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Geoffrey Tim

Next-Generation Xbox being unveiled May 21

April 24, 2013 at 7:00 pm | 132 Comments

Remember back when there was supposed to be a media event on April 24 (by Jove, that’s today!) to unveil the next generation Xbox, and then that super secret event was reportedly moved to May? Well, that rumour is now pretty much truth - because Microsoft will be unveiling the new Xbox on May 21.


Gavin Mannion

The PlayStation 4 isn’t replacing the PS3

April 19, 2013 at 11:15 am | 23 Comments

We all know the PlayStation 4 is being released later this year and I and many other gamers like me are chomping at the bit to replace the aging PlayStation 3 next to my TV with a brand spanking PlayStation 4. But apparently that isn’t what Sony wants us to do.


Geoffrey Tim

Who’s going to win the Next-gen?

March 11, 2013 at 9:00 am | 73 Comments

The next generation of consoles is nearly upon us. Sony’s already played its hand, giving us a glimpse of the future with its PlayStation 4. Microsoft may be set to up the ante when it shows us its next Xbox, possibly as early as next month – kicking off the next round of console wars. Who will “win?”


Geoffrey Tim

PlayStation 4 to get streaming backwards compatibility?

February 18, 2013 at 12:30 pm | 26 Comments

We’ve already come to the conclusion, based on little more than rumoured specs, that hardware driven backwards compatibility just isn’t going to happen in the next generation of consoles. That’s especially true for the PS4, which looks to be ditching the fabled Cell processor for something a little more traditional. That doesn’t mean it won’t be completely without backwards compatibility though.


Geoffrey Tim

No backwards compatibility for Next Gen?

February 13, 2013 at 12:00 pm | 30 Comments

The PlayStation 3, when it originally launched at least, had full backwards compatibility – mostly because it had the PS2’s innards stuffed inside the big black box. Nintendo’s  Wii had direct Gamecube support, and a Virtual console giving it generations of backwards compatibility. Even the Xbox 360 had some level of backwards compatibility with Xbox original games, even if it was emulation driven...and largely broken. Don’t expect the feature in the next generation though.


Geoffrey Tim

Will Sony’s PlayStation 4 be last out of the gate?

January 22, 2013 at 12:00 pm | 28 Comments

Microsoft kicked off this generation of consoles with the Xbox 360, getting a head-start on the competition by a year. It gave them a pretty significant lead, and helped the Xbox become the number one console in North America. You’d imagine that Sony would do its best to get the jump with next-gen – but you’d be wrong.


Geoffrey Tim

Rumour: Inside the next Xbox

January 22, 2013 at 9:00 am | 61 Comments

Another day, another batch of rumours concerning the next generation of hardware from Sony and Microsoft. We’ve already told you, in a bit of an incoherent, technically deficient way that the next PlayStation is set to have more raw computational power than the next Xbox – but now we take a closer look at what might be inside the Xbox Next, next-box, Durango or Xbox 720 if you will.


Geoffrey Tim

Next gen won’t be the huge leap you’re hoping for

January 17, 2013 at 12:30 pm | 102 Comments

The graphical and technical leapfrogging that happens with each successive console generation is set to soon have much smaller frogs, says BioWare's director of art and animation Neil Thompson.


Geoffrey Tim

Consoles should embrace Apple’s model

November 27, 2012 at 2:30 pm | 9 Comments

Ed Fries, commonly called “the father of the Xbox” now sits on the advisory board for the Android-powered, kick-started mini-console, the Ouya. He believes that consoles creators need to look to Apple’s way of doing things for the future. No, he doesn’t mean by selling overpriced, underpowered hardware – but rather the way the company handles game certification; which is to say, by letting just about anybody make games for its platform.


Geoffrey Tim

Too early to talk of next gen, says Sony

November 6, 2012 at 10:30 am | 38 Comments

There’s been an increase in chatter about the next-generation console from Sony, most recently exacerbated by talks of specs. Sony wants you to stop talking about it, saying it’s too early to speak of next gen.


Geoffrey Tim

Bethesda’s in no hurry for next gen

September 11, 2012 at 11:30 am | 16 Comments

Many developers are calling for this generation of consoles to come to an abrupt end, believing it’s gone on for far too long already. Many of them believe that the new consoles will help reinvigorate the sagging physical media games market. You know who doesn’t want next gen yet? Bethesda, who laughably believes that current consoles aren’t holding anybody back.


Geoffrey Tim

Will Microsoft be last to enter the next generation?

September 5, 2012 at 12:15 pm | 19 Comments

Microsoft was first to launch its HD console this generation - and some engineering blunders aside, the headstart’s really helped the company grow the Xbox brand from being a mostly failed console to the most widely used (In North America, at least). In my mind, I imagine they’d want to repeat history by launching before its most direct competition, Sony. Michal Pachter seems to think otherwise.


Geoffrey Tim

Will the next Call of Duty be next gen?

July 26, 2012 at 2:00 pm | 25 Comments

No, not Black Ops 2 - that’s coming this year. I mean the next  one, from cyclical stalwart developer Infinity Ward (or the remains of it, anyway). Modern Warfare 3’s Lead engineer Andre Aye’s CV listed (past tense, ‘cos the juicy info’s since been removed) an unannounced title - that many are presuming to be the next Call of Duty.


Geoffrey Tim

Square-Enix thinks next gen needs more RAM

July 5, 2012 at 11:30 am | 8 Comments

Square-Enix demoed their scalable, next generation engine at E3. The engine is ludicrously impressive - and the fact that assets for CGI can be carried over to real-time means the transition from cut-scenes to gameplay won’t be as jarring. It also might mean the return of disc-swapping - but that’s a separate issue. the problem is that though it’s scalable - it might not be fully utilised on next generation consoles; not unless they’re packing a whole lotta RAM.


Geoffrey Tim

Frostbite 2 is totally next-gen!

June 19, 2012 at 3:00 pm | 1 Comment

Epic Games and Square-Enix are getting quite a bit of attention thanks to their next-generation engines; Unreal Engine 4 and Luminous engine respectively. Crytek says their CryEngine 3 already surpasses next generation. Not wanting to feel left out, it seems EA and DICE want everybody to know that their Frostbite 2 Engine was also made for next gen.

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