrease their chances of success.

Nope. We like to consider generations as these solid boxes where the PS3 only competes with the Wii and the X360. But reality is not so cut and dry. The PS2 is also competing in this space still. And when the Wii2/HD gets released it will be competing with the PS3/X360.

Given past history, I highly doubt the Wii2/HD will even be more powerful than the PS3/X360. It might not even have a bloody hard drive. Which means it will have to once again rely on upgraded motion controls, which is iffy because you don't really get much better than motion plus (hardly ever used), and its first party games to drive sales.

Currently the PS3 has better precision controls than stock Wii motion controls (I argue even motion plus is weaker than Move, but thats a moot point), and probably will match Wii2/HD. Thus the only real thing going for it will be the first party games. Which SONY and Microsoft _can_ hope to match.

I predict, over the next 2 decades we will see 2-3 consoles from Nintendo and only 1-2 from SONY and Microsoft. That's right. PS3/X360 will go head to head with Wii2, PS4/X720 will go head to head with Wii3 and Wii4