Raze said:
PS2 released in 2000 and the PS3 in 2006. 6 year gap, and we're at 5 years this year since PS3 release. (PS1 to PS2 gap was 6 years, 1994-2000) Gamecube released in 2001 and Wii in 2006, 5 year gap, and we're at 5 years this year since Wii release. (N64 to GC gap was 6 years , 1996-2001) Point is, the next gen isn't any more rushed than the general trend for the past 15 years of home consoles. The whole "10 year plan" thing is just a marketing pitch at best. 6 years is the general rule it seems. |
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I have seen several generations where everyone on web-forums is 100% happy with what they have until the next generation of system is first shown. Hypothetically speaking, if Nintendo's next system has moderate performance (say 8 times as powerful as the HD consoles) and there are a handful of games that show off its capabilities, you will see a lot of people really excited about the PS4 and XBox 1080 (it isn't going to be called 720, it will be 1080 for 1080p).
