How long will Neo and Scorpio be supported?

[Nem]

dharh said:

Nem said:

What happens is what the market wants, not necessarely what the manufacturers want. So, we will see if console gamers are interested in that or not. Just cause it works on the portable market, it doesn't mean it will work on the console market. They are very different purchases that see very different uses. You don't take your console out with you everyday, so it won't have the social status that an expensive phone has, for example.

I do think they want that, but i don't think the consumers do. Only the more hardcore ofc. But will those be enough to make the investment worth it?

Gamers will want it if they can play new games being released now on 3-4 year old $199 hardware just the same as $499 brand new hardware except for the fact that the older hardware will be lower res with less effects.  Some people already wait years and years to buy next gen consoles until its cheap, even going so far as to wait for the next gen after to release before buying it.  People are right now buying PS3s and XB360s for the first time to replace their PS2s and original XBOXs.

Its not 3-4 years. None of the systems is at 199 yet, nor close. The brand new titles will be advertised for the new systems and people will get a version that is visibly inferior and will feel cheated.

That is actually the worst case scenario. Where consumers lose trust on the market completely and abandon it.

As for the final point, if people already do that, imagine how many more will do it because they know their new gen system is gonna run games like crap down the line? Early adoption will tank.

 

But those extreme cases you are using are really a minority.