Across
the globe people can easily make the argument that our economy is in a slump,
people have less money to purchase luxuries that the next generation is likely
to be a slower transition than those that have come before it. At the present
time, we do not know what the price points for each console will be or which
specific games will accompany them. We often argue about the software market
being too expensive and are happy to purchase used games in order to grab at
the cheapest rates. It isn’t a priority to own the next generation’s consoles
and if the price points don’t sit lower than the releases of the PS3 and Xbox
360 than both of the developers can expect to see slow sales.
The
one advantage that Microsoft and Sony have against this is the fact that people
have been trained to upgrade on an almost yearly basis. Technology is rapidly
being improved and hardcore gamers are keen to sit at the top of the pile.
People always want the new iPhone, the new Galaxy or the new Call of Duty and
almost expect to have to fork out the money for these in the run up to their
releases. Because we’ve been systematically taught to upgrade our electronic
technology so frequently, it should be easier to transition into the next
console generation.
An
argument can be made that the current consoles and services provided are just
fine and that many are not rushing to get into the next generation. Obviously this
could make the transition a lot harder. If Sony decides that you may need to
pay for their newest online service or Microsoft decides that their online
service needs to get a bit more expensive in order to provide you with a higher
quality of service, then why would you want to leave the comfort of what
already works for you?
There are many games out there for consumers to play that have not been played and gaming communities that feel well-established where they are at this point. There are even consumers who have recently bought the newest XBOX 360 Slim or PS3 Super Slim and see no need to upgrade since there are already a myriad of games at their disposal when the newest generation will only have a limited number available upon launch. With that said, a good amount of games that will be available at launch for the next generation consoles will be available on the current generation consoles as well. There is no need to transition into a console future where the current consoles work perfectly fine.
On
the flip side of this we have reached the end of the line with current console
capabilities. While they have done remarkable things with graphics, sound and
experience, they have simply reached the limits of what they can do. We are a
society who is taught to explore uncharted waters and experience new things and
an upgraded set of hardware will be need to provide this. Gaming in general is
a much more of a social environment than ever before and the abilities of the
next generation to be able to play a game, and have the chance to either share
your gameplay with others from the console itself, ask for assistance from
other players, or to even join a game with such ease is something that the
community has been waiting for.
Either
way you look at it the next generation is just around the corner and it’ll be
here faster than you think. Even if the transition between systems is slower,
this time around, we will all be speaking about the Xbox One or PS4’s new
releases instead of the current generation and that in itself will get people
interested in making that jump.
Is
there anything that I've left out that could be possibly important as to why or
why not to shift over to the future of gaming? Are you ready to make the leap
or are you happy where you are? Let me know in the comments below and as
always, thanks for contributing to the conversation!
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