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GNT: Why are console user numbers declining?

For several years now, many within the gaming community have speculated and fuelled rumours of the next console generation and when this next generation can be expected. Some say that this year’s E3 will reveal to the world the new Xbox 720 and an insight into Microsoft’s future in console gaming. Many have seemed to forget that Nintendo’s next generation console, the Wii-U, will be released this year. Many experts in the industry have said that this current console generation could be the last generation which will see consoles on top of the gaming food chain.

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GribbleGrunger4349d ago

if you add up last gen console sales and then add up this gen console sales, you'll find that they have increased in sales.

PopRocks3594349d ago

Isn't that largely because more software on consoles were released this year on more platforms?

DragoonsScaleLegends4349d ago

What does software sales have to do with how many consoles were sold? The amount of consoles sold has increased over how many were sold during the last generation of game consoles.

Rearden4349d ago

Doh, because of mobile gaming: tablets, iPhones, app stores.

bahabeast4349d ago

decline?? im sure more people are buying consoles now a days than last generation. almost everyone has a 360 or ps3 and has a little sister who has a wii catching dust

WitWolfy4348d ago (Edited 4348d ago )

I agree I inspired more or less everyone in my family (guy wise) to buy a 360.. Or a PS3 respectively.. Im like a sales rep for these companies, too bad I dont get compensation for my word of mouth lol

ninjahunter4349d ago

Console numbers are slowing down and PC numbers are speeding up. Im no rocket scientist, but seeing how this generation is finally past its prime i would say some people are reaching for greener pastures.

Hicken4348d ago (Edited 4348d ago )

Correlation does not imply causation. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out, so you're in luck.

Unfortunately, the last few years of gaming would say that this generation of consoles is just reaching its prime. Well, unfortunate for your not-so-sly jab at console gaming.

Edit: And, as others have stated, while the numbers may be down from last year, this generation has seen a lot more systems sold than previous generations.

BattleAxe4349d ago (Edited 4349d ago )

I might not bother buying anymore consoles after this generation myself. I will keep my PS3 and my 360, but I will probably buy all my next generation games on my PC through Steam. Theres a possibility that I might buy a PS Vita down the road, but other than the exclusive Playstation games, I can't see the benefit of buying a next generation console at this point in time. Who knows, maybe I'll be a late adopter next gen after the prices go down.

CyberCam4349d ago (Edited 4349d ago )

Right you are, I have 2 PS3's and I find that I barely use them for gaming anymore. I only ever use them for streaming movies/tv shows/videos from my linux media server.

However, I've gotten back into pc gaming bigtime, I built a highend pc May 2011 for BF3 & haven't looked back.

Games are so much more challenging on pc and the crappy accessibility games that are released on the pc usually get fixed by the modders with hardcore versions & AI fixes.

WrAiTh Sp3cTr34349d ago

I could never be a strictly pc gamer. Too many buggy and glitchy experiences for my taste.

SignifiedSix4349d ago

Also, hacking noobs in 75% of the servers. The reason why I stopped playing strictly on the PC.

CyberCam4349d ago

That's probably because the games were console ports!

Zha1tan4349d ago

75% of servers had hackers? lol i can picture you being the guy who calls out people for cheating when they have a good score on BF3.

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2625d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905070d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5070d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905070d ago (Edited 5070d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5070d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5070d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5070d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495070d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5070d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5070d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2660d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One