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Ruler on 24 March 2016
Aeolus451 said:
Ruler said:

Its selling well? to what? PS4 install base isnt as huge in comparison to PC and android devices. Its better to adapt now and to compete with these markets than being taken over by them

Yes, it's selling well in it's market and doesn't need to try to compete against PC or smartphones directly. PC hasn't done shit to consoles yet and smart phones could never play serious games with it being affordable. The PS4 will sell over 100 million. Sony is already playing around with all of these different features that could expand it's user to unprecented levels but we'll have to wait and see how that plays out but changing how the console gens work by dicking around with upgraded versions of a console is likely a recipe for disaster. 

Mobile killed handhelds.

And lot of former console gamers switched to PC you can read it in countless forums. Statistics have also shown that the ps4 and xbox one gained a lot of people who havent owned consoles before. This is mainly dueto people who quite gaming for a long time and gamers from none western countries mainly from asia.

So yeah the ps4 gained a lot of new owners but it also lost a lot of former console gamers



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Cloudman on 24 March 2016

If people had to buy another 300 dollar console to play games compatible only with this 4.5 hardware, that would be problematic... At least to some people. That would just be a real annoyance.



 

              

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ArchangelMadzz on 25 March 2016
Ruler said:
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5 years and 4 months for Japan. 5 and 6 months for NA.

 

That isn't justification for your false claim that console cycles are usually 4 years. Because the quickest transition for Sony is still 16-18 months longer than that.

I said almost

4 years isn't almost when the average has been 6 and a half years. And as said, Sony every time has released a slim version in the 3rd year of the consoles life, so it'll probably come this year if history is any indication, if it's an Upgraded PS4 it would be well and truly an awful decision. If it's just a slim PS4 that has 4K media output and smoother UI/loading times then that's fine for me.



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Stephleref on 25 March 2016

My problem is that the PS4 has nowhere near even touched on the idea of being worth it's value. Out of my 34 games for it only 10 of them are not cross-generation titles or remake/port.

So it hasn't been worth it so far and they are already gonna make my system obsolete when i could have just waited.



Nate4Drake on 25 March 2016

If a PS4K will be released, I will buy it; that's for sure ! I think it's a smart move, and you give people the possibility to choose the SKU they prefer.



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Sixteenvolt420 on 25 March 2016

If it's just a 4K device, i'll be keeping my current PS4. I'm not even bothering with 4K, until tv shows and such start to be broadcast in it.



Ruler on 25 March 2016
ArchangelMadzz said:
Ruler said:

I said almost

4 years isn't almost when the average has been 6 and a half years. And as said, Sony every time has released a slim version in the 3rd year of the consoles life, so it'll probably come this year if history is any indication, if it's an Upgraded PS4 it would be well and truly an awful decision. If it's just a slim PS4 that has 4K media output and smoother UI/loading times then that's fine for me.

i said normal console circle , almost. Which refers to console gaming as a whole.  And Sonys normal circle is 5 years



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ArchangelMadzz on 25 March 2016
Ruler said:
ArchangelMadzz said:

4 years isn't almost when the average has been 6 and a half years. And as said, Sony every time has released a slim version in the 3rd year of the consoles life, so it'll probably come this year if history is any indication, if it's an Upgraded PS4 it would be well and truly an awful decision. If it's just a slim PS4 that has 4K media output and smoother UI/loading times then that's fine for me.

i said normal console circle , almost. Which refers to console gaming as a whole.  And Sonys normal circle is 5 years

How can you say their normal console cycle is 5 years, when their first gen was 5 and a half, then 6, then 8? 

4 Years is way too short for the modern console. Sony's never done it, microsoft did it once but then took 9 years. And Nintendo even took 6 years between Wii and Wii U, and 5 years on their 'failed' Gamecube. 

I'm a huge playstation guy, but if this is a significant upgrade it's a definite mistake. 



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Swordmasterman on 25 March 2016
ArchangelMadzz said:
Ruler said:

i said normal console circle , almost. Which refers to console gaming as a whole.  And Sonys normal circle is 5 years

How can you say their normal console cycle is 5 years, when their first gen was 5 and a half, then 6, then 8? 

4 Years is way too short for the modern console. Sony's never done it, microsoft did it once but then took 9 years. And Nintendo even took 6 years between Wii and Wii U, and 5 years on their 'failed' Gamecube. 

I'm a huge playstation guy, but if this is a significant upgrade it's a definite mistake. 

When Started the first generation ?, on 1972, the Eight generation started on 2012, 40 Years for 7 Generations,  40/7 = 5.7 Years per Generation, with the 2th and 7th generation being the longest, with 7 Years before any next gen console arrive, the Average of generation is 5-6 Years, there is really no Reason for Sony, to release a new console with 2 years of Generation, is better make the Console, and wait some years until is cheaper for the consumer, and to produce.



Ruler on 25 March 2016
ArchangelMadzz said:
Ruler said:

i said normal console circle , almost. Which refers to console gaming as a whole.  And Sonys normal circle is 5 years

How can you say their normal console cycle is 5 years, when their first gen was 5 and a half, then 6, then 8? 

4 Years is way too short for the modern console. Sony's never done it, microsoft did it once but then took 9 years. And Nintendo even took 6 years between Wii and Wii U, and 5 years on their 'failed' Gamecube. 

I'm a huge playstation guy, but if this is a significant upgrade it's a definite mistake. 
its 1 year difference where is it too short? It wasd still 5 years not 6 years. And from the SNES to the PS1 its also only 5 years or even less


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