| NightDragon83 said: It takes more than a year to fully develop games, especially for a new platform... 18-24 months generally. If devs are just getting their kits at the end of '11, then do the math... they won't have games in the can for the NextBox until midway through 2013 at the earliest. And I keep repeating myself, but NONE of 2012's biggest titles like Halo 4, GTAV, Bioshock Infinite, the next COD, etc, are slated or even rumored for next-gen hardware by ANY of their devs... so where are the next-gen games in 2012? What's the 720 going to launch with? Hmmm??? And on the IGN homepage they also have this article stating 5 reasons why the new console won't be revealed at CES but at E3 2012 instead, which isn't until June... http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/11/10/why-we-wont-see-the-xbox-720-at-ces So you're telling me that M$ will for the first time officially unveil their console in June of next year, and then launch it just 5 months later with no major software and at huge risk of cutting into the success of their existing console which will still be selling like gang-busters thanks to the steady stream of AAA hits and an impending price cut? This is why we call fanboys "fanboys"... because their blind love for a game company or console causes them to lose all rationality when it comes to these kinds of topics. |
Devs have had target boxes which are really early dev kits for awhile now. These dev kits are just more finalized. Additionally, reread my post above regarding 1st year software.
3rd parties will have a lot of cross platform stuff ready with obvious upgrades for the new consoles and MS themselves will have a few unique titles to try and pursued users to upgrade... including a new Kinect.
With the hardware being essentially done before this year's over AND software already being built, especially in the far more important area of engines which have been out already from almost all major players, its far more likely we'll see a 2012 release than you think.
I am by far not a MS fanboy, but its just too obvious that its coming early. Additionally, you have to include WiiU in the topic of software. 3rd parties have had their dev kits for even longer... meaning 3rd parties have already been building 'next-gen' games and one of WiiU's goals was to make it an easy to port console so they don't fall into a trap again with no 3rd party support.
So to recap... hardware appears to be ready. Software should be more than plentiful from 3rd parties. We've seen plenty of proof suggesting many of MS studios and partners have ample time to be building a next-gen title. (gears4 anyone?)It makes the most sense in terms of competition as it doesn't allow Nintendo a big lead off with no competition as well as jumping out ahead of Sony's PS4. Heck, there must be something pretty far along... remember at E3 there were tons of rumors MS was going to show off their next box then.
I don't know if I'd bet on a CES announcement... but I know we'll see it at E3 and I think its hihghly probable to release in 2012. To outright discount it is really the only lack of all rationality that exists in this thread.
