I'm sure game sales are affected by the recession, but the console industry follows a cycle, going up after the launch of a new set of consoles, peaking, and th

I'm sure game sales are affected by the recession, but the console industry follows a cycle, going up after the launch of a new set of consoles, peaking, and then dropping down until the hype cycle begins for the next console launch. Largely everything seems to be following the same set plan. Next year might be an upset year of this traditional cycle though, since Microsoft and Sony are releasing hardware upgrades in the form of their motion controllers. Microsoft has been quoted as saying that the launch of their Natal upgrade would be akin to a console launch event.