Sentences with phrase «start of the console cycle»

Publishers will unveil a bunch of new IPs, because the best time to launch a new IP is at the start of the console cycle.

Not exact matches

«However, the SNES was the most successful home console during its cycle, so it was the start of Nintendo's dominance in the home console market.»

«From a console perspective it's not clear to me that there's not one more cycle, but even there you're starting to see the console become extremely Internet aware and in fact thinking of itself as an app store.

@sammarshall1026m ago [1.8 Tflops is a big advantage] & PC's have had that type of advantages over game consoles for every time a game console cycle has started and ended... Microsoft's combining Xbox Eco system with PC only furthers that difference in capabilities & Performance indexing.

The IP started around the launch of a new console cycle and the team at Epic Games had to adopt new methods for the production of next - gen cinematics.

The Nintendo 64 was midway through its life cycle in 1998, and if there's anything to boost a console that's starting to drop off in terms of sales, it's a new release in a killer franchise.

But there has been a wrench in the traditional console cycle this time, and it started last year with the release of the PlayStation 4 Pro.

Further, while the new console cycle has started strongly and demand for next - generation games was higher than expected, the retail demand for prior - generation games declined at a faster pace than the growth of retail sales for next - generation titles, resulting in the overall decline in sales in the retail distribution channels, down 7 % in North America & Europe YOY.

One source said it started as a Wii U game but after the disappointing performance of the Wii U and the scheduled release date for the game being late in the console's cycle, Nintendo decided to switch development over to NX.