Xbox 720 and PS4 to launch this fall?

[Wiggs]

http://news.yahoo.com/playstation-4-xbox-720-could-cost-just-350-213041318.html

Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT) are both expected to announce their next-generation gaming consoles at the Electronics Entertainment Expo in June, or even a little before then. While we have seen rumored specs for both the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox 720, one thing that has escaped us is a possible price tag. In a research note to investors on Monday, Colin Sebastian of Baird Equity Research suggested that both consoles could retail for between $350 and $400 in the U.S., Games Industry International reported. The analyst revealed that during the Consumer Electronics Show last week he spent time “with a number of companies involved in video game development and distribution,” who informed him that the next-generation consoles will be “largely built from ‘off the shelf’ high-end PC components, along with hybrid physical/digital distribution models, enhanced voice controls and motion sensing, and broad multi-media capabilities.”
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Sebastian believes that “a PC-based architecture (Intel chips in the case of Xbox) should have a number of advantages over custom-developed silicon.” In his opinion, there will be less of a “learning curve” for software developers compared to completely new technology, and the cost of production and retail price points should be lower than prior console launches.
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Microsoft launched the Xbox 360 in 2005 with a top end price of $399, while Sony released the PlayStation 3 a year later for $499 and $599 respectively.
“It will be easier to build online services around PC chip architecture, including flexible business models (free-to-play, subscriptions) and multi-media (over the top) content offerings,” the analyst added. “For Microsoft, this design will also allow for more integration with Windows 8 and Windows Mobile devices.”
Sebastian expects Sony to launch the PlayStation 4 in October and Microsoft to launch the Xbox 720 in November.

This article was originally published on BGR.com

[Army of One]

little late on the news stud, both have been expected for a while now this Winter/fall.The 720/xbox is expected to be more powerful, with built in kinect and some projector nonsense.

[tu_holmes]

PS4 will not launch... I guarantee it.

720 will launch, I have seen and used the dev kit already.

[the trainer]

PS4 will not launch... I guarantee it.

720 will launch, I have seen and used the dev kit already.

That is nothing, bill gates personally called me and sent me a custom made xbox 720 which upset sony ceo who sent me a ps4 while urging me to destroy the 720 but of course i am not going to do it.

[Hulkotron]

Vidja games

[tu_holmes]

That is nothing, bill gates personally called me and sent me a custom made xbox 720 which upset sony ceo who sent me a ps4 while urging me to destroy the 720 but of course i am not going to do it.

[Wiggs]

How much of a graphics upgrade will there be?

[El Diablo Blanco]

Sony hasn't learned shit.  Their PS3 didn't sell because of the high price so they are pricing it high again?
What they need to do is fix the fucking fan noise and heating system.  I use my PS3 mainly as an entertainment unit.  I barely play games on it, but the fucking fan noise during movies is annoying.

[Army of One]

Sony hasn't learned shit.  Their PS3 didn't sell because of the high price so they are pricing it high again?
What they need to do is fix the fucking fan noise and heating system.  I use my PS3 mainly as an entertainment unit.  I barely play games on it, but the fucking fan noise during movies is annoying.

Slims are whisper quiet, you have a fat one right?(no homo)

[El Diablo Blanco]

Slims are whisper quiet, you have a fat one right?(no homo)

I bet you'd like to see it .

Yeah, I have the regular and I swapped in a 320GB drive into it.

[Grape Ape]

PS4 will not launch... I guarantee it.

720 will launch, I have seen and used the dev kit already.

I was about to type the same thing, but mine was not based on the inside info of the developer's kit.

The big factor was the I heard that the XBox division at MS was on complete lockdown, and Major Nelson's been counting down to E3, which he never does.

[Wiggs]

Come on tu holmes and others. Specs? Inside info? whatever.

[Grape Ape]

Come on tu holmes and others. Specs? Inside info? whatever.

I will speculate that Bungie's Destiny will be one of the major launch titles, but it's just a guess.

Guessing blu-ray, full 1080p, anti aliassing, 3D?  Tu?

[Army of One]

Come on tu holmes and others. Specs? Inside info? whatever.

Developer kit is just like a pc with the programs on it to emulate whatever hardware the machine uses.Its possible to make a  game for a console and still have no clue what hardware the final product contains.

[nicorulez]

Really, I thought they were going to be very similar hardware wise and the only difference was software based.

[nicorulez]

PS....XBOX 360 >> PS3

[tu_holmes]

I will speculate that Bungie's Destiny will be one of the major launch titles, but it's just a guess.

Guessing blu-ray, full 1080p, anti aliassing, 3D?  Tu?

The 720 will be bluray... will be true 1080p... Will also be capable of 240hz.. It will be running an AMD GPU I believe so it can do 3D if you develop for that... Dev kits had 8 Cores and16GB of memory.

[El Diablo Blanco]

The 720 will be bluray... will be true 1080p... Will also be capable of 240hz.. It will be running an AMD GPU I believe so it can do 3D if you develop for that... Dev kits had 8 Cores and16GB of memory.

The PS3 does that now.

[tu_holmes]

The PS3 does that now.

The PS3 does 1080p, true... The amount of cores is a bit sketchy since the GPU and the CPU are infused... the PS3 has VERY little ram... Only 256MB to be real... It actually causes lots of development headaches.

The 8 Cores will be much much faster than what the PS3 does today... The CELL processor will no longer be used anywhere... Guaranteed.

[G_Thang]

eye candy graphics don't mean shit, if developers don't develop REAL physics engines for the sports titles.  i don't own the current models and won't be purchasing the new ones.

ea sports - if its in the games we don't put it in our games  

[GigantorX]

eye candy graphics don't mean shit, if developers don't develop REAL physics engines for the sports titles.  i don't own the current models and won't be purchasing the new ones.

ea sports - if its in the games we don't put it in our games  

You can blame that on developers pumping out sports titles every single year like clockwork. No time to develop a real physics engine or any real changes to the game.

[El Diablo Blanco]

You can blame that on developers pumping out sports titles every single year like clockwork. No time to develop a real physics engine or any real changes to the game.

some of today's games started in development 2-3 years ago, the industry will always lag the technology available.

[GigantorX]

some of today's games started in development 2-3 years ago, the industry will always lag the technology available.

I was talking about sports games, specifically.

[El Diablo Blanco]

I was talking about sports games, specifically.

They pump it out without remorse.

[Marty Champions]

eye candy graphics don't mean shit, if developers don't develop REAL physics engines for the sports titles.  i don't own the current models and won't be purchasing the new ones.

ea sports - if its in the games we don't put it in our games  

i agree look how many shitty games there are for xbox i mean TONS AND TONS Of shitty shitty games,

they have just a good shooting games , a boxing game and a driving game all other games are shit and or those lame puzzel games or lame first person adventure games that are all graphics and knowledge of the game (what im saying is those games where your walking through beating up 50 lame enemies that are easy kills, i want to jump right into a difficult game, if its and adventure...i like a game that challenges reflexes and timing

they need bigger controlers with more buttons for games requiring alot of technique now that would be fun, like in the boxing, or a kick boxing game.

the basketball games suck ass, they need bigger controllers with more buttons to fine tune a shot or a layup not just pressing the button