This has been true with consoles ever since Nintendo and Sega; did you prefer bouncing across the heads of mushrooms in the slightly trippy land of the Mario Brothers, or were you a fan of our speedy, blue haired friend on the Sega? From console to game to accessory, everyone has their preference and as people start to line up the next generation of consoles, arguments are already heated.
Although we can only guess at most of it, we can look back at the Playstation 3 and the Xbox360 for some rough ideas on the technology and pricing. The Playstation 3 was backed with the Cell processor developed by Sony, IBM and Toshiba while the Xbox360 was powered with the Xenon created by IBM. With both Sony and Microsoft doing well, and the companies that produced the technology behind the consoles still booming, we could be looking at a much larger leap to the next generation than was felt in previous years.
Personally, I've always been a Playstation guy so I already know that the Playstation 4 will knock the socks off the next generation of Xbox. I wouldn't care what I heard about the console prior to release, I know that when the day comes, it will be Sony and not Microsoft that will get my money. I don't really consider myself a fan boy or anything close, I enjoyed the Playstation, the PS2 and I'm still enjoying the PS3, I can't help but think many other gamers out there are the same. Could either company release something that would actually sway the gaming audience or are people so set in their ways that it would take something catastrophic to change your loyalties?
I considered the Xbox famous RROD to be pretty catastrophic but people still dedicate their loyalties to that very console, even if the next generation produced something worse, people feel safe when they're loyal and for that reason alone I think both next generation consoles will thrive.
Who Will Get In Front?
The console market is a competitive one and with more and more companies trying to push out the best of the next generation, what kind of tactics and methods can we hope to see?
Currently
consoles can offer different methods of interacting with games,
exclusive titles and various add-ons, such as the browser on the PS3,
but what areas with the big guns aim for next round? The Wii is popular
for its user friendly approach and the Wii-U is expected to be huge,
already dominating the casual gaming market, what could Nintendo do to
broaden their player-base? Making the console compatible with the latest
titles would be a step in the right direction, not only allowing
players the interaction levels of Wii games but also giving them all the
benefits of the top titles from other consoles.Assuming the Wii-U did attempt something along those lines, what could Sony and Microsoft do to help the Playstation 4 and Xbox 720 compete? This is where the real problem starts as both companies and consoles offer pretty much the same thing. Both know the recipe for success when it comes to launching a games console so it's inevitable both companies will mimic ideas from the other, leaving two consoles with very little between them and players buying through loyalty rather than choice.
It would be great for one of them to take a real big step, similar to the drastic change from the Nintendo Gamecube to the Wii. Maybe Sony will raise the bar and offer all DLC content at half the price of its competitors? Maybe Microsoft will be able to buy dozens more exclusive titles that Sony can get their hands on, one thing is for sure, both companies are fighting and uphill struggle as the release of the Wii-U approaches.
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