Quote - > Quote - If you need DS4 to use it, then ultimately people will migrate to DS4, if not then things will stay more or less as they are. John

One of the few things I disagree with you on John..lolol. I don't think people will switch to DS en masse just to use Genesis. I really don't. I know I won't ;). I like my Poser. I plan to stay with it, no matter if there is a Vicky 5 I can use in it or not...lol. I don't think I'm alone ;).

Laurie

I don't think for a moment that people will go en masse.  There will always be a group of people who will use Poser and a group who use DS and those who use both.

I think that going over to the DS side will depend on a number of factors for people.

Cost, Figures and Ease of use.

For most people it will be a combination of those factors.  I think the big shift will come from vendors.  We may see a diversification as vendors move towards the larger market, at the moment it is Poser but it won't take much for DS to catch up and take over.  At the moment it is not so much of a point, as V4 content can be made for both without too much trouble.  If however the large market share goes to Genesis then it may become financially unviable to produce for Poser.

Not just as in the user community there will e people who use Poser and always will, there will be Vendors who stick wilth Poser.  But will the quality vendors stay, the top guys who do this for a living, when there may be a more commercially viable market elsewhere.  Will they do it for both platforms?

I can tell you from experience that putting a product together can take some considerable time, making an outfit for one figure on two platforms is a serious undertaking.  Making an outfit for 2 figures on 2 different platforms is going to extend product dev time enough to make anyone think hard about which platform to support.

On the other hand :) maybe it is going to shake things up enough to give the market the kick up the backside that it has needed for a while.  A diversification that will refresh support for both platforms.

Only time will tell :)

John.

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