thors1982 said:
Ohhh i see so its a something that is said to make it look good when in actuallity it means absolutely nothing to hardcore gamers. Why exactly should I care about what the console is doing in third world countries? If someone is buying next gen systems 6 months after they are released they probably won't care about the ps3 3 years after next gen is released. Thanks, it makes more sense now... however it still sounds completely pointless and almost a borderline lie. Cause they are making it sound like xbox will release a new system... BUT NOT US... we are sticking it out for 10 years! or 9 or so then support ps3 for 1-2 years. (Granted I never thought they would do that.... to me thats why they are trying to make me believe... so I just assumed they were lieing.... again) |
of course! You have to be able to read between the lines -- the PS3 will have a 10 year cycle just like the PSX nearly did and just like the PS2 will. That doesn't mean they won't be trying to sell you the PS4 five years from now and it doesn't mean the PS3 won't be totally obsolete 5 years from now. In fact, it probably will. About 1/2 of the life cycle is something most gamers won't care much about and hardcore gamers almost certainly won't care about -- it will be the period when the system is obsolete, last-generation hardware but Sony continues to sell it and make a massive profit.
To be fair, Microsoft and Nintendo would *love* to do this, and considering the sales of the DS and the Wii, Nintendo has a reasonable shot of giving both of those products 10-year life cycles.
But Microsoft has proven time and again that they're a very petty company and don't deal well with competition. Sony should have taken the high road.
