Who will be the first to fall?

Just wondering if the latest news has changed people's opinons.  *IF* one of the three console makers of today were to fail, which one would it be.  And when I say fail...I mean go the way of Sega and stop making consoles.

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If one of them were to go out, it'd probably be Nintendo, because they're the only company on the list dedicated to just games. Sony has a huge entertainment division to bring in money (movies, music, etc.) and MS has the PC market, but Nintendo just has games.SpaceMatt

Fall? Multinational companies worth billions fall?

Oh wait... Sega...

Microsoft could never go bankrupt, this is fact (Windows, 'nuff said). Nintendo could never go bankrupt, this is fact (they always profit on their products). Sony is the only company that has the possibility of going bankrupt but this is extremely unlikely seeing as it is only the gaming division who has not seen profits over the last year.foxhound_fox

None of the above.  Too many different strengths for each.  Nintendo's lock on the hand held market is in my opinion, untouchable.  Unless they can prove the DS or GBA causes cancer or death from exposure I don't see them ever going 3rd party.

[QUOTE="SpaceMatt"]If one of them were to go out, it'd probably be Nintendo, because they're the only company on the list dedicated to just games. Sony has a huge entertainment division to bring in money (movies, music, etc.) and MS has the PC market, but Nintendo just has games.slickvic1990

I believe if the 360 "fails" meaning if MS loses 9 billion again or however much they lost with the xbox, I could see them rethinking this whole console thing.-Sir-Poof-

There is no way that either console maker quits. All of the consoles are selling right now (some more than others). The gaming market gets bigger and bigger with more people playing games now. I voted for none. However if I was forced to chose one of the 3 then I would probably pick sony. I think Sony has the least to lose by getting out of the console market (as long as they kept making games)joshuarocker

I believe if the 360 "fails" meaning if MS loses 9 billion again or however much they lost with the xbox, I could see them rethinking this whole console thing.-Sir-Poof-

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]Fall? Multinational companies worth billions fall?

Oh wait... Sega...

Microsoft could never go bankrupt, this is fact (Windows, 'nuff said). Nintendo could never go bankrupt, this is fact (they always profit on their products). Sony is the only company that has the possibility of going bankrupt but this is extremely unlikely seeing as it is only the gaming division who has not seen profits over the last year.mikasa

If you really believe tthat hen something is really wrong with you.

[QUOTE="joshuarocker"]There is no way that either console maker quits. All of the consoles are selling right now (some more than others). The gaming market gets bigger and bigger with more people playing games now. I voted for none. However if I was forced to chose one of the 3 then I would probably pick sony. I think Sony has the least to lose by getting out of the console market (as long as they kept making games)mikasa

Those comments explains alot, you have NO sense of corporate america AT ALL!

[QUOTE="slickvic1990"][QUOTE="SpaceMatt"]If one of them were to go out, it'd probably be Nintendo, because they're the only company on the list dedicated to just games. Sony has a huge entertainment division to bring in money (movies, music, etc.) and MS has the PC market, but Nintendo just has games.mikasa

so the 360 only has mass effect and halo3, see i could do what you did

It's not as much of a question of "Which console will fall?" as it is a question of "which game developer will fall?"

Nintendo has its own corner of the market. Sony and MS can't TOUCH it. A friend of mine with the 360 and three kids borrowed my Wii from me because the 360 wasn't family friendly in his opinion. His WIFE - who hates video games - wants to buy the family one for christmas.

Microsoft can pump billions of dollars into the 360 without a second thought, so even if the 360 starts to fail, they can revive it with a large sum of cash. MS won't LET the 360 fall.

Now, Sony is looking a bit haggard right now, but Sony has always been able to pull through. Has anyone been keeping up with PS2 games coming out these past two years? Everyone said that PS2 would die once Halo 2 came out, but Sony has been able to defend the PS2 so far. I wouldn't be surprised if the PS3 sales match the 360 next year.

Console market....Sony........but who knows lets wait and see who falls first....

"When bigger they are..the harder they fall" ( Sony ?? )

Console market....Sony........but who knows lets wait and see who falls first....

"When bigger they are..the harder they fall" ( Sony ?? )

Ipik_Fenris

it would be sony because they arnt going to make any more ps no ps4 or anything thats what g4 said xplay and attack of the showhelljumper0st

WTF did you just say?

@those talking about the "next" series of consoles:

Many people are predicting that there won't BE a "next" series of consoles. That is because graphics can only be SO realistic, and you can't really make a console that has more graphical potential than the 360 and PS3. Nintendo is something else. My hunch is that the next series of consoles won't be consoles at all, but computers that integrate with everything else.

Just an opinion, though.

I'd say none will fall

didn't you know Nintendo has been the 2~3 place for the past few generations

and they still here

I believe if the 360 "fails" meaning if MS loses 9 billion again or however much they lost with the xbox, I could see them rethinking this whole console thing.-Sir-Poof-

[QUOTE="helljumper0st"]it would be sony because they arnt going to make any more ps no ps4 or anything thats what g4 said xplay and attack of the showgaara-pata

WTF did you just say?

None. 

The only reason sega went third-party was because they made a lot of bad moves not just dreamcast.  All the genesis add-ons that never sold (Sega CD, Sega 32X), Sega Saturn, and by the time they got to Dreamcast they were in the red (meaning they weren't making any $$$$). 

To think Sony is going fail is either fanboyism or just plain stupidity afterall both the PS1 and PS2 sold over 100 million units.  Plus the PS2 is still selling strong. 

Nintendo isn't going to go either since they always make a profit off their consoles.

Microsoft definetely won't considering they got close to a infinite amount of money (billions).