2011 is fast approaching and the talk about the next generation of consoles is already buzzing about the gaming news circuits. Everyone is concerned with how Sony will financially manage a PS4, while another group is concerned with how Microsoft will approach optical media formats and the impervious blockade of Blu-Ray movie content. Well folks, there’s a cost-effective solution for Sony and a content-effective solution for Microsoft and it’s called holography.
more…..
According to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, it will be four years before we see the next generation of consoles (the next versions of the PlayStation 3 (PS4) and Xbox 360) and one more year before we see Nintendo’s rumored Wii HD.
“We do not expect a “new” console in 2010 (other than the long-rumoured high definition Wii, which is likely to upgrade the Wii to current console technology),” he wrote in an industry newsletter.
“We do not expect the ‘next’ generation to begin before 2013, if at all,” he added.
“We remain convinced that the publishers will resist the introduction of any video game hardware technology that requires a refresh of software, as the publishers have as yet to capitalise on the immense investments made in being competitive in the current cycle.”
more…..
