The next "Next Gen" consoles.

[WeasteDevil]

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 don't think that you can go down that route to judge the hardware. If done properly, I can think of no reason for example why you could not do Street Fighter II on the Amiga 1200 just as well as it was done on the SNES, but you'd have to do certain things in very different ways, for example the floor. It would take some serious jiggery pokery, but I think it could be done. The Amiga version that was released was fecking awful!

 

[DFreshKing]

I don't think that you can go down that route to judge the hardware. If done properly, I can think of no reason for example why you could not do Street Fighter II on the Amiga 1200 just as well as it was done on the SNES, but you'd have to do certain things in very different ways, for example the floor. It would take some serious jiggery pokery, but I think it could be done. The Amiga version that was released was fecking awful!

yeah but we had bodyblows.

 

[nimic]

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 can't imagine Starcraft 2 on console would be any good. It's got quite a bit more "micro" than your regular RTS, can't see how it would work on the PS3 or 360.

I also wonder if there are many people who would potentially buy it for the console who haven't already bought it for the PC, or would buy it for the PC anyway? It's sold very well, anyway.

 

[WeasteDevil]

The suggestion was that it would be Move only.

 

[Claymore]

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.

No idea but can't wait for the next Xbox. Never owned the first one but the 360 is awesome for gaming and online, best console I've owned. If Sony call their's the PS4 then that's just bent.

It's a shame SEGA aren't in the console running anymore.

I know, their last one, the Dreamcast was awesome, truly great console with some great, mindblowing titles, shame they waste all their advertising budget on Arsenal and Deportivo's shirts sponsor. If they had the iPhone advertising team they would have cleaned up, those lot can sell anything.

Still got mine, not selling it either.

PS1 Vs N64 is probably mine. Two truly great consoles, PS1 edging it because it was CD.

I owned both but N64 just didn't cut it overall, had some top titles like Mario etc but Playstation had loads of top games. Crash, Destruction derby, Wipeout, F1, Die hard, so on.

Best was was SNES V Mega Drive (Mario V Sonic) No doubt

I agree, that was a proper contest as both were fairly equal and had loads of top games.

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.

Exactly the same for me mate. Had a mate at school who live a good long bike ride away every so often we agreed to meet half way with our rucksacks on back full of each console and games for the trade. The classics were always there but we'd often have a new game or two which made it better.

Desert strike, Toe jam and Earl, Golden axe, Streets of rage, Fifa on the Megadrive, Street fighter, Mario, Striker, Rock n Roll racing on the Snes etc.

 

[WeasteDevil]

Cell Processor Development Hasn't Stalled, IBM CTO Says
Agam Shah Agam Shah Fri Oct 8, 1:20 pm ET

Development around the original Cell processor hasn't stalled and IBM will continue to develop chips and supply hardware for future gaming consoles, a company executive said.

IBM is working with gaming machine vendors including Nintendo and Sony, said Jai Menon, CTO of IBM's Systems and Technology Group, during an interview Thursday. "We want to stay in the business, we intend to stay in the business," he said.

The Cell processor, which was developed by IBM in conjunction with Sony and Toshiba, made its first appearance in Sony's PlayStation 3 gaming console in 2005. The hybrid chip includes processor cores based on IBM's Power architecture. However, there have been questions surrounding Cell's future and its implementation in gaming consoles. Consoles such as Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii also use IBM processors, though not the Cell chip.

IBM confirmed in a statement Friday that it continues to manufacture the Cell processor for use by Sony in its PlayStation 3. IBM also will continue to invest in Cell as part of its hybrid and multicore chip strategy, Menon said.

"I think you'll see [Cell] integrated into our future Power road map. That's the way to think about it as opposed to a separate line -- it'll just get integrated into the next line of things that we do," Menon said. "But certainly, we're working with all of the game folks to provide our capabilities into those next-generation machines."

Menon did not elaborate on specific chip and hardware developments for gaming systems, but said its Power processors have capabilities that are similar to those of the Cell chips.

"The kinds of things you used to be able to do with the Cell you can do in ... [the] Power line," Menon said.

There are also giant servers that will provide gaming capabilities through the cloud for which the company will also provide hardware, Menon said.

"Some of this consumer stuff is also a cloud play. There are giant servers out there that provide some of the gaming capability. Some of that will come through cloud-based offerings as well," Menon said.

The company earlier this year released the Power7 processor, and is working on the next-generation Power8 processor. IBM is putting a lot of resources into developing Power8, and the company is in line to release the new chip in the same time frame as earlier processors, Menon said.

The company has a history of releasing chips every three years, which points to a Power8 chip release for 2013.

The PlayStation 3 combines Power processor cores with specialized hardware to deliver advanced gaming capabilities. IBM is trying to increase its focus on developing multiple processing components in systems to intense graphics requirements and specific application needs.

"There are many things we are doing that will impact the consumer," Menon said.

Cell Processor Development Hasn't Stalled, IBM CTO Says - Yahoo! News

Very interesting, so it's a given that Cell in some form is the base for PS4, as was obvious. Also however, it seems that Nintendo are also going to use a Power processor of some kind. He doesn't mention Microsoft for some reason, have they gone back to Intel?