Rumour: PS4 to feature AMD GPU a gen ahead of nextbox

[NightDragon83]

UnitSmiley said:

NightDragon83 said:
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL**Orbis**LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!111ONE!!11ONE!!!

All of a sudden, the Wheee-Youuuu doesn't sound so bad in comparison.

The only points I find credible in this rumor is the GPU specs (definitely a modified version of the 6000/7000 series) and the lack of backwards compatibility with PS3 games being that the system's architecture will be completely different from the Cell. I can't see Sony going all digital or locking games to one account somehow. What happens the next time PSN goes down? Then you can't play any games PERIOD??? And a 2013 release is going to be very tough for them... what software are they going to have ready by then?

I'm a fan of Nintendo and Sony, I think Orbis is a cool name, especially in conjunction with the Vita. That being said, I still think the name Wii and Wii U are dumb.

While I'm with you on Wii U (it sounds like an ambulance), the Wii name itself was ingenious in it's simplicity and as a worldwide recognized brand.

But the Sony Playstation Orbis... c'mon... really?  Somebody get Pachter on the horn... Sony are about to "Dreamcast" themselves lol.