Sony and Microsoft are BOTH set to show off next generation consoles at E3 2012 in June.
In July last year Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot sent the rumour mill into overdrive by suggesting that Sony will be forced into rush-releasing PS4 as a response to Nintendo's Wii U release.
A month later Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan shrugged off Guillemot's statements, implying that there wouldn't be a new PlayStation anytime soon.
US retailer GameStop also said it doesn't expect Microsoft and Sony to launch next generation home consoles until 2014.
However, later last year Jim Ryan stated that allowing Microsoft to get the jump on the PlayStation 4 with its next console would be an "undesirable" situation Sony hopes to avoid, indicating it's eager to get its new system out there before the new Xbox.
A patent discovered earlier this week has suggested that Microsoft intends its new console to be a digital video recorder, along with a game console.
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46 comments so far...
chuffster on 6 Jan '12 said:
RumOR?
It's rumOUR-since when did C+VG become American?!
Denther on 6 Jan '12 said:
Well, my auntie said that her dad, who knows a bloke in Sainsbury's, said that his mate Dave, who lives in Aberdeen, knows a dog who was once owned by someone that once played a Playstation...
said he didn't know about this
chuffster on 6 Jan '12 said:
Edit-HA!It changed just as I was typing it!Still showing on Twitter though
:CVG_UK CVG PS4 and next Xbox 720 will be shown at E3 2012 - rumor
waltyftm on 6 Jan '12 said:
Dreamcast 2 and Jaguar 2 will also be shown, no news on the new Lynx handheld though.
Terranova1 on 6 Jan '12 said:
you forgot to mention the 3DO coming back as well being developed by the N-gage guys
rhyfel on 6 Jan '12 said:
releasing new consoles in this economic climate "even if its in a years time would be financial suicide, and it looks to me that all 3 will be rushed out so one doesn't get left behind and it seems all 3 have forgot how much it cost microsoft when thay rushed out the xbox 360 and we all know how that was, personally iam not arsed i dont jump on the "new hardware" bandwagon i have a family and a mortgage that comes first.
damoxuk on 6 Jan '12 said:
Bring em on all I can say so we can finally have HD console gaming.
1080p with 60fps. Oh and of course a slot for toast for times of hunger.
Currychips on 6 Jan '12 said:
Well I'll see you on the bandwagon once you've put your family to bed. I'll be the one at the front with a beer, enjoying ludicrously gorgeous visuals on my shiny new Xbox-Pythagoras or Playstation Panther.
The next generation of hardware cannot come soon enough. I want to be amazed at the next level digital finery...
YouStoleMyKill on 6 Jan '12 said:
I Really hope they do il no doubt get 2 ps4's (my mrs also likes playstation ) on day 1 with uncharted 4 and hopefully the last of us 2 as launch titles , then il get the next box a year or 2 after hopefully it'll have gears of war 4 and alan wake 2 as launch titles and I Still wont buy a Vita
StonecoldMC on 6 Jan '12 said:
E3 rumours in January?
This is going to be a long year
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only_777 on 6 Jan '12 said:
Chances are Nintendo will make a big show out of the Wii U too. Would be the best E3 ever if All of the big three show their consoles off.
As amazing as it would be to have an all-star blockbuster show, I still feel PS3 has more room to grow and Sony might just cut support early in order to stay in line with MS.
Coulson1990 on 6 Jan '12 said:
Yeah they might announce them but only through a s**te 20 teaser with the multi ethnic family. I.E Black Dad, Chinese Mother, White Kids.
only_777 on 6 Jan '12 said:
Reminds me of.....
http://troll.me/images/futurama-fry/not-sure-if-ethnic-dance-music-or-bad-german-techno.jpg
martinawatson on 6 Jan '12 said:
I would put money on microsoft showing a little something , but i think it will be a half way house console to their next big one.
shellster2 on 6 Jan '12 said:
I heard you will need 2 extra jobs to afford the PS4.
stickyfiddle on 6 Jan '12 said:
Will we get proper 1080p and solid 60fps with imaginative and fun games, or will we get more cod clones with fancy lighting and zillions of polygons that looks great in screenshots and videos but is dull to play?
I know where my money's going
(Not that it would be Sony/MS's fault if that's what devs think will make profit)
corkscru74 on 6 Jan '12 said:
Financial Suicide? Hardly! No matter how crap the economy is we'll always be more than eager to fork out Sh!t loads on games and consoles
Saying that, I'm not going to rush out an be an early adopter after the debacle that was RROD. However, both my first gen Wii and first Gen Xbox are still going strong so maybe I'm just being paranoid. Still, they'll drop the price in the first month anyway.
Izo on 6 Jan '12 said:
Oh man that Kinect showing was brilliant.
MD1500 on 6 Jan '12 said:
I can see this affecting the Vita sales even more.
Why spend £300 on a handheld now, when you can spend it on a "real console" due to be revealed 5 months later?
gmcb007 on 6 Jan '12 said:
I'm suprised it took this long for a next gen rumor article to be posted...oh wait.
I treat every E3 rumor with the same attitude. Wait and see.
By the way, wtf is that goon bar at the top. More tacky gossip s**t completely unrelated to this site?
veato on 6 Jan '12 said:
People keep asking for it but I just cannot see 60fps @ 1920x1080 on the latest games. For example have you seen the hardware needed to do BF3 maxed out on the PC at 1080/60?
only_777 on 6 Jan '12 said:
I don't seeing as only around 5% of games players actually regularly visit games news sites anyway.
Plus it would of been like saying 'no one will buy a 3DS as vita will be out soon'
Equally just as mad.
Izo on 6 Jan '12 said:
PCs operate differently though they always require much higher specs as they're not just dedicated gaming machines.
NEO_SUPERMAN on 6 Jan '12 said:
Since when did CVG become C+VG?!
pinkie 2 on 6 Jan '12 said:
I reckon sony will wait to see what ms do and then just copy everything
dubplate240 on 6 Jan '12 said:
Steve and Blow.
KK-Headcharge78 on 6 Jan '12 said:
Yep, but without party chat
That's it I'm outta here........
Weezer on 6 Jan '12 said:
I have no kids and a tiny mortgage. Bring on the inexcusably expensive novelty purchases I say!
Knight on 6 Jan '12 said:
*Plays tiny violin*
Rumours are rumours; but I am looking forward to seeing what the next round of consoles will do for us. Wii U does sound nice.
ricflair on 6 Jan '12 said:
Before it became CVG!
bjjcjc on 6 Jan '12 said:
If this is true then a release date between Summer - Christmas 2013 is nailed on.
Agent75 on 6 Jan '12 said:
I'll put £1,000 on it, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft will battle it out virtually at the same time. It's going to be the biggest battle in gaming history. Out of the 3, Nintendo is shaking the most. They're not going to walk it this time (like with the Wii). Trust me.
Cogglesz on 6 Jan '12 said:
This will be great if its true, i've been craving a new generation ever since i decided to do my own gaming pc, if i'm honest i'm more intrested in what sony is going to pull off, not saying there better than microsoft or anything, i'd actually like there to be a gap in graphics this time round, the 360 and ps3 were way too similar and can pretty much the exact same console for all i care, now with Direct x 11 it should be pretty darn intresting, i'd like to think they'll manage tesselation but thinking about improved textures, shadows, shaders and all sorts of other graphical improvements tesselation might be hard to pull off while keeping it in a budget, i go wild every generation and i've been here since the snes, so i can't wait.
Imaduck on 6 Jan '12 said:
Awesome if true
Windowlicker79 on 6 Jan '12 said:
Please stop referring to the new Xbox as "Xbox 720". Its a terrible name and I very much doubt they will ever use it.
I reckon they will drop the numbering all together. It might not even be called Xbox.
k-mysta on 6 Jan '12 said:
Too early. Give it two years. That's if the world doesn't end. Which it probably won't. But you never know, there might be alien contact. Speaking of which, I wonder whether some aliens are gamers. If they are, i wonder whether they're perceived as most gamers are here. Would they play destroy all humans? Maybe they even have genres we don't have. Like a whole genre based on obtaining raw materials from planets. Like mass effect planet scanning but way cooler. I wonder...
billysastard on 6 Jan '12 said:
i can see the wii u and xbox fusion getting a launch this year but i think sony will have their hands full keeping the vita (aka moab) afloat so a 2013 launch for that is more likely, the question is can both nintendo and microsoft get enough units to stores for a global launch before xmas 2012 since both are using the same 29nm technology
billysastard on 6 Jan '12 said:
by the way is c&vg going to join in the global boycott of e3 news this year or is it like sony and nintendo are doing and publicly saying it doesnt support sopa whilst giving publicity and support to the esa who are lobbying hard in favour of sopa (and run e3)?
mike_mgoblue on 6 Jan '12 said:
Xbox Infinity (possibly called Xbox 365) was revealed to the world on Thanksgiving by Michael Zoran of Videogame News. You can take a look at this great article explaining the entire situation here: http://controversy.typepad.com/videogam ... -2012.html
But there is no doubt the Xbox Infinity will at least be shown to developers behind closed doors at the 2012 CES, and will definitely be shown at the 2012 E3 show. The Xbox Infinity (possibly called Xbox 365) will be released in North America in 2012 in time for Christmas.
k-mysta on 6 Jan '12 said:
Infinity sounds silly. What infinite about it? If they make it the last console they'll make, with all susbseqeunt upgrades being minimal hardware and software alterations that you yourself make to the console, I can see it making sense. If its just a name, its silly.
Welsh Jester on 6 Jan '12 said:
Interesting, but i can't think of any games to look forward to on next gen consoles.. probably a handful
No doubt halo and killzone or whatever will be a launch title *yawn*
Looking forward to see Doom 4 and GTA IV this year on PC though, hoping they will be epic with online modes.
Welsh Jester on 6 Jan '12 said:
As easy as upgrading the console would be, they probably won't do it because it would alienate other users from extra graphics/physics power in games. They obviously could do it in the 64 days free with games etc just because it was so cheap to do even if it was hard to notice much difference.
These days they would probably charge you 100 quid for a bit of an upgrade, better off with a tidy gaming pc to be honest.
Gameboyrw on 7 Jan '12 said:
How many times have we heard that rumour?
I can see an advantage of releasing the ps4 before the xbox 720, but would it not be smarter to let one release, see what new stuff they have, and then made a better version of it.
I would rather a ps4 normally, but being able to record gameplay might just win me over.
Old Skool Gamer on 7 Jan '12 said:
Xbox Infinity (possibly called Xbox 365) was revealed to the world on Thanksgiving by Michael Zoran of Videogame News. You can take a look at this great article explaining the entire situation here: http://controversy.typepad.com/videogam ... -2012.html
Having read that link some of the information is spot on, and with MCV also covering it as well, with which I have had dealings in the past with and they don't just pull these things from their ass as some of the news portals do, I think that E3 2012 possibly behind closed doors reveal is about spot on.
I would like to see the following from any new system:
Less crappy releases, more time spent on making quality and reliable games like the good old days.
Mmmmgrolsch on 7 Jan '12 said:
I don't want a single jaggie! No screen tear! And not frame drops!!
1080P @ 60FPS has to be standard next gen.
benedictm on 29 Jan '12 said:
No. If I couldn't trade in and bUy used games I would play a quarter of what I do now
That's pretty tricky sans disc