Omikaru said:2012: Halo 4 on 360.
2013: Next-generation Xbox launches.
2014: Halo 5 on next-generation Xbox.
2015: 360 discontinued.
Believe it. And I bet you we'll see similar movements from Sony with the PS4. Something tells me Sony won't let Microsoft get a year long head start on them this time around.
BLagiver said:It will be a sad 10 years with just kinect crap, multiplats and halo 15, 16, 17 and forza 8, 9, 10. Then you add in the 60 dollars times 10 and you have 600 dollars you could of saved in XBL fees. In this economy every penny counts bros.
It'd be an interesting way to coax early sales as well as giving a little more perceived value to the existing X360 release, but if it does happen in a major way, I would expect all first party and select third party releases to be a part of it. Of course, it seems just as likely that they could always just release an upgraded version of a title at full price considering the success of some of the recent HD re-releases.Marrshu said:Wasn't Microsoft working on some forward compatibility some time ago? I remember hearing something about it ages ago, but I don't recall anything coming of it.
I don't think it will matter much, just like it doesn't really matter to most if high-end PCs available now are ten or more times the horsepower of a currently five- and six-year old consoles. The fixed specs and relatively down-to-metal access afforded by dedicated hardware and mature development software should allow for performance and next-gen sheen to be more than enough for most people...especially when you factor total upfront purchases between the two choices. I also don't think most people considering a gaming system are really putting both a similarly-capable personal computer and a new console on the same comparison table when mulling over a purchase...that will be limited to the much smaller group of hardcore players who tend to be early adopters, anyway.Omikaru said:And by the time the system launches, PC has already surpassed it.
SeanR1221 said:I'm calling...
- Insane integration with Xbox Live.
- Controller will pretty much be the same
- Kinect standard with every console
- 399.99
- Gears of War 4 or New Gears of War game at launch.
how can anyone still think that 'No plans to announce anything' is anything other than a complete confirmation of the rumour?TheOddOne said:
I think this is entirely dependent on when they launch and who they're going up against at the time. If, once again, they jump out ahead of Sony by a year, I don't think they need to release a huge title like Gears or Halo at launch. People will buy the system regardless, simply because it's new and improved. They can save the next Gears or Halo 5 to counter the launch of PS4.SeanR1221 said:- Gears of War 4 or New Gears of War game at launch.
an unveiling at E3 next year would be completely in line with a 2013 debut.angelfly said:I still don't expect to see 720 or PS4 until 2013 at the earliest.
plagiarize said:an unveiling at E3 next year would be completely in line with a 2013 debut.
Benjamin1981 said:Too early for a holiday 2013 release. They will show it for the first time in the same year that they release it.
Shurs said:I think this is entirely dependent on when they launch and who they're going up against at the time. If, once again, they jump out ahead of Sony by a year, I don't think they need to release a huge title like Gears or Halo at launch. People will buy the system regardless, simply because it's new and improved. They can save the next Gears or Halo 5 to counter the launch of PS4.
If they launch, head-to-head, against PS4, then they will definitely pull out a proverbial big gun for launch.
Omikaru said:2012: Halo 4 on 360.
2013: Next-generation Xbox launches.
2014: Halo 5 on next-generation Xbox.
2015: 360 discontinued.
Believe it. And I bet you we'll see similar movements from Sony with the PS4. Something tells me Sony won't let Microsoft get a year long head start on them this time around.
ItWasMeantToBe19 said:The PS3's fake demos were shown 18 months before its release.
theskat said:I just want E3 2012 Microsoft conference end with the word "Imagine...." and then show a 30 second clip that TOTALLY blows whatever then-current PC game out of this world! Then the numbers 2014 blur for just for the tinyest moment on the screen, and then... silence. Then, let the GAF meltdown begins.
Omikaru said:2012: Halo 4 on 360.
2013: Next-generation Xbox launches.
2014: Halo 5 on next-generation Xbox.
2015: 360 discontinued.
Zoe said:There were lots of people on here who thought it meant 10 years before the next console.
People see what they want to see.GavinGT said:I see nothing there that indicates there will be a new Xbox at next year's E3. He doesn't even acknowledge that part of the question. Why would they? 360's in a great place right now.
The only thing we know for sure is that retailers, publishers,developers and analysts don't expect new PS or XB consoles before 2014.Metro said:given we are still growing, we think were at a healthy part in the life cycle
Youre talking about plans for the next three years. A lots been announced for calendar 13, and so on: is this the barrier against which youre expecting to see new hardware come in from Microsoft and Sony? Around 2014?
Danny Bilson: I mean, I dont know. And Im being honest with you. I keep asking, and I keep not getting clear answers.
But the answer the question about new hardware? As soon as we hear well make the call about what games are on the fence, and theyll either be exclusive to the new hardware or theyll cross the line and be on current hardware and enhanced for the new hardware. Thats not really a big challenge, because these games are very ambitious anyway.
(Tue, Aug 16, 2011)
That's a fascinating one to pick, given the quote.Parmenides said:
I don't think people who are predicting Fall 2013 consider early 2014 radically different."We obviously talk to everybody, and everybody talks to us," he said. "We have some intelligence to go on that, by early 2014, we're pretty sure there'll be at least one next-generation console on the market.
SeanR1221 said:I'm calling...
- Insane integration with Xbox Live.
Omikaru said:And by the time the system launches, PC has already surpassed it.
Mindman said:Maybe in the RAM dept. but that's it.
Someone put an OG Xbox in a Lazy Boy recliner. It looked awesome but I can't find a picture for youOsietra said:What would be awesome is if they announce this to the press at E3 with the bombshell that the audience are actually literally sitting on the next console. How cool would that be? The next xbox is a chair. It could have cool secret compartments and everything, with vibro-feedback fully integrated into the cushions etc.
[Nintex] said:In other words:
"Hurry the fuck up engineering team we need this thing out the door next christmas!!!"
Heh. So you think they'll go with a GPU equivalent to the top card and an 8+ core CPU? you wanna bet on that?Mindman said:Maybe in the RAM dept. but that's it.
and the Wii being unveiled the year before it came out? did that do damage or good?Benjamin1981 said:Yeah and that did more damage than good.
Jin34 said:You must be the only one that thinks the next Xbox might come out next year
If the rumored specs for the Wii U are true I doubt MS and Sony are too worried about it... it's more like a current gen or 1.5 type of system. I'd love a 2013 announcement of the next-gen consoles then a 2014 launch, but we'll probably see 2012 and 2013 instead.Medalion said:Despite people mock the Wii U's potential
Microsoft and Sony would be stupid to give the Wii U a year or 2 head start
Mindman said:Maybe in the RAM dept. but that's it.
Jtyettis said:Pretty close to reallity. The question is will it be one or two years left in the 10 cycle. I also think 360 will sale beyond 2015, but who knows how long.
As far as next-gen MS goes I think they could have a very rough generation and especially so if Sony comes out first which I have a feeling they will or at the very least the same time. MS played a lot of right cards this generation, but 1 retail core exclusive in nearly a year? Do they think this will work next-gen? They bought a lot of 3rd party exclusives and 3rd party exclusive DLC on the backs of being first, but no way that is going to happen next gen if Sony comes out first or at the same time which leaves them where they are today. Riding the 3rd party wave with some Kinect thrown in while reducing their first party studios to very few. They will keep riding the profit wave as long as they can, but even then soon enough the RD costs will sink into that to launch the next platform. Unless they really start to build their first party it is going to be a very interesting launch and sustain for them next gen. The one plus from this gen is they have a whole lot more fans this gen than last.
PortTwo said:Can you be more specific? I'm just wondering, what else they could do in this regard. Assuming the current level of Live integration is merely Sane, of course.
If there's no new MS hardware announcement at next E3, that does validate Nintendo's Wii U strategy somewhat more than before, at least to me.
I do think it'll be 2014/2015 for MS and Sony. I had originally thought 2013 but there's a reason that flurry of articles all agree with each other.
The Nintendo Family Computer (1983) had its successor, the Super Famicom (1990), introduced in seven years.kswiston said:360 is now six years old. At worst, it will have seven years before its successor launches. What other major console has ever had seven years on the market before seeing a successor?
360 has had a good run, but it is about time for new systems.
If anything Sony will beat them to the punch. There is nothing holding Sony back technology wise that would make them forfeit a year to the 360. It just won't happen again.Omikaru said:2012: Halo 4 on 360.
2013: Next-generation Xbox launches.
2014: Halo 5 on next-generation Xbox.
2015: 360 discontinued.
Believe it. And I bet you we'll see similar movements from Sony with the PS4. Something tells me Sony won't let Microsoft get a year long head start on them this time around.
That will be 400 minimum, unless they like big losses.BurntPork said:Heh. So you think they'll go with a GPU equivalent to the top card and an 8+ core CPU? you wanna bet on that?
I'm thinking they'll announce it next E3 (but not with much info or games) to pop the Wii U's hype balloon, and it'll launch some time in 2013 (probably November) and will use the 28nm process. It'll be about 10x the current gen and 2-4x Wii U. (On-par with the 6950 in terms of GPU power unless a radical new GPU architecture comes out of nowhere.) It'll have a single $349.99 SKU with a 500GB HDD.
I am feeling the same thing here. Sure, the WiiU will beat them out the door, but I feel like the actual gamers are not going to be too swayed. I am going to go one further and say that E3 2013 the Next-gen Xbox will be announced and released in November.Omikaru said:2012: Halo 4 on 360.
2013: Next-generation Xbox launches.
2014: Halo 5 on next-generation Xbox.
2015: 360 discontinued.
Believe it. And I bet you we'll see similar movements from Sony with the PS4. Something tells me Sony won't let Microsoft get a year long head start on them this time around.
From a personal standpoint- If new consoles don't come out until 2014 or 2015 these manufacturers will have rammed whatever relevancy they had left into the ground.PortTwo said:I do think it'll be 2014/2015 for MS and Sony. I had originally thought 2013 but there's a reason that flurry of articles all agree with each other.
Look at all the bitterness.JWong said:360 is already dead with the Kinect.
Kinect is pretty much a console launch with they way they're forcing all their studios to make Kinect games.
SeanR1221 said:I'm calling...
- Insane integration with Xbox Live.
- Controller will pretty much be the same
- Kinect standard with every console
- 399.99
- Gears of War 4 or New Gears of War game at launch.
We already knew that Microsoft.Microsoft: The Xbox 360's 10 Year Lifecycle Could Overlap With Next-Gen
Wouldn't that be a historically long time between an announcement and the release of the console? I mean that's like 17 months in advanceBurntPork said:Heh. So you think they'll go with a GPU equivalent to the top card and an 8+ core CPU? you wanna bet on that?
I'm thinking they'll announce it next E3 (but not with much info or games) to pop the Wii U's hype balloon, and it'll launch some time in 2013 (probably November) and will use the 28nm process. It'll be about 10x the current gen and 2-4x Wii U. (On-par with the 6950 in terms of GPU power unless a radical new GPU architecture comes out of nowhere.) It'll have a single $349.99 SKU with a 500GB HDD.