Are You Ready For A New Generation Of Video Game Consoles?

Wii is like the Darko of this generation's consoles. What a huge let down. If I didn't spend so much money on it, I would've smashed it into smithereens and burned it to hell. I don't think I'll be getting anymore nintendo products in the foreseeable future (the cube was a POS as well).

I really want to get a 360, though. I hope they won't come out with a new console any time soon as I'm always a step behind.

 

I don't have any desire for new consoles to come out. It's not like the consoles before where things started to get a little stale. They seem to find new ways of pushing these systems further and further now a days.

Plus, and just my opinion, but I don't think Sony or Microsoft would be putting so much into both the Kinect and Move if there was any thought of these systems starting to get "over the hill".

 

Whats his face at Sony said the next batch of consoles would run for 10yrs. Closer to ten than 5 seems about right.

 

I am not sure the a new-gen PSP could compete with phones for many people. It would be a smaller market then when the PSP was first released.

the current gen of consoles are just now making a direct profit right? I think it is pretty obvious they will not be replaced any time soon.

 

The big 3 are nuts to bring out a new console now. Bad economy for it.

The current consoles have plenty of life left, especially if the PS3 brings the firmware that allows 3D.

 

Okama Gamesphere

 

I'm not sure what could be improved upon for a next generation. They seem to be incorporating the newest stuff into the current systems. I have no desire for a new generation, I am quite happy with what I have now

 

i always wonder what next gen games would look like.

like this maybe?

 

Creepy ^

Reminds me of this...

 

No way, not yet.

I remember how blown away I was by GTA3, and then Vice City, and then San Andreas, God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, FFXII, etc. until the whole thing culminated in God of War 2, all for the PS2.

As time went on, the developers really figured out how to harness that bad little machine, and we've seen this same steady progression on PS3.

I haven't bought a PS3 yet, but I have a hard time imagining why you couldn't get another several years out of it. The 360 (as far as I know) is awesome and has continued this progression as well, though I could see MS doing something before Sony re: RROD, no BluRay, not to mention that the 360 had a year head-start.

I'd say Sony has to be looking at another few years for their current console.

 

TV's can not handle resolutions that PC's can put out there, or at least most of them.

I doubt we see a new console for at least 2 more years.

DD

 

Wow, that's a lot of hate. The Wii has its place in gaming, and does its job very well. Also, the Wii is pretty cheap, so I can't really see how you ended up spending so much money on it. I'm just disappointed that the Wii doesn't have an HDMI output.

On another note: has Sony stopped working on the PSP? I never see it around anymore.

 

Well in the past the cost of a console stayed around 200 bucks, maybe 300. This generation was quite a bit more at launch, so I guess they were made to last longer than the previous gen consoles.

Yeah I'm ready, but will I be ready to pay for any of them? haha

My PC is next gen enough.

 

no because I am a poor college student with a PS3 and don't want to spend money on a new console any time soon.

 

That'll do console makers, that'll do.

 

I have a feeling Nintendo is going to strike first and possibly release their new console next year if the 3DS is released this fall. This way, the hand held sales won't cannibalize the console sales and if successful, give Nintendos brand hype through two consecutive years. If the 3DS is released this fall, Kinect/Move will be a after thought in the minds of consumers.

I would like to know how much Nintendo plans on pricing the 3DS. If it's up to $249, I think it could sell out and be the hottest Christmas gift this year. Like all Nintendo hand helds, I'll probably wait until they release their improved model one or two years later.

If you look at the list of upcoming games for all the systems, MS and Nintendo don't have many big budget titles left. This leads me to believe their next gen system is coming sooner rather than later.

 

Maybe it sounds too practical common man approach, but I'd rather a console that they max out in specs (N64) until there's limitations, rather than leaving behind all kinds of untapped console capability if its there. If it somehow happened that the Dreamcast was capable of rendering the same exact games we have now, you might think whats the point in a new console then? But I'm not one of those guys that trades out his car every 3 years....

If the industry provided options old and new, like PS2 along with PS3, then sure give the hardcores something and the "settlers" something. Since most tech industries can't operate like that (90% current-gen focus) and since people start looking at their hardware in contempt after seeing new updated splashy graphics on new consoles, looks like the game makers will release a console whenever they feel they can be "epic" and win, even if it disrupts the symbiotic consumer/producer relationship.