How desirable will the 7th Generation Systems be to collectors?

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oldgamerz:
The only thing I don't like about the 7th generation is the fact that the automatic patches for the games may no longer be available much longer (time of post 10-4-2018)

98dgreen:
Xbox and PS2 haven't peeked yet.

emporerdragon:
When it comes to the 360 vs. PS3, the 360 does have one major advantage: forwards compatibility. Currently, about 550 games from the 360 library are playable on the Xbox One, and that list includes almost every major non-sports IP for the system. This makes the game's overall lifespan in the public eye longer and helps keep some of the demand up. We saw that in the previous generation too, where the original Xbox games that were playable on the 360 held value better than ones that weren't (and again recently, where the original Xbox games made playable on the One saw a jump in value).

So, while the system itself may not be collectible, the games will still be.

hoshichiri:

--- Quote from: dreama1 on October 04, 2018, 08:05:56 am ---We'll know for sure by 2030.

--- End quote ---

THIS- I honestly think it's even still a little too early to make the call on PS2 and OG Xbox... these are systems not even 20 years old yet, and it seems like prime time for nostalgia is closer to the 25-30 year mark. Right now is the window for PS1 to try and knock Nintendo down a peg, but the Big N's got their nostalgia game down pat, & I'm not sure the PS1 classic on its own is gonna cut it. Plus, I feel like the PS1's window is a little off due to all the backwards compatibility- heck, you didn't lose it until the PS4 came out! It's hard to build nostalgia for games you never had to give up. As a result, I kinda think PS1 and PS2 will end up 'hitting' around the same time. Even though you could still use PS1 on PS3, it wasn't terribly well advertised & given PS2 didn't work I think more people made a clean break then.

Anyway, for Gen 7... I think Xbox 360 will do better than expected, as Microsoft's little sprinkles of partial BC will help keep interest up more than full BC could have, like some bizarre nostalgia appetizer. However- they're gonna have to go full-out at the right time with BC, either through a separate console or adding to whatever the current Xbox is, becuase the machines themselves aren't holding up so good. That red-ring reputation isn't gonna do the 360 any favors as it ages.

PS3 I think will fare a bit worse, due to being overall less popular in the day, and- more importantly- remasters. So many of the big games on PS3 have seen PS4 collections & upgrades that it's going to hurt its chances for viability in the retro scene. Unless there's a hefty bunch of hidden gems & exclusive b-tier titles to be discovered later on.

The big winner is going to be the Wii, hands down. While not necessary, many 360 & PS3 games still had patches to download. Not so for Wii, which means games will always work as remembered. Wii used external SD cards for memory, meaning there's an abundant supply of it out there (as opposed to 360's proprietary drives) and it's easy to install (unlike PS3's internal one.) And lastly- the Wii had a massive install base. Meaning there's a lot of people out there whose first gaming console was a Wii. That's the kind of thing that's gonna stick in your head until you're in your 30s/40s, looking to rebuy your youth & share it with your kids. Wii's gonna be big someday.

burningdoom:
I don't understand why everyone thinks XBox 360 will be the least desirable of the generation. I would have given that to PS3.

XBox 360 has a much larger library of games, and it had a much larger user base. So more people played more games on 360 than they did PS3.

And of course Wii is Nintendo. We all know Nintendo consoles become collectible, even if they bomb (Virtual Boy).

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