guys your nit picking at the names, never the technicality of it.
The fact is all 3 Major players have been working on a new system the day the last one was created ( Fact), now there is a lot of R&D that must be put into motion.
Please stop reading into the PR BS about the PS system future proof, this isn't really how it was played out to be. The PS systems aren't a marvel of technological advancement to develop for so in reality it takes a number of year before the devs get a hold of the system while the rivals had made the systems dev friendly to take advantage of the system right off the bat. Can you imagine if Sony made the system dev friendly and we had games like FFXIII & FFXIV, ,MGS4, GT5 GOW etc 1 year after the system was released ( you think about that). I have obviously taken many variables into consideration and the top tier developers have many technical wizards at their disposal but only after time they can get a good grasp of the hardware.
I would like to bring to light a 4th player to the scene. 48min video
http://www.gamertagradio.com/forums/showthread.php?p=76097#post76097
Will we see the new PS4? Yes, when 1 or 2 years after, so I say 2013. the current system is not perfect and Sony knows this, and the fact the system could use more RAM shows and a stronger GPU. Can you imagine the next XBOX3 out with an insane spec sheet running games that were never possible and to have the multiplat version on the PS3 look low end. Besides it would be good market sense for the consumer to have more than one choice. And make sure the system is backward compatible.
Will we see the new XBOX 3?
This is without a doubt a hell yes, and I hope for the love of God that the masterminds at MS they pay close attention to Hardware failure. Give it all the CPU,GPU,RAM and magic you want but for the love of God make sure it last more than 6 Months. Free Live service would be great but giving the users more options would be great.
Will we see the new Nintendo 6?
This is an obvious yes as Nintendo has a strict business model and investors and shareholders that they must please. their 5 year cycle was off set by the recession. I hope they take the route of the Ultra64 and bring something more powerful than what the other 2 will but developer friendly ( I just want Nintendo to put the so called HD graphic whores in their place) , we know the system will be HD but I hope they go full 1080. Use a new media but please don't use the DVD9, even HDDVD would better than that.
let's face it we all love new gadgets and I for one am really looking forward to seeing the new system specs and options.