| Nem said: Err... yes? What which? They are concordant. People want to buy games, not new consoles all the time.
Oh... and assuming you know how its going to be is your first mistake. Look at the new 3DS as the example.
Anyways, you picked up on something i said wich was the worst case scenario, where all manufacturers dd this but consumers didn't embrace it. I don't think thats gonna happen. I think consumers won't embrace this practice and Microsoft will gain from this tirade of greed from Sony, just as they have in the past. It will be the perfect ammo to use at E3. |
If the bolded part is true, then no new gen would ever have been validated as long as games still come to the older one.
That aside, I don't know where ur coming from demonizing Sony for doing this. In the short term it really makes no difference what so ever. All they have to do at E3 is say:
"here is the PS4+. The world's first sub $400 UHD Blu-ray player. And it has the added benefit of upscaling all ur games to output at 4k and with the extra power we put in to support 4k upscaling for sull support of 4k TVs you get benefits if you are playing on a 1080p TV too."
And that's it. everyone will cheer and that will be all. Updated console for 4k, new box and new price point. if you want the 1080p console it's still there to buy and oh....price drop on that one.
You would be really reaching if you think Sony will market this as anything more than that.
And MS is one to talk..... they did make the elite controller didn't they? But go ahead thinking this is some sort of herculian PR fuckup. You will be grossly disappointed.
Because all this aside, this could also really just be a one off mid gen revison. same way they have always revised their consoles every generation. Just that when shrinking the chips, they probably realized that it would be cheaper or they stand to make more if they made it more powerful and increased the price of the "premium" console and slapped on a 4k monicker. everyone already expects to pay more for 4k.
