Next gen, 10 year cycle not even 1080p at launch?

[theRepublic]

Hynad said:

IsawYoshi said:
I'm taking that one from the video. He said so, and I've never really experienced him to just make up stuff. However, Microsoft also sid that they wanted to sell 1 billion Xbox ones, and I doubt that means we'll have a 6-7 year console gen.

 

And, the the whole pc from 2008 thing is also from the video, as I trust him enough to believe that what he says is the truth. If it isn't, then I'm sorry :p

Microsoft didn't say that. That's a misconception people have spread quite a lot.

Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi actually said:

"Every generation, as you've probably heard, has grown approximately 30 percent," Mehdi said. "So this generation is about 300 million units. Most industry experts think the next generation will get upwards of about 400 million units. That's if it's a game console, over the next decade."

"We think you can go broader than a game console, that's our aim, and you can go from 400 million to potentially upwards of a billion units," he added. 


He's talking about the whole console market, which includes Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft and most likely all the others like Ouya and the likes. Not just the XBox brand.

He is talking about making the Xbox more than just a games console.  More like a DVD player or Bluray player, something that almost everyone has.