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superchunk on 30 July 2012
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Persistantthug said:
superchunk said:
@the new xbox specs release. Those are not really new. That stuff came out a while back and even then nearly everyone thought of it as fake. While it may use 8GB or ram, its tied to a report that has Intel and Nvidia chips and that is 100% opposite of every other report and does not allow any backwards compatability again unless it also still has xbox360 parts too. I'm choosing to not put that rumor in here just as I removed the 79xx GPU for PS4 rumor. They just don't make logical sense.

@PS4 release date.... sorry man. Its coming in 2013.


Really?

 

So then when are Sony going to announce it?

GAMESCOM?  That's in 2  weeks.

No?

 

Oh...so then you must think TGS 2012 in 6 weeks then.

 

If not, then it's over, superchunk, and you would be wrong........again

 

Of course, on this subject,  I'd reckon you might be used to being wrong.

I've been wrong FAR LESS than I've been right, however its certainly possible it gets pushed into 2014, but HIGHLY unlikely.

1) Sony and MS consider Nintendo a huge competitor... even if many fanboys like to pretend otherwise. They won't let Nintendo have more than a year head-start.
2) Sony specifically stated they won't let MS get a head-start.
3) MS had rumors last November that their device might be ready for 2012 Xmas launch. Obviously that was pushed back (or maybe never more than a rumor) as they were comfortable Sony wasn't doing anything that soon and Nintendo could have a lead as SmartGlass could keep them competitive.
4) There are rumors showing games and/or development for PS4 are already in place.

I am not sure when it will be announced, but there is a logical reason to keep it quiet for as long as possible so it won't detract from PS3 sales or Vita buzz. Originally I was thinking MSony would want to steal some of Nintendo's thunder and announce their consoles in some form at E3. That didn't' happen, so now its just a matter of how much info they want to give and when.

Vita's coming out party (on January 27, 2011) was less than a year before it launched (on December 17, 2011). It was announced during a private Sony event not tied to any game conference. It certainly possible and likely Sony will copy that approach and have a stand-alone event just after Jan2013 in order to not hamper xmas sales of PS3. With E3 being in June, I expect initial dialogue to start before that.

However, I am 99% confident in a 2013 release date for neXtBox and PS4.