Xbox-next Smaller In Size No Ps3 Until 2006?

[suckthismeat]

But what I am suggesting wouldn't hurt current sales. As long as the PS/3 remains backwards compatable with PS/2 It shouldn't hurt a thing. --edit-- except new ps2 sales (which the supposedly loose money on anways) why not have a new console, with a much higher price tag? --end eidt--
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Well the thing is that probably very little game developers have even started planning out games for next gen consolses, so unless you want to buy a PS3 this year then have to wait like another year before any games come out it would be useless

If they had been thinking about it in terms of getting that "head start" on other platforms, then the games would be available. All this was is merely a thought. As to the PS/3 possibly not having enough power.... assuming it came out late this year (which I KNOW it is not), then they could easily use the power of a GeForce FX 5900 series controller (or the ATI equivelent if you like), and that should easily power the next few years games.

However, the PS/2 is getting old (Sorry folks, but tech. wise it is) and its having trouble keeping up with the Xbox, GC, or computers. Would you rather play a hot new game on PC where you can see every drop of blood, and every little refined texture - pixel shaded, or the soon to be antiquated graphics the PS/2 employs?
Each and every one of you would call a 450Mhz computer slow.... don't bother lying, yet that is about the same speed and power harnessed by PS/2.

It think Its time to step up to the next gaming platform.

For all those that just bought a ps2, shit, people out there still buy PS1's. Deal with it....your games will still be produced, Sony invested too much to just stop. The Ps1 might actually be phased out entirely.... but who cares? PS1 hasn't seen any good new games in a while... at least none that would compare to the PS2 counterpart.


Again, Just MHO

[El Fugitivo]

If the PS3 came out this year, the sales for PS2 games would drop. More importantly, the profits from sales of PS2 games would drop. No one would pay $50 for a last-generation game, and so PS2 titles would be running at probably about $20, not to mention the fact that they'd be slower sellers despite the backwards compatibility feature of a new console. Of all my friends who own PS2s now or owned them when they first came out, not one purchased a PS1 title to specifically play on the PS2 console. Backwards compatibility isn't featured in the PS2 so that people can buy less-powerful games for cheap, it's there so that they can use the games they already own. It's there so that the people who bought a company's last console will have more of an incentive to choose that same company's next offering instead of that of a rival company. It's a bonus that is offered to those who show brand loyalty. It's not going to attract new customers.

[4th Disciple]

Also, why would someone want to spend like $300+ on a PS3 which would only be able to play PS2/PS1 games when they already have a PS2. Nobody would buy a PS3 unless there were PS3 games out for it, if the PS3 came out this year there would be no games for it for probably a year or so meaning that nobody would want to buy a PS3 to play PS2 games.

About the hardware, if it came out this year it would have the best technology available now, but in about 2 years there will be much better technology available. Theres already been rumours that Microsoft is teaming up with IBM to make a 4-5GHz processor for the upcomming Xbox and you very well know that Microsoft will utilize the best technology available.