Can't out run the PC cycle unless you literally use a PC, second consoles hit the market they'll be outdated.

Cant remember where I saw or read it, but there was a report that said neither Sony nor MS will be updating their consoles til around 2014.

Yeah i know they are never going to compete against a PC but they will arrive with a lot more grunt that what we have at the moment..

In reply to a post by time2die:

but they will arrive with a lot more grunt that what we have at the moment..

Not for a while they won't - http://www.reghardware.com/2011/08/04/no_ps4_or_xbox...

Not really surprising considering how much they lose initially on new consoles, they have to spend a few more years recouping the costs somehow I guess.

I don't think the problem is consoles, I think the problem is lack of good games by developers. There are so many games that are churned out on a yearly basis and the majority of them are shocking. I went to Game the other day to see what I could pick up to tide me over until Dead Island and there is hardly anything, they are all run of the mill RPG's, boring shooters or repetitive racing games. The big names like Fifa, COD, BF, Assassins Creed they will all be good but like you say are turning into a bit of a franchise. There are still some really good games out there though, Red Dead, Alan Wake, Saboteur, the upcoming RAGE, I think all those games have got more of a unique play and are a refreshing change.

We just need developers to break the mould and do something a bit different to excite people, everyone gets bored of the same thing which is why my playtime on COD is drastically lower than it was 3 years ago because I want something different. It doesn't matter if they release the games on the consoles or the PC it may still be rubbish.

I still think that either Sony Or Microsoft will get something out next year or at least announce something new in the pipeline.

The new Nintendo system launching next year does not have me excited one little bit.My Nintendo wii has not been used in 6 months and i actually packed it away the other day for this reason alone.

Badly supported with nothing but utter tripe or dance games and kiddie games i got totally fed up with it............Bit like the PlayStation move and Xbox Kinect which has nothing really of interest to warrant a purchase of them.

If you read the article SamsonUK posted from reghardware by the Elder Scroll Director he has a fair point. You have to remember we are a small community of about 50 gamers on here and the majority of which are PC because at the end of the day, this is an ADSL forum. If you actually asked the general public I would say a lot of them are happy with their consoles, I know a lot of my friends that aren't tech people and just play games still love the Xbox and PS3 so why bring something out if it's not needed? I was playing Final Fantasy 13 the other day and forgot how beautiful it looks on the Xbox so I don't think the technology is dead or really needs that much of a boost, I would be happy not having to fork out for a new machine for a few years as long as the graphics and games still come out just as good.

Announcement yes, release no.

Only reason why my Wii will see any use this year is zelda.

http://semiaccurate.com/2011/08/15/next-gen-xbox-chi...

If this has any substance to it you might be right mate.

If it's so important (console wise) that you don't get beaten to market by your main competitor, then you would not let dates like this slip out. You would play your cards much closer to your chest. Unless of course you had a reason to give the competition those dates?
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Yep that will be the only time this year mine gets back out of a darkened corner of the closet it now gone to sleep in.................Zelda