| Ruler said: Colecovision Sega Masteystem SNK Neo Geo AES Nintendo 64 Xbox PS3
They all failed what the PS4 is acomplishing now, winning this console generation with the strongest Hardware and the higher price tag. Even after the xbox 1 got its price drop and is now cheaper than the ps4 it still cant keep up with ps4 in sales. The ps4 still hasnt got a price drop and went from being 100$ cheaper now to 50-70$ more expensive than the xbox 1, think about that. Are gamers now more enlighted when it comes to graphics and Hardware? Last gen the Wii has won which was almost a gamecube and a lot weaker than the ps3 and xbox 360. I think this is the reason why this generation is a lot weaker in comparison to the last one because the less expensive consoles have won, espacially the Wii. In this generation all 3 tried to be as much profitable as possible, even MS as we have seen had a back-up plan without the kinect. I think the next console generation will have a lot more horse power dueto the ps4 winning this generation and setting the example for the next consoles. Opinions?
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Every time this argument comes out it seems whoever brings it up also think this was the only factors (and that there are direct comparisons with previous "generations" possible)
- Concurrent consoles never launched so close to each other
- The coleco vision launched closer to the NES than the Atari 2600, this was not 1970s technology in there!
- The Neo-Geo home system was not only much more expensive than the SNES, Genesis, TG-16, the games were also 3 or 4 times more expesive, and it had very few titles compared to other 16-bit machines!
- The N64 was released after the PS1, what 18 months to two years? it also had serious drawbacks, a small selection of titles... many had very low quality textures compared to the PS1 or Saturn... often the frame rate was sub par, despite its benefits it was not 100% better for everything someone could want to do in a game.
Again wiht the xbox, it was expensive at first, but it also launched much later than the PS2, the masses had already made their choice at this point, sadly because it was really a better machine for gaming!
PS3 - it was more expensive, but I think MS focussed too much on the English market (US and UK).... and well the Wii was a wildcard... I honestly think that you could have listed either the PS3 or the 360 here as both have benefits and weaknesses as far as gaming goes, as well as media playback... they're both "the most powerful" in different ways.
