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dewdkorn6969 on 08 March 2008
HappySqurriel said:

I suppose the key to this is the answering the underlying question "What can you do to improve a console that will motivate someone to buy into the 'Next Generation'?"

You can see how this has impacted the current generation being that the meaningful improvement in gameplay offered by raw processor performance from the previous generation to the current generation is one of the smallest improvements ever; this isn't to say that the processing power did not improve as much as in previous generations (Sony and Microsoft did a good job of improving hardware afterall), it just points out the obvious fact that offered almost all of the gameplay features of current generation games in some form. Being that raw performance could not motivate consumers on the level of previous generations, people bought into the Wii because of its new and inovative user interface.

Where I think Microsoft can really shine in the next generation is by providing a game which seemlessly integrates into XBox Live and converts the potential of online-gameplay into the reality of online gameplay. By taking the building blocks of Massively multiplayer games and Sandbox games Microsoft may be able to produce something with explosive potential; imagine a game that takes place in a city where if you choose to you can go down the path to becomming a criminal (like Grand Theft Auto or The Godfather), you could choose to set up a legitimate (or not so legitimate) business within the city, you could drive around street racing or just go skateboarding, or you could just spray grafitti (or dozens of other potential playstyles included). The freedom of being able to truely play however you want to play, combined with the social interaction of a MMO game would be heavily addictive ...


 sounds alot like what playstation home is trying to accomplish... i agree it would definatly tap into a large market present on the pc without the technical limitations each pc has with being so different hardware wise... keep your eye on home's release it should pan out really well for sony 



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timmytomthegreat on 08 March 2008

I would sell it for $200 and have head tracking as a standard feature in all first party games.



dewdkorn6969 on 08 March 2008
Ail said:
If I were the head of MS I would start by testing the consoles more thoroughly before shipping them :P

If I was the head of Sony I would make sure as much BC as possible is included in every console shipped. Software BC is ok but shipping PS3 without any BC isn't ( especially when it's software, adding software BC to the 40G would cost Sony NOTHING).


 actually there is a hardware difference between the 40 gig and the 80 gig, For bc the 80 gig includes the gpu from the ps2 it doesnt include the Emotion engine cpu hence software emulation is needed to emulate the cpu... sadly its been reported that currently the ps3 is not powerful enough to emulate both chips in software however sony is hiring new developers looking for a way to squeeze enough power to emulate both but dont hold you breath its a long shot the 40gig will ever get close to the BC the 80 gig has presently.



royalcaribcruiser123 on 08 March 2008

There would be several things that I would do if I was the head of Microsofts or Sony's game division for the next generation

1) Ensure full backwords compatibility ( PS1-PS4 or XBox- Xbox720)
2) Start releasing best of Disc by genre from the earlier generations ( I think but am not sure that CDs or dvds can only hold their information for so long) these would sell at about 40 dollars and include eight games
3) actually allow people to download older games onto their consoles. if a person chooses to buy one these would cost between 5 and 10 dollars
4) Video Game Lineup
15% JRPG
05% WRPG
10% Sports
10% Shooter
10% Strategy
20% Casual games
05% Racing
15% Action Adventure
10% Platform
5) Free Internet Usage except when using a prenmium service like downloading games
6) Good Size hard drive for the either system with the option of keeping back up files online for 15 dollars a year
7) Sole partnership with Apple or Netflix to allow for the downloading or streaming of music or movies on your console
8) Allow for the streaming of tv shows including anime ( with subs would come out about a week later) this service would cost 35 per show for an anime and 30 for a regular show. users would be able to download and stream their shows anytime until the Blu ray disc of the particular season came out. at that time the user could opt to accept delivery of the complete season for free or say no to it and get 20- 25 dollars credit towards their next purchase of a new season. If they accept the Blu ray disc then the complete season should be delivered to them within a month of them ordering it. if users accept the later option then the files that they downloaded would stop working within the month.
9) keep the price under 500 and and the price to make the first couple of consoles under 600

10) Keeping using the same basic controllers that you have been using since the first generation of consoles that you produced



Systems I own (Games)

Sega: Dreamcast (40) , Saturn (25), Genesis (50), Masters System (10), Game Gear (20)

Sony: PS1 (8), PS2 (60) , PS3 (5), PSP (12)

Atari: 2600 (18) , 7800 (10), Lynx (10)