List of Longest Running Consoles

[d21lewis]

axumblade said:

d21lewis said:

axumblade said:

I remember when people kept insisting the Wii was guaranteed to last 10 years on the Market because it was the market leader and people kept mocking Sony for referring to the PS3 as a 10 year console. (Sorry. Quick edit. Just realized it sounded like I was saying the Wii is completely gone.) 

 

Maybe it's selective memory but I don't remember it that way at all!  In fact, the PS3 was supposed to be "future proof".

There were two different types. Those who insisted the ps3 would never die (think that was around when  the believe thing was all over the site) and those who thought that it was the market lead, as opposed to the creators of the console, that determined longevity of the console. 

 

It always seemed to come up in threads where Sony reps stated the PS3 was on a 10 year plan. I always stated the PS3 would be around for 10 years but not have a lot of support by the 10th year. Seems accurate enough. 

 

I remember people (including me) saying that the customer decided if a console lasted 10 years or not but I personally never implied the PS3 would die. I actually thought it would be optimized to the point where it competed with eighth gen consoles!

As for the Wii, speaking only for myself, I wanted a Wii HD or a successor sooner, rather than later. I was more than content with PS3 and 360 level performance.

 

But we see and remember different posts. We both are probably correct.