I think Microsoft will release an xbox console every three years.

[KBG29]

Pemalite said:

KBG29 said:
We could even see a future where consoles come in configurations that outclass all single GPU PCs, and that would be awesome.

Never going to happen. Ever.

There are $1,000 plus Blu-ray Players, $50,000 TVs, $5,000 Receivers, $10,000 Speakers. If Sony and Microsoft are going to start treating these consoles like real consumer electronic devices and not "Toys", then there is no reason we shouldn't see $1,000 or $1,500 consoles that mach or exceed that top single GPU PCs on the market.

If we are going to be seeing consoles release every 3 - 4 years, or at every fabrication shrink, then all games are going to have to be built on scalable engines. There is no reason we can't have consoles from $149.99 to $1,499.99 with various performance levels.

I think the days of traditional consoles and PCs are coming to an end. I think there will be a crowd of people that want the open and complete freedom of a traditional PC OS, while there will also be a crowd of people that want the more controlled and simplified OS and ecosystem of console OSs.

Sony is already really opening up PS4 to much more than gaming and entertainment, and with UWA Microsoft is taking XB OS even further into the smartconsole type of space. I see no reason why there won't be a market for high end consoles in the future, and I think Sony, MS, AMD, Intel, and Nvidia would be wise give the 10 - 20 million people in this market an avenue to give them there money.