Analyst Believes Xbox 360 Has Peaked
Pidgeon argues that Xbox 360 is hitting a peak of sorts: "While Xbox 360 has peaked in some respects, particularly in North America, the system is still selling strongly and penetration potential remains -- in Europe overall, and in the young end of enthusiasts as well as the mass market for an extended back half of this cycle."
Nevertheless, Microsoft is always preparing for the future, and he noted that it's going to take some time for publishers and developers to get acquainted with the new hardware before Microsoft could make any announcement: "Vetting the system's basic capabilities with the top third party publishers and developers is a crucial phase of next generation design, necessary to encourage support and to solicit feedback."
While Microsoft's console has been strong, the company will be watching sales closely, and it could be that E3 2012 would be good timing to finally announce hardware. "It's in a vendor's best interests to maintain a system's viability as long as possible. On the other hand, should Xbox 360 hardware sales begin to drop off dramatically in Q4, or early in 2012 Microsoft will likely announce launch of a new system at E3 next year," Pidgeon said.
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Source: http://www.industrygamers.com/news/xbox-360-has-peaked-in-some-respects-says-analyst/
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KrimsonPosted:
chillen420 does any one else think this is a bad idea? i mean i dont think microsoft should rush the new xbox. I think they should give it time and wait for new technology, making it much better. I mean if they released in 2015, there probably going to have games that you can play with your mind. lol im not sure but slow wins the racegames you can play with your mind now that sounds silly but fun 0.0 but theres been alot of tech improvement since 05 when 360 came out im sure it would be amazing when released.
ViIIainPosted:
chillen420 does any one else think this is a bad idea? i mean i dont think microsoft should rush the new xbox. I think they should give it time and wait for new technology, making it much better. I mean if they released in 2015, there probably going to have games that you can play with your mind. lol im not sure but slow wins the race
i think ur right but not so sure about the mind thing maybe later
chillen420Posted:
does any one else think this is a bad idea? i mean i dont think microsoft should rush the new xbox. I think they should give it time and wait for new technology, making it much better. I mean if they released in 2015, there probably going to have games that you can play with your mind. lol im not sure but slow wins the race
TTG_SHANEEPosted:
it will be interesting to see what they aded because the xbox 360 is pretty much as good as it gets
demoralizePosted:
its really annoying seeing gaming produce's have to cut things out of there game or downgrade. from shitty hardware from 2005. come on microsoft! we need a new console asap!
MillerLitePosted:
Cinnamon Microsoft always want to be first in everything lol
Lul... thats something most people want.
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