Next Gen wont be as succesful as this one

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MrT-Tar said:

I think the growth will be in developing economies such as India and China

This.

Though I disagree with what alot of the OP said about this generation, I am inclined to agree, that unless the big 3 reach out further into developing markets, this next generation may only be "as good" as this one, but not bigger. This last generation showed HUGE growth, which is due to many factors, but will/may already have plateaued. The growth potential in the west and western Europe is close to maxed out (I'm talking consoles/handhelds, I won't get started on "mobile"/Iphone games), the developers would be smart to aim for other countries, such as the 2 MrT-Tar said, that have huge populations, but relatively low console usage.