Michael Pachter, Shane Satterfield and N'Gai Croal on the Wii past, future & ps4/xbox720...
My predictions would be similar to what Pachter is saying: Wii 2 sooner (2009-ish) catching up in technology to competing platforms, PS4 not rushing in... the one thing I don't see is what he was saying about Sony rushign to launch before MS. Like they were saying I think this generation is here to stay longer, but while I do agree 360 will stay a lot longer and that eye toy could do amazing things, I do believe that MS might launch a sooner it's next product: it was sooner out the gates with it's current one and that way they will have the technology edge again for a few years leading to the alternating consoles future I'm predicting: the 2 major consoles launching alternatively so that at the midlife of one you have the new high tech of the other attracting the big spenders, while those who like the stability can have longer lifespans... then again this could create a problem for publishers because with the multiplatforms they wouldn't be taking advantage fully of the high tech one... but in an age where content should matter more than the supporting technology this could be overcome...
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My predictions would be similar to what Pachter is saying: Wii 2 sooner (2009-ish) catching up in technology to competing platforms, PS4 not rushing in...
the one thing I don't see is what he was saying about Sony rushign to launch before MS. Like they were saying I think this generation is here to stay longer, but while I do agree 360 will stay a lot longer and that eye toy could do amazing things, I do believe that MS might launch a sooner it's next product: it was sooner out the gates with it's current one and that way they will have the technology edge again for a few years leading to the alternating consoles future I'm predicting: the 2 major consoles launching alternatively so that at the midlife of one you have the new high tech of the other attracting the big spenders, while those who like the stability can have longer lifespans... then again this could create a problem for publishers because with the multiplatforms they wouldn't be taking advantage fully of the high tech one... but in an age where content should matter more than the supporting technology this could be overcome...