U know this generation the PS2 was 2nd behind the wii for best selling console for a while. I think it dropped to 3rd or 4th this year. But anyways when xbox 360 was out PS2 was still the best selling console for 2006. I actuallythink sony should have dleayed the launch of the ps3 until maybe 2007-2008. If they did that the PS3 would have been $300-$400 out of the gate and games like MGS4, killzone 2, and LittlBigPlanet, etc. would be all coming out around launch time.  I personally think PS4 should launch 2 years after the competition to keep the price low and demolish the launch lin up with killer apps. The console would also feel new since 2 years feels a longer time than 1 year. Its not like 3rd party devs would stop supporting the PS3 either. I think they would start using PS3 as the lead dev console more so they can make sure all of the games run the same on the consoles.

/my 2 cents

The PS3 first few years was mediocre in terms of SW IMO. the PS4's will be better

The PS3 was extremely expensive . Unless the PS4 has something like Blu Ray, then I don't think the PS4 will be too specific.

As for the PS4, I think it'll have the sames basic structure as the PS3. That way, the first party will be better at making good games early. 

As for the PS3 having a ton of Blockbusters, I don't think so. The past years were OK, but 2011 looks Beast. If the PS4 has years like 2011 every year then it'll be what I'm talking about. 

In terms of power, I think that the PS4's power over the 720 will be greater than the PS3's power over the 360.

SO basically the PS4 will be a lot better than the PS3.

I'm not saying that the PS4 will just blow past the other consoles but I do think it'll be a viable option for sony to release it in 2013 or later. However if the PS4 has some type of new craze like Blu Ray and causes the price to be high, then that changes everything. Or if MS gets a decent First Party ( which could happen) then that'll change my prediction also. As fir the Wii2, I don't even want to predict what they'll do because I'll most likely be wrong. 

Take it as Fanboyism if you want, but that's what I think Sony is planning. 

Not even matters of "being behind" technically. You're not going to let Nintendo and Microsoft define the terms of the new console game for two to five years while you're still sitting around with the PS3. PlayStation Move won't make the PS3 live that long in the face of new competitors, quite frankly nothing would, and i'm not directing that just at Sony or Microsoft supporters, it's just a bad idea in the video game market to let the competition launch before you, unless they launch altogether too early (3DO, Jaguar, Saturn, Dreamcast), but Microsoft and Nintendo learned a bitter lesson from launching a year after the PS2, and Sony really took a beating from being a year behind the 360, and that's 1 year. Now they're going to give the competition two to five whole years?

No.

The Xbox had a a solid 5 years and its popularity wasn't exactly growing. The Xbox also didn't have the power to handle new game engines and upcoming PC titles. It was impressive to see games like Half Life 2 and Doom 3 on the Xbox, but  they showed the hardware's limitations. It was time to move on.

Abandoning the PS3 now would be stupid at the rate things are going. Its growing in popularity now that its affordable, its earning back some of epic financial losses, and its still a powerful machine by today's standards.

Basically this is a very stupid comparison. Their circumstances are very different.

The PS3 didn't take a beating for releasing a year late. It took a beating because of the high price, lack of good games (compared to other systems), and difficulty to develop for. 

Your post are so naive, becuase you dont even consider on how and what competition has in store.

"Or if MS gets a decent First Party ( which could happen) then that'll change my prediction also. As fir the Wii2, I don't even want to predict what they'll do because I'll most likely be wrong."

before you added any to this thread ^ should of been automatic..always consider the "what if"

the way your post have been written, its almost as if you think SONY has the great ideas for next gen.

No company can afford to launch a next gen console more than 1 year after the other... but if Wii stay with health sales, Kinect and Move keep momentum... we wil have anoucement of next gen in 2012 and launch in 2014... with PS3 still selling after this for more 2~5 years, they can have a 10 year plan...

Not necessarly means they will take 10 years before launching a new one.

Aye, and that last one was a loss due to their late release. If they had released concurrently, PS3 would have had third party parity with 360 from the beginning, or very soon after. Instead, with this comparatively easier system that they had a whole extra year to learn about, 360 was able to hold the 3rd party edge for quite some time. 360's large lead in sales also crippled PS3 in that many brands that were known for being PS brands, even early on like GTA or Devil May Cry, went multiplat

PS3 launching a year earlier would've come with its own problems, but it would've solved the early software problems that plagued PS3

Worst than convertion rates are tax... in Brazil a official retailer sell ps3 for 1200 reais (705 dolars - exchange rate of 1.7 -), but importation tax of 100% (300 to 600) and shipping revenue...

Our minimun wage is 300 dolars... so you can see it's real expensive a console in Brazil (at launch PS3 costed up to 3000~3500 dolars -> 6000 reais at the time).

I thought the PS3 was difficult to develop for because of some cell or something while the 360 had similar architecture to the PS2. The PS3 was difficult to develop for because Sony made it that way. correct me if I'm wrong as I don't know much about tech.

If Sony makes the PS4 similar to the PS3 then the first party will make good games because they're used to the PS3.

As for the Brands, The PS4 won't lose many exclusives because nearly all of the exclusives on the PS3 were owned by Sony. unlike the PS2 where the biggest exclusives were 3rd party.