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Mummelmann on 02 February 2013
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platformmaster918 said:
Mummelmann said:
Yeah, apparently the Wii U is not what the mass market wants. And the PS4 and xbox 720 will be no different, none of them will reel in the casuals this gen. Its a nice sentiment though, if you assume that the Wii U is going to win that must mean that the next PS and xbox will move less than 45-50 million each at the most, that's a drastic drop from the 7th generation hardware sales.

Also, OP, shouldn't you be creating hit & run religious threads?

So hardcores won't take a console beyond 45-50 million?  So the PS2 sold 100 million based on DVD player capability?  PSone sold 50 million due to being able to play CDs?

Where did you get that notion in my post? I'm questioning the "logic" in the OP and pointing out how unlikely his scenario is, if he assumes that the Wii U will "win" the 8th generation with the likely lifetime numbers its headed for that must mean he implies sales in the region below 45-50 million for both PS4 and xbox 720, not my idea, his idea for a likely resolution of the 8th generation.

My take? None of the three consoles will sell as much in the 8th generation, mostly due to the hardware cycle itself being shorter and somewhat due to new competition in a fast paced market (Valve and Apple likely setting their sights on living room boxes). The continued effort and dedication to making home consoles more into media centers makes the Apple and Valve competition all the more relevant and PC's will also be more competitive since they easily have best multimedia capability and compatability as well as gross hardware advantages on top.

Sony and MS are purposefully making media playback and streaming and non gaming functions into selling points, ironically leading to the possible scenario that you faultily assumed I was implying was the case with the PS1 and PS2's cycles and sales appeal.