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E3 2012 is promising to be interesting. We know Wii U is launching (though it seems likely with a different name now), we believe Microsoft will have a lot to say about its new console and, even though Sony deny it, The PS4 might just be shoehorned in somewhere.
But while the Wii U is more of a known entity as far as hardware is concerned, we still have little to no idea what the other 2 may bring or whether a new challenger (Apple?) will join the home console market.
In the last generation 2 things changed the gaming landscape; HD was the big leap forward, with a move to online gaming being cemented from the previous generation. But what will this generations leap be? Will there be one? Do we need one ?
I'm not sure whether we'll see as big a leap in tech as the move to HD and personally I don't know if Nintendo's tablet control will make a big difference. Its possible the other 2 will include motion as a standard input in their console this time, allowing developers to use this knowing everyone will have it to hand. But, again, it's been done, it's not new.
Streaming could be a possibility, after the success of Onlive. With all three major players in a position to support this, it's still too early to discount it, though Nintendo's image doesn't seem to fit with streaming as much, going for a more casual market despite their new hardware.
Do we need another big new leap in gaming tech? There is the argument that many people won't see the need to upgrade if there isn't a fresh approach.
Will Motion gaming improve? It seems likely that Microsoft may build the Kinect in to their next console (or a Kinect 2) and they'll have a possible Wii U style controller too. Sony are an unknown in whether their new controller will be motion based.
But while the Wii U is more of a known entity as far as hardware is concerned, we still have little to no idea what the other 2 may bring or whether a new challenger (Apple?) will join the home console market.
In the last generation 2 things changed the gaming landscape; HD was the big leap forward, with a move to online gaming being cemented from the previous generation. But what will this generations leap be? Will there be one? Do we need one ?
I'm not sure whether we'll see as big a leap in tech as the move to HD and personally I don't know if Nintendo's tablet control will make a big difference. Its possible the other 2 will include motion as a standard input in their console this time, allowing developers to use this knowing everyone will have it to hand. But, again, it's been done, it's not new.
Streaming could be a possibility, after the success of Onlive. With all three major players in a position to support this, it's still too early to discount it, though Nintendo's image doesn't seem to fit with streaming as much, going for a more casual market despite their new hardware.
Do we need another big new leap in gaming tech? There is the argument that many people won't see the need to upgrade if there isn't a fresh approach.
Will Motion gaming improve? It seems likely that Microsoft may build the Kinect in to their next console (or a Kinect 2) and they'll have a possible Wii U style controller too. Sony are an unknown in whether their new controller will be motion based.
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E3 2012 is promising to be interesting. We know Wii U is launching (though it seems likely with a different name now), we believe Microsoft will have a lot to say about its new console and, even though Sony deny it, The PS4 might just be shoehorned in somewhere.
But while the Wii U is more of a known entity as far as hardware is concerned, we still have little to no idea what the other 2 may bring or whether a new challenger (Apple?) will join the home console market.
In the last generation 2 things changed the gaming landscape; HD was the big leap forward, with a move to online gaming being cemented from the previous generation. But what will this generations leap be? Will there be one? Do we need one ?
I'm not sure whether we'll see as big a leap in tech as the move to HD and personally I don't know if Nintendo's tablet control will make a big difference. Its possible the other 2 will include motion as a standard input in their console this time, allowing developers to use this knowing everyone will have it to hand. But, again, it's been done, it's not new.
Streaming could be a possibility, after the success of Onlive. With all three major players in a position to support this, it's still too early to discount it, though Nintendo's image doesn't seem to fit with streaming as much, going for a more casual market despite their new hardware.
Do we need another big new leap in gaming tech? There is the argument that many people won't see the need to upgrade if there isn't a fresh approach.
Will Motion gaming improve? It seems likely that Microsoft may build the Kinect in to their next console (or a Kinect 2) and they'll have a possible Wii U style controller too. Sony are an unknown in whether their new controller will be motion based.
But while the Wii U is more of a known entity as far as hardware is concerned, we still have little to no idea what the other 2 may bring or whether a new challenger (Apple?) will join the home console market.
In the last generation 2 things changed the gaming landscape; HD was the big leap forward, with a move to online gaming being cemented from the previous generation. But what will this generations leap be? Will there be one? Do we need one ?
I'm not sure whether we'll see as big a leap in tech as the move to HD and personally I don't know if Nintendo's tablet control will make a big difference. Its possible the other 2 will include motion as a standard input in their console this time, allowing developers to use this knowing everyone will have it to hand. But, again, it's been done, it's not new.
Streaming could be a possibility, after the success of Onlive. With all three major players in a position to support this, it's still too early to discount it, though Nintendo's image doesn't seem to fit with streaming as much, going for a more casual market despite their new hardware.
Do we need another big new leap in gaming tech? There is the argument that many people won't see the need to upgrade if there isn't a fresh approach.
Will Motion gaming improve? It seems likely that Microsoft may build the Kinect in to their next console (or a Kinect 2) and they'll have a possible Wii U style controller too. Sony are an unknown in whether their new controller will be motion based.