HappySqurriel said:
And yet you completely ignore Sony's most recent system release which was managed in less than a year ... you choose to ignore the recent trend of large electronics manufacturers (including Sony) to compress the time from announcement to release of the product. This isn't to say that Sony has to announce it and release it within a 12 month period, but we live in a world where the products Apple announces nest week will (likely) be for sale before black friday and it is foolish to think that Sony needs more than 12 months to bring a successful console to market. The 3DS did not have much longer between announcement and release than the PS-Vita did but it is a successful system, the lack of an additional 12 months didn't hurt the 3DS. Ultimately, there are reasons why Sony (and Microsoft) would not want to announce their system today if it was releasing in 2013. While the market for a $100 console and a new $400 console are somewhat distinct, there are very few people who are going to buy into a $300 console today if it will simply be replaced by a $300 to $400 console a year from now which is better in every measureable way. The PS3 would see massive sales reductions this holiday season, and there is no way Sony can afford that. In other words, there is little to no benefit of a long announcement for the PS4, but there is a lot Sony could lose ... |
I discount the VITA because it's not a home console.
And then on top of that,
The VITA is a current failure.
I'm not being unreasonable here, HappySqurriel.
