| barneystinson69 said: Really? The console market has strunk a lot, even compared to the 6th ten. During the 6th gen, we saw around 200 million console sales. This generation will probably barely scrape past what the PS2 did. Both Nintendo and Sony's consoles will do worse than their 6th geh counterparts, and the Xbox one will probably barely pull in half of what the 360 did. While the 7th gen was overinflated, the loss is still dramatic. It's like pulling out one of the three console manufacturers from the business altogether. And I expect the 9th gen to be even worse, with an almost total collapse from the handheld market, and likely some additional losses from all three console makers. The mobile market is taking over the casual side of the market, and many core gamers are either moving to the pc or pulling out altogether; and the bad business practices of game publishers like Ubisoft and Activision isn't helping. I hope for the best, but I just can't expect an improvement in the market. |
Pretty much agree with what you have to say here. Alot of people like to point fingers at Nintendo and assume they are the only one's seeing declines but really it's happening to the other two as well. Recatching the sales of the PS2 days will be hard for the PS4, and given just how similar the X1 and PS4 libraries are, its going to be difficult for the X1 to make a huge splash. And while I feel as though DLC and paying for online are raking in some significant money, it can only help so much if console R&D and game development costs keep rising fast.
I've actually thought about this alot and have really just figured that people just have so many ways to entertain themselves these days. Mobile devices and the Internet can keep a person pretty occupied. Look back when the PS2 came out and you will see that really outside of having the Internet (maybe) and basic movies and music there wasn't much to electronically in our home. Fast forward to today and well there's countless things to do. And while I wouldn't say that core gamers are pulling out of consoles all together like that, PC does seem to be offering a viable alternative and could be eating the lunch of the console makers somewhat.
