Games industry on Revolution

[Ty]

That may not be so linear, after all next gen GPUs never (or almost never) get 3x the performance, so that may not be completely true, personally I think that if it is not a remake it is a next gen (like Shifty Geezer).

Well we're not talking about PC GPUs that come out with a new generation every year or so. We're talking about consoles that come out every 5 years or so and therefore I don't see an issue with him having a standard when it comes to him defining "next generation" in terms of relative power.

In other words it's simply a matter of definition. For him (Urian) it IS about relative power. For you and others, it's simply about release (i.e. the Revolution is coming out after the GCN). So whatever context you wish to use is your perogative.

 

[ban25]

It's like how Chevy makes the Corvette. They don't expect it to be the highest selling car in the world, but they know the passion and excitement it creates about Chevroletdraws people into showrooms. People get might get a hardon over the Corvette, but Chevy understands most people will drive home in a Cobalt.

I like your analogy. American car makers were the dominant force in the auto industry in the '60s and '70s. These days, they've all but ceded the market to Japan and GM is practically bankrupt. Likewise, Nintendo held a near monopoly on the home video gaming market in the '80s (remember all that Japan-bashing?), these days they have all but ceded the home market to Sony and Microsoft.

 

[pc999]

Well we're not talking about PC GPUs that come out with a new generation every year or so. We're talking about consoles that come out every 5 years or so and therefore I don't see an issue with him having a standard when it comes to him defining "next generation" in terms of relative power.

In other words it's simply a matter of definition. For him (Urian) it IS about relative power. For you and others, it's simply about release (i.e. the Revolution is coming out after the GCN). So whatever context you wish to use is your perogative.

I doo agree with you, but I think that each time a company lauch a new product for the same market (or a superset of that) it should be considered a next gen, and better specs is (IMO) a requirement of the market.