Rainbird on 04 July 2008
| Reasonable said: If there was a new Xbox in 2010 I think it would be a disaster. If it is only a small leap from 360 to keep price down it will not have enough appeal aside from Halo 4 to encourage all but the hardcore to shift console. Not a pretty picture for MS. It if it is a big leap and too expensive (considering that it looks like the economy of most English speaking (and Xbox friendly) countries are going to be in the toilet until at least 2011 it will not sell at all well and they will only get the real hardcore crowd again (assuming they have enough money). 2012 is earliest, unless the global economy seriously shifts, that I would expect a new console to hit the market and have a real chance of selling very well. I know I won't consider a new console until 2012 earliest no matter what. I'm not getting into shortening console cycles just to help MS try and get out of the trap they've got themselves in with their console's demographic limitations. |
I think it would be stupid to release any new console before 2012 (at least) as well. With oil prices going up and more focus on the environment, I think that the console makers have to focus on a console that is not necessarily a big step up in raw power, but a major step up in environmental and cost friendlyness.
Not only will it benefit the consumer with lower power consumption, but it would also benefit the manufacturers with consoles focusing on being price efficient, plus it would be great for the brand to be able to say: "It's more powerful then ever and more environment friendly then the last generation."
