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Swordmasterman on 24 August 2016
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torok said:
Swordmasterman said:

If the company never released nothing of the genre, or nothing at all, they will see the userbase number and will focus on that plataform. The difference is, the userbase number would be up with people that re-purchased something multiple times and, if they use Windows numbers, with users that don't purchase very often.

The number won't matter if the current quartely sales are bad. That's what matters. If a no-gen console keeps selling well month after month, it doesn't really matter that you don't have an install base number to brag about. It's not like they are losing sales. I can see a lot of benefits for users: no more lack of retro-compatibility, you can buy more frequently if you are interested in graphics or simply wait for more time if you're in a budget. I have a PS3 and a PS4. If my PS3 breaks, I'll have to buy another one to play my games. In a no-gen world, that would never happen, so it's a good thing. Basically, like smartphones do.

It's like the iPhone. Some people want the best and latest, so they buy the new one every year. Other will go out and buy an iPhone 5S today because it's cheaper than the 6S. Some will buy the 6S and keep it for 4 years before replacing it because they don't care about tech that much. I think people are comparing it with PC, which isn't a correct comparison. It's more like what Apple does. People don't want to fuss with software or buy better hardware parts. The iPhone showed us that people will pay more to avoid headaches. They want a box that does stuff for them. When the "box" is outdated, they buy a better one. If it breaks, they buy another one.

Also, mind that even with console gens, the userbase does not show active users. We know Sony sold around 80m PS3, MS 80M XB and Nintendo sold around 100M Wiis. We don't have idea of how many of these units are still active.

This isn't the same think, If I have a old phone I will only be able to play the Snake's Game. There will always have generations because there won't be unlimited fowards compatibility. There is always room for improvement, not just Pixels, but more things that won't be able on the early products, which break this thing of "No generations". Unlimited backwards compatibility is still possible from now on.