Because of the Wii U. While I doubt Sony and MS are really all that worried about the Wii U (in other words, they won't rush out their next systems), they still don't to be late to the next gen and give the Wii U a 2 year head start. So most likely they are going to drop their current systems to $199 to compete with the Wii U late next year, while their next gen consoles will be just around the corner (most likely mid-late 2013).







