xbone + wii u closing the gap with ps4!

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RubberWhistleHistle said:

im more confident in my ps4 numbers than anything. the ps3 is going to end up having a longer shelf life than the ps4. this generation isnt going to be nearly as long, and i dont care how much sony is going to want the ps4 on shelves for 8, 9, 10 years.. i dont think the market is going to allow for that to happen. the ps3 on the other hand, was built for the future. in fact, it was built too much for the future. it wasnt until 2009 that people were ready for ps3. ps4 is just going to be a different story. people are going to buy the shit out of it from beginning to end, but i dont think its going to have a long shelf life. those are my thoughts on that.

x1 numbers can vary tremendously depending on what ms does. first of all, they need to STOP losing exclusives to the PC. and second, like you said, they need to invest in new IPs. the x1 isnt going to sell by being a cable box, its going to sell because of software. i think MS is starting to realize that, and they placed their bets wrong at the start.

wii u, i dont know, we'll see.

Aaah, fair enough. ^_^ I can't really speak as to the long-term lifespan of the consoles; I think that it's largely going to boil down to how long developers and publishers consider it financially viable to produce content for them, and how long it is before Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo decide they want to move on. Though the previous gen might have been future proofed, it hasn't kept the Xbox 360 and PS3 from getting pretty much obliterated in terms of hardware power the last few years. But them getting obliterated in terms of hardware power hasn't kept them from producing some pretty impressive games, given the old hardware, and continuing to release titles long after PC had left them in the dust.

Still, there's always a chance that all three platforms' lifespans are going to be shorter than last gen, and the Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U will be discontinued in fewer years. Although given what dire straits Sony was in with the PS3, and how the PS4 is finaaaally looking like a bright spot, they might not be uber eager to give up the platform and take risks with a PS5 before they absolutely have to.