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.jayderyu on 25 October 2009

the leading console adds about 2-3 years. So I would say about 2013-2014. Also there is no Wii2. It will be more a generation iteration than a new console. Though they may name the iterations. Like Wii C, Wii Aurora, Wii Sky..... so on.



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LordTheNightKnight on 25 October 2009
puffy said:
Well they referenced the PS2 still selling where the XBOX and GameCube are not. You be the judge :P

You misread that as well. Did they state whether they wanted the PS3 to sell for 10 years or wait 10 years for the new system?



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puffy on 25 October 2009
LordTheNightKnight said:
puffy said:
Well they referenced the PS2 still selling where the XBOX and GameCube are not. You be the judge :P

You misread that as well. Did they state whether they wanted the PS3 to sell for 10 years or wait 10 years for the new system?

The PS3 is designed to be a product with a 10-year life cycle, while other companies’ products tend to disappear in four, five years (after launch).

The PS2 has sold more than 130 million units in nine years and is still going strong. Where is Xbox now, or GameCube?

The problem I see is that the 10-year lifespan doesn’t mean the PS3 is going to be the leading format for that long, with Sony sure to release a new console well before the 10 years is up, in the same way it released the PS3 well ahead of the time the PS2 is expected to die a death.

Sony, and Hirai may not see the current sales trend as a problem, but unless last month’s figures carry on, and help build a momentum, it could be that the PS3 universally fails to get anywhere close to the sort of success Sony had with the PS2. And that would spell disaster for a console which needs to sell in large numbers for the company to see any kind of profit.

 

What did I misread exactly? Here they reference the PS2, meaning that the are thinking along the same lines with the PS3.



 

Yoshi-1up on 25 October 2009

Ps3 sold more because everyone already owns a Wii. And the PS3 only sold more when they cut the price basically in half :P

I'm sure they will announce the next Nintendo console next year and it'll come out 2011.



LordTheNightKnight on 25 October 2009
puffy said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
puffy said:
Well they referenced the PS2 still selling where the XBOX and GameCube are not. You be the judge :P

You misread that as well. Did they state whether they wanted the PS3 to sell for 10 years or wait 10 years for the new system?

The PS3 is designed to be a product with a 10-year life cycle, while other companies’ products tend to disappear in four, five years (after launch).

The PS2 has sold more than 130 million units in nine years and is still going strong. Where is Xbox now, or GameCube?

The problem I see is that the 10-year lifespan doesn’t mean the PS3 is going to be the leading format for that long, with Sony sure to release a new console well before the 10 years is up, in the same way it released the PS3 well ahead of the time the PS2 is expected to die a death.

Sony, and Hirai may not see the current sales trend as a problem, but unless last month’s figures carry on, and help build a momentum, it could be that the PS3 universally fails to get anywhere close to the sort of success Sony had with the PS2. And that would spell disaster for a console which needs to sell in large numbers for the company to see any kind of profit.

 

What did I misread exactly? Here they reference the PS2, meaning that the are thinking along the same lines with the PS3.

The whole thing. Did their comments mean the 10 years is merely how long they plan to sell the PS3, or wait 10 years for the PS4, regardless of how long the PS3 sells?

Is it the former or the latter?



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

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puffy on 25 October 2009

They meant that they plan to sell the PS3 for 10 years like they are doing with the PS2. that's what they said. They didn't mention another console at all.



 

LordTheNightKnight on 25 October 2009
puffy said:
They meant that they plan to sell the PS3 for 10 years like they are doing with the PS2. that's what they said. They didn't mention another console at all.

Okay, some were interpreting it as the latter, which is what the comments before were about.



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

Avinash_Tyagi on 25 October 2009
Yoshi-1up said:
Ps3 sold more because everyone already owns a Wii. And the PS3 only sold more when they cut the price basically in half :P

I'm sure they will announce the next Nintendo console next year and it'll come out 2011.

Why? Wii is still selling more than PS3 and 360, and Making more profit for Nintendo

 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

JWS on 25 October 2009
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tehsage said:
Sony has a ten year plan for ps3 -> 2016ish for their new console.

Nintendo never releases console first.

It all depends on Microsofts release

I hope your aren't serious

PS2 is also on a ten year plan, launched in 2000, PS3 launched in 2006.

Sony has actually said stuff like that.

Please link me, Sony saying that the PS3 will last 10 years does not count as they said similar things about the PS2 and and they still say the PS2 is on a 10 year plan. It should be quite obvious that they don't mean no new hardware for 10 years but if they have said that directly then again, please link me.

Those comments were made about 2007 at the latest.

A quick googling yielded different results: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-3287.html

That is from March 2004

 

2004 is earlier than 2007, and I was discussing the PS3, not the PS2.

I misread your meaning..

More googling: http://gamer.blorge.com/2008/07/20/sony-claims-ps3-matching-sales-expectations-confirms-10-year-lifespan/

That's from last year, Sony still confirming the ten year plan and even referencing the PS2.

Okay, was off by a year, but which did they mean? 10 year life cycle or before the next system?

with sonys track record on statements reguarding the ps3, why would anyone believe in the 10 year cycle?



Chairman-Mao on 25 October 2009

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