Electronic Arts: No New Xbox, PlayStation Consoles for Years
Pricing suggests we're in mid-cycle.
It's been four years since the PlayStation 3 hit the shelves, and five since the Xbox 360's debut. Does that mean a new generation of consoles are about to emerge? Don't bet on it, reckons EA Sports boss Peter Moore.
Moore has stated that, because the prices of Sony and Microsoft's console have yet to hit 'mass market' levels, it will be years before we see new iterations of the Xbox and PlayStation.
"Chronologically, this is the last few years of previous cycles, but when you look at pricing, we're mid-cycle," Moore opines to Eurogamer. "Over the years, $199 and below has been where 75 to 80 per cent of business is done. With the exception of 360 and the Wii, PlayStation 3, which seems to have a lot of momentum, is not even close to that."
The sports chief added that the release of new peripherals such as Move and Kinect are "tantamount to new platform launches for both Sony and Microsoft respectively. I don't think they are going to be investing in new hardware 12 months, 24 months, 36 months after investing I'm sure a considerable amount of money in getting both of these platforms out."
What do you reckon? Is he right or wrong? Speak out in the comments box below.
Moore has stated that, because the prices of Sony and Microsoft's console have yet to hit 'mass market' levels, it will be years before we see new iterations of the Xbox and PlayStation.
"Chronologically, this is the last few years of previous cycles, but when you look at pricing, we're mid-cycle," Moore opines to Eurogamer. "Over the years, $199 and below has been where 75 to 80 per cent of business is done. With the exception of 360 and the Wii, PlayStation 3, which seems to have a lot of momentum, is not even close to that."
The sports chief added that the release of new peripherals such as Move and Kinect are "tantamount to new platform launches for both Sony and Microsoft respectively. I don't think they are going to be investing in new hardware 12 months, 24 months, 36 months after investing I'm sure a considerable amount of money in getting both of these platforms out."
What do you reckon? Is he right or wrong? Speak out in the comments box below.
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config 14 Sep 2010 13:05
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By my calculation - given this 4 to 5 year "mid-cycle" mark - that puts the lifetime at, oh, 8-10 years?
Am I wrong is recalling that, from the outset, Sony said PS3 was on a 10 year plan, with MS more recently uttering something similar?
I don't think we need to cast bones, swill tea leaves or even "look at pricing", Mr Peter Moore. The plan has been laid out for a good while.
That said, I expect Sony will announce it's working on something new in 2-3 years, launch in 4 and leave the PS3 as the budget option for the last few years of its life. Microsoft, if history is the template, will abandon 360 the moment its new hardware lands. Let's hope that doesn't happen again.
Anyone care to guess what Ninty will do with Wii?
Am I wrong is recalling that, from the outset, Sony said PS3 was on a 10 year plan, with MS more recently uttering something similar?
I don't think we need to cast bones, swill tea leaves or even "look at pricing", Mr Peter Moore. The plan has been laid out for a good while.
That said, I expect Sony will announce it's working on something new in 2-3 years, launch in 4 and leave the PS3 as the budget option for the last few years of its life. Microsoft, if history is the template, will abandon 360 the moment its new hardware lands. Let's hope that doesn't happen again.
Anyone care to guess what Ninty will do with Wii?
headcasephil 14 Sep 2010 22:53
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It's been four years since the PlayStation 3 hit the shelves, and five since the Xbox 360's debut
i find this scary as it still feel like there still a lot to come
but the console are so behind ( DirectX 11 for pc is hear and consoles are still runing on 9) i think that nintendo going to be the fist people to bring out the next console sony being next and micro$oft being last in about 3 years as sony no that there next console needs to come before xbox720 and nintendo no ifthe playstation move and kinect work there f*"&ed
i find this scary as it still feel like there still a lot to come
but the console are so behind ( DirectX 11 for pc is hear and consoles are still runing on 9) i think that nintendo going to be the fist people to bring out the next console sony being next and micro$oft being last in about 3 years as sony no that there next console needs to come before xbox720 and nintendo no ifthe playstation move and kinect work there f*"&ed