Augen said:
celador said:
People are going to point to the fact that 7th gen sold over 260m hardware between the three home consoles, and that this generation is a failure if it contracts and sells less. This generation is inevitably going to have less sales. Tens of millions of people bought a Wii that have no interest in buying consoles again plus this generation will almost certainly be shorter.
I agree with your post, overall the home console market looks healthy right now, and hopefully Wii U can improve and start pulling it's weight. |
Why do you think it will be a shorter generation? If anything I get the sense 7-8 years could become the new normal and could even see companies try to stretch it out more.
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I think (and hope) it will be shorter because the gaming industry is moving faster and faster. There's the rise of mobile and tablet, PC gaming is forging ahead, there is steam machines and possibly an Amazon console and now VR and AR technology. I think Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft may have to adapt quicker than before and I don't see how they can do that with another 8 year generation with the same hardware.
