stu wrote:Looks like this thread got bumped just at the right time since there had been quite a few rumors and stories in the mainstream gaming press regarding PS4 and Xbox720.
First up - Next Xbox to launch in 2013 - Report
Quote: "Develop reports that chip manufacturers and software middleware firms expect the next Xbox to be announced at E3 2013, with a launch following in time for the holidays. This would be an announcement-to-launch timeline similar to the Xbox 360, which was revealed just six months before the console hit retail in November 2005. "
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6341339/ne ... title%3B14
Second - Sony studios "begin PlayStation 4 projects"
Quote: "Preliminary work on PlayStation 4 games has begun at several internal Sony studios, Develop understands.
A trusted source connected to the matter has told Develop that various game projects are at very early stages, though didn’t reveal which of Sony’s sixteen first-party studios had been delegated the work.
Few in the games business expect a new PlayStation to launch before 2014 – the next few Christmases will likely see Sony marketing software for PS3, Move and its new Vita handheld."
http://www.develop-online.net/news/3891 ... 4-projects
Lastly - Xbox 720 Launch Not Likely in 2013, PS4 Coming First, says Analyst
Quote "Xbox Next, as it's been dubbed according to sources at Develop, could be launched in 2013, but some believe Sony is likely to take action first, rather than allowing Microsoft to get the first mover's advantage as they did this generation with Xbox 360. RW Baird analyst Colin Sebastian told IndustryGamers that Sony probably will launch its next PlayStation first.
"I doubt they will be ready for launch in 2013. Between Sony and Microsoft, we expect Sony to be first to market perhaps as early as 2013, but more likely in 2014. There is still a lot of investment for both companies to recoup in the current generation," he said."
http://www.industrygamers.com/news/xbox ... s-analyst/
Looks like things are really hotting up in the next generation systems, with both PS4 and Xbox720 being readied for launch.
Lets hope it will actually have some good games at launch....or at all for that matter.