Re: New console frenzy looms next year !

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 09:40:58 -0800, "JohnCocktosentensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
posted:

>the only thing that would get me excited is if they came out with a mouse
>and keyboard for xbox.
>all these first person shooter would be soo much better if they did.

how do you play with the mouse in the den?

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>"graveyard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> So says this article, but I don't believe it.
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>> http://www.mcvuk.com/html/news/story.jsp?newsId=1926268
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>> New console frenzy looms
>>
>> 28 November 2003 By Lisa Byron
>> 2004 could well be a bumper year for the global interactive entertainment
>> industry, with senior sources suggesting that up to four new formats could
>> be introduced within the next 12 months.
>> Rumours about the arrival of the Gen3 console platforms have been rife for
>> some time, with many predicting a 2005/2006 roll-out for new systems from
>> Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.
>>
>> But this week two major publisher bosses and a development head all hinted
>> to MCV that new consoles from both Microsoft and Nintendo will be launched
>> next year, with a new Game Boy also set to emerge early in the New Year to
>> counter the arrival of Sony's PSP in the fourth quarter.
>>
>> Microsoft
>> It has long been acknowledged that Microsoft will not give Sony a lead in
>> the next round of the console battle, with Xbox's Euro launch having been
>a
>> year and a half after the arrival of PS2. But if rumours are to be
>believed,
>> Xbox 2 looks set to have a significant headstart on PS3, with the launch
>> tipped for 2004.
>>
>> Some news sites have suggested that Xbox 2 will be unveiled at the Game
>> Developer Conference in March, although it is unlikely that the machine
>will
>> be launched until later in the year at the earliest.
>>
>> Nintendo
>> A major internal conference of Nintendo bigwigs from across the globe is
>> believed to be taking place in early December, to give territory bosses a
>> heads-up on forthcoming announcements. And a full rundown of the games
>giant
>> 's next home console is expected to be top of the agenda.
>>
>> Meanwhile, Nintendo's senior MD Yoshihiro Mori earlier this month
>confirmed
>> to a news conference that the firm will be unveiling a new machine at E3
>in
>> May next year, with the hope of a roll-out in Japan at least by the end of
>> the year.
>>
>> Reports are claiming that the E3 announcement will not be a successor to
>> GameCube or Game Boy Advance. However, MCV understands that both a home
>> console and a new handheld are in the pipeline, with the handheld set to
>> launch early in the year - ahead of Sony's PSP - and the static console
>> following in Q4.
>>
>> Sony
>> The firm may well be pipped to the post in both the static and handheld
>> console sectors - but at least as far as the PSP is concerned, Sony is
>> aiming for a market much greater than the traditional gaming audience. And
>> the mooted £250 price point for the PSP - which is tipped to feature music
>> and video playback, as well as gaming functionality - gives Sony's unit a
>> clear advantage over the likes of the Apple iPod and the Archos AV300
>> movie/music player. The PSP is set for launch in Q4.
>>
>> Meanwhile, Sony is rumoured to be lining up a conference to reveal
>> PlayStation 3 at E3.
>>
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