superchunk said:
They've already had 'target boxes' for awhile now. Having actual dev kits gives them a more final version to continue work on for the next 10 months. This is standard procedure and the reason why 1st year games don't ever look/run as good as games in later years. Basically, the first year games are going to be upgraded PS360 games that will be noticeably better than this gen, but also noticeably worse than later games in next gen. (same thing happenned this gen) This is going to be the same for WiiU. Many multiports accross all platforms in HD, with next-gen stuff looking better, running smoother, and maybe a new feature or two. Along with a handful of 1st party next-gen exclusives to help push them off properly. MS has surely been working on a big game already for launch as well as Nintendo. All this does is help the argument for a 2012 launch... not 2013. If hardware is finalized to the point that a solid dev kit is out by end of this year... it means others have had the pre-kits for awhile now. |
I agree, and I still think we will see Halo 4 as a nextbox launch title next year, with Kinect compatibility still. I would also suggest that the first generation of new gen games will actually lack features, as we saw at the start of this gen. I would also think think that the new Fable game has been pushed back for a proper Fable IV
One would assume that Sony would also be providing some ideas of what their next console will be made of so that devs can make their engines with that in mind to help avoid the situation this gen where despite the PS3's extra power, games have looked worse throughout, particularily at launch, as the Xbox 360 just worked better with the engines
