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The managing director of newborn mega-studio Ubisoft Toronto has revealed the group is assembling a new technology division – one that could possibly be building a next generation game engine. I can’t talk too much about it,” Jade Raymond told Develop, but I will say that Toronto has a technology …
Read More »New Bungie game made for PS4 and Xbox 3
Bungie has stated that its still mysterious debut game for new partner Activision is being deliberately designed to carry over to a new generation of console hardware. Speaking to CVG, Bungie community director Brian Jarrard explained: I don’t know if developers aren’t ‘ready’ to kick off a new generation of …
Read More »Sony: Watch our rivals go next-gen first
Lookout should be on â??Wii 2â?? and â??Xbox 720â?? before PS4, says Sony boss
Read More »Sony: Devs working on PS4
One of the highest-ranking executives at SCE has revealed the company is hard at work on future platform developments. In an exclusive interview with Develop magazine, Sony Worldwide Studios (WWS) boss Shuhei Yoshida candidly explained how Sony has learnt from past mistakes and is now building tech that developers can …
Read More »Xbox 3 and PS4 in 2-3 years
We keep being told that we’re only half way through the current hardware lifecycle – that would indicate a 2015/2016 launch for the next versions of the Xbox and PlayStation. But Capcom’s European COO David Reeves thinks the industry could be in for a surprise. Two to three years, I …
Read More »Viral PS4 ads get tongues wagging
Two videos apparently originating from Japan and highlighting the new 3D functions of Sony’s PS3 have sent internet rumour-mongers into a frenzy – partially because both seem to feature the term ‘PS4′. The chances of the TV spots actually being early marketing material for a successor to PS3 are incredibly …
Read More »OPINION: A new hardware cycle is coming
A number of industry figures have expressed their belief that the games industry will not see another major new generation of consoles. Their hypothesis is that the future of console hardware lies in steady evolutionary footsteps and increasingly open platforms rather than the large-scale proprietary technological leaps that have periodically …
Read More »New Bungie series â??enters the next console cycleâ??
Bungie community director says the studio is in discussion on future tech
Read More »Dont hold your breath for PS4
The five-year console lifecycle is over – so anyone already turning their attentions to the possible features of PS4 can forget it, according to SCEA CEO Jack Tretton. In the old days it was ‘this thing is dead as a door nail in five years’, Tretton told Fast Company. Year …
Read More »Wada: PS3 and Xbox ready for server-side future
Square Enix President reveals the extent in which he wants to invest in Xbox Live
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