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Comrade Tovya on 04 December 2008
bugrimmar said:
this post is utter crap. there's no way a console can last that long, especially in this age.

and it's not up to Sony. even if Sony wants to keep it around forever, if the third parties and the consumers don't support it, they'll be forced to make a new console.

and that part about developers only scratching the surface on the ps3 is a worthless argument. even if it is true, it's not going to affect anything.

 

I agree.  Afterall, there were companies still creating games for the NeoGeo up until a few years ago.  It didn't matter, because the sales of the software didn't make a ripple on the gaming market.

You can continue to sell whatever you want, but unless there is a steady stream of quality games for it, it won't matter.

And the old arguement that developers are "only scratching the surface" is starting to get a little old.

It's either not as good as they thought/said, or the cell-technology is too difficult and not cost effective for 3rd party developers.  Either way, it's starting to look as though Sony 800-lb. gorilla might actually just be a 100-lb. chimpanzee.



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Cheebee on 04 December 2008

12 years? XD Yeah right.



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Staude on 04 December 2008
Comrade Tovya said:
bugrimmar said:
this post is utter crap. there's no way a console can last that long, especially in this age.

and it's not up to Sony. even if Sony wants to keep it around forever, if the third parties and the consumers don't support it, they'll be forced to make a new console.

and that part about developers only scratching the surface on the ps3 is a worthless argument. even if it is true, it's not going to affect anything.

 

I agree.  Afterall, there were companies still creating games for the NeoGeo up until a few years ago.  It didn't matter, because the sales of the software didn't make a ripple on the gaming market.

You can continue to sell whatever you want, but unless there is a steady stream of quality games for it, it won't matter.

And the old arguement that developers are "only scratching the surface" is starting to get a little old.

It's either not as good as they thought/said, or the cell-technology is too difficult and not cost effective for 3rd party developers.  Either way, it's starting to look as though Sony 800-lb. gorilla might actually just be a 100-lb. chimpanzee.

 

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Khuutra on 04 December 2008

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This idea is silly.



Lolcislaw on 04 December 2008

Right 2018, with that Amount of RAM? Why not 2030 ?



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tuoyo on 04 December 2008

If PS3 can last till 2018 I think Wii can last till 2020.



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Christopher_G2 on 04 December 2008

Well not 2018, but if I were Sony I wouldn't plan releasing another console until at least 2014. The PS3 is simply a machine ahead of its time. And I think for the good of the industry the length of console cycles has to expand. I really could see 7-8 years cycles ending up as the norm. I don't want to buy a new system every five years, and cost for making games has gone up way too fast. Look how long some of these games take to make, it's rediculous. The game industry will destroy hardcore gaming if it tries to keep going up as fast as it has. Wii 2 will completely take over if Microsoft and Sony aren't careful about this.



jedson328 on 04 December 2008
KatinJin said:

http://www.ps3daily.co.uk/20081203/sony-ps4-i-dont-think-so/

12 year plan? Sony could be going for the long, long haul here.

 

All along sony has pushed the 10 year life cycle.  The PS3 debuted in 2006, so expect to see it discontinued in 2016 with a PS4 emerging in 2012-14.  I think they have learned a very valuable lesson though, the PS4 will not be a large jump forward in technology.  Microsoft and Sony will imitae Nintendo and push a console that is only 5-10x as powerful, but will have motion control and other "immersive" technologies.  The days of super powerful consoles are gone, just like the dodo.

 



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Kzoellner on 04 December 2008
jedson328 said:

 The days of super powerful consoles are gone, just like the dodo.

 

 

I kind of agree......  but we will see right?



arsenicazure on 04 December 2008

umm SONY said it would last 10+ yrs but they didnt say they wouldn't launch a new product either.. Like the ps2 the PS3 will enjoy extra years as a low cost console($99) and fill SONY coffers whereas the PS4 will compete on the high end.. makes a lot of sense



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