Rumor Xbox 720, Playstation 4 will hit retail this year

[Magsor]

This has to be the most awesome picture ever in a News thread.

+1

 

[DSGamer64]

Chips shipping probably means Research and Development time, there is no way in hell Sony and Microsoft could build network infrastructures, develop console applications, design firmware and get game development contracts for new platforms that they don't even have developer kits out for. It takes a good several months to bug test games and even developer kits are not the final release specs until about a few months before product launch. Nintendo has had Wii U kits out for over 6 months and is probably aiming for a fall or early winter release in time for Christmas, there is no way in hell Sony and Microsoft can get something designed and ready for retail in 10-11 months with only 6 months till E3. Unless they have had game projects in development since early last year, there is no way they could release a new platform so quickly without a lack of games, not to mention probably a 12 month development period to make certain games, some even longer.

No, I think Sony and Microsoft may be starting their R&D now so that they can try and start a buzz at E3, but right now there is nothing to prove that they can release a new platform when their consoles are expected to last until 2013 or so.

 

[DSGamer64]

not gonna happen they have to wait for thre wiiu to be released 1st than they can steal it's features than they will release their copied versions of it with moar gfx and fazter cpuz

Which seems like a moot point because the Wii U has enough potential to match top end PC graphics on the current market. There really isn't any reason to introduce faster processors since they are only limited by how fast your graphics card is and how much memory you are using. Also, disc read speeds are what cause loading times now and there is almost no way to eliminate that without going to a flash based media format or download direct to a solid state drive. The more data you have to load, the longer it takes.

 

[Hells Malice]

We need a user submitted rumors section.
All threads posted there could be invisible, and no one could post in them anyway.

It'd be perfect.

 

[Deleted_171835]

not gonna happen they have to wait for thre wiiu to be released 1st than they can steal it's features than they will release their copied versions of it with moar gfx and fazter cpuz

Which seems like a moot point because the Wii U has enough potential to match top end PC graphics on the current market.

And how do you know this?

We know absolutely nothing about the Wii U. Everything you said is a bunch of a speculation.

 

[sputnix]

meh I doubt there going to be announced I say 2013 will be the announcement and there released around the christmas season to bost sales.

also why fight over WTF is a handheld and a console, there both generic terms that where given meaning to differentiate your gameboy and nes

 

[The Milkman]

meh I doubt there going to be announced I say 2013 will be the announcement and there released around the christmas season to bost sales.

also why fight over WTF is a handheld and a console, there both generic terms that where given meaning to differentiate your gameboy and nes

nope. Try again.

 

[mysticwaterfall]

Sonly half of this rumor is now confirmed false. No annoucement at E3 means no way its coming out anytime soon.

http://m.ign.com/articles/1216256