Will next gen last longer than last gen?

Last gen lasted six years, will the next one last even longer?

Last gen lasted 9 years...

Last gen lasted 9 years...

Cali3350

9 years woah o_o

Last gen lasted six years, will the next one last even longer?

nekrothing

Last gen lasted 9 years...

Cali3350

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Last gen lasted 9 years...

BranKetra

It started on late 98 with the Dreamcast and it ended this year with the last official assembled PS2. So it's like 14 years.

It depends upon a lot of factors but perhaps the most important is the economy- obviously the sad state of affairs we currently find ourselves in is a major contributor to this past generation's unusually long life. Unless things take a massive upswing, it's likely the next one will be another decade-long run.

Not a chance. We got Xbox out in 2005, and Nintendo deciding to release two consoles this gen--which will extend current gen design to about 12 years. Fck you reggi nice console. Lol 1 gig of ram my fckng nuts have one gig of ramHeirren

It depends upon a lot of factors but perhaps the most important is the economy- obviously the sad state of affairs we currently find ourselves in is a major contributor to this past generation's unusually long life. Unless things take a massive upswing, it's likely the next one will be another decade-long run.

Interestingly it's believed the 6th generation would have lasted longer than it did as well but the advent of affordable high-definition televisions expideted the process of buying hardware capable to making the most of the new Plasmas, LCDs and LEDs that flooded the market.

Im honestly cool with whatever... As long as their is something to play. I will say that this gen seems a little long though. Im quite ready to taken somewhere new. Thng is, I'm mostly interested in games themselves evolving into something new more than I am excited for better graphics.

By the time I get bored with my PS4 (say 2020), than I suspect I will be using SEN and Playstation Certified device(s) to power the next next gen of gaming and enterntainment.

Boy, that is long ways a way. I mean, 2020? Haha. It sounds futuristic just writing that number. :P

bran i dont think hes talking about ps2 and if he was then hed be wrong ,, the last gen is wii ps3 360 ds psp ngage , the current gen is psvita wii u and 3ds /3dsxl so far , and last gen is 8 yrs old will turn nine this year

hopefully not.campzor

Agreed. I think there should be new console hardware every 5, 6 years at most. Longer that that holds down gaming too much.

Depends on how you define at what point a gen starts and ends.

If we go with the minimum interval rule, then Xbox 360 (2005) and Wii U (2012); means the 7th gen lasted 7 years. Seems reasonable.

If we go by the maximum rule, well, then it becomes problematic. So basically 6th gen started with dreamcast in 1999? and ended 2012 with the discontinuation of PS2? 13 years? That's not really meaningful to me.

Will the next gen last longer than 7 years? Nope. Nintendo's systems last 6 years max, so the max is 6 years. I think Wii U will have 6 years, like Wii.

[QUOTE="campzor"]hopefully not.PAL360

Agreed. I think there should be new console hardware every 5, 6 years at most. Longer that that holds down gaming too much.

Let's think about this in the case of powerhouse machines:

a) Long time to reach maturity: once devs would get into the new systems, the new one would be out already and the process restarts. Just compare games from 2005-2008 for example with games from 2010-2013.

b) It takes years before a powerhouse comes down to mass market prices, the gen would restart just as the powerhouse machine would gain momentum. Makes no sense.

You can't have powerhouse console and 5-6 year gens at the same time for these reasons.

Moderate jumps in power, but more often. This leads to the same technology advance in the long run, but in shorter, more stable, steps.

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[QUOTE="campzor"]hopefully not.SuperFlakeman

Agreed. I think there should be new console hardware every 5, 6 years at most. Longer that that holds down gaming too much.

Let's think about this in the case of powerhouse machines:

a) Long time to reach maturity: once devs would get into the new systems, the new one would be out already and the process restarts. Just compare games from 2005-2008 for example with games from 2010-2013.

b) It takes years before a powerhouse comes down to mass market prices, the gen would restart just as the powerhouse machine would gain momentum. Makes no sense.

You can't have powerhouse console and 5-6 year gens at the same time for these reasons.

Moderate jumps in power, but more often. This leads to the same technology advance in the long run, but in shorter, more stable, steps.

You have a point, but, if you think about previous gens, that was never a problem! Note how 16bit gen lasted from 1989 to 1994 (5 years), 32bit gen lasted from 1994 to 1999 (96/97, if you consider N64 is in it's own generation) and last gen went from 1999 to 2005. There was allways a fair improvement in tech.

That said, i love how devs are finally taking full(?) advantage of 360 and PS3 and how their latest games look better than ever, but you can't deny that PC is currently at it's own level.

The real question is if the Xbox 360 or PS3 will last longer than the PS2.

Next gen is the last gen for traditional console, PC gaming as we've always known them :o after that, it'l be just one continuous gen with no end so ya know, just sayin. :cool: