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DarkRPGamer007 said:

Let's be honest now. This has literally NEVER WORKED for anybody! Before companies actually do it they always think it will work, and it does seem like a good idea, but it always seems to result in a lack of software (1st party and some cases 3rd) and they end up losing the generation anyway. And I understand there always needs to be a first, but should they all launch so they're ready or release early to maybe boost sales by like 1 or 2 million.

Since I am sounding pessimistic, there are some pros to it, like you get the console out there, the name is more recognized, (this didn't work for Wii U unfortunately), and even if there's nothing big about it there's still a certain level of hype since it's the first "next gen" console. But for anyone who disagrees, look at every gen since the original.

3rd gen

Atari 2600 (1983) 27.64m

Sega Master System (1985) 10-13m

NES (1985) 61.91m

 

4th gen

Sega Genesis (1989) 29.54 m

SNES- (1991) 49.10 m

 

5th gen

Sega Saturn (Spring 1995) 8.82m

PlayStation (1995) 104.25m

N64 (1996) 32.93m

 

6th gen

Sega Dreamcast (1999) 8.20m

PS2 (2000) 157.68m

XBOX (2001) 24.65m

GC (2001) 21.74m

 

7th gen

XBOX 360 (2005) 83.55m

PS3 (2006) 83.81m

Wii (2006) 101.11m

 

8th gen 

Wii U (2012) 7.6m

PS4 (2013) 15.5m

XB1 (2013) 8.1m

 

Hope that proves my point. Also just used numbers from the homepage for 8th gen consoles 

Where'd u get 15.5 for ps4?