RUMOUR: Wii 2, PS4, Xbox 720 release dates?

By Davey Winder
Friday, 09 January 2009 16:57

Entertainment

Have you got tired of your Wii already? Want something more from your PS3? How about an Xbox that actually works all year without breaking? Good news, you may not have to wait too long for the next generation of next generation consoles to arrive.

You might think that Nintendo does not need to bring out a new version of the console that can either provide miracle medical cures or cause crippling injuries depending on which report you are reading today.

However, you would have to have a pretty poor memory not to recall how many times the hugely successful Gameboy got upgraded. The current king of the mobile gaming crop, the Nintendo DS, is currently getting the new version treatment after all.

So when might we expect the Wii 2? Well given that the Xbox 360 and the PS3 both have far better graphics and can boast about the HD features, the memory, even the better online experience at least in the case of the Xbox, I suspect not too long.

It might well be more of a Wii 1.5 than a Wii 2.0 though, as some commentators have pointed out. Satoru Iwata, the Nintendo CEO, has certainly made no bones about the fact that new hardware is under development.

A new Wii before Xmas 2009? Don't hold you breath, but sometime in 2010 could well be realistic.

Not so for the PS4 if you believe everything you read from Sony PR which seem intent on sticking to a 10 year lifecycle line.

So when could we see the PS4 and what might it look like? Find out, along with the possible Xbox 720 release date, on the next page.

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