http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/174498/Ubisofts_Guillemot_New_consoles_are_overdue.php
New consoles are long overdue. New hardware brings about greater opportunities that are unavailable on current consoles. Let's look at what this current generation offered gaming that last gen could not:
HDD/flash storage, online play across the board, downloadable gaming, HD gaming/entertainment, motion controls, etc... I feel that people saying it's okay to go so long without new innovations is helping make the market stagnant. There is consumer apathy toward the current generation, and for good reason. Next gen won't just be about better resolutions and framerates, but different ways to play, both alone and together, that we can't imagine at the moment. Why would so many people fight against the possibility of new ideas for how to play games when many developers (like the one featured in this article) are basically begging for the industry to evolve? And if the industry stays exactly the same for too long, people are just going to leave.
We, the gamers and developers, are essentially being punished because the console manufacturers either A.) had too big of egos to admit that their consoles wouldn't lose interest within 5 years, or B.) care more about overcompensating on lost profits from 7 years ago to do what their job is - make new and better gaming experiences.
At the moment, I could care less about current gen and next gen, as these console manufacturers don't seem to care about building excitement for their products anymore. And developers are losing interest as well, obviously. I'm more interested in the idea of Ouya because it's something different, new, and has the lowest cost of entry from any other hardware option. They hype for that machine isn't based off of ego, but from word-of-mouth, and it's something genuine that's lacking from the rest of the console market.
I want new IPs as well as Guillemot, and many of them simply CANNOT happen on current gen consoles. New hardware, new control schemes, new online options, etc. will allow for new gaming experiences we cannot currently imagine. New options will push the console business forward, not the same old thing. Complacency has turned to apathy, which has turned developers and gamers away. Things need to change ASAP.
