Things This Gen You Didn't Expect

[Mummelmann]

Darwinianevolution said:

I didn't expect Nintendo to push mobile as much as they're doing it.
I didn't expect the WiiU to undersell at this scale. My original prediction was 30-40m, and it didn't even reach half of that.
I didn't expect Pokemon Sun/Moon to be 3DS games, I thought Nintendo would push them to the NX to sell the system.
I didn't expect Fire Emblem Fates to be split into three games.
I didn't expect gamers would ignore the fees for the PS4's online multiplayer as much as they have.
I didn't expect consoles would go the incremental updates route like mobile phones did.
I didn't expect people would care whether a console has blue-ray reader or not.
I didn't expect Mighty Nº9 to be such a colossal dissapointment.

Bolded; this was actually rather obvious from where I was sitting since consoles have added more and more features and will inevitably be likened to the market driving forces of our time, which are smart devices. The more feautures and breadth, the bigger the need for updates to keep up with the demands and wishes of the average potential consumer/customer for your product, I have always maintained that this will be among the hallmarks of the 8th gen due to the way the market has changed in the past decade or so. This was among one of many things I mentioned in the UNITY thread a couple of years back, along with MS being forced to drop mandatory Kinect and the Wii U's failure to gain traction in spite of software releases and advertising.