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The Playstation was released back in 1995, and despite only having the capabillities of 32-bit graphics, it still saw of it's closest competition in 'the 64-bit era'.
Then about 5 years later came the PS2 - an advanced follow-up to the PSX and PSOne. It has also gone a long way, and has sold MILLIONS world-wide - giving the X-box and GameCube a real challenge top nick Sony's once again anticipated crown in the console wars!
And incase you haven't heard, Sony already have the future PS3 console in mind, and also intend to launch it by the end of 2005!
So there was a 5 year gap between the launches of the first 2 Sony consoles, and it also looks like the 3rd edition of the Playstation will arrive another 5 years after no.2.
My question is: "Is this all too soon???"
Ok, a 5 year gap between each console may seem like a fair distance, but that is not neccesarily what I am concerned about. Look at the specs for each console, and compare it with the release dates of the simlarly designed consoles.
The 32-bit PS arrived about 3 years after the 16-bit SNES was launched. And there was also a similar distance in time when compared with the MegaDrive's release. So even though it was released some time after what may have been considered as it's 'spec rivals', it still managed to command and conquer above the rest.
You could look at the N64 and Dreamcast and say that they were the 'Playstation's rivals' - due to their release dates, but not by their specs. The N64 came 2 years later, and it was a 4 year gap before we saw the 128-bit Dreamcast.
But still, through all those years, the PSX managed to somehow beat them all and end up on top!
But just becasue it worked with their first console doesn't mean Sony will 'definitley' be so fortunate in the future!
The Sega Saturn arrived just one year before the PS, and we never seemed to hear or see anything more from it. Maybe the power of Sony was just too much for it, or maybe it was truly beaten by it's closest launch-date rivals.
This example proves that a console can beat off the competition when launched at the right time. But even though it's worked for Sony before, i'm not so sure history will repeat itself next time...
Look at when the PS2 was launched, back in 2000 when the likes of the N64 were already coming to an end. And by being a 128-bit machine, surely it was designed to rival the others of the same specs as we know.
By releasing it early, Sony do easily get the highest number of sales for the next 2 years or so, which could put them ontop again - like with the PSX. But there are also one or two advantages for the other 2 that decided to wait a while. Nearer the time that Ninty and MS finnish the final designs of their new consoles, a new and advanced piece of technology may suddenly arise, and they may have the time to in-corporate that into their mahcines.
As for Sony however, it's all to late for changes. Unless of course they want to displease their loyal fans with a £100 add-on, or even start again with a new console - like the PS3.
So you can see how releasing a console so early can be bad for the company, and I feel that Sony may experience this soon, if they continue to work in this way.
Miyamoto has anticipated that the GameCube will last for an incredible 8 years! In 8 years time, the PS3 could be 5 years old. And if it is a 256-bit console or whatever specs are to follow, then it could be coming to an end when the others are just entering the '256-bit era'.
This may have it's upsides as Sony are staying ahead of the rest in terms of technology, but like I said earlier, new technology could get the better of them!
The way I see things, Sony are moving too fast and jumping in to grab the top spot by beating the others with their own 'firsts'. They need to slow down, or else they'll soon run out of ideas and will be beaten by their competition.
After all, every gamer preffers new to old! And that could mean that gamers of the future will prefer the latest release from Nintendo rather than Sony's 'first'.
Then about 5 years later came the PS2 - an advanced follow-up to the PSX and PSOne. It has also gone a long way, and has sold MILLIONS world-wide - giving the X-box and GameCube a real challenge top nick Sony's once again anticipated crown in the console wars!
And incase you haven't heard, Sony already have the future PS3 console in mind, and also intend to launch it by the end of 2005!
So there was a 5 year gap between the launches of the first 2 Sony consoles, and it also looks like the 3rd edition of the Playstation will arrive another 5 years after no.2.
My question is: "Is this all too soon???"
Ok, a 5 year gap between each console may seem like a fair distance, but that is not neccesarily what I am concerned about. Look at the specs for each console, and compare it with the release dates of the simlarly designed consoles.
The 32-bit PS arrived about 3 years after the 16-bit SNES was launched. And there was also a similar distance in time when compared with the MegaDrive's release. So even though it was released some time after what may have been considered as it's 'spec rivals', it still managed to command and conquer above the rest.
You could look at the N64 and Dreamcast and say that they were the 'Playstation's rivals' - due to their release dates, but not by their specs. The N64 came 2 years later, and it was a 4 year gap before we saw the 128-bit Dreamcast.
But still, through all those years, the PSX managed to somehow beat them all and end up on top!
But just becasue it worked with their first console doesn't mean Sony will 'definitley' be so fortunate in the future!
The Sega Saturn arrived just one year before the PS, and we never seemed to hear or see anything more from it. Maybe the power of Sony was just too much for it, or maybe it was truly beaten by it's closest launch-date rivals.
This example proves that a console can beat off the competition when launched at the right time. But even though it's worked for Sony before, i'm not so sure history will repeat itself next time...
Look at when the PS2 was launched, back in 2000 when the likes of the N64 were already coming to an end. And by being a 128-bit machine, surely it was designed to rival the others of the same specs as we know.
By releasing it early, Sony do easily get the highest number of sales for the next 2 years or so, which could put them ontop again - like with the PSX. But there are also one or two advantages for the other 2 that decided to wait a while. Nearer the time that Ninty and MS finnish the final designs of their new consoles, a new and advanced piece of technology may suddenly arise, and they may have the time to in-corporate that into their mahcines.
As for Sony however, it's all to late for changes. Unless of course they want to displease their loyal fans with a £100 add-on, or even start again with a new console - like the PS3.
So you can see how releasing a console so early can be bad for the company, and I feel that Sony may experience this soon, if they continue to work in this way.
Miyamoto has anticipated that the GameCube will last for an incredible 8 years! In 8 years time, the PS3 could be 5 years old. And if it is a 256-bit console or whatever specs are to follow, then it could be coming to an end when the others are just entering the '256-bit era'.
This may have it's upsides as Sony are staying ahead of the rest in terms of technology, but like I said earlier, new technology could get the better of them!
The way I see things, Sony are moving too fast and jumping in to grab the top spot by beating the others with their own 'firsts'. They need to slow down, or else they'll soon run out of ideas and will be beaten by their competition.
After all, every gamer preffers new to old! And that could mean that gamers of the future will prefer the latest release from Nintendo rather than Sony's 'first'.
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I'm sure I read somewhere that the proccecing chip sony are planning to use for the PS3 doesn't even exsist yet, and they will have to spend a few years developing it before they decide to make the new console.
OK, this has probably been said before, but I'm saying it again:
The PS2 was being thought of, in the same way as the PS3 is now, about a year after the PS1 was launched! This is what companies do!
Also, the 2005 date for the PS3 is totally false. This has all been contrived from a small remark by Phil Harisson in an interview. Sony know as much as we all do that the PS3 in 2005 is suicide. The PS2 has way more life in it than that!
The PS2 was being thought of, in the same way as the PS3 is now, about a year after the PS1 was launched! This is what companies do!
Also, the 2005 date for the PS3 is totally false. This has all been contrived from a small remark by Phil Harisson in an interview. Sony know as much as we all do that the PS3 in 2005 is suicide. The PS2 has way more life in it than that!
I agree with you there Dringo, everyone you know just gets a PS2 now because there firends have one and tell them to get one! How idiotic can you get!! Are they really too inferior to be able to think and choose a console for themselves!!? Or are they just so highly and dangerously addicted to gaming that they just HAVE to have the latest console, as they can't wait another 2 years for the X-box or GameCube - which may suit them better!
It happened with the PSX aswell, and I wouldn't bet against it happening with the PS3 also!
I expect Sony aren't worried about making their consoles short-lived, as they seem to sell loads within that time anyway!
It happened with the PSX aswell, and I wouldn't bet against it happening with the PS3 also!
I expect Sony aren't worried about making their consoles short-lived, as they seem to sell loads within that time anyway!
Sony's console is such a dare i use a music term "townie" console, my brother got the PS2 because his friends had one and no other reason!
This angers me as the Gamecube has everything better than the PS2...
This angers me as the Gamecube has everything better than the PS2...
I'm sure the laws of physics will have something to say about that.
The only REAL advantage the Xbox and Gamecube have over the PS2 is the easy-to-use architecture.
The increase of power when the PS3 comes along will be very noticable but very superficial and won't be very revolutionary.
That is unless Moore's Law is shattered with a huge breakthrough within the next 4 years...
The increase of power when the PS3 comes along will be very noticable but very superficial and won't be very revolutionary.
That is unless Moore's Law is shattered with a huge breakthrough within the next 4 years...
And doesn't the CELL technology that Sony will use for the PS3 sound cool? I'm sure Microsoft executives will have felt threatened the moment they heard that CELL will power the PS3. Or maybe that's just me.
I decided to get rid of it - a week ago today.
I turned 17 last Sunday, and that made me think I needed to change my name for some reason - but not too much.
And no-one else has the name 'Solskjaer' so I thought 'why not just Solskjaer!'
And I wonder how far Sony are with the PS3 project now??
Reckon they've almost finnished it already! ;)
I turned 17 last Sunday, and that made me think I needed to change my name for some reason - but not too much.
And no-one else has the name 'Solskjaer' so I thought 'why not just Solskjaer!'
And I wonder how far Sony are with the PS3 project now??
Reckon they've almost finnished it already! ;)
I think it could be either of the two. Or maybe is it simply how quickly technology is advancing these days?
Good post Solksjaer. What happened to the _24?
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Good post Solksjaer. What happened to the _24?
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Thanks, and when you think about it, what you said there Russ could all be very true!
You never know, Sony may be scared of what they fear their rivals will produce. But if they were really that scared, I don't think they'd start it all so early - as they must have a good deal of experience with technology from their electronics work.
But with such experience, they should be quite aware of what can happen, and the latest news in technology. But still they decide to release too early, when they should only still be planning at the time!
You never know, Sony may be scared of what they fear their rivals will produce. But if they were really that scared, I don't think they'd start it all so early - as they must have a good deal of experience with technology from their electronics work.
But with such experience, they should be quite aware of what can happen, and the latest news in technology. But still they decide to release too early, when they should only still be planning at the time!
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