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Reeves: New console generation in 'two years time'

Capcom Europe COO and ex-SCEE CEO David Reeves has estimated that we'll be seeing a new generation of consoles "in two years time", adding that "all the first-parties have got to be working on something."

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yess5814d ago (Edited 5814d ago )

Sony could make a next gen consol, which is an updated PS3 with better specs for the hardcore.
They could run side by side, with the "PS4" producing higher performance, but the games could still do well on the PS3 which will then be way lower in price.
PS3 for the casual and "PS4" for the hardcore...

Edit: why i did not mention the 360 is because of the DVD.They really need to come up with a new media, which would mean an all new consol.

kneon5814d ago

I'd like a new console that can match the specs of what my TV can display. Few games are 1080p@60fps. I have a gaming PC hooked up to my main TV so it can do it, but only a few of the games I want to play are available on PC.

raztad5814d ago

The PS4 could have a better gpu + an improved Cell and more memory, but still is going to just a PS3.5, because the PS3 is already very capable. Dunno if that would be enough to run games at 1080p60fps, because the way I see it is: devels prefer to have games with more stuff going on on screen+post-processing+lightni ng+textures+some more stuff than 1080p.

I mean if you have more power available why not to put more things on screen than just increasing the resolution?

hoops5814d ago

Why not have both like a mid range PC right now? Higher resolutions and more things going on at the same time.
Any new console WILL have to run 1080p@60fps using the type of Anti Alaising used in GPU's right now or its pointless.

raztad5814d ago

"Why not have both like a mid range PC right now?"

"Any new console WILL have to run 1080p@60fps"

Is that even true?

Every time I look for a good and cheap gfx, there are a bunch of benchmarks that say otherwise.

Besides, you I dont expect Sony to drop all the existing software. BC would be an absolutely must if any new console is released. So must probably The Cell will be in the new PS.

Wrathman5814d ago (Edited 5814d ago )

the only console i see happening in 2 years is the xbox.why would the ps3 need upgrading?it still feels very new.

kinect is there to extend the life of the xbox.why does it need extending?probably because its just about maxed out.

well the wii didnt launch as an HD next gen console so why upgrade it soon.especially to a customer base that could care less about power and graphics.not to mention innovative,genre pushing games.they just want to waggle and point the controller then jump on a balance board.

commodore645814d ago (Edited 5814d ago )

I think we can expect a new xbox to be announced sometime in 2012.
That's not to say the 360 will be suddenly unsupported.
On the contrary, I expect the 360 to generate the revenue to fund the next xbox in much the same way that the ps2 was forced to fund the $5 billion ps3 loss.

For its next console, my guess is, MS will integrate a much improved kinect-like peripheral with 60-120fps scanning, to overcome lag, and bluray capability, at higher read speeds. Of course we can expect MS to try to capture the casual market from the getgo, as the wii did.
Having said that, MS has a lot of hardcore gamers that will need to be catered for with pure technology and traditional controllers, so I expect that to be included as a matter of course.

MS also learned a lot of very valuable lessons in GPU design and hardware integration. They most likely will not be making a rrod mistake again.

The next gen could be the one where MS gets everything right: Hardware, casuals, hardcore and integration with their other core offering, such as windows live.

I am really looking forward to seeing what they are thinking.

With regard to the ps4, it is simply not possible.
Sony have only just stopped losing money on the ps3.
A ps4? Not for 3-4 years.

whoelse5814d ago

As an ex-Sony CEO, he must know a little about Sony's approach and development to the next PS.

I reckon the PS4 will not be as big of a leap as the PS3 was from the PS2. It will be a like a turbo PS3 with updated components but nothing that will force developers to re-learn from scratch.

They will likely want to keep the system cheap at launch as video gaming is reaching a much wider market than ever before, so too much innovation would keep costs high.

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8800gtx5814d ago

If that did happen, i would finally need to get replaced. 6 years of 1080p gaming, cheaper on every game not bad at all.

8800gtx

Red-Dead-Roar5814d ago

do you really think we give a fuck about the fact that you have a computer ?

8800gtx5814d ago (Edited 5814d ago )

You seem butt hurt over having to pay royalties per game.

This can result in severe headache or death.

8800gtx

KRUSSIDULL5814d ago

8800gtx is outdated now time to buy a new card?

hoops5814d ago

So is the RSX inside the PS3 and R500 inside the Xbox360. You're point?

KRUSSIDULL5814d ago (Edited 5814d ago )

Do I need one?

ULTIMATE_REVENGE5814d ago

YES! I can't wait because this gen sucks so bad.

mantisimo5814d ago

There's still so much potential left in the old dogs we have now. No need for new tricks as we are only just seeing them hit their stride..

DarK-SilV5814d ago

I believe this generation could go for 3 more years, I really don’t see the need to bring out new consoles, 3 years from now is a reasonable time

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21 Capcom Classics Are Now Free in Your Browser for a Limited Time

All 21 Classic Games are playable for a limited time 🎮

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Metacritic's 2026 Game Publisher Rankings

Jason Dietz: "We reveal the past year's best and worst video game publishers (based on their 2025 releases) in the 16th edition of our annual Game Publisher Rankings."

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Christopher66d ago

Take note, Sony, you're falling behind by a lot.

-Foxtrot66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

I was just going to say this, their biggest and top rated game here is TLOU2 for PC….it’s embarrassing.

Even Ubisoft and EA are ahead

Kind of surprised Nintendo is pretty low aswell, their biggest game is also a rerelease with the Switch 2 version of TotK.

StoneColdCrazy65d ago

That’s what happens when you start shutting down your own studios and forget what actually made you matter in the industry in the first place. Sony used to set the standard — now it feels like they’ve lost that identity. And if they decide to walk away from the PC market too, that’s going to be another huge mistake — that platform is only growing, and ignoring it now would just put them even further behind.

1Victor65d ago

@christopher:” Take note, Sony, you're falling behind by a lot.”
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Why single out Sony? Microsoft didn’t do any better than the year before 5th same as Sony 9th and they have acquired activision and other mayor titles that have boosted their score massively from a 9th and Sony a 4th the year before the acquisitions.
Sony does need to do better without a doubt and I do hope they do take note but not the note of buying publishers is the way to succeed.

Christopher65d ago

1. Microsoft didn't get worse.
2. Sony got way worse.
3. Because Sony needs the criticism the most considering their publishing output this generation has been propped up by last gen ports and third-party developers for the most part.

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thesoftware73065d ago

1Victor,

I don't wanna speak for Christopher, but like most of us we recognize that Sony's output this Gen has been way below their own standards.

Also Sony did buy a fair amount of Devs, I know you will say they were not publishers, and don't compare in size, but they had their fair share of Aquisitions, including the very well established Bungie.

The overall point is with their stellar first party track record of the past, they should not be going down, they are singled out because they are some of the best videogame devs/publisher on the planet...no matter what reasons we attribute to the situation, they are moving in the wrong direction... period.

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KyRo65d ago

Its widely accept that Sony this generation has been underwhelming. We've had more peripheral releases, controller variants, PS5 accessories than games it feels like. The exclusives were also PS4 and what little output they have put exclusively on PS5 is nowhere near as memorable as what came in every generation before that.

This isn't a Sony hate post but anyone who's older and has been around for a long time gaming will agree that PS5 is by far Sony's worst generation. As much as Xbox is in the gutter, I pray the do bounce back in the hope we get Sony to wake up again.

darthv7264d ago (Edited 64d ago )

If you want to critique MS... you are doing so towards their management. The games output and their hardware have been much better than PS this gen. Sadly... people still hold a grudge against XB because of MS. Thankfully i am not that petty... I've been enjoying their games output in the drought of PS. And add in some NS1/2 games as well to balance things out. Things will change for me once Wolverine hits, and I start using my 5 more. That one I'm looking forward to. And the Marvel fighter... I'm not a GTA player so that has no bearing on my view of things.

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Profchaos65d ago

Big part of that has been the live service push resulting in cancellation or flop after flop but when they put out the games their fans want we get amazing stuff like astro bot

Leadership really screwed the pooch trend chasing

1Victor65d ago (Edited 65d ago )

https://www.metacritic.com/...

https://www.metacritic.com/...
Well I apologize I was wrong about not doing worse but my statement of Microsoft getting a boost still stand 🤷🏿

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1Victor65d ago

Well OBSCURED unlike you I’m honorable enough to recognize when I’m wrong and apologize.
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@ The software you know there’s no comparison between what Microsoft acquired and what Sony acquired that’s why you tried to get ahead of the conversation, yes we all know Sony can do better than what they have done this gen but they inhaled the poison GAS they thought would bring money for years but we make sure they got the message and quite a few games got cancelled you know as well a hit like that take years to be corrected and by now they hopefully will have taken steps away from the GAS and slowed their approach to them.

bsingle4065d ago

You will say anything when you are in denial that your hardware is dead and nobody wants your platform. Good luck with Helix because nobody will buy it.

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SimulationDaily66d ago

But... but... the garbage-mongers always tell us that Square Enix is in trouble! 😂

Christopher66d ago

Square doesn't help that it fear mongers itself with ridiculous 'goals' that they can't reach and then they proclaim failure if they don't reach it. They're quite freaking profitable and people act like they're dying.

SimulationDaily65d ago (Edited 65d ago )

Keep in mind that these "proclamations" are usually third-hand bad translations from somedude who was at the investor conference, posted on Twitter, and picked up by press and youtubers like they were gold, and then when the official translation comes out, they're much softer statements, but at that point, the damage is done.

gold_drake65d ago

to be very fair

being number one on these things does not indicate how "well" their games do selling wise.

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Capcom Insists It Won't Use AI-Generated Assets in Its Games, Will Harness Tech during Development

Capcom has clarified its current stance on generative AI in its videogames. The major Japanese publisher and developer behind popular series like Resident Evil, Street Fighter, and Monster Hunter has revealed that while it doesn't use gen-AI assets in their games, it is exploring ways to use generative AI to streamline the game development process.

Chocoburger66d ago

Using Artificial Intelligence (more like Realistic Stupidity) art assets in your games is a great way to get people to boycott your product. We don't need that ugly, unsophisticated, generic, fake art in our games, good on CAPCOM for not using that garbage.

blacktiger66d ago

Naw you can't fool us, You work with Nvidia, that's a fact! And here you wanted to advertise but now look stupid!