How exactly can you tell when a console is dying?

Just curious. Is there an exact science behind guestimating? For instance, a console gets negative feelings amongst publishers and fewer and fewer games get released for it.

Or....there isn't a strong market for games. I don't know, these are just examples, but someone with any thought or input may share as to what happens when things like that happen. And why.

look at xbox's games list and u will know

look at xbox's games list and u will know

Jankarcop

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look at xbox's games list and u will know

outworld222

[QUOTE="Jankarcop"]

look at xbox's games list and u will know

outworld222

When it's called the 360, you automatically know it's a fail.

1. Massive decline in game releases, especially first party.
2. Massive decline in sales.
3. Being the PlayStation Vita.

When it looks like this...

When it looks like this...

gensigns

i dunno when it stops reading disks, gets YLOD or RROD *shrugs* that usually shows its dying.

When SW can't even be bothered to declare it's DOOOOOMED anymore. santoron

INB4 butt hurt lems

i dunno when it stops reading disks, gets YLOD or RROD *shrugs* that usually shows its dying.

razgriz_101

INB4 butt hurt lems

inb4uall

Lems are not the ones who have to damage control the doomed Vita.

When it's *********** so hard.slowpokebro

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INB4 butt hurt lems

GreySeal9

Lems are not the ones who have to damage control the doomed Vita.

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INB4 butt hurt lems

inb4uall

Lems are not the ones who have to damage control the doomed Vita.

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[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

Lems are not the ones who have to damage control the doomed Vita.

parkurtommo

when the list of upcoming games looks like the one on the 360:lol:

When the only game left you have is Halol

When it looks like this...

gensigns

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When it looks like this...

mems_1224

this is a picture of a dying system

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="gensigns"]

When it looks like this...

inb4uall

this is a picture of a dying system

They only truly die when their successor comes out, or when their controller looks like this:

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[QUOTE="mems_1224"] :lol: winmems_1224

this is a picture of a dying system

link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games#Xbox_360

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="gensigns"]

When it looks like this...

inb4uall

this is a picture of a dying system

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="inb4uall"] wrong vita is already dead.

this is a picture of a dying system

inb4uall

link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games#Xbox_360

It's easy to see a dying console right now; it's the Xbox 360.

• No games
• Xbox Live fees
• Crap controller
• Crap user interface
• Hardware build is of low quality
• DVD and stupid multiple discs
• Non upgradeable hard drive
• Kinect

The lack of 1st party games is really sinking the console heavily.

It's easy to see a dying console right now; it's the Xbox 360.

• No games
• Xbox Live fees
• Crap controller
• Crap user interface
• Hardware build is of low quality
• DVD and stupid multiple discs
• Non upgradeable hard drive
• Kinect

The lack of 1st party games is really sinking the console heavily.

GamerwillzPS

the xbox 360 will never die.

halo 4 will save it.

I also think the 360's lack of exclusives is a little embarrasing, but anybody who thinks the 360 is dying is smoking crack. Lots of crack.

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[QUOTE="mems_1224"] a dying system is having their biggest game ever releasing this year? makes sense :roll:mems_1224

link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games#Xbox_360

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="inb4uall"] lol halo4 isn't their biggest game ever. Thats kinect adventures which sold 18 million :lol::lol::lol: the second highest selling 360 exclusive was halo 3 and odst and reach only sold 3 mil and 3.3 mil respectively. Halo 4 won't sell more then halo 3 you are a fool.

link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games#Xbox_360

inb4uall

no console is dying.

but bacon is dying a slow and painful death.

I also think the 360's lack of exclusives is a little embarrasing, but anybody who thinks the 360 is dying is smoking crack. Lots of crack.

GreySeal9

i dunno when it stops reading disks, gets YLOD or RROD *shrugs* that usually shows its dying.

razgriz_101

Second.

Also Red Ring of Death and whatever the hell the PS3 and Wii have. Unless the consoles have evolved and no longer have those problems or they do but they aren't leathal to its life.

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[QUOTE="mems_1224"] halo is easily the most important MS franchise, halo 4 is a real sequel. it will sell more than halo 3mems_1224

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[QUOTE="mems_1224"] halo is easily the most important MS franchise, halo 4 is a real sequel. it will sell more than halo 3mems_1224

[QUOTE="outworld222"][QUOTE="Jankarcop"]

look at xbox's games list and u will know

Jankarcop

• Xbox Live fees

GamerwillzPS

So basically it's been dying for a pretty long time then? Riiiiiiiiiiight.

• Crap controller

GamerwillzPS

How does that make it dying? It's not like it's the Jaguar controller.

You know a console is dying when it's fanboys claim that the console that has sold more than it is dying

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="inb4uall"] wrong vita is already dead.

this is a picture of a dying system

inb4uall

link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games#Xbox_360

Kinect adventures is bundled with every kinect you idiot :lol:

3 and 3.3 million? You're talking out your ass, they sold a lot more than that. Halo 4, being a numbered sequel, has a better chance at outselling Halo 3 than Reach did, which still came close.

They're consoles. Dying is what they do.

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[QUOTE="mems_1224"] a dying system is having their biggest game ever releasing this year? makes sense :roll:RR360DD

link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games#Xbox_360

Kinect adventures is bundled with every kinect you idiot :lol:

3 and 3.3 million? You're talking out your ass, they sold a lot more than that. Halo 4, being a numbered sequel, has a better chance at outselling Halo 3 than Reach did, which still came close.