Front loaded Generation... What does that even mean?

[Gehirnkrampf]

Intrinsic said:

Gehirnkrampf said:

lower initial price point -> moving of the top of the sales-curve (y axis) to the left on the x-axis (time).
that's pretty undeniable.
denying that basically means you deny that pricecuts have a positive effect on sales.

I am not denying that or anything. Just asking, how what you have just said can somehow be made to look like a bad thing or somehow means that in the long run these consoles will perform poorly. 

well, more hardware iterations mean people will have to buy more consoles over time. consoles get their strong advantage weakened (you don't have to upgrade for a time). shorter console lifecycles would also lead to less time and interest to optimize coding techniques (because the next system is around the corner).

but yeah, since the new consoles are just standartized x86 pcs there is not TOO much to expect in the future. so i think because of that this generation is bound to be shorter than last gen. which means we will improve on the hardware side of things earlier, but not so much on the software side. more expensive for the gamers, cheaper for the software companies, and, of course more money for the console manufacturers.