Analyst: Next-gen by 2010
February 15th, 2008 by Rajiv Ashrafi in Analyst, Business, News
Speaking to Gamespot, Pacfici Crest Securities analyst Evan Wilson suggested that both Microsoft and Nintendo will announce the successors to the Xbox 360 and Wii, respectively, in 2010.
“We believe that peak industry sales will occur in 2010, given that Microsoft will likely introduce its next console that year and Nintendo will likely launch before then,” he said. “Further, 2010 is also likely to coincide with the end of the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP cycles.”
His comments ring true with the usual four to five year product life cycle on most consoles. He, however, did not comment on the PS3, as Sony has stated continuously that they hope to squeeze out ten years from the console.
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