new consoles

Post by **ubelaffe** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:47 pm

dreamcast plays audio cd's with a built-in feature to show track #'s and a shitty spinning disk visualizer. There was also an mp3 player and dvd add-on in the works, much like that iomega zip drive from a few months ago.

Post by **The Apprentice** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:08 pm

The way this generation is playing out, I see the results causing these chances (Each of which are unlikely to happen along side others):

95% Sony will not release a sequal to the PSP, and Nintendo will dominate the next-gen handheld market.

85% The PS3 will gain ground as DVDs lose their edge, but not enough to surpass or even match the sales of its competitors. Sony needs a success on arrival with the PS4, because a sales lag like the PS3's might push Sony into a tight spot.

85% The 360 will remain solid in sales throughout its lifespan, while the Wii stedily looses its edge. Gamers of future decades will see the 360 as the system to own of the 7th generation instead of the Wii.

75% Nintendo will present a game system for the 8th generation with respectable power, but try to sell it to a more casual market, which results in somewhat of a Gamecube sales lag. Nintendo should, however, finish both this generation and the next in good health.

60% Nintendo will continue to release on the Wii long after the end of the 7th generation, along side their new hardware.

50% Sega will be absorbed by a larger force, such as Microsoft, and quality in their games will return to Dreamcast-Era, thanks to increased funding and simplified release schedules.

30% Microsoft will gain ground in Japan with their next generation system.

20% EA will enter the hardware manufacturing club, will be competitive but unable to match sales figures of Microsoft and other competitors.

10% Sega will re-enter the console market with a next gen system.

Post by **blue_veilvet** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:47 pm

As none of the current consoles managed to get me interested I really do not want to know how the next generation of consoles will be like. I think they will not interest me anyway.

Post by **Droid party** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:38 pm

I don't pretend to know what will happen in the future of gaming, only what I want to see. Full backward compatibility is the main feature I want to see. When the PS3 dropped compatibilty for PS2 games that was the thing that pushed me over the edge as far as making me hold off on buying one. The 360's backward compatibility is a pain that it doesn't work for all games, the only one to get it right is the Wii...which then has no games that really appeal to me.

Post by **lordofduct** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:51 pm

Funk, E wrote:Bethesda didn't even have the rights to Fallout 3 until 2004, and didn't start working on it until after Oblivion shipped.

That said, a lot of your post reads like some serious 'good old days' syndrome.

actually they started prior to release, and it's called exaggeration. 4 years is a long time to make a video game!

And I'm actually looking forward to a videogame market like that. I don't consider myself a hardcore gamer, I'm a retro gamer. And you should see my XBOX Live Arcade collection, oh man do I love it.

Post by **Haoie** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:03 am

Games are just going to keep on costing more and more.

Post by **AwesomeMonstar** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:28 am

The Apprentice wrote:The way this generation is playing out, I see the results causing these chances (Each of which are unlikely to happen along side others):

95% Sony will not release a sequal to the PSP, and Nintendo will dominate the next-gen handheld market.

85% The PS3 will gain ground as DVDs lose their edge, but not enough to surpass or even match the sales of its competitors. Sony needs a success on arrival with the PS4, because a sales lag like the PS3's might push Sony into a tight spot.

85% The 360 will remain solid in sales throughout its lifespan, while the Wii stedily looses its edge. Gamers of future decades will see the 360 as the system to own of the 7th generation instead of the Wii.

75% Nintendo will present a game system for the 8th generation with respectable power, but try to sell it to a more casual market, which results in somewhat of a Gamecube sales lag. Nintendo should, however, finish both this generation and the next in good health.

60% Nintendo will continue to release on the Wii long after the end of the 7th generation, along side their new hardware.

50% Sega will be absorbed by a larger force, such as Microsoft, and quality in their games will return to Dreamcast-Era, thanks to increased funding and simplified release schedules.

30% Microsoft will gain ground in Japan with their next generation system.

20% EA will enter the hardware manufacturing club, will be competitive but unable to match sales figures of Microsoft and other competitors.

10% Sega will re-enter the console market with a next gen system.

Pretty much how I see it. Sony will robably release a psp2 though, they certainly have money to burn.

Post by **blue_veilvet** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:47 pm

Maybe someday more retro games are bought than new ones, gaming companies realize this and then the next generation of the consoles are just remakes of older consoles, like NES 3, Playstation One 2 and XBox One.