People keep missing the main point.
PS3, WiiU and XBOX 360 have almost the same power. There are some differences, the Wii may be slightly better (it has more RAM) but nothing that a normal consumer would notice or that good software can't overcome. If you don't see this then you are blind.
So where is the purpose (for sony and ms) in releasing a new console if the one you have now on the market CAN COMPETE and has:
- A better game library
- Lower production cost (recurrent costs)
- Zero development cost (one time costs, very high)
You make a restyle, cut the price, do a smartglass-like thing with comparative advertising and blow nitendo out of the market.
But this won't work because the industry need a progress. Developers demand it, chip makers demand it and gamers demand it. And you know? It won't even cost that much. Like someone pointed out, wasn't the gpu that dragged up the PS3 price.