Why do people think MS releasing a new console would force Sony to?

Microsoft would start the new gen. People want whats new.

You think people are going to want that old PS3 that came out in 2006 or that new Xbox 720? A better product means nothing. Plenty of PS2 owners upgraded to 360 just because it was the new kid on the block.

I-Scarface-I

Microsoft & Sony have the credibility to start the next gen yes!

"A better product means nothing"

Dude this is scary. Cant tell if you are calling consumers stupid or saying that everyone is a follower....if "a better product means nothing" to the the people who buy product then we are doomed man. Seriously.

[QUOTE="momentum_god"][QUOTE="I-Scarface-I"]

Microsoft would start the new gen. People want whats new.

You think people are going to want that old PS3 that came out in 2006 or that new Xbox 720? A better product means nothing. Plenty of PS2 owners upgraded to 360 just because it was the new kid on the block.

KC_Hokie

Wrong answer!! The PS3 was very expensive, no if ands or buts about it. PS3 cost too much causing people to buy the Xbox 360 of the quality systems available.

-it would either be more expensive then ps3 or barely more powerful

momentum_god

Yes, the Next Xbox (what ever they call it) will be more expensive than PS3 and Xbox 360, in the same way X360 and PS3 cost more than PS2 and Xbox1. This didn't even need to pointed out.

But if you seriously believe that the 360 successor, a system that will feature tech anywhere from 6-8 years newer than PS3, will be only "barely more powerful" than the PS3... wow, you just have NO idea how technology works. And you can take this to the bank, that the tech hounds who crave the newest cutting edge will see that as a superior product to all the last gen systems. For early adopters it will be worth the extra cash, just as X360 was worth the extra cash over an outdated PS2 and Xbox1.

The only proper comparison to hold this next system against, is to the Sony and Nintendo successors. Which remains to be seen which will be more powerful, depending on what hardware and other innovations each invests into their latest models.

[QUOTE="momentum_god"]

-it would either be more expensive then ps3 or barely more powerful

AdobeArtist

Yes, the Next Xbox (what ever they call it) will be more expensive than PS3 and Xbox 360, in the same way X360 and PS3 cost more than PS2 and Xbox1. This didn't even need to pointed out.

But if you seriously believe that the 360 successor, a system that will feature tech anywhere from 6-8 years newer than PS3, will be only "barely more powerful" than the PS3... wow, you just have NO idea how technology works. And you can take this to the bank, that the tech hounds who crave the newest cutting edge will see that as a superior product to all the last gen systems. For early adopters it will be worth the extra cash, just as X360 was worth the extra cash over an outdated PS2 and Xbox1.

The only proper comparison to hold this next system against, is to the Sony and Nintendo successors. Which remains to be seen which will be more powerful, depending on what hardware and other innovations each invests into their latest models.

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

MS would definitely try to launch first again because they know that's the only reason they are up at this point

momentum_god

[QUOTE="momentum_god"][QUOTE="BPoole96"]

MS would definitely try to launch first again because they know that's the only reason they are up at this point

SilverChimera