What are they going to be called and does anyone have any idea when they will be released?
I'm presuming Sony's next effort will simply be the Play Station 4.
I'm presuming Sony's next effort will simply be the Play Station 4.
The next "Next Gen" consoles.
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I'd have thought that it'd be at least another 5 years before you saw a playstation 4 but if microsoft end up releasing their next installment earlier (due to the 360 not being able to keep up with the PS3) then I could see Sony's hand being forced and then following suit.
Sony's next effort is 2 PS3s strapped together.
Yeah well that won't compete with the Xbox720. Which will literally have to be 720 processors strapped together. Probably with superglue and tin foil.
PS4 will use sellotape, which is lighter and cheaper.
Well inside the PS3 (original at least), there did seem to be tinfoil and bluetack.
Being serious, it's a complex situation for all three, and a risk for all three when they launch, although I expect Nintendo to go first this time, and by quite some margin. Nintendo also probably have the largest task in that this time it has to be an all new console from foundation in terms of its innards. Microsoft also have a problem in that they have a funny GPU design, and a CPU that's only ever been used in the XB360. Sony have a strange CPU, but one that is known to be highly scalable, own the design of it, and have a GPU that doesn't really do anything odd at all and could be replaced with any off the shelf PC GPU derivative. They could probably launch tomorrow with something, or they can react very very rapidly due to the scalability of their hardware. For example, Microsoft announce something, it isn't then complicated to add an extra Cell, take one away, etc.
If Sony do not launch PS4 with Cell CPUs and a standard PC style GPU I'll let Elvis suck my cock. 100% backwards compatible and uses the exact same tool chain as PS3.
If Sony do not launch PS4 with Cell CPUs and a standard PC style GPU I'll let Elvis suck my cock. 100% backwards compatible and uses the exact same tool chain as PS3.
90% of the PS2 was tinfoil and bluetack and don't even get me started on the Dreamcast.
I'm not so sure how much further they can take graphical capabilities, they need virtual reality asap.
Shame they'd need a genius like me to work it out.
Shame they'd need a genius like me to work it out.
Well, 1080p native for all games @ 60fps is where they need to take it. That's enough!
One of the consoles should try and get Blizzard to do World of Warcraft 2 on their platform.
Instant millions upon millions of extra sales.
Instant millions upon millions of extra sales.
The question is when though. Have any of the 3 even given a hint yet? I suppose with the release of Move and Kinect and new slim consoles MS and Sony still see a lot of life left
Also what is the normal averarge time between generations? like SNES - N64, Ps2 -Ps3 etc...
Since Blizzard have merged with Activision recently (Acti-Blizzard), I can actually see that happening.
This generation depends on the 360 I think, PS3 has all the cards at the moment, it's in Microsofts court to get the ball rolling for the next gen.
Nintendo interest me for their next move.
Nintendo interest me for their next move.
Well, if we go by XB360, you should be getting a new console in around 18 months. Traditionally it's always been 5 to 6 years. Sony and Microsoft will however milk this as long as possible. PS3 isn't even at what you would call mass market price yet - 199 or less, 149 probably the sweet spot.
There have been hints at Starcraft 2 for PS3. PSN is very open, it allows developers to connect to their own networks. Microsoft still will not allow this to happen.
I preferred the PS3 when it had an extortionate price, felt so good being a snob with the worlds greatest home entertainment hub!
When do you realistically expect Sony to release Weaste and why?
It's a shame SEGA aren't in the console running anymore.
Here's a question Weaste, what do you think was the best console war?
PS1 Vs N64 is probably mine. Two truly great consoles, PS1 edging it because it was CD.
Here's a question Weaste, what do you think was the best console war?
PS1 Vs N64 is probably mine. Two truly great consoles, PS1 edging it because it was CD.
What? He's been captured?
What? He's been captured?
Ken's cellar.
In Austria.
In terms of impact it probably has to be the PS2, though you could argue it didn't have the best games (PS1 or SNES would take that crown), the fact that it pretty much introduced DVD and was the first console to really get gaming into the "mass market".
But I'd go PS1 personally, due to the games it had, and the fact that I was so awe stuck by the thing at the time.
Best was was SNES V Mega Drive (Mario V Sonic) No doubt
I expect the Sony release to be before Microsoft. They normally announce these things around a year before release. As soon as there is any hint that Microsoft is getting ready for release, Sony will move. I have no doubt that different R&D versions of PS4 already exist due to the hardware being so scalable, they'll then simply pick one.
I only had the Mega Drive purely down to Sonic, my first console ah the memories. I was about four.
It was many many years down line when I got around to completing Sonic
The N64 was lightyears ahead of the PSX. The PSX's main direct rival was the Saturn and although it trounced that in sales (and polygon pushing), the Sega machine had by far the better texturing. Swings and roundabouts.
The Snes vs Megadrive was the one that attracted the best debates. Back then (before the internet really), you had to know what each machine did and why. Unlike nowadays where 99% of it is some generally biased shit people pull of the internet which is mostly wrong and misunderstood.
The Snes vs Megadrive was the one that attracted the best debates. Back then (before the internet really), you had to know what each machine did and why. Unlike nowadays where 99% of it is some generally biased shit people pull of the internet which is mostly wrong and misunderstood.
SNES & Megadrive were evenly matched IMO. I used to swap every so often with a mate on my estate. When I had the SNES i longed for the Megadrive, when I had the the Megadrive I wanted my SNES back. Each console had very different games, unlike the 360 vs PS3 where 75% of the games are the same.
The Snes was a much superior machine for the most part. What held it back was the stupidly slow processor.
I'm sure all of them are already in Japan
How sure?
Thankfully, not on this forum in the main, most people don't go near shit like that apart from a few of us. The hardware is too complicated now in any case, quite different to say comparing an Amiga to an ST, where even a monkey could tell you that one was quite clearly superior to the other on basically all counts. It didn't stop the ST owners trying to argue though did it? God, that sound chip that the ST had, it still makes me cringe today.
I think overall SNES was way better. At the end of the day their exclusives were a lot better and for multi platform, does anyone remember the difference of games like Street Fighter 2 on both consoles? It was there that the SNES really showed it up
I mean, it would really burst your ear drums.
Atari ST
Amiga 500:
The Megadrive sound chip was based on that monstrosity found in the ST!
Atari ST
Amiga 500:
The Megadrive sound chip was based on that monstrosity found in the ST!
It was indeed! Shocking.
Where the SNES has that funky thing designed by crazy Ken.
If the 3DS is released this year, probably somewhere between one-two years after for Nintendo's next console... maybe?
Nintendo will probably have a lot of their development teams on 3DS now, and will have been for quite some time. So, after the 3DS is out and those games go gold, they will probably turn to Wii 2.
It is rumoured that the Wii 2 will be released next year.