Sony can wait, but Microsoft must announce a new console

[theRepublic]

Mnementh said:

d21lewis said:
Nintendo had to go ahead and release the Wii U because their tech was way outdated. Personally, I think the Wii U should have been released a while back.
  

I think this was the plan. It seems so stupid to announce a new console at E3 LAST YEAR and not bringing it to shelves at the following christmas. I think the release of the WiiU was planned last year. But after the mediocre reception the announcement got, they decided to get back to the design table and work on the console a bit more.

The Wii was announced at E3 2005.  It was in playable form at E3 2006, and then released later that year.  Same with the PS3.

It is not unusual for a console to be at two E3 events before release.