Totally agree!

There is no way the Wii and wii mote craze will happen again in the next gen, if it does I fear many people will give up on the games industry, I want to see decent looking games not games with rubbish graphics and rubbish controls using a silly magic wand you wave about looking like a... silly person lol

Smeags said: It's why I can think that even though video games continue to "progress" through technology, budget, and an ever expanding audience, Sonic & Knuckles, a 16-bit game released in 1994, is the greatest game of all time. Bravo Khuutra, you put a smile on this ol' noggin.

This has to be the most ignorant thing I've ever read. How could you forget adding it on to Sonic 3?!?!?!

:P

That combination (what Sonic 3 was originally supposed to be by itself) is one of the greatest things I've ever experienced in my entire life, not just in video games.

That's a relief. But a $250 PWiiS4 could have won them the next generation with ease. It'll be interesting to see what they do with PS4, especially regarding price.

True FullHD consoles next-gen. Just when oled screens start kicking in?

Errr that's from page 1.... but isn't $400 the current price of the PS3??? How could sony launch a PS4 that is more powerfull at the current price of the PS3???

They couldn't, the guys just running his mouth off unneccesarily.

I wonder why people are assuming that a more powerful console will necessarily be as expensive as the ones of this generation.

THIS. YES, OH GOD THANKS.

That was my point: they'd have to eat a scary amount of cost.

Here is a translated version of the article for anyone interested:


● SCE is research and development of the two following generation machine to proceed

　"That is now moving PSP2, aiming at the launch around ゲームベンダー actively.Listening phase that beforehand decided whether to chip if PLAYSTATION 4 (PS4) and ".

　SCE is a real working towards the next-generation hardware.It is said in the activities already prompts preparing for title development aiming at the launch is PSP2.In addition they compose game consoles as axis of the strategy of PSP2, said that opposition to the iPhone and Smartphones.CPU information, PS4 in hardware still blank heart in: Cell Broadband Engine (the cell B... E.Go by extension, or or said wobbles or using other CPUS.And, to candidates for the PS4 CPU had surfaced is Intel's throughput CPU "Larrabee (ララビー)".

　Because the reverse situation of the present world generation hardware, have fought hard SCE is doing the active activity in research and development of next-generation hardware.Previous generation that fought hard and planning support high conception switching from big conversion, it.

　And swallowing all エンターテイメントマシン is an opposition to the other provide an mobile phones to gain power renewed conception, to consider seriously.Consider hardware renewed conception comes about programmers can provide a high パフォーマンスハードウェア, put mind software development.Nintendo gripped win concept in DS/Wii and natural consideration by that?


Cell diagrams
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● SCE examined the reaction of the third-party for cell extended version

　That said turned each ゲームベンダー to 秋前 last year (2008), the SCE see reaction of the ゲームベンダー PS4 for.And the percussed at that time, SCE is in the direction PS4 put extended version of cell B... E... whether says.Situation at this time "PLAYSTATION 4 extended version cell powered toward" in the street who report.

　You guessed vetted cell extension version SCE in six months ago, are considering specifically.However, in fact, real meaning of the SCE, was that searches for the reaction of the ソフトウェアベンダー side for PS4 on cell seems.Was that we interviewed wind industry are wondering whether cell, rather than hard cell based on concrete design that started the SCE, phase.Wanted to know there, whether that cell version PS4 affected vendor support can be inferred.

　However, said something negative was the reaction of ゲームベンダー which third-party.On the other hand, as opposed to SCE first-party (ゲームスタジオ of the SCE system) in the direction to develop the cell friendly was seems.The reason that out ability of the cell, powerful Studios first-party.In other words, if you take of the title development power of their strong taste SCE is “ cell ” version PS4, third-party support to get a “ non-cell ” version PS4, named in the dilemma State.

　While advance cell version PS4 vendor survey SCE is groping for other CPU/GPU also was doing.In particular, withered concern is the SCE was スループットプロセッサ Larrabee announced by Intel.Larrabee is the one you can demonstrate the performance of the average GPU generic x 86 CPU cores to extend the スループットプロセッサ.If they put on game consoles, holds concurrently CPU and GPU alone Larrabee become available.Of programmable GPU same CPU approach if it sees ゲームデベロッパ from the same thing and completely eliminate the CPU and GPU fence in programs of.


Larrabee overview
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● State SCE not last much time and Kane put on the development of

　SCE also looking at benefits in the game field of Larrabee take, you consider the possibility PS4 with Larrabee.Examined or that any discussion specifically Intel and SCE is not understood (or the doing) never sure seems between.Put the order Larrabee not proven performance even in the 昨夏 stage yet chip become not to consider seriously because of the SCE considerably officials is Larrabee notice, and it seems.

　Information that while there is information that judgment you can't use Larrabee for at least PS 4 generation was given, the still Larrabee examination, which continued there are complicated.What eventually happens, not anyway, determine the PS4 CPU is certain, and the is not yet understood.

　However, many PS4 adoption of the founder Larrabee, difficult, such as innovations in graphics performance and power and グラフィックスアーキテクチャ problem there is, as real problem.In addition, Larrabee non-hidden might also ball candidate.However, the SCE is examination of the cell non-CPU/GPU, including Intel seriously it is remarkable.The reason means that advance the research of all possibilities, including the SCE is about one's look of the following generation hard.

　SCE is in the SCE, Microsoft, Nintendo currently コンソールハードウェア generation switching most keenly to hopes for.From the market oligopolistic PS and PS2 changed radically, downwind SCE was stand in the PS3.Go well in today world fee, 3 hard 鼎立, bad if PS3 lowest hard becomes likely.Mind function change as the SCE, and you want to rally aiming at?

　Of that 刷新 ハードウェアプラットフォーム to do so, is most effective., Get rid of PS3 noticed バッドイメージ, ゲームコンソール business rebuilding it might be SCE today honne.If you follow the strategy, as much as possible faster time to PS4 switch to want.Similar hardware development to the PS3 on long to spend time want not.

　Which is likely to heart CPU diverted existing architecture to most quick solution.Though high-performance CPU game consoles-facing already ベースアーキテクチャ a cell and Larrabee, it falls on.Direction of the SCE research is logically correct orientation.


• PSP2 opposition to the offensive of smartphones

　SCE is think it needs to reform of the hardware is a similar even mobile game consoles field., And planning PSP rushed into the fifth year of reform to support high SCE is.For now at that focus on the SCE PS4 rather, PSP2 it.

　PSP2, is that the countdown stage, up to be made public its presence.However, information enters ハードウェアスペック for differently by the source and identify and precise specifications difficult.However, clearly come to filter the information and technical direction of PSP2.

　Seen first SCE is flow of the whole, in the direction of プロセッシングパフォーマンス overemphasis posture to renew facing.Was to PS3 and PS2 from PSP speaking pure silicon performance, go to PSP2 body said big jump in.“ PSP1.5 ” in the incremental development type PSP 2 says.


PSP ブロックダイヤグラム (some estimated)
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　SCE is the stage originally developed the cell section thought about the future vetted cutoff version of the cell to mobile devices.Was the plan, such as cell computing hold distributed processing, work with cell device, such as a PS3.However, is not such machine PSP2 actually become the successor to the PSP, it seems.

　Of course, chip performance is increased in PSP2.However, it than to focus on part of the other.Is the approach, such as non-volatile memory can hold downloading content, increase significantly the main memory DRAM amount to built-in large amounts of.Easy to write more non-game General programs and also settle ダウンロードコンテンツ business direction it is seen.Seen in trying however, there is a contradiction point continues, PSP2 パッケージコンテンツビジネス traditional also try to perhaps, go download and package 両天秤.

　PSP2 with such technology direction as virtual enemy strongly considered and that is the a mobile phone devices being to improve performance.It is said seriously think that, of course, opposition to the iPhone or Smartphones Japan highly functional mobile phone.Therefore, considering also the optional addition of mobile phone said.

　This situation judgment itself SCE is not wrong.Mobile game consoles, プロセッシングパフォーマンス stupid flying in the longer has a personal mobile devices is not that.Becoming a mobile phone devices continue to grow rapidly now strongest of the ポータブルコンピューティングデバイス doing!Mobile phone number goes in million units, for PSP2 手強い enemy is.

　Then, these following generation mechanism desire SCE is lost?Also, what impact game market and might affect the industry adjacent.The following articles, it analyzed on wants.