disolitude said:
For 2013 you are right, these devices will most likely sell out. I was talking more about lifetime sales. While there is still a large portion of "core" console gamers they are not as large as you think and are shrinking. I doubt we would see half of the console sales last gen if only people buying these systems were exclusively "hardcore gamers". Wii would have 1/3 of the sales and PS3 and 360 would probably have 20-30 million less as well. This gen we should see even more people buying consoles as entertainment devices, cable boxes, multitasking machines, IPTV devices, casual gaming and app launcher devices, Skype for the livingroom devices...etc. So yeah, they need to compete with smartphones, tablets, laptops, Apple TV, Rokku, and many other connected devices that are invading the livingroom. I'm always surprised when I see how narrow minded the core gamers tend to be when it comes to self importance to these consoles and their lifetime sales. The days of core games and gamers selling consoles are 3-4 years behind. Core gamers are the ones that will pay the 400-500 dollar price, but once we get to 299, its all mass market sales. |
I'm sure these newer systems will peak alot earlier than the 360/PS3 in terms of sales but we will have to see whether or not the software is ground breaking enough a few years from now to expand the audience or keep it from shrinking. Multimedia wise, I from the Uk, so I don't personally where you can go beyond the on demand services (netflix) which even the current systems mostly have.
