Would You Be Surprised If At E3 This Year..

Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo made an announcement or revealing of their next - next gen console ? Nothing too big, but just something to tie us over for the next couple years till their releases. Maybe a speech from a representative or a small video clip regarding one of the consoles.

Whether you guys think it's likely to happen or not, I'd be surprised if it didn'thappen this year or the next. Thoughts ?

Not if Nintendo or MS did it, Sony would baffle me a bit if they did...

I doubt it tho, maybe they will let people know that the new consoles are on the drawingboard or something like that...

Nintendo being the most likely in my mind...

Nintendo is the most likely candidate.

would be baffled if Sony did it, seeing how just NOW Sony is gaining momentum.

Microsoft, i imagine it's just a rebranding for integration with Natal. probably an actual name as well.

Sony & Nintendo - Yes
MS - Not really

360s approaching 5 years old. Im sure MS must have some concrete ideas of what they want next gen by now. Launch at 2011.

Although i have a feeling their next system will be a slightly beefed up 360 with Natal from day 1.

New MS console would be bad for Natal for 360, this also goes with PS3 Wand, only Nintendo is truly free to make new console and practicly they need to do it, Wii can hold much longer just with motion sensing.

Playstations tend to last 10 years. From M$ or nintendo, not really.awuilfj

This whole 10 years talk is just support time, just look on PS2, games still comeing out for it.

New MS console would be bad for Natal for 360, this also goes with PS3 Wand, only Nintendo is truly free to make new console and practicly they need to do it, Wii can hold much longer just with motion sensing.

ShadowriverUB

I love how people criticize MS and say Sony systems last ten years...PSX, 1994; PS2, 2000; PS3 2006 (though they wanted 2005 but could not get the components for the blu-ray drives and do R&D in time. Anyone see a trend here? The reason MS abandoned the original Xbox was because they could not make any money with it...they did not own all the internal components (the Nvidia GPU if I remember correctly) was costing them too much money so they had to scrap the original and get the 360 out as soon as possible. I am willing to give MS the chance with their next box and see what happens.

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New MS console would be bad for Natal for 360, this also goes with PS3 Wand, only Nintendo is truly free to make new console and practicly they need to do it, Wii can hold much longer just with motion sensing.

HuusAsking

Unaware gamers have too easy way of thinking, theres high risk assign Natal to new console insted of 360 and hype of new console would mute down hype for Natal. So i say E3 on MS side will be dominated by Natal, if they annoucment new console it would be totally unexpected move from MS looking how they deal marketing now.

It could happen, we have to wait and see though.

i think it's too early for next-gen consoles annaouncement, 2011 would be the best time

I'm hoping they will. Spice up E3 alot more.

I just hope MS goes all out this time and doesn't hold back on the hardware. Since this could be it for console hard ware for more then 10 years.

For Sony, yes. The PS3 just got back into the gaming scene and I would think it would be a bad decision to announce the PS4 after the PS3's sucess in the past year.

For Nintendo, I would be partialy suprised, but I would see it coming.

For Mircrosoft, no, since I do remember Mircosoft saying that they were already working towards new system.

For Sony, yes. The PS3 just got back into the gaming scene and I would think it would be a bad decision to announce the PS4 after the PS3's sucess in the past year.

For Nintendo, I would be partialy suprised, but I would see it coming.

For Mircrosoft, no, since I do remember Mircosoft saying that they were already working towards new system.

The-Mosher

Thats also good point

I'd be surprised.

none of them will especially sony

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New MS console would be bad for Natal for 360, this also goes with PS3 Wand, only Nintendo is truly free to make new console and practicly they need to do it, Wii can hold much longer just with motion sensing.

HuusAsking

we don't need a next gen for a while.

Yes. That would be stupid for Microsoft and Sony because they keep hyping up Natal and The Wand.

Sony and MS would not show off their new console, maybe next years E3. For Nintendo I can see them doing this.

Playstations tend to last 10 years. From M$ or nintendo, not really.awuilfj

The Playstation 1 came out in 1994. The Playstation 2 came out in 2000, and the Playstation 3 came out in 2006. Unless my math is off that isn't 10 years. Now for support yeah it is around ten years but it seems around 6 years they'll have a new Playstation.

MS and Sony - no

Nintendo - I'm thinking yes

I would laugh if nintendo revealed a console more powerful than both ms and sony's.TheDuffman26

New MS console would be bad for Natal for 360, this also goes with PS3 Wand, only Nintendo is truly free to make new console and practicly they need to do it, Wii can hold much longer just with motion sensing.

ShadowriverUB

I don't think it would be a bad idea at all for MS to announce a new console soon after Natal is released (about half a year after.)

Didn't they say that they want the 360 to last 10 years? This could be their way of allowing the 360 to have some of the capabilities that the NextBox will have, assuming that Natal is built in to it. New 360 games after the launch of the next system will just have some motion control with them, that is what I think they mean by "extending the 360's lifespan".

Official announcement in Spring 2011 and a Fall 2011 release is what I think will happen. Maybe a screen shot or something will be [leaked] a couple of months after this years e3.