Comments on: PS4, Xbox 720, Wii 2? Enough Already!

By: Ravi Sinha

Ravi Sinha — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:37:57 +0000

Very true. Earlier, with Sega and Nintendo, accessories were only optional and consumers didn’t have to buy them. They hoped that the games provided by the add-ons would encourage consumers to pick them up but that didn’t happen. Microsoft and Sony, in this gen, have provided all the necessary extras with the console at launch (HDD, broadband, wireless controllers). Almost all of their games support or benefit from these in one way or another (LIVE, PS3 game installs, SixAxis controls, etc.). The earlier process has pretty much been flipped upside down but ironically, this generation will last longer than the N64 or Saturn or Dreamcast.

As for graphics, I’d say consumers and developers have both been spoiled for choice in the kinds of games they’re interested in purchasing and developing, respectively. But it’s the developers who have to slog due to the higher production values. Two years on and the 360 is still easier to program for than the PS3.

Thanks for the compliment. Read several of your features, including the Game of the Year ones. Influenced me enough to never want to play GTA IV on PC.

By: Anand Ramachandran

Anand Ramachandran — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:50:05 +0000

Nice blog, and nice post. I agree that the likelihood of companies investing in another generation of consoles is too far away to predict with any reasonable accuracy, I think there’s plenty of room for add-ons and accessories which could enhance gameplay experiences – so that we could still see some exciting new hardware over the next two years or so. There’s so much room for improvement in areas other than the usual suspects of graphics, production values and the like.

By: Ravi Sinha

Ravi Sinha — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:18:53 +0000

Thanks. And speaking Nintendo: Though they started breaking even much before the rest of the competition, I read somewhere that they’re actual profit from each Wii console is actually $6. I think that gives a long enough indicator on how long they want to stay in the Wii business to maximize their profits. Even when the DS was released, Nintendo tried to get as much out of the GBA as possible much before phasing it out.

By: dreamhunk

dreamhunk — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:39:18 +0000

Micro soft,sony and nintendo are competeing with pc gaming. The ps3 is as powerful as a $300 pc. Soft ware game devs are competing too. Picture all the game tittles on the pc looking and playing better than consoles. People alot of people would leave consoles to play pc games.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-j69RnEBAc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GPI9xDmRjk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y2nJmKzOVY

by the way the links i gave is your average pc now.

By: geek

geek — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:53:56 +0000

not a nice way to do things. This is amazing.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:32:32 +0000

well put. im glad you brought this up i am fed up of all these next next gen consoles stories speculating what they will have in 2010 i will understand it slightly but look at the facts, the ps3 has only been out 2-3 years (depending on where you live), and the wii and 360 are simillar but all of them (except ninty) are batteling to keep costs down. so i highly doubt they are are hauding all their money yet into the next big thing. also i dont think any of them have reached their full potential yet. good article