Everyoneâs favorite industry analyst, Michael Pachter, says that, rumored Wii HD upgrade not withstanding, this current console generation is gonna be with us at least four more years.
In an industry newsletter (as reported by Edge), Pachter wrote âWe do not expect the ânextâ generation to begin before 2013, if at all.â The âif at allâ is really curious. But considering thatâs about four years away, by then who knows what will be playing, delivering or hosting our games. Or he could be imagining a future so ravaged by swine flu and economic hardship that weâre all back to rolling hoops with a stick for our entertainment.
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The chief force against premature next gen-eration would be game publishers, Pachter says. They âhave as yet to capitalize on the immense investments made in being competitive in the current cycle,â and so would resist a new console generation, with new software and development demands.
âWe therefore think it is likely that the ânextâ generation will begin after 2013, meaning that software sales are likely to grow by a compounded annual rate of 6â10 percent for another five years,â he concludes.
