The next generation of game consoles will have to come with a whole lot more wow factors than their predecessors when they launch. There are many rumors swirling around about when Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft will introduce their successor. While older game consoles came with improved graphics and performance, many wonder what new kind of magic game developers will create using the gaming console hardware designed for the next generation.
First up, is the Nintendo Wii U, that’s scheduled to be released this holiday season. The majority of reports suggest that it’s power is comparable to the PS3 and current Xbox 360. Other than that tidbit, it’s not exactly known when the next generation of hardware will arrive, but there are a few predictions that may give gamers some hope:
Motion controllers will be as a standard feature for all next generation game consoles in the near future.
The next successor of Xbox 360 will likely launch before the PS4.
A Wii with high definition will be released in about a year and a half.
Wii 2 will probably arrive close to the time there is a Sony or Microsoft hardware update.
Out of the three video game giants, Nintendo’s Wii 2 will probably be the easiest sell, since the first Wii game console has a massive user base. As long as Wii 2 has a controller integrated with MotionPlus and adds a larger hard drive to the console and uses hardware that is similar to the next Xbox and PS4 offering at a less expensive price, it should do fine.
According to a post on VG247, Sony confidently predicts that they’ll have their game consoles stocked on store shelves first. If the Xbox 720 and PS4 consoles both ship for the holiday season in 2013, the PS4 will beat its competitor only by a few months. One thing’s for sure―whether or not the rumors about the new consoles are really true―gamers are willing to wait to get what they want! When the Xbox 720 and PS4 both launch in the 2013 holiday season, more likely than not, neither will have much of an advantage on the other.
According to details found in the latest edition of Xbox World magazine, the Xbox 720 has “Durango” development kits that are powered by “a state-of-the-art” 16-core IBM Power PC CPU.” -although there are mixed feelings about the core processor unit actually being more impressive than other game consoles. One game analyst, Michael Patcher, predicts that new game console hardware might take a while to finally launch. Video game companies need to get a significant return on their investments from the development and production of their current game console hardware. As long as older hardware can make them a considerable profit, they may continue to refrain from investing millions of dollars developing new game hardware.