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Forums - Sales Discussion - I'm Calling It: The Console & Portable Peak For HW/SW Has Passed Already

leo-j on 08 May 2010

I'm not sure why you people are trying to make fun of my post.. the PS2 had the majority of its sales after it hit $199.. as did the XBOX 360, the wii has been fairly close to $199 its entire lifespan.. and even then its flat compared to last year. PS3 has a fairly low install base the wii has a fairly large one, I think the ps3 has room to grow once it hits $199, not saying the wii doesnt, but its already at the $199 price point, and clearly selling great.



 

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megaman79 on 08 May 2010

^ The problem with that is everyones already moving on. Devs see its getting to the end of the gen. so they start working on the next console.



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Carl on 08 May 2010
megaman79 said:
^ The problem with that is everyones already moving on. Devs see its getting to the end of the gen. so they start working on the next console.

I disagree.

All 3 home consoles are still getting plenty of new games being released. This holiday season is looking like it will be pretty hectic again too.



                            

RageBot on 08 May 2010
megaman79 said:
^ The problem with that is everyones already moving on. Devs see its getting to the end of the gen. so they start working on the next console.

Am I the only one who thinks that this gen isn't that close to it's end?

I mean, games are still way too expensive this gen to produce, what will happen in the next gen?



Bet with Dr.A.Peter.Nintendo that Super Mario Galaxy 2 won't sell 15 million copies up to six months after it's release, the winner will get Avatar control for a week and signature control for a month.

Killy_Vorkosigan on 08 May 2010
RageBot said:
megaman79 said:
^ The problem with that is everyones already moving on. Devs see its getting to the end of the gen. so they start working on the next console.

Am I the only one who thinks that this gen isn't that close to it's end?

I mean, games are still way too expensive this gen to produce, what will happen in the next gen?

Whose fault is this ? Devs who put too much money in HD graphics ? The buyer who prefer graphics over anything else in the game ? Sony and MS for pushing over the graphic race ?



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greenmedic88 on 08 May 2010

Nintendo will be doing the same exact thing next generation at which point every Nintendo apologist will go from swearing how HD development is resulting in the death of the industry due to higher development costs, to how "Nintendo does it again!" when they release a HD console of their own that will presumably produce better visuals than the current HD consoles at a $299 initial MSRP due to lowered component costs, capable of producing what should be a pretty modest (by current PC standards) 1920x1080 resolution @ 60fps.

As for this whole putting graphics before anything else in games; BS. We've all seen a literal Blue Ocean of crappy titles on the Wii that were just plain lousy games in addition to looking like just plain lousy games.

As far as I'm concerned, MS and SCE simply went with what was to be the current standard in visuals for games. It was only Nintendo that shorted on hardware specs in the interest of producing a low priced console they could sell at a profit from day 1.



Bamboleo on 08 May 2010
leo-j said:
The ps3 has not peaked, and it wont peak yet.. because like every console in the past, a $199 price point usually brings about the console's true peak..

so.. until it hits $199, I don't think it will peak, so its 2011 when I think it will peak

So, you believe that a 200$ PS3 can turn this generation around?



RageBot on 08 May 2010
Killy_Vorkosigan said:
RageBot said:
megaman79 said:
^ The problem with that is everyones already moving on. Devs see its getting to the end of the gen. so they start working on the next console.

Am I the only one who thinks that this gen isn't that close to it's end?

I mean, games are still way too expensive this gen to produce, what will happen in the next gen?

Whose fault is this ? Devs who put too much money in HD graphics ? The buyer who prefer graphics over anything else in the game ? Sony and MS for pushing over the graphic race ?

So... are you agreeing with me that this gen will stay much longer than most anticipate?



Bet with Dr.A.Peter.Nintendo that Super Mario Galaxy 2 won't sell 15 million copies up to six months after it's release, the winner will get Avatar control for a week and signature control for a month.

RageBot on 08 May 2010
Bamboleo said:
leo-j said:
The ps3 has not peaked, and it wont peak yet.. because like every console in the past, a $199 price point usually brings about the console's true peak..

so.. until it hits $199, I don't think it will peak, so its 2011 when I think it will peak

So, you believe that a 200$ PS3 can turn this generation around?

No, he believes that the PS3 will peak after it reaches 200$, it isn't that difficult to grasp...



Bet with Dr.A.Peter.Nintendo that Super Mario Galaxy 2 won't sell 15 million copies up to six months after it's release, the winner will get Avatar control for a week and signature control for a month.

psrock on 08 May 2010

Come on Source, how does a console peak at $299? That's the price most console usually launch at



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