Badlucktroll
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Would you buy an Xbox Vita if it were to happen?
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We really mean it this time.
I really wouldn't be surprised if both MS and Sony aren't talking or spitballing in house about successors at this point. From developer videos it always seems like a long process that most of a systems design team almost rolls right into into starting on the next one. At the very least the teams are working on HW redesigns. GAF going to read too much into this though.
Pay to play online on an handheld? No thanks, I'm good.Would you buy an Xbox Vita if it were to happen?
I can't tell if people are legitimately shocked at this news about planning for a new console or if many of you are just feigning shock. Planning for the Xbox One and PS4 undoubtedly began shortly after the launches of the Xbox 360 and PS3. This is probably no different.
By next gen they mean current gen?
Handheld. It's happening.
Would you buy an Xbox Vita if it were to happen?
And with Xbone lagging in sales, who knows how deep-rooted that commitment to gaming hardware really is.
I'm ready to buy a next gen console next year microsoft!
just keep compatibility with xbone and you are golden
But it's still profitable, afaik, that part of the company makes money, why wouldn't they be deep-rooted to that?
So it's looking like Nintendo could launch their next home console in either 2016 or 2017. Regardless of when their next handheld comes out (2016 ?) which although will share the same hardware architecture / OS / development structure as the handheld, will have a completely different level of power/performance given that any Nintendo console will be operating at HD resolutions, upto 1080p.
Microsoft will probably have the first console out that is a full generational leap over PS4/XBone, unless Sony decides to launch PS5 at the same time, something that's totally unknown at this point in time, being years away.
PS5 could be either 2018 or 2019.
Either way, this current console cycle will be shorter than the 7 and 8 years PS3/Xbox 360 lasted before their successors came out last fall.
Xbox 4 and PS5 will usher in the Ultra HD era.
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I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft released a new console in 3 years or so. 3 years is long enough for people to be hungry for a new console. All MS has to do is make a new Xbox with the x86 architechture (backward compatible) with crazy hardware specs and people will flock over it.
Likely: Some exaggerated language on Microsoft's part to make the jobs sound awesome.
Reasonable: Any sort of ongoing development of current or future Microsoft hardware and software. It's quite vague. "Development tools" might just mean DX12 for all we know. Way too vague. Hardware? Look no further than the Surface to see Microsoft repackaging a form factor in a panic when it doesn't meet internal expectations.
Paranoia: Already looking to start on their next console.
Console warring viewpoint for Microsoft fans: They're already looking to the future! WAY ahead of Sony!
By next gen they mean current gen?
Undoubtedly eh? I doubt it. In fact I'm going to call bullshit.
There's a big difference between "Hey Bob, so what do you think we should do for the next console? Well uhh.. I don't know something cool. Yeah that'd be good.." and hiring and getting a team working on it as their primary purpose. On that note I strongly doubt the design position is in any way related to the XBox 720 or whatever they're going to name it, but watching the speculation run rampant is amusing.
Are there a lot of faster components for them to pick from right now? GPUs are like one generation ahead. AMD's processors haven't evolved a whole lot. Beyond 2015 designs aren't they basically guessing at this point?
I bet this is for XB1 slim.
That thing needs a redesign. Sure its huge but the fact u can't switch HDD's easily is idiotic.
Have you paid attention when any previous generation of consoles launched?
The first thing a company does is a postmortem to see what can be improved. Then, the first steps of designing a new console begin. Forming a team, hiring, etc.
This particular job listing doesn't have to be for next-gen consoles for us to know they're working on one.
Haven't we been through enough console cycles now for people to remember things like, "We started working on the 360 shortly after the Xbox launched."
Just because Microsoft or Nintendo or Sony had to go into damage control and spin mode because of some issue doesn't mean that they don't recognize the problems we see in their consoles. It's PR's job to minimize the impact.
There don't have to be faster components on the market for the console manufacturers to begin working on the next consoles. Intel, AMD, IBM, Nvidia, and ARM plan and prototype their components several years in advance. Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo have the ability to "access" these components ahead of their broader release to the market.
As we saw this cycle, the consoles they release are one or two releases behind the latest GPUs on the market. However, the console manufacturers had performance targets that they planned for (years in advance) when they started designing their new consoles. They try to find a balance between manufacturing cost and performance.
It will be mighty interesting if things carry on how they are now, market share wise.Next gen happens in 5 years, calling it now.
Not expecting significant architecture changes from Sony or MS, just raw power increases, with complete backward compatibility now that they're on the x86 bandwagon.
Full BC, meaning it will make transition much more smoother for all parties involved.
Next gen happens in 5 years, calling it now.
Not expecting significant architecture changes from Sony or MS, just raw power increases, with complete backward compatibility now that they're on the x86 bandwagon.