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I agree with Mana, I see the next gen starting in 2012, I wouldn't even be surprised if we heard first hints of a next console at e3 in a few weeks.

The fact is, pretty much all the consoles are running on fumes at this point in terms of games and graphics. And add-ons won't be the way to go.

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BUT THE END OF THE WORLD IS 2012.

Actually, that could be a good marketing strategy.

PS4....$499 dollars, UNLESS THE WORLD ENDS. RIIIIIIDDDDDDGEEEE RACER!!!!

Xbox 540. No really, it makes sense if you've played Tony Hawk and shit.

AND PRESENTING

The Nintendo Pony. Yes, SOMEHOW we have topped the gayness of the code name Dolphin!

ALL 3 CONSOLES WITH LESS WAGGLE. (Prices and participation may vary, waggle-free not guaranteed for Nintendo, in fact Nintendo will probably do some other retarded gimmick or deviation from the norm like not including a damn DVD player or making their controller look like some sex toy for a 3-vagina possessing alien.)




Actually, I agree with Xantar's post 110% and he summed everything up I could have or would have said in a much better way than I could have or would have said it. I also agree with Angrist: I think Sony and Microsoft did get desperate, watching their super-expensive graphic hog consoles (you know, the ones that they are taking a financial hit on per unit sold) get dominated by the waggle Cube.

And personally, I think 2014 is far away so I'd like to see a 2012 console run, but 2014 would not surprise me in the least bit. Do people really expect hints of new consoles at this year's E3? I guess we will have to wait and see...

Re: Project Natal/Sony Arc Thread (Natal $150 ?)
 

OK, so then people will instead be saying, "PS3 has Move? Oh, that thing which nobody bought? Why do we care?" Remember here that we're talking about 5% attachment rates if Microsoft and Sony are lucky. The original Xbox Live did much more to improve the gamer experience and (depending on how you count) arguably cost less than Natal, but only 10% of Xbox owners ever purchased a Live account (things got much better in the next generation, but in the beginning the uptake wasn't very good). My guess is that by holiday season 2011, both Natal and Move will already be written off as failures and by E3 2012 nobody will even want to talk about them.

Peripherals don't get a "second life" by moving into the next generation. Just like animals, once they die they are dead for good. Microsoft and Sony may have motion controls on the Xbox 4pi and the PS4, but they won't be called Natal and Move because they won't want to be associated with failures. By the time of E3 2005, there were still a few games being released that used the GBA-GCN link cable, but Nintendo didn't try to push link connectivity on the Wii. The feature was dead.

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I give this a 7 out of 10 for PR spin. It gets that many points for being completely vague and non-specific while still sounding like it says something, but it loses points for not using the words "synergy," "leverage," or "community."

Re: Project Natal/Sony Arc Thread (Natal $150 ?)
 

Some of the tech behind the Move is so impressive, but than I also ask myself is how would it be used practically in a game.

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I could see it practically used for various arcade-style/wii-heavy games.

Boxing, shooters, cheesy 2d fighters, etc.
I think it looks great for that. I just hope they'll pick it up.

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Like I said, it looks like a great toy. Now launch PS4 with it so we can play some good games with it.

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Looks like finally showed off multi.

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Looks like those people had to sell their furniture to be able to buy Natal. :D

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Wow. And I thought people looked retarded when they first showed the Wii commercials. If I wanted to experience what drowning would be like as Helen Keller I would evidently buy one of those.

I guess my number one complaint regarding the Wii is being taken to a whole new level.

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WAVE YOUR HANDS LIKE A FUCKING RETARD HAVING A SEIZURE!!!!

LAWWWWWWL

This must be game developer's paradise. They get to laugh at consumers making asses of themselves while they sell a bunch of shovelware.

On a lighter note, it looks like motion controls are going to have a perfect niche in the religious community:

Re: Project Natal/Sony Move Thread (Natal $150 ?)
 

Lol the last part of that religious video reminds me of this:

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http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/2...10_Percent.php

Not to beat a dead horse or anything, and I know this will change in a few days when launch line-ups and price get revealed.

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15% of the market is aware of Natal/Move. 8% intents to buy Natal, 3% intents to buy Move. So that's 1/2 and 1/5 of the people who are aware of the products.

Not bad.