[General Discussion] "when pigs fly..."

THIS IS NOT A FLAME WAR THREAD!! BE WARNED!!

I was talking with my good friend Tyler just yesterday. We were casually talking about purchases we were thinking of making in the near future. Tyler had plans to save up for a MacBook (and before that a MacMini), but decided to change his mind and save up for a nice DW drumkit. As we were talking about that and what it would be like to hook a MacMini up to a TV, Tyler said some words I thought would never come out of his mouth. He said,

"I'm thinking of picking up that new Nintendo system. It's only $250 bucks and..."

This is where I cut him off. See, you have to understand something about Tyler. He IS THE EPITOME of the "sony" player and has been for quite sometime. He plays GTA, GT4, and TonyHawk religiously. I was so blown away by what he just had said that I replied,

"You're thinking of buying a Wii?" And he said, "Yeah."

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Fast forward to discussion.

This got me to thinking alot about what the heck is going to happen in this next generation of consoles. I've kind of thought for a while that Sony is fighting an uphill battle with production of PS3 not yet underway (which would mean that to reach 2 million units at launch, 30,000 units would need to be built every day from now 'til launch) and trying to sell Blu-Ray. But this little statement by Tyler really got me thinking.

What the hell is going to happen in this next generation? If my friend Tyler, who I never thought would think about buying a Wii, is going to, what else is gonna happen?

So let's hear it. What do you think is going to happen this next generation? Write up a little blurb about how you think this next generation of consoles is going to pan out... Who has the most units sold, which will have the most third-party games, whose online network is going to hit huge, which console will end up with the best exclusives, etc.

Now to play this prediction game we will need a few rules to play by, so as not to start a flaming, bickering war (since people get personally vested in their favorite console maker).

1. DO NOT REPLY COUNTERING OTHER PEOPLE'S PREDICTIONS
Saying "that's interesting" or "I disagree" is ok, but no " I disagree and here is 50 bullet points saying why."

2. THIS IS NOT A COMPETITION TO CONVINCE OR PERSUADE PEOPLE TO YOUR SIDE!!
This discussion is to just have everyone at GFF give their thoughts and insight for others to see. I know I would love to hear what you think.

3. STATE WHAT YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN TO THESE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY
Who will have the most units sold?
Which will have the most third-party games?
Whose online network is going to hit huge?
Which console will end up with the best exclusives?

Lets the game begain!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Borg1982

Your friend Tyler is the epitome of the video game player I hate the most.

Yeah, but you have to admit, he is a "majority" game player. Ya know, the kind that play Madden, GTA, GT4, and Tony Hawk primarily with other games on the side. We all know "those players" account for like, a large percentage of gamers.

@ Ronz

Thanks for the thoughts man. You have good stuff to say. Could you possibly make your own statement answering the four questions, instead of responding to SouthJag, though? Keeping to stating our personal opinions keeps the "bickering" down, as opposed to resonding to other's statements which gets people riled. It'd be most appreciated.

Thanks guys for playing by the rules. This thread is turning out great so far! Let's hear more opinions!!

Lets the game begain!

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Ronz

You'll have to forgive me because I really don't post much, but I fail to see the logic of your thread here.

You ask four extremely speculative questions and ask to give our opinions, then ask that we don't respond to others opinons with those of our own.

Doesn't that eliminate the entire purpose?

I'm not trying to destroy your thread here or anything and i'm not trying to contribute to another stupid CONSOLE FANBOY FLAME WAR but I saw part of Southjag's post that I wanted to comment on and so I did so.

That's cool man. I wasn't trying to chide you, just trying to keep "teh flame warz" away from here. And you did a good job, as I said, and have great things to say.

The idea with the thread is to hear other's opinions and ideas, NOT to convince or change peoples opinions. Hence the, "better to state your opinion not referencing anyone elses" push to the thread. It keeps the hands tied a bit which should keep the tempers from flaring.

If you don't want to respond to the questions, that's cool, though I want to hear your mind on them. If you could hold yourself back from responding to others statements though, that'd be great because it keeps the playing field even and smooth. If everyone can't respond, then the thread can't tank. There are alot of points people have made that I disagree with, or think differently on, but I'm holding back from quoting and commenting, as I'm sure many are. Lets keep it that way. It helps keep the discussion civil and interesting. Thanks!

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Shin

I know this is your thread but please try to keep the member moderation to a minimum, especially when you do it in such a patronising fashion.

Didn't mean to sound patronising, just trying to keep it civil in here thats all. My apologies Ronz.

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