When will Microsoft make the nextbox?

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S.T.A.G.E. on 12 March 2009

Sharky54 said:

Remaking the thread after sorting some problems. So when does everything think this will happen?

My money is on MS launching the 720 extremely near to the PS4 launch date.

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Squilliam on 13 March 2009

It really depends on what they are going to do. If they are going to change up the formula there are equally good arguments for releasing early or releasing later. Personally I would like to see them release late 2010 with something amazing.

Tease.

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numonex on 13 March 2009

I predict PS4 and Nextbox to be released simultaneously within a month in late 2012 (Nov and Dec). Wii HD should arrive in 2013.

PS3 and X360 should stop selling around the same time in 2014.

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numonex on 13 March 2009

Worldwide economic crisis could extend the current generation and delay the launch of the next console generation. The exact date of NexBox launch is unknown and I believe we will hear more news at E3 2011. Unveiling at E3 means the console is launched the following year.

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Infinity on 13 March 2009

Fall 2010 is most likely, +/- 1 year. You guys are crazy if you think M$ would wait until holiday 2012.

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thx1139 on 13 March 2009

Infinity said:
Fall 2010 is most likely, +/- 1 year. You guys are crazy if you think M$ would wait until holiday 2012.

So you believe that MS may be planning to launch the nextbox as early as this fall. Thats what I call Crazy. The 30 has to many years left to make a nice profit on this generation. The only reason they got the 360 out after 4 years was because the way MS licensed the techonlogy in the first Xbox. They fixed that and the next 3 years are the years for MS to make some nice profits on the 360.

Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.

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nightsurge on 13 March 2009

Sharky54 said:

SciFiBoy said:

Sharky54 said:

SciFiBoy said:

Sharky54 said:
Hmm I think it will be 2012 earliest. Why do you guys say 2011? I think the economy and such just makes it very hard to do it earlier then later.

releasing 1st has in part helped MS pip Sony this gen, so they will probs adopt a similar strategy next gen, i expect a PS4 in 2012 or 2013, and a Wii 2 in 2011 or 2012

Yes, and how many times have companies done something right the same way twice? More often they will fuck up twice. I think PS4 will be first TBH.

PS4 first? i doubt it, the PS3 cost Sony alot of money, they cant afford to release till 2012 imo, M$ and Nintendo can afford to release before then.

Sony started making money off every PS3 sold mid november, also they still have over 2 BILLION dollars save up from the PS1 and PS2. Microsoft is down by billions due to their gaming part. The PS4 would only really need a better cell, and a better grapohics card.I cant imagine either would be very hard to come up with at their stage. The hard struff with the cell is done with.

How many stupid pills you take this morning? Sony still hasn't even started profitting off of PS3 hardware. As of November they were still losing roughly $50-100 USD per console sold!

Also, the Cell really is a flawed concept. It's not meant to be used as a dedicated gaming CPU. They need to rethink they architecture of the CPU for the next console or suffer even more complications with developers and programming. It's built for physics and calculations, which play a part in games, is not the big part. Make an actual CPU with REAL 7-8 cores and it would be better. They would also need to add more memory as well as the better GPU.

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nightsurge on 13 March 2009

Procrastinato said:
//insert Microsoft conspiracy theory here//

I think you took that one way too far. That is not going to happen, bud. OEMs wouldn't allow it. You are forgetting that Microsoft ONLY sells the OS and other software. They do not have anything to do with building the PC hardware. Sure the idea may be something they'd want, but they could never get all the other OEMs to follow suit with a single basic setup.