Sony CEO: We’ll Show Our Next Console Only After Microsoft Shows Its Own

Well, that's it then. All of that build-up and anticipation was leading up to this. Rumours begone! Xbox One is here, and we know almost everything we needed to know. Almost everything. It's not called Durango, it's not Xbox Infinity and it's not just called 'Xbox '. It won't make you a cup of tea, give you a massage or fluff your pillow, and it won't directly interface with your brain by drilling through your eye socket. Although the new Kinect comes dangerously close to doing that. What can it do then? So far we know that it's an “all in one system” according to Microsoft's big cheese, Don Mattrick, with TV, movies and all of your entertainment in one place. It's what most gamers feared. The Xbox reveal was almost exclusively about what the console can do with voice recognition, streaming TV and movies. Whatever happened to the games? The sum total of games actually revealed during the event were seven if you include Call of Duty: Ghosts. We shouldn't lose heart on that front however, as Microsoft is promising plenty of game reveals for E3 2013 in a few short weeks. Oh, and it'll spin its games on Blu-ray discs. Yay! This first look was really all about Xbox One's entertainment delivery chops, with Microsoft focusing on Kinect's voice gubbins, its partnership with NFL to deliver American Football games with the full stadium experience and more of that kind of thing. Hell, 343 even took time out to announce its Halo TV series, disappointing fans hoping for confirmation of the next Halo game. Steven Spielberg's involvement did nothing to lessen our dashed hopes either. While the demonstration of Xbox One's ability to seamlessly change channels, switch between TV and movies, while chatting to someone on Skype was undeniably impressive, a lack of games and a whole litany of unanswered questions left us concerned that the Xbox rumour mill would continue to grind unabated. Thank goodness then for the post-Xbox One reveal event in London, where practically all of our questions have been answered by Xbox UK Marketing Director Harvey Eagle. Microsoft's willingness to be completely transparent with us regarding backwards compatibility, achievements, Gamertags and always-online does beg the question as to why these salient facts were left out of the reveal event in the first place. Nonetheless, we have answers now and can fill in some of the gaps for you. Firstly, not only will your achievements and overall Gamerscore carry over to Xbox One, but how you obtain your achievements will shape your gaming history to share with friends. Your Gamertag and Xbox Live Avatar will also make the jump to the new console, so there's no danger of you losing the Xbox Live identity you've been working on for the past eight years or so. This is all good stuff. Disappointingly, Xbox One won't be backwards compatible with any existing disc-based Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Arcade games, which means you'll have to maintain a working Xbox 360 to play your library of titles you've accumulated over the years. This is bad stuff. Tempering this piece of bad news is confirmation that Xbox One won't utilise DRM or always-online functionality to block pre-owned games, so any such rumours pertaining to such a feature can be consigned to the dustbin. Although, you will apparently have to pay a fee to install used games though, which goes some way to explaining EA's abandonment of its online pass scheme. We wait with bated breath to find out how much you'll have to shell out to play a used game. Xbox One is also to play host to no less than 15 console exclusives in its first year, including Forza Motorsport 5 and Remedy's potentially very exciting Quantum Break. Remedy's game is a new IP for Xbox One too, and is hopefully an indication that more new and fresh titles will arrive with the advent of the next-generation. Microsoft has already said that there'll be no less than eight new IPs coming to the platform during year one. Even CoD is turning over a new leaf with a new engine, new characters, new story and a dog (yes, a dog!) to feature in Call of Duty: Ghosts. That's what we can take away from Microsoft's Xbox One reveal today then. A glossy, understated black box with a new 1080p Kinect device, a slightly redesigned controller (we're keen to find out what the 40 design innovations are exactly), and TV, movies and more all in one place, controlled by your voice and accessed seamlessly in an instant. It'll play games too, it seems. We thought we'd be more excited for the next Xbox, but we're feeling a little cold in the wake of the Xbox One reveal. Perhaps a more in-depth demonstration of what Xbox One is capable of and the games that will come to define the platform will manage to boost our excitement, but for now we're feeling that the overall event was a rather lukewarm one. For the next few weeks then, we'll be looking ahead to E3 in June, when we hope Microsoft will finally deliver on the potential and promise of Xbox One, with a line-up of games to really get the blood pumping. After all for us - and we suspect for you too – Xbox One should really be all about the games. We just didn't get that today. Xbox One will launch later in the year. Let us know your thoughts about the Xbox reveal and Xbox One in the comments.

I have a gaming PC, Wii, and Xbox 360. I like all of them and still have an old PS2 in the attic. By far the best in terms of power for games is the PC but only because it is a gaming PC, which means I can run three of the best graphics cards in the world, together with lots of fast RAM, solid state hard disc and top of the range CPU; all in one computer. Consoles will never be able to do that. I connect my console to a brand new 55" ELED 3D TV and I have dual play which is cool. For PC gaming, the resolution isn't nearly high enough, so I use a 24" PC monitor. So if any of you console fanboys think any different, you really ought to know your shit before you start spouting it. Having said that, the console is more convenient and I enjoy playing football and driving games much more on a console. It doesn't matter whether it's an Xbox360 or a PS3. What console developers are much better at, is getting every bit of power out of the hardware, which is why game get better as time goes on. PC only developers are lazy. They know that if they release a power hungry game, us idiots will just upgrade our PCs but at least we can. It's each to their own - live with it! Sony and Microsoft seem content to see how long they can keep using 10 year old systems. As long as the Wii U continues to squander it's 2nd screen (which lets face it is the only major feature it holds over the PS3 and 360) and console gamers continue to buy and play these aging systems, we may never see a new release. Two things are bound to prompt them to release new systems: 1. the Wii U blows up once developers actually start using that 2nd screen in revolutionary ways (ZombiU has set the bar). or 2. Consoles begin to lose even more players to the PC. No console can keep up with a powerful gaming rig, but as time goes by the gap between consoles and the PC continue to grow, Sony and Microsoft will be forced to release new systems to keep up. Either way, they are going to have to do more to distinguish themselves from PCs if they hope to succeed. That may well mean following Nintendo's lead on motion controls and 2nd screen controllers, or some other "gimmick." But if all they do is up the power and such, they will pale in comparison to a good PC and FAIL. Consoles are better than PCs when they're released, It takes a year or two for PCs to catch up, the reason being PCs aren't and never will be optimized for gaming so it's fine if consoles just up their power, fun doesn't come from graphics or physics anyway. PCs are general purpose machines and that's what makes them great. Hooking up a PC to a 70 in tv is as easy as plugging your consoles HDMI cable into your pc. Sony and microsoft are NOT holding back on releasing their new consoles due to wii u's lack of innovative games (do you even know how R&D works? Of course not, silly me), new consoles will be released at their set release dates if no critical issues creep up, just because they don't tell you when they'll release it, that doesn't mean they don't have a set date. They do, welcome to the real world chump.

I’m still not totally sold on the ’4′, I think it would have been better to just have a vertical line rather than a diagonal one. And I hope it doesn’t look too ‘box-y’ it looks like it has a lot of hard edges rather than the smoother curves the PS3 consoles have shared.

It never ends does it? Lol can't we all just play games for the fun of playing games? Whatever happened to that?

I dont understand this, you guys and gals are gonna start a ww3 over a plastic/metal box, its a hobby to be a gamer, not a sport, the only competition you need is against your friends or some person across the world who got randomly put in your lobby, you all should calm down, its pointless to get so worked up about all this. Raging over a forum wont do any good, so cut that shit out and go play some games fellow gamers!:)

PS7 OR XBOX 4800 OR SEGA MINDREADER 5?

you all sound like idiots and children. whats this world coming to...none of your arguments have any validation...youre all trolls.

That's a great idea... Why do companies go against each other. To stop a little bit of hate in this world they should work together as a team! But no they are to stubborn to realize they can start a gaming revolution!!!

Best old school and new school systems????.....NES, SNES, SEGA GENESIS, SEGA CD, SEGA SATURD, SEGA 32X, SEGA DREAMCAST, NINTENDO VIRTUAL BOY, PANASONIC 3DO, ATARI JAGUAR, ATARI JAGUAR CD, ATARI, NINTENDO 64, SONY PLAYSTATION, PLAYSTATION 2, NINTENDO 64DD, PSONE, MICROSOFT XBOX, PS3, XBOX360.....and handheld?????NINTENDO GAMEBOY, GAMEBOY MICRO, GAMEBOY COLOR, GAMEBOY POCKET, GAMEBOY ADVANCE, GAMEBOY SP, SEGA GAME GEAR, SEGA NOMAD, PSP, PSP GO, PSPVITA, NINTENDO DS, NINTENDO 3DS, NINTENDO DS XL......comment your answers with your TOP 3 for each categories. Much ablidged :)

They announced their specs and decided to hold off on showing the console until later to keep from blowing all the steam in the hype train that will be E3 rolls around. The article doesn't make any sense because the PS2 took longer to develop due to complications with the cell processor as opposed to holding out to see the xbox's stat sheet first. I mean really these things are ordered a year in advance anyway because it takes time to manufacture. Whats with so many people commenting today as though they've been living under a rock for the past 4 months and haven't heard all of the announcements/news that prove this stuff wrong?

Long Live Pong

This is a complete lie, and if you fall for it you are crazy. If Sony plans on launching in the fall, then the tech specs have been locked for at least a year to get launch titles in development. My guess is more that they are having significant issues packaging the console for whatever reason and don't want to show it yet. If the specs are not locked then once again Sony will highly annoy their third party developers, which seems to be a theme for them, and then they wonder why so many franchises aren't staying exclusive to the console.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions but when it comes to facts, people need to keep it real. Each machine has it's own merits but when it comes down to it you will either go with the most trustworthy or be a mindless follower and buy what you "believe" is good. I have a PC but very much dislike pc games (for my own reasons). I've owned both play stations and xboxes but are very unreliable and the games are just not with the hassle. If you like something with some brains put into it, energy efficient, reliable, fun and more I will always go with Nintendo. They are always doing something great. They have done some strange things but always get the pay off in the end. We are all evolving and the only gaming machine to truly evolve with us is produced by Nintendo, the others don't even give it a go. No one can argue Nintendo being the most reliable. Is everyone up to date with the original gameboy that survived an explosion in a war? If not, I know first hand how reliable they are in comparison to competitors. I used to work in a refuse transfer station (place where rubbish goes to be transferred to landfill) and found many xboxes, xbox 360s, ps1, ps2 and ps3s (and I mean HEAPS). All of which did not work with the exception of 1 xbox, proving the unreliability of those machines. Don't worry, many Nintendo machines were also discarded but the difference is that these were old machines but every single one worked. I did manage to find a gamecube in my time there. Someone had absolutey smashed it and the plastic of the machine was only partially intact. I thought it would be amusing to test it and see if it would show any sign of life. Wish I could have seen the look on my face when it fired up and actually worked. Had some trouble reading a disc but I'd put that down to a misaligned lens after the smashing of the machine. But as I said earlier, everyone has a right to their own opinions and this is mine and may my experience and facts help others with their choices. As a famous person said "I can only show you the door, you are the one that has to walk through it"

And shame on me for being sucked in. Fail me twice, Sorny, and your time is done.

Miss the good old NES days like Mario and Sega's Sonic. Who cares about the graphics. Its all about gameplay.Miami Heat fans the second championship is on its way.#WhiteHot#LJ6

I've come from the future, PC owns all systems! There's no consoles better than thee pc graphics! Why own consoles? Download games Into your laptop!!!

PS3 AND XBOX360 SUCKS..ALL YOU GUYS CARE ABOUT ARE GRAPHICS BUT LOOK AT THE WII WHICH HAS THE BEST GAMES BUT NOT NECECARILY THE BEST GRAPHICS...PS4 AND XBOX720 NOT OUT YET BUT WII U ALREADY OWNS THOSE SYSTEMS, JUST WAIT AND SEE!!

Can you say;Commodore 64...those where the days Operating system Commodore KERNAL Commodore BASIC 2.0 GEOS (option) CPU MOS Technology 6510 @ 1.023 MHz (NTSC version) @ 0.985 MHz (PAL version) Memory 64 kB RAM + 20 kB ROM Graphics VIC-II (320 × 200, 16 colors, sprites, raster interrupt) Sound SID 6581 (3× Osc, 4× wave, filter, ADSR, ring) Connectivity 2× CIA 6526 joystick, Power, ROM cartridge, RF, A/V, IEEE-488 floppy-printer, digital tape, GPIO/RS-232

Sony will always have the upperhand because microsoft is going to throw in another subscription scam. Enjoy paying to use the internet you already pay for. Everything else connects to the internet for no additional charge EXCEPT for xbox live and for what? No exclusives, a bunch of advertisements, peer-to-peer connection. Security? Hardly. Going to try to say Anonymous is a group of 5 year old kids? They'd take on Microsoft if they wanted, but they went for Sony instead and in return they gave hundreds of dollars worth of free content as an apology and a million dollar insurance to everyone.

the Xbox 720 will come packing very similar specifications to the already-announced PS4. However, it is rumoured strongly that the Xbox 720 will come with reduced graphics potency. The Xbox 720's CPU will be an AMD Jaguar-based CPU clocked at 1.6GHz - possibly very similar to that of the PS4, possibly identical in every way. That would certainly be a boost for game developers as it would make cross-platform development much easier than it is currently. Graphics-wise, rumours suggest that the console will contain a revision of AMD's 7000 series graphics, which is based on its 28nm Graphics Core Next (GCN) Southern Islands tech. The PS4 graphics are provided by a bespoke AMD chip from this family somewhere along the lines of a Radeon 7850 card with 18 GCN processing clusters, each with 64 cores. It is thought that the Xbox 720 will have just 12 processing clusters which could well mean that Microsoft is using a version of the (rumoured/forthcoming) AMD Radeon 7790 chip. That means less power and cheaper bits, basically, but it's not all doom and gloom. The PS4 comes packing 8GB of unified GDDR5 memory which combines system and graphics memory for super-fast gaming. But the Xbox 720 is rumoured to contain 8GB of general system memory and separate graphics memory. That means that the Xbox 720 might not be as potent a gaming rig as the PS4, but will be more efficient at other tasks, making the Xbox better and faster outside of gaming environments. That certainly tallies with some gaming devs who say the Xbox 720 is a lot less about gaming than the PS4 is.

These comments are so amusing. Console kiddies are always good for a laugh. Enjoy your 8 year old graphics, kids. PC master race owns you.

Stopped reading when I seen the author doesn't know the difference between "predecessor" and "successor". Do 12 year olds write for this site?

I've read some of these comments and while I'll admit you guys know a lot more than I do (technical side). I would like to add my 2 cents worth. I have both the PS3 and Xbox360, some games I like for one console over the other and vice-a-avers. It all comes down to personal preference and by the way I like Sly Cooper, Jax and Daxter and God of War and while Halo is a monster franchise it's not god of all games. Buying the same game for each consoles is a waste of money and I happen to think that graphics always look better on the PC, Anyway do enjoy reading the different opinions of those who have more technical knowledge than I do so keep writing just save the space for something constructive and don't waste if on name calling.

Play station six

You console war bitches need to chill out. turn that gamer rage down a notch kthx.

What about skyrim DLCs hey guys ? why did it take so long to release on ps3 ? Its because of the specs of the ps3 being crap and it can't handle such a cool game.