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Topic: Is the "console generation" a thing of the past?

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gcunit

The gaming industry can't make us spend more money than we choose to spend.

'Give the customer what they want' is a well used saying in business for a reason.

If updating console hardware every 2 years works for the consumer and the producer then it will continue, but if it doesn't work for one or both of those groups then it won't last very long.

The fact they want to keep manufacturing hardware can be taken as a positive up against the perennial suggestion that consoles are about to become extinct.

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so glad i switched to pc gaming 2 years ago. consoles aren't what they used to be. maybe the NX will get me into console gaming again, but otherwise i will stick to PC, retro consoles and maybe handhelds

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-SD-

Realistically, we have reached a point where the traditional 5ish year console life cycle isn't feasible any more; the technology moves on too quickly.

The real answer would be streaming technology, then it's up to Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo to keep the hardware updated at their end; all you have is a controller and dumb terminal at home. Unfortunately we don't have worldwide internet of a high enough standard to allow this and give all players the same full experience.... maybe one day when 90% of homes have a fiber line. The other hurdle is the hold over the industry that chains such as GAME/GameStop have that prevent everything going fully digital.

So, I suppose this does leave us with either hardware upgrades every three years, or the introduction of the 'Supplemental Computing Device' to extend the power of the console.

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-SD- wrote:

Realistically, we have reached a point where the traditional 5ish year console life cycle isn't feasible any more; the technology moves on too quickly.

Pretty sure the costs haven't gone down, though. Tech might move quickly, but the minority that need the latest tech at all times already have PCs that they can customize to their hearts' content. Consoles exist as a means of convenience. They can't keep pumping them out at regular intervals. I certainly don't want to see more scorpios and Neos diluting the game pool.

There is such thing as too many options. Video game developers are customers, too, and having to port to a bunch of different platforms seems to be a major strain on them that at first the Xbone and PS4's architechture helped to alleviate. I guess perhaps they also demanded, moreso than the consumers, that there be a more powerful option, especially for the PS4, where they'd need it for the new and fancy Playstation VR...I can't remember if Microsoft has a VR helmet, too, though, and honestly, I don't think they care if their console devolves into a brand-name gaming PC a-la Alienware (I seriously puked in my moth a little while typing that. No eggageration. My mouth is tainted with the taste of fish and bile. The taste of disappointment...). Nintendo just needs something to replace the burning bridge that is the Wii U before they run out of Twinkies.

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We'll probably find out depending on how these upcoming PS4 Xbone updates do.

My hunch is that they won't really affect that much because the install base will force developers to aim for the original consoles anyway. So they'll end up being like the New 3DS. Mostly just a novelty.

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