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The transition between Xbox 360 and Xbox 720 will take place between 2013 and 2015, Activision anticipates. It does not expect to make titles for PS4 until 2016, however. As revealed by court documents detailing the publishing deal between Activision and Bungie, the title known as Destiny Games #1 IS …
Read More »Molyneux: Wii U "lack lustre", MS and Sony "holding their breath"
The freshly unleashed Peter Molyneux has done what we’d all knew he’d do – stir the hornets’ nest. In an announcement that the famed developer will be offering analysis of next month’s E3 on Spike TV, the Lionhead founder and former Microsoft Game Studios Europe boss described Nintendo’s upcoming Wii …
Read More »Ubisoft suggests F2P will drive next-gen console race
Free-to-play could be the go-to business model for next generation console software on PS4, Next Xbox and Wii U. That’s the impression given by Ubisoft in its post financials conference call. A surprising amount of focus was put on the next-generation consoles in the presentation. It’s interesting to think that …
Read More »PlayStation US boss ‘would oppose pre-owned ban’
'But maybe Sony Japan thinks different'
Read More »Next Xbox and PS4 to get Alien-based title
A game based on the cult sci-fi franchise Alien is in the works for the next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles. The confirmation comes from a job listing for Sega developer Creative Assembly, as spotted Gamerzines. The listing for a Multiplayer/Gameplay Programmer seeks some to work on triple-A multi-platformtitle on current …
Read More »Crytek wants next-gen pre-owned block
A lead developer at Crytek has publicly supported the concept of console manufacturers blocking access to second-hand games. Rasmus Hjengaard, the Swedish director of creative development at Crytek, said from a business perspective that would be absolutely awesome” if a next-generation Nintendo, Microsoft or Sony console restricted access to games …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox 720 sales won’t match current gen, analyst believes
The PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 and Wii U will fail to match the sales of their immediate predecessors, analyst Piper Jaffray believes. In fact, analysts Michael J. Olson and Andrew D. Connor believe that between them the three machines will see an average software sales decline of 53 per cent …
Read More »Report: PlayStation 4 specs leaked
Next-Gen console to feature custom Radeon HD 7670 and AMD quad core processor with integrated graphics chip
Read More »More PlayStation Orbis evidence revealed
Further evidence has come to light suggesting that PlayStation Orbis is indeed the current codename for Sony’s PS3 successor. Kotaku spotted images on the website of design agency Coque Design. These were labelled "Illustrations & Sketches for new PlayStation Orbis features". The showed an EyeToy like device mounted on top …
Read More »PlayStation 4 ‘design sketch’ shows motion control camera mixed with mobile
Rumours of the so-called Sony Orbis project gather pace
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