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ps_wiro on 24 December 2015
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KBG29 said:
ps_wiro said:
I don't think that will happen. The reason why consoles have made it thus far is to give every user the same experience. But having an additional processing box for PlayStation VR make perfect sense...

That said, I do think the console life cycle will defiantly be shorter and maybe that's the only reason. Just expect shorter console generations...

This would still give every user the same experience. Day one PS4 owners would just end up having a PS4 and a PSVR box, and games in 900P/30fps or 1080p/30fps, and People with the second gen PS4 would have the PS4 with built in VR, and games that run at 1440p/30fps or 4K/30fps.

This keeps everyone in the same generation, while giving tech people an option for an improved experiece, and keeping the console fresh for late arrivers. It allows developers to continue to build to one OS/Hardware, and still have the massive userbase. It also keeps things simple for consumers, as all PS4 games run on PS4, and it can stay that way for a good 10 years or more. 

If they start doing micro generations where we get new consoles every 4 or 5 years, then the industry will fold on itself. We are at a point where the improvment in tech over a 5 year period no longer presents enough of a boost to justify people buying  a new console. In, addition, games are taking 3 - 6 years in development. Everything about the industry is pointing to evoloving platforms that grow over time, and future generations needing to be further and further apart. 

If we get a PS5 in 2018, and a PS6 in 2022, then you are going to end up confusing the market, and having generations where we never see a Gran Turismo, a Halo, a Zelda, or a GTA, because the time for development will just not be there. The days of the static platform don't look possible anymore. The OS's already began to evolve in gen 7, and with the switch to X86, standard GPU's, and standard RAM, there is no reason for the 8th gen consoles to sit on dated hardware for 6 - 8 years, when improvments can be made, and costs can continue to fall.

I hear what you are saying, I'm just worried that consoles like that would end up confusing even more people. But maybe the majority of PS4 gamers are hardcore gamers and would be up to date with what's going on in the gaming industry. Then it is a win, win.

If it doesn't hurt the console market and especially the PlayStation brand,  I'm all for it!

 

I have no problem with console generations being +/- 10 I for one haven't even gotten through my 7 gen game catalogue.