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superchunk on 26 May 2013
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MikeRox said:
Miguel_Zorro said:
superchunk said:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=143762
My thread from almost exactly a year ago that details (foretells) this exact same scenario.

Apple - 100% right so far
Google - 100% right so far
MS - absolutely 100% accurate.
Sony - 100% right so far (I even predicted the vita connection and streaming content)
Nintendo- substantially right, but the new unforeseen DRM issue is plaguing 3rd party support and clearly the Android rumor was wrong, BUT they did bring in their own apps and socialization to dramatically increase the non-gaming features.

"Hardware:
We already know a PS4 or Orbis is on its way. What we don't know is its power. Based on latest rumors it could be technically weaker then Wii U or more powerful and closer to the next Xbox. Either way it will be a player in the market."

You're calling that "100% right", but you basically predicted that "The PS3 could be anything from the weakest console to almost as powerful as the next XBox."


Wasn't the consensus that the PS4 will actually have more raw power than the Xbox One, therefore being the only outcome he didn't predict and thus making him infact 100% wrong?

The TV side of this is quite interesting if they get it right. My PS3 really did end up turning into a netflix/lovefilm hub for my TV. If the XBOne and PS4 nail that with a much more streamlined interface they could both be a decent proposition.

However, it's not whether gaming is the future of consoles, but more whether consoles are the future of gaming. What with the rapid improvements in the horsepower in tablets etc, and the likes of Steam and Origin, and these tablets, laptops, PCs etc all now starting to be easy to connect to a TV, if they take their eye off the core gaming market too much. Consoles will be irrelevant.

A year ago the "consensus" was the PS4 might even be weaker than Wii U. There was actually only a new rumor at the time that suggested the GPU was in fact closer to the then current rumors of Durango. (you guys I think forget I also have that comparison thread, so I've paid pretty damn close attention to all these rumors).

My language in that particular paragraph is not guessing or being vague on purpose. Its simply a legit account of the rumors of the time and an acknowldgement that regardless of how it ended up (for the record I did say it could be very close to Xone and that is exacly accurate now as they are very close to eachother).

Finally, me point to the thread was to suggest services would be as important as games in all next consoles and primarily because MSony/Nintendo all recognized the very real threat of Apple/Google moving from pure mobile to more integrated TV-connected devices with a good gaming focus. Read that thread and see how many said myh OP would be massively off. Facts are it isn't and its extremely accurate, even if you take that one line and pretend it was false (PS4 power relation line).