Do you expect the 8th Gen to be smaller than the 7th?

[Panama]

Khuutra said:

Panama said:
Innovation is stagnating. If the consumer has such ill judgement as to buy 3 new consoles that fail to greatly differentiate themselves from their predecessors then sure, the market will stay as it is if not expand.

You basically just described every single iterative generational leap. First to second, third to fourth, fifth to sixth. One generation sets a standard, the next expands on it. This is part of a continuing cycle. And the iterative generation, the one that refines what came before? Those always sell more when looking at the market as a whole.

But then every generation has been bigger than the last, so I guess that's a moot point.

The NES and SNES outselling the N64 and GC makes me question your statement. I'm assuming you mean the industry as a whole.