Puppyroach said:
My guess is 6 years, the landscape of the industry has changed to much in the last three years (during which we have seen a massive decline in sales of the previous gen, of course in part because of the length on gen7) and is now changng even faster. Sony has already started their transition with PS Now, a project that in a few years time could mean that a gamer doesn´t have to buy a PS4 in order to play their games, if they can make it possible on multiple devices. The bizzare thing is that 6 years would still put it up there with the more common time for a generation to last, it´s just that last gen was so long. |
I think the next gen starts in 2020. Which means this gen will last for 7yrs. On the 6th year we will start hearing or seeing stuff about the 9th gen consoles though. Maybe even nintendo releases early again and come out that year with sony and MS to follow. So in a way I agree with you and don't too. The decline in sales of the previous gen has nothing to do with an industry changing. Console sales can't increase forever, sooner or later they will reach a saturation point and software sales still remained strong. GTA5 sold over 30M copies afterall.
Funny thing about PSnow, is that if its used the way you think sony would use it, basically allowing you to play PS4 games even if you don't have a PS4 (which I don't think they would do) it would actually lenghten the life span of the PS4 not shorten it. Cause it basically means that as long as you are willing to stream and can, all you need is to buy a PStv for $99.
spemanig said:
The PS3's rough start sold better than the PS4's awesome one, though. How is that hard to understand? |
Wait what? No PS platform has had a start as good as the PS4.
