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The PS4 and Xbox One generation will last 5-6 years

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The Playstation 4 is out now in Europe, and soon in SA, marking the end of the PS3 era. It’s been a great ride for the Sony fat boy since it arrived in 2006, following the 2005 launch of the Xbox 360. That’s a console generation of 8 years. And the latest one could be much shorter.

PlayStation 4 is out tomorrow across the UK and Europe, hot on the heels of Xbox One. It’s a crazy time, but EA’s executive vice-president of EA Studios Patrick Soderlund reckons that we’ll be doing the next-gen dance all over again by 2018-19. He feels it’ll be a shorter cycle.

Speaking to MCV, EA’s executive vice-president of EA Studios Patrick Soderlund feels that the newly arrived console generation will have a lifespan of 5-6 years. “This console cycle may have gone on a little bit longer than I would have wanted,” Soderlund said.

At the same time, you have seen games like The Last of Us and GTA V at the end of a cycle which perhaps you would not have expected a few years ago. But a five, six year gap is what I expect going forward.

The key to keeping an audience according to Soderlund, will be constant innovation while moving forward. And that’s where Titanfall comes into the EA strategy. Thanks to an enthusiastic response for the Respawn game, EA reckons that they have a solid direction going forward. “That response is telling us that gamers don’t want to play the same game every year,” Soderland said.

And even the games we build on an iterative basis, we have to make sure we keep on innovating or people won’t give us their money.

The Xbox 360 and PS3 had a lengthy life, and honestly, most gamers did not mind that at all. And I wouldn’t be too surprised to hear that Microsoft and Sony are already working on new successor consoles for the Xbox One and PS4.

Last Updated: November 29, 2013

71 Comments

    • Kensei Seraph

      November 29, 2013 at 08:12

      That looks uncomfortable.

      Reply

    • Ottokie

      November 29, 2013 at 08:55

      Found his bike!

      Reply

  1. TiMsTeR1033

    November 29, 2013 at 08:06

    Well look at it this way, look how far we have come technology wise since 2005. By 2019 or 2020 (hell some movies showed us being advanced in 2020 lol) we should have blistering fast internet hopefully available to us here in SA, Could be using the Iphone 9 by then with perhaps a curved screen, Tv’s running at 4k as the norm and be affordable. Successor to Bluray might be on the way, Terebyte hdds may be up to 20 or 30 perhaps even more. PLUS there will be more annual games, wwe2k20 or fifa19 or 20. This generation will have to be shorter for the pace at which tech is moving, pcs will be monsters in 3 years alone from now.

    Reply

  2. DOA

    November 29, 2013 at 08:14

    I am going to start saving for the next generation 🙂

    Reply

    • TiMsTeR1033

      November 29, 2013 at 08:15

      Prob be a service lol not a console

      Reply

      • Vampyric Squirrel of the Sith

        November 29, 2013 at 08:16

        Will probably be an add on for your tv… or a tv itself… or even a pc

        Reply

        • TiMsTeR1033

          November 29, 2013 at 08:17

          A box ontop of your pc and get a controller with it lol. Needing fast as hell broadband internet.

          Reply

          • Vampyric Squirrel of the Sith

            November 29, 2013 at 08:40

            hahahaha! It’ll probably just be a controller, games requiring a Blu-Ray drive in your PC with specifically DRM’d software and a 15mbps unshaped line minimum.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 29, 2013 at 08:42

            MINIMUM! flipping hell!

  3. Alien Emperor Trevor

    November 29, 2013 at 08:15

    That’s a fair point, but a shorter lifespan isn’t really that good for publishers is it? They said the other day that it’ll be a few years before they’ll stop releasing games for the 360 & PS3 & focus solely on the new ones.

    Reply

  4. Captain GUZ

    November 29, 2013 at 08:17

    Lol “gamers dont want to play the same game every year” ………COD anybody?

    Reply

    • Willem Swanepoel

      November 29, 2013 at 09:30

      whahahahaha … omf … LOL

      Reply

  5. InsanityFlea

    November 29, 2013 at 08:23

    **** EA!

    Reply

  6. Admiral Chief Duke

    November 29, 2013 at 08:24

    DARK SOULS FOR R60 ON STEAM!!!

    Reply

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 29, 2013 at 08:27

      BUY! BUY! BUY!

      Reply

      • Captain GUZ

        November 29, 2013 at 08:29

        I dont feel like buying a new keyboard any time soon…………lol

        Reply

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          November 29, 2013 at 08:31

          Good point, soundproofing to catch all the loud swearing is also expensive.

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief Duke

            November 29, 2013 at 08:33

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 29, 2013 at 08:39

            Right now I’m in the fear stage, because I got distracted & I know I have to go back & finish it. No game has ever made me swear as much as this one lol

          • Captain GUZ

            November 29, 2013 at 08:40

            Dat rage man

          • Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)

            November 29, 2013 at 10:13

            Lol, I am on leave next week and I am hi-jacking my brother’s Dark Souls. He has already had a couple of rage incidents

      • Admiral Chief Duke

        November 29, 2013 at 08:33

        Already did it!

        Reply

    • SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad

      November 29, 2013 at 08:57

      I hate you. 🙁
      Or.. to be more specific.. my wallet hates you.

      Reply

    • Mighty Meh

      November 29, 2013 at 10:21

      How does Dark Souls play on PC? I bought the game but now Im wondering if I must fork over more money for a controller.

      Reply

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        November 29, 2013 at 10:28

        KB&M controls are probably the worst part of the port, but you don’t have to have a controller – I don’t. You should definitely get the dsfix mod to improve the graphics though, it makes a huge difference. You can get it from http://darksouls.nexusmods.com/

        Reply

        • Mighty Meh

          November 29, 2013 at 10:42

          Much appreciated.

          Reply

  7. oVg

    November 29, 2013 at 08:28

    1.5 if you own a PC that runs 4k like the norm 2 years from now.

    Reply

  8. Hammersteyn

    November 29, 2013 at 08:32

    They have to work on a successor, They are already so far behind the PC

    Reply

  9. Weanerdog

    November 29, 2013 at 08:34

    Off topic: The Ashes best fielding ever

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Duke

      November 29, 2013 at 08:38

      WHAT THE FLIPPING FLIP?????????

      Reply

    • Rockstar

      November 29, 2013 at 08:39

      Well that’s one broken game haha!

      Reply

    • Vampyric Squirrel of the Sith

      November 29, 2013 at 08:42

      LMAO… reminds me of EA sports cricket 2005… that fielding was useless in that game.

      But I think those guys made about 12 runs off that one ball… hahahaha

      Reply

    • Weanerdog

      November 29, 2013 at 08:43

      From what I have seen fielding is easy compared to batting

      Reply

    • SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad

      November 29, 2013 at 08:55

      To be fair… I don’t think the game ever thought you’d be crazy enough to put all your fielders around the pitch like that. Poor AI must have been having a case of WHAT THE HELL BUDDY?!

      Reply

      • Weanerdog

        November 29, 2013 at 12:07

        Well England are 10 for 7, so field looks legit.

        Reply

        • SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad

          November 29, 2013 at 12:08

          Has to be a custom test match. You’re not allowed to set up a field like that. Broken.

          Reply

          • Weanerdog

            November 29, 2013 at 13:30

            No rules against it as long as you don’t have more than two fielders behind square on the leg side. A rule that came into being after Jardine’s Leg Theory Bowling plan.

          • SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad

            November 29, 2013 at 13:35

            I stand corrrrrrrected!

    • Deano

      November 29, 2013 at 08:55

      hahahahahaha

      Reply

    • Ultimo_Cleric N7

      November 29, 2013 at 08:58

      Looks like the Zim team 🙂

      Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      November 29, 2013 at 09:03

      Looks like the field setup in the 99 world cup when Donald didn’t run

      Reply

      • Vampyric Squirrel of the Sith

        November 29, 2013 at 09:08

        Been many years… and it’s still too soon dude…

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          November 29, 2013 at 09:16

          LOL sorry

          Reply

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          November 29, 2013 at 10:14

          Bad memories, the entire family was screaming at him lol

          Reply

          • Vampyric Squirrel of the Sith

            November 29, 2013 at 13:01

            Same here… was funny but scarring as well

    • Rags

      November 29, 2013 at 10:04

      Rofl!

      Reply

    • HelterSkelter

      November 30, 2013 at 22:58

      Looks very very kak.

      Reply

  10. Hesperus Phosphorus

    November 29, 2013 at 08:40

    Nah, Microsoft and Sony are going to milk it for as long as possible, and avoid the expense of starting new shiny hardware development in 3 years time, so I give it at least 8 years.

    Reply

  11. Weanerdog

    November 29, 2013 at 08:42

    So got my new PS4 today that I bought for $100 off ebay, now just can’t wait for the games to come.

    Reply

    • TiMsTeR1033

      November 29, 2013 at 08:43

      a ps4 for 100 doll hairs?

      Reply

      • Vampyric Squirrel of the Sith

        November 29, 2013 at 09:04

        refresh for pic…

        Reply

        • TiMsTeR1033

          November 29, 2013 at 09:07

          takes 2 games at a time! now THAT is the future! and it will appeal to the ladies with pink handle to pop games out when you done. lol

          Reply

          • Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)

            November 29, 2013 at 10:11

            But I heard it has overheating issues 😛

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 29, 2013 at 10:13

            And you have to reboot it after playing for a couple of minutes.

  12. SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad

    November 29, 2013 at 08:52

    “The key to keeping an audience according to Soderlund, will be constant innovation while moving forward. And that’s where Titanfall comes into the EA strategy. Thanks to an enthusiastic response for the Respawn game, EA reckons that they have a solid direction going forward. “That response is telling us that gamers don’t want to play the same game every year,” Soderland said.”

    So basically people should just get a PC (Steam and Humble Bundle activated).

    Reply

  13. 40 Insane Frogs

    November 29, 2013 at 08:55

    I don’t mind a game generation that runs well-beyond 5 years. Some of the finest titles on the PS3 came out towards the end of this gen (officially last-gen now). Games like The Last of Us show that the old girl can still surprise us.

    http://imgur.com/1n8zR.gif?w=600&h=366

    Reply

  14. Ultimo_Cleric N7

    November 29, 2013 at 08:56

    Ugh, R6500 for something that will only last 5 years…..

    Reply

    • 40 Insane Frogs

      November 29, 2013 at 08:57

      Not unlike your average PC? 😛 (well… 6 months to 1.5 years for a PC, and then the upgrade cycle has to kicks in).

      Reply

      • SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad

        November 29, 2013 at 08:59

        Except you upgrade parts if you want. You never go out and buy a new tower, monitor, etc, unless you really want to. You don’t ‘need’ to.

        You just add some ram here, upgrade or add a GPU there, drop a new processor in yonder. Nice affordable systematic upgrades over a long period of time. Just buy the right motherboard right off the bat, and you’re good to go for years.

        Also, you will always have an infinitely faster machine than any of those shitty little consoles.

        *runs away from ensuing console vs PC war

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        • 40 Insane Frogs

          November 29, 2013 at 09:03

          Motherboards are tricky though, and definitely a limiting factor. At most, you’re going to have change your mobo after a year and half (two if you’re lucky).

          Reply

          • Rags

            November 29, 2013 at 10:02

            Not really, my PC from 2007 lasts to today. I now use it at work but it runs new games fairly well. If you buy smart you only have to buy once during a console generation. I expect my new PC to survive and even outlive this generation too.

          • ToshZA

            November 29, 2013 at 10:53

            Not at all, only if you bought the bottom end MB. If you buy a decent one I spent R2k on mine – it’ll last until DDR4 RAM and PCIe 4.0 is mainstream. I have SATA 6GBS, PCIe 3.0 and 4 RAM slots for a total of 32GB if I want. That’s future proof for a good few years

          • FoxOneZA

            November 29, 2013 at 10:54

            Nope. These are myths that you speak off 😉

      • Willem Swanepoel

        November 29, 2013 at 09:36

        I bought my PC in 2011 Jan, it is a Intel i5 SandyBridge 2500 with 8gb ram, ati 5750 etc.

        It cost me R4000-R5000.

        I run AC4 on medium and the graphics look awesome for me.

        I have saved R200 a month from the day I bought it… 36 months x R200

        I still do not have to change my motherboard because a new Nvidia 770 will fit perfectly but I have R7200 saved… New graphics card that I want to buy is R3500 because I do not have to upgrade my mobo,cpu or ram.

        The whole idea that people think you have to upgrade every year is just stupid and retarded.

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        • Admiral Chief Duke

          November 29, 2013 at 09:37

          Agreed.

          Reply

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          November 29, 2013 at 10:11

          They need a solid pip slap.

          Reply

      • Ultimo_Cleric N7

        November 29, 2013 at 09:52

        Not really, I have had my PC for 5 years and it still plays current gen on Medium. Although I did spend a fair amount on it back in the day 🙂

        Reply

        • ToshZA

          November 29, 2013 at 10:51

          Buying smart in PC is the way to go, buy with upgrades in mind, and with minimal upgrades your machine can last 6 years. The only thing I need to touch on my current machine (Which I paid R11k for last year June) is the graphics card. Right now most games run well on high settings, but with a simple graphics card update that moves it up to ultra settings, and will last me a good few years. I don’t even have to upgrade right now.

          Reply

    • SargonTheGreatPandaOfAkkad

      November 29, 2013 at 09:00

      Yep. Or buy a 10k laptop that you can use for work too and be safe in the knowledge it’s already better than the current-next gen. 😛

      Reply

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