not agreeing with this.. we'll have to see what MS does.... but I honestly believe this may be the last Playstation we see.. especially once Gaikai starts streaming 1080p gaming with minimal latency (5 years? 8 years?)
No WAY. Internet upgrades around the world are getting better, but not "1080p with minimal latency" better. Even full digital won't happen next gen because there will be a ton of places where the internet speeds are not good enough to even download games in a timely manner.
I want full 1080p, not compressed over the internet. I want full DTS Master Audio sound, not a 2 channel bitstream. I want immediate controller response that doesn't rely on my internet latency. I want gaming that doesn't rely on someone else's servers being up.
Gaikai may be the future, but certainly not in 5 or 8 years. And Sony still likes selling their consoles to developing nations. Gaikai won't be the future in some of these in a long, long time. The potential audience of gaming drops significantly if you go with a pure internet gaming system.