It’s going to be a while before we seer any new home consoles from the big three, especially as Microsoft and Sony have their ten year plans for Xbox 360 and PS3.
The release of their Kinect and Move controllers only goes to show their commitment of getting as much back from this generation of hardware as they can. Nintendo meanwhile have also stated that “there is a lot of life left in Wii yet” and their efforts must surely be concentrated on the newly announced 3DS for the time being.
This is what Shuhei Yoshida of Sony Worldwide Studios thinks on the matter:
“Looking from the outside, it was Microsoft that released the first of this generation of consoles. Naturally, in my opinion, Microsoft will make the first move. Or, because Nintendo’s approach was not to upgrade much on its basic hardware – Wii doesn’t even support HD resolution – so they might be the first to move. Probably the watch should be on these companies, in my opinion.”
Thanks Developonline
Filed under Corporate, Hardware, Interviews, News, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Rumours & Speculation, Sony & Microsoft by on Jul 9th, 2010. Comment. 
Of course Sony would say that however as they have just been out-gunned at E3. It’s funny when you think back to Sony’s comments about motion controls being a fad etc when Wii launched and now they are eating humble pie and launching the Move!
Over to Kaz Hirai…
“Based off internally conducted research, naked-eye 3D for portables does not have high precision, and at present there are limitations.”
Thanks adriasang
Filed under Corporate, Developers, Hardware, Interviews, News, Nintendo 3DS, Rumours & Speculation, Sony & Microsoft by on Jun 20th, 2010. Comment.
Remember when the Wii and DS were first announced? Sony (and Microsoft for that matter) were very vocal about Nintendo’s new “gimmicky” consoles. They soon changed their tune when they realised Nintendo were onto a winner and are now following suit with their own motion controller, The Move.
Now that the Big N have announced the Nintendo 3DS, Sony are being a little more reserved in their judgement and the word “gimmick” nowhere in sight.
“Our focus on 3D right now is on the console. There’s a tremendous amount of opportunity on PlayStation 3 with 3D. The amount of interest in 3D from the retail side and game publishers is off the charts. We know we have a hit with 3D on PS3 and we’re going to concentrate our efforts there. I think it remains to be seen where Nintendo goes with 3D on a portable. Having been in the portable space for quite awhile, I think it’s an interesting move but one I’d like to see where they go from a demographic standpoint. 8 and 9 year olds playing 3D is a little bit of a stretch given where some of our research is right now.” – SCEA’s Director of Hardware and Marketing John Koller
Filed under Corporate, Developers, Hardware, Interviews, News, Nintendo DS, Rumours & Speculation, Sony & Microsoft by on Mar 25th, 2010. Comment.
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