Activision Says Next Xbox And PlayStation 4 Could Face The Same Challenges As Wii U

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mii-gamer said:

Cobretti2 said:
I think the problem is that this gen has gone for so long. PS3 and 360 have WAY to many good games and MORE good games coming.

There really isn't much of an incentive for lots of people to become early adopters as in previous gens. I know most of us on the forums indeed will become early adopters, but the mass market won't see it that way as they probably still got plenty to finish on last gen.

^ sums it up well

Indeed. People need to remember that we on the game forums represent the minority of console consumers. While many of us were chomping at the bit to pick up the 360 and PS3 soon after launch, the majority of those consoles were sold much later as the prices came down and the game libraries became more robust. While some of that was due to the Wii at the time, that option has now been replaced by having more choices of things vying for people's time.

Most people aren't going to see the value in abandoning their current HD console that they purchased in the last few years for a new premium-priced piece of hardware with a small library... particularly when their current consoles will continue to be heavily supported by the industry for at least another couple of years.

It's not that people won't think the new systems are good, but the adoption rate is going to be a slow, timely process regarding the majority.