Tachikoma said:
Madden NFL 08 (8/14/07) Also, people like to cite that xbox 360 only does badly in japan because 'the japanese hate the american console and love their japanese consoles', well if you look back to microsofts first attempt at a console in japan, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Xbox_games and see how many games were left unreleased there, you can see why japanese xbox fans would avoid the next console entirely. This generation will be no different, support for the 360 will drop off within 3-4 years entirely, and thats a generous estimate. The only company of the three that continue to support their hardware with both software and hardware long in to the afterlife has been Sony, for example the last game released in eu/us for ps2 was pro evo 2013 (released in late 2012) and in japan, Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin later this month, this is 6 years after the next console was actually released. Lets look at it directly, comparing the point at which a new console is released, and the point at which the old consoles last game was released. Nintendo 64 - Longest support after new console release : 9 months Nintendo Gamecube - Longest support after new console release : 9 months Sony playstation - Longest support after new console release : 6 years 10 months Sony playstation 2 - Longest support after new console release : 6 years 4 months Microsoft Xbox - Longest support after new console release : 2 years 9 months It's funny that in the EU, the gamecube went 5 and a half months without a single game release before the new console to replace it was launched, but looking at the figures it clearly shows that Nintendo and its supporting 3rd parties are the worst for supporting an outdated console, followed by Microsoft, then Sony with a clear, huge lead. And people say 'nintendo is fine without third party support', okay, right, because third part y support doesn't effect the longevity of a platform at all does it *rollleyes* |
First, when it comes to tech, history isnt the best indicater of future, at least not as definitive as it appears you are trying to make it, i remember when apple was niche, when nokia owned the world, when sony tvs were making millions, the list goes on and on. Are any of those things true today, absolutly not. So i wouldnt put to much trust in those numbers. Second you bring up the point of third party support, and its importance, which i absolutly agreed with, after a certain time it will be the third parties that will pick up the slack, but let me ask you this, and correct me if i am wrong, you seem to reason it is one of reasons for the poor nintendo support after the release of a new console, i agreed, but why dont you use the same reasoning and apply it to the 360, it enjoys immense third party support, equal to all its competitors if not more, it is the opposite of nintendo, yet you "generously" give it only 3-4 years, it'll be at least 3-4 years. And finally even if we tried to use those numbers wouldnt those 3-4 years give the 360 almost the same amount support as the ps2 give or take a year, a system that has sold some 150 millions units, the 360 was release in 05, the new console should release this year, so that 8 years plus 3-4 equals 11-12 years, the ps2was released in 00 support ended 6 years 4 months after the release of the ps3 in 06, so thats around 12 years and 4 months of support, now this is a system that sold over 150 units and is still being produced to this day, the 360 will be lucky if it breaks 100 in lifetime sales, so 150 compare to 100 and by your estimates about a year to a year and half less in support, I would say one word to that.......Impressive.
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