Wman1996 said:
curl-6 said:
What's weird about this "curse" is that all four companies were at the time coming off a period of immense success; the PS2, Megadrive, and 360 were the most successful systems from each manufacturer, and while the SNES was not as it faced stiff competition, it eventually emerged victorious and reasserted Nintendo's dominance over the console market. Then, collectively, they all lost their minds and shot themselves in the foot. It could be argued that it was precisely their success that lead to overconfidence and subsequently grave mistakes. Pride cometh before the fall, as they say. |
No company has put out three smooth generations in a row, unless you count Nintendo's handhelds apart from their home consoles. Arrogance and changing markets more or less make it nearly impossible. |
Yeah Gameboy-GBA-DS was three, but at the same time they fumbled the N64 and Gamecube. And the 3DS after those, to a lesser extent.
Sony have their work cut out for them with PS6; graphics seem to be plateauing, dev times ballooning, and given the price of the PS5 Pro, matching the success of PS4/5 will be no easy feat.
