What does MS need to do?

[rocketpig]

Ail said:
Highly doubt you will see a new console in 2010. You guys really need to stop getting high :P

The move from last gen to this gen worked well because some aspects the PS2 and the Xbox games felt limited by the technology.

To name a few :
- Graphics ( move to HD).
- Number of opponents in racing car ( who didn't get bored with racing against only one opponent in GT4 for rallyes and only 5 for regular races).
- AI and limited number of opponents in action games ( never fight more than 3-4 opponents at a time in Ninja Gaiden).
I could go on...

Most of those have been solved this gen and a lot of games are at a point where adding more doesn't make so much sense anymore.
Personally I feel any HD console coming out in 2010 woudn't be able to successfully differentiate themselves from the this gen consoles and I woudn't want to be Microsoft launching an Xbox720 to compete with a still going strong PS3 with a huge catalog by that time....

2010 is a 5 year cycle... Pretty much the standard in consoles. MS might push for 2011, though. No later than that.

As for differentiating itself graphically, that won't be a problem. PCs are already leaps and bounds past anything the 360 or PS3 are capable of doing; by 2010 or 2011, the gap will be enormous.

1GB video cards, 8 core processors, 4GB RAM standard... Blah blah blah. The difference will be HUGE.