Kotaku have spoken to industry sources about the future consoles for Sony and Microsoft. That’s a link to Kotaku, there, so it might not work. We’re not the sort of site that pretends they’re above linking, though, so at least we tried.
Anyway, these industry sources know stuff that most people don’t, like, er, the year that the next PlayStation and Xbox will release in. 2014, apparently, if you’re setting your watches. “Both MS and Sony are telegraphing to each other that they’re delaying, to milk the current [generation] and fill in previous craters better,” one insider told the website, suggesting some odd collaboration.
They’re probably right, of course, at least time-wise. Another 2-3 years doesn’t sound out of the question given the sort of games we’re getting, at least on PlayStation 3, there’s still live in the old dog yet.
Kotaku also say that “any new” Xbox in 2013 would just be a Kinect-upgraded 360, with a “next-gen” console out the following year alongside PS3.
“That source says that Microsoft doesn’t even know what parts will be in the next Xbox,” say the site. “They say the company’s board ‘is wrestling with whether to be profitable on day one,’ as Nintendo’s Wii was presumed to be, or to once again launch a new console at a loss, which is what Sony and Microsoft usually do.”
Rules out anything earth shattering for E3, then, eh?
Crazy_Del
Good stuff plenty of life in my PS3 with loads of great titles aswell. It’ll be worth the wait ;)
Roynaldo
Not bothered when it comes really. Sony and MS are providing some great games and im happy the way i am.
If only the PSN worked though……
enroene
2014 will be a good time but until then the old one can still kick a*s till the new guy arrives.
Charmed_Fanatic
Good, loving the PS3 at the moment, so dont want a new one too soon
TheArgonian
Hmm lets go into teh future shall we?
{what i wish}
PS4 & xbox720 or whatever MS want to call the next xbox
Launch games Multiplatform:Elder Scrolls VI Black Marsh
Call of Duty 11, Turok Rage Wars 2
Exclusives ps4: Uncharted 4,Jak 4 and God of War 4
720 exclusives: Halo 4 {gay without Bungie},
Wii2 Exclusives: Super Smash Bros.4 and Super Mario Wii2 (possible super mario 64 remake or maybe a completely new game)
MXZ
Great, ill be 19 when the PS4 is announced (and 20 when i can actually get my hands on it)
but at least by that time technology will be amazing and greatly worth the wait and im happy to know that.
(actually im quite depressed by the revelation that ill be 19 by the time the PS4 is released)