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 ... |
This is very true. If you announce your product way before you will stand the chance of having a bad holiday season and not only that, you could have people lose interests because it is taking so long to release. I have done this with something and that something was chevy camaro. They took so long to release the damn car that I lost interest in it all together.
See I think persistantthug doesn't realize the device he is using has opened info like never before. Facebook is hugh and advertising on that will spread word in a month. Social media has grown massive since 2005 or even 2006. So the point that he is using info from basically prehistoric social media days is a joke into it self.
He is also not thinking about the sales difference in the market either. Last gen it was worth the loss in sales to get the next gen going because unless you where ps2, you didn't have much sales to begin with. This gen has seen some massive sales on all consoles and not only that but sony just started making a profit, so why through away profits you could have unless your Nintendo and you have something to gain and have made a ton already. They stand to gain 3rd party support.
