Why the huge success of PS360 will hurt all next-gen consoles, not just Wii U

[sergiodaly]

mai said:

sergiodaly said:

Conegamer said:
I agree with you here; and in addition I feel as though any next-gen system launching higher than $399 is just asking for failure. It will not be a repeat of this gen, certainly not for the first few years, that is for sure.

@bold [irony] yes because in these days, 600$ tablets are a huge failure, so 400$ consoles will never have a chance. also the new console had 2 SKUs, and the one that sold the most is definitely the cheapest... [/irony]

@OP yes? like xbox 360, PS3 and wii were hurt by the huge success of PS2? each generation its the same all over again... the old ones start to sell poorly and the new ones are much more expensive but people buy them because the old ones were, how can i say this, OLD.

Tablets (and any multi-purpose piece of electronics) hold more value for mass consumer compared against more or less dedicated game consoles, which are more likely to be exluded from family budget if there're constrains.

Since I do not expect people to spend more on gaming (adjusted for inflation), chances are next generation indeed might have problems selling at all, unless it's cheap or will immensely raise its value for consumer in some way.

tablets hold more value... true, but some guys did a survey and kids want ipads more than anything, and its not to set a route home in the maps application. its for games. parents do buy them, and justify the cost because of the "multi-purpose" nature of tablets, but that is also valid for consoles, they are not just a game consoles anymore.

the expensive consoles of this gen sold 140 millions against the half price leader sitting at 98 millions, gamers are serious about this hobby. the 399 PS4/xbox3 will do fine... i think they will be 449 or 499 and still do just fine. the majority of whining gamers about expensive consoles are the ones that had them as gift as young children and has now to pay them with their own money. Consoles were always a costly piece of entertainment.