zorg1000 said:
Nuvendil said:
It doesn't matter if the support is planned to be there, constant spec updates give the APEARANCE that support could end at any moment. Just look at the panic ensuing from the slight implication that the Wii U may possibly perhaps have a lifespan slightly smaller than five years. Maybe. Now imagine that kind of confidence erosion every single year. Appearances matter, a very great deal.
There were a host of factors surrounding the Wii's success that are no longer present today. Things change. HD was not a widespread thing in 2006 and HD development was in its infancy with early efforts not even comparing to later one. The early fumblings and the ubiquity of standard def televisions helped mitigate the issues of the Wii's performance issues. But even so, the Wii outperformed the original Xbox in real world performance, so your point is invalid. It wasn't a giant leap like the 360 and PS3, but it was a noticeable improvement over the GC. That combined with early HD development issues and standard ref's widespread use in the early days did a lot to help the Wii avoid too much backlash. And the Wii caught the attention of a neighboring demographic that is no longer interested at all in dedicated devices. And the Wii brought a reinvention of gameplay that captured imaginations; that ain't happening in 2017 at $250 most likely.
Also don't compare your proposal to the Wii. The Wii was a cut above the original Xbox in real world performance and noticeably better than the GC. What you are proposing would be like if the Wii was a pinch weaker than the Dreamcast. The power gap between PS5 your proposed device would be so absurd as to be comical.
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People don't freak out and think games/apps are going to stop coming to iPhone 5, iPad Air, iPad Mini 2 now that iPhone 6, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 are out, so ur just making up an excuse.
Not a single person in the world gave a fuck that Wii was ever so slightly more powerful than Xbox, they bought it because of its games/features not because it was 10% more powerful than a 5 year old console.
Again, I'm not proposing that such a device is going to sell Wii numbers but something like this could be attainable.
Console, 3-5 million/year
Portable, 5-7 million/year
Tablet, 7-8 million/year
Total, 15-20 million/year
Which is similar to 3DS+Wii U annual sales
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The two markets are different for goodness sake how can you not see that? Of course no one gives a **** about game support on their phone or tablet, those are not dedicated gaming devices. They're phones and tablets. The games are a fringe benefit. When someone spends over $200 on a dedicated gaming device, their expectations are different. Games are THEcore function, without them the device is useless. They aren't a fringe benefit, they're everything. So the constant implication that your device may at any moment lose support erodes confidence. The markets are different. Consumer expectations are different. Also, you are presuming that all the factors I listed did nothing to help the Wii; that is an extremely bold assumption.
