What the hell is going on with the PS3?

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ChronotriggerJM said:
@bdbdbd Sure some companies as a whole aren't doing so hot, but how many have gone bankrupt this gen? Any? Fact is, companies are losing money in some area's and gaining it just fine in others, and there is NO question that there are more game devs this generation than seemingly ever before, the projects are just infinitely more complicated and the budgets are bigger than ever. For every large scale flop that attempts to put the industry in a coma, there seems to be a COD4, Assassins creed, and GTA waiting to shock the shit out of it lol. I'd say were doing fine so far :P

And if the PS4 DOES use the Cell tech, it may not be the easiest to develop for, but it could very well be the cheapest, you wouldn't have to re-build engines from the ground up, merely expand upon them, and that would be fantastic for game development.

None have bankrupted, but what have happened is, that atleast Sony and Sega have closed studios, quite a few companies have been bought out, or merged with another and a lot of them are just making losses. That tells that the industry isn't doing good. Then the games example brought up 2 big problems: reliance on sequels (although seeing Assassins Creed selling good is a good sign) and the reliance on blockbusters. Neither is a good sign. You see HD is the end of gaming as we know it. Well, you know, if Wiis and 360:s successors are based on similar tech as Wii and 360, same goes for them; no completely new tools needed. If (and it's propable) Wiis successor is uses a single processor, it's going to be cheaper to develope than PS4 if it uses Cell.