so.... the... wiiHD.... using...the....poowa...of....the...cell confirmed?

Well, some people seem to put faith in Sony's 10 year plan and subsequently, Microsoft's 10 years and one day plan and most, if not all, Wii fans seem (ed) to be of the opinion that the Wii would outlive them still.

That won't happen and I also believe that all three consoles will suffer a fate much more similar to that of the x-box rather than that of the PS2; hardware sales will plummet and stop, software will barely move and the consoles themselves will be discontinued rather quickly after the new ones launch. Keeping three consoles that were (probably) strangled by an economic crisis alive for long after the successor arrives seems illogical to me. I think we'll see a new console or a couple of new consoles by the end of 2011.

As to who will be first out the gate is anyone's guess, you could argue that Nintendo wouldn't stress being first since the Wii is doing well but I think they want to maintain the edge and momentum it has gathered and be quite quick about their bussiness. With the Wii hardware being one generation behind from before I can't really see Nintendo leaving two competing machines that are effectiely two generations more advanced on the market alone for long.

Microsoft have experienced just how big a difference being first can make and will certainly do their best to be efficent this time around as well, hopefully with more emphasis on hardware quality. The entry price would be low imo.

Sony just has to pull out all stops and do all they can, which would include entering the next race early. It is not entirely inconcieveable that they'll be the first on the market next generation despite their current bravado and brazen talk of a 10 year life cycle. The entry price will surely be, if not the lowest of the three, at least competitive (which the PS3's wasn't in hindsight).

In the end, I think we'll see all three consoles and a possible fourth one, launch within 6-9 months of one another next generation, there can be no stragglers and those who arrive early must prove their mettle as well as far as price and quality is concerned! What I'm really concerned about is the next generations probable chasm between console and PC gaming with PC gaming seemingly providing less profits outside of MMO's and the consoles becoming more and more of a "flail box" with their motion controls and overall living room mandatory features (and office space or small bedroom hardly cuts it in this regard).

This gen was the great divide between the consoles themselves, the next one could be about similarity, the struggle to stand out because of it (innovative 1st and 2nd party titles) and the ever growing distance between the PC and consoles as gaming platforms (one can also factor in that consoles seem to be taking over more and more of the PC's media functions in time, still not a real threat but we could easily reach that point within 10 years or so).

And I was adressing the people above me, who used this phrase for the suggested 2011-12 date.

Nintendo probably will put something at least comparable graphically to it's competitor's consoles on the market, now that they will have the funds to compete. I'm sure they want to ride the Wii has far as the cash will take them though.

it only means that soon IBM will start making first architectural design and no it doesn't mean new consoles will come in 2010-2011 - IBM started working on teh Cell in 2001 so we have atleast 4-5 years before new consoles will hit the market also those processors may be for new handhelds cause i think 2011-2012 is about time for DS2/PSP2 to come out.

probably dosent mean the next gen is starting in 2011-2012, all were getting out of this article is that IBM is working on the next gen processors for both Nintendo and Sony but they dont give a timeframe.

A more realistic prediction is Microosft launcing Xbox 720 in 2013 and Nintendo and Sony following in 2014

Mario Galaxy 3 with Uncharted graphics confirmed?

do you really want to see fat plumber in tight jeans with realistic pedophile kind of face hiding for cover?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15S0g8pG6HU

seriously?

uh nintendo systems always release 5 years apart
Snes 1991
N64 1996
GC 2001
Wii 2006
Wii 2 2011

Also plastion is release every 6 years
ps1 1994
ps2 2000
ps3 2006

MS only had 2 systems so I don't know about them

NES lasted at least 8 years.  Similar to the current timeframe, Nintendo had a commanding market leadership.  Not to mention that all three have said this generation will be longer than most previous ones.

That said, my interest is piqued by this news.