IS THERE GOING TO BE NO NEXT GEN

[Daddy]

IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 5 YEARS SINCE THE 360 LAUNCHED IN THE US.

4 SINCE THE WII AND PS3 LAUNCHED


THERE HASN'T EVEN BEEN A MENTION OF A SUCCESSOR FROM ALL 3 COMPANIES.

REMEMBER THE 'REVOLUTION' THAT SHIT WAS ACTIVELY DISCUSSED 2 YEARS BEFORE THE WII'S LAUNCH.  HELL I DON'T EVEN SEE RUMORS ABOUT THESE SYSTEMS.
THEY'RE ALL APPROACHING THE 5 OR 6 YEAR LIFESPAN OF A CONSOLE GENERATION.

[Samus Aran]

Maybe they just want to make this generation last longer? I dunno. I seem to recall a little bit of talk about all three companies' next consoles, but not much.

[YPrrrr]

It could just be delayed due to the level of technology we're now dealing with... It seems farfetched to say there would be no next generation merely because nothing new comes out in 6 years... That's a pretty small amount of time really, and I just don't think these same consoles will still be around 10 years down the road.

Somebody's going to have to make the gimmicky 3D console after all

[Samus Aran]

Somebody's going to have to make the gimmicky 3D console after all

I kind of foresee that somebody as being someone other than the three big current names. Sort of like how Microsoft came out of nowhere with the Xbox in an attempt to compete, I feel like the time is perfect for someone else to try.

Dunno who it'd be, though. People like Philips and Panasonic already crashed and burned.

[YPrrrr]

I kind of foresee that somebody as being someone other than the three big current names. Sort of like how Microsoft came out of nowhere with the Xbox in an attempt to compete, I feel like the time is perfect for someone else to try.

Dunno who it'd be, though. People like Philips and Panasonic already crashed and burned.

Apple

[Samus Aran]

Apple

well they tried a long time ago and failed, but i guess they could try again

[Nyerp]

Apple

nooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[ME##]

In the near future?  No.  The PS3 and Xbox 360 still have more than enough power for a couple years to come.

Somebody's going to have to make the gimmicky 3D console after all

The PS3's got you covered there. 

[C.Mongler]

what is there to improve upon lol

[Thyme]

what is there to improve upon lol

Seriously. For consoles, at least.

[YPrrrr]

The Wii has a lot that could be improved upon

[ME##]

The Wii has a lot that could be improved upon

It's called the PlayStation Move.

[Nyerp]

It's called the PlayStation Move.

lol no

[ME##]

lol no

[KonohaShinobi]

IIRC, Sony and Microsoft publicly announced that they planned on at least a 10 year lifespan, which is a really long time.

well they tried a long time ago and failed, but i guess they could try again

Every single ipod is being pushed as a handheld gaming device, so they are damn near already involved.

Also, there's Onlive, although it's more of a platform like Steam, it is kind of like a new console, I am really curious how it'll sell once it's out of the beta stages.