Blake Jorgensen, CFO of Electronic Arts, has given his take on the next-generation consoles of Microsoft and Sony, noting that he believes neither the Xbox 720 or PlayStation 4 will offer backwards-compatibility. Although this has long since been presumed to be the case among gaming circles, this is the first time a genuine insider has stepped out with all-but confirmation that neither of the hotly-anticipated next-gen consoles will offer any kind of support for pre-existing titles.
Two weeks are left until executives from Sony Computer Entertainment take to the stage and lift the lid on the what we can expect from the next-generation PlayStation console, but reports emerging prior to the event are suggesting that Sony will be relying on a new set of features to dictate the success of the new hardware.
Remember when Sony's Vice President of Home Entertainment revealed that the PlayStation team were hopeful of making an announcement before the Electronics Entertainment Expo? It was originally predicted that we might expect to hear about the purported PlayStation 4 a month before the start of E3 in May, but an out-of-the-blue announcement from Sony could mean that we get the inside scoop three months early.
The next few months are shaping up to be extremely important in the console gaming space. And although we are yet to hear any official word from Microsoft or Sony regarding the intricacies of their next-generation consoles, that doesn't always mean we can't get the inside scoop. Following hot on the heels of yesterday's news that Sony's PlayStation 4 is likely to have 50% more raw computational power than the Xbox 720, we are now seeing some additional leaked information that claims to give us an insight into how the new Xbox and PlayStation will perform.
2013 is shaping up to be an extremely exciting year for gaming fans around the world. With E3 happening in June as well as Sony and Microsoft both pushing to reignite the console world, things are starting to look positive for the rest of the year. As we wait patiently for official, technical announcements from both Sony and Microsoft regarding their next-generation consoles, varying sources are suggesting that the new PlayStation will have the upper hand over the Xbox 720 in terms of raw computational power.
The Sony side of the console gaming world has been a little too quiet of late, with Microsoft taking most of the headlines as excitement grows about the potential announcement of a next-generation Xbox console. That could all change as Sony's Vice President of Home Entertainment has dropped the biggest hint yet that his company could have some intriguing announcements and unveilings in the pipeline ahead of this year's E3 expo in June.
With the holiday season over, and an amazing New Year’s eve, the rumor mill is once again tipping us on how the big game makers are planning on tempting our empty wallets. According to a fresh new report, Sony may be planning on releasing a new PlayStation console this year.
With PlayStation 3 sales slowly decreasing year over year, Sony appears to be preparing key developers for their next generation PlayStation console.
The latest news on the next PlayStation from Sony, the PS4, is that the earlier suggestion of a cloud-only device, with no physical media, has now been decided against with the firm deciding that the failed launch of the PSP Go shows that physical media isn't dead just yet.
Some detective work by a popular online gaming blog has turned up some potential evidence that a new Avalanche game, Just Cause 3, is on for a release alongside Microsoft's next Xbox console, with a PlayStation 4 versions also to begin development.
