I don't think its too soon seeing as the ps4 and 720 haven't even been announced yet. From a technical perspective we've yet to see what they can do so we cannot dismiss the improvements they've in regards to graphics, we don't know of any innovations they intend to include with the systems either.

In regards to the current systems not causing bottle necks in development, I think its more a case of them being restrictive.

When people speak of the arrival of next-gen systems being too soon in the sense of current system still being relevant, I don't think they look at it in a realistic sense. They act as if the minute 720 arrives the 360 will receive no more games and they're now obliged to throw their current systems out the window. Only a small minority of people buy consoles in their 1st year, I'm sure by 2014/2015 people will be happy to update.

A lot of people are doubting whether we will see a big leap but I see no reason why we won't.

If anyone has a half-decent PC rig, in terms of power, we're well overdue. This isn't just about visuals either, but physics, AI and other elements that could impact game mechanics.

Looking at sales, we're also definitely overdue. The next gen can't start soon enough.

their too late!

Overdue tbh it's been 7 years after all.

When is the next gen coming???

2013 is too soon.
2014 is the right time.
2015 is too late.

Well people who were clamoring for next gen successors to the HD twins to be released within this past year would have been sorely disappointed, as the PS4 and 720 would be barely more powerful than what the Wii U is currently offering. Ooooo, we can spend another $400-$500 to play the exact same games with the exact same features we have access to now like AC3 and BF3, but in full 1080p! Wow!!!

Yeah, no... I'd rather they hold off as long as they can to give us machines that are not only a significant leap over their predecessors in terms pf power and visuals, but won't cost an arm and a leg just because it's "bleeding edge" technology.

i remember when we got the newest console and waited 5 years till the next gen, so far this gen has gone on way too long and as a result i now have a gaming PC, 7 years ago i stopped trying to build a gaming PC when the 360 launched as it had games that could rival those on the PC but today they just pale in comparison.

console hardware is outdated, limited and its clearly obvious that a new gen is needed, you can talk about graphics all day long but the technical restrictions that current consoles have in terms of depth and atmosphere are just not good enough for todays standards especially when you compare them side by side against a modern gaming PC.

would you want to play another GTA but with limited map sizes due to hardware restrictions or would you actually like it to be 5 times bigger than GTA4!

3 or 4 years ago PC gaming was almost no longer relevant however now it is relevant again cause current consoles are out dated, basic PC gaming hardware is getting cheaper all the time and with CPU manufactures like AMD with their APU, entry level PC gaming is almost as cheap as buying a launch console but with current generation PC hardware and no these PC systems are not massive towers but nice and compact systems that are no bigger than the first PS3's PC gaming will only get more popular the longer the next gen is delayed.

People say this about PC every 2-3 years after a console gen starts but everytime the PC gaming scene stays strong and ends the generation stronger.