Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/28/ea_xbox_ps3_upgrades/
EA exec predicts PlayStation 3.5, Xbox 560
Hints at staggered future for console upgrades
Posted in Games, 28th August 2009 10:54 GMT
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An executive at game publisher Electronic Arts has hinted that both Sony and Microsoft will roll out new consoles in stages.
Speculation about an Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 have been around since, well, two days after the Xbox 360 and PS3 were launched.
But Rich Hilleman, Chief Creative Officer at EA, said: “I expect we’ll see a PlayStation 3.5 before we see a PlayStation 4, and an Xbox 560 before we see an Xbox 720.”
Hilleman’s comments – made at a recent gaming event in the US, according to website [1] Venturebeat – suggest that Sony and Microsoft will try to update their consoles in stages, rather than replace existing models with brand new ones.
The incorporation of motion-capture gaming is likely to drive this process. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently suggested the company's 'Project Natal' motion-capture system will debut next year in a new Xbox 360. ®