Daft
28-08-2009, 12:27 PM
EA: We'll see Xbox 560 before 720
EA's chief thinker Rich Hilleman reckons Microsoft and Sony "nearly expired" making PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and that we'll see incremental updates long before a true next generation rolls around.
"I expected we'll see a PlayStation 3.5 before we see a PlayStation 4 and an Xbox 560 before we see an Xbox 720," Hilleman told VentureBeat.
His words are arguably reflected in Sony's move to make a PS3 Slim and Microsoft's decision to do Project Natal, which was conceived to effectively relaunch the Xbox 360 sometime next autumn.
How long until we see a true next generation is unclear, although Sony's oft-touted Ten Year Plan suggests we have a while to go.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ea-well-see-xbox-560-before-720
This is what I've thought for a while now. This is the first generation of consoles where I haven't really wondered that much what the next generation will look like.
I can see both the 360 and the PS3 eventually being rebranded with their respective motion controls. In the case of Microsoft I suspect they will try and move away from the Xbox name and go for something that sounds a little less eXtreme.
Graphically, I'm not sure how much more the 360 can be pushed but the PS3 is going from strength to strength. The difference between both Uncharted games is impressive to say the least.
In terms of services both systems are constantly evolving. Look at both consoles a year and a half ago and they are strikingly different, and in the case of the PS3 has gone from a pretty bare bones service to one that rivals XBLive and in some respects supersedes it.
Who knows what will happen to the Wii.
I actually think Sony's ten year plan might be cutting it a little short. I would be happy not to see a successor to either console for another 5 years.
EA's chief thinker Rich Hilleman reckons Microsoft and Sony "nearly expired" making PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and that we'll see incremental updates long before a true next generation rolls around.
"I expected we'll see a PlayStation 3.5 before we see a PlayStation 4 and an Xbox 560 before we see an Xbox 720," Hilleman told VentureBeat.
His words are arguably reflected in Sony's move to make a PS3 Slim and Microsoft's decision to do Project Natal, which was conceived to effectively relaunch the Xbox 360 sometime next autumn.
How long until we see a true next generation is unclear, although Sony's oft-touted Ten Year Plan suggests we have a while to go.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ea-well-see-xbox-560-before-720
This is what I've thought for a while now. This is the first generation of consoles where I haven't really wondered that much what the next generation will look like.
I can see both the 360 and the PS3 eventually being rebranded with their respective motion controls. In the case of Microsoft I suspect they will try and move away from the Xbox name and go for something that sounds a little less eXtreme.
Graphically, I'm not sure how much more the 360 can be pushed but the PS3 is going from strength to strength. The difference between both Uncharted games is impressive to say the least.
In terms of services both systems are constantly evolving. Look at both consoles a year and a half ago and they are strikingly different, and in the case of the PS3 has gone from a pretty bare bones service to one that rivals XBLive and in some respects supersedes it.
Who knows what will happen to the Wii.
I actually think Sony's ten year plan might be cutting it a little short. I would be happy not to see a successor to either console for another 5 years.