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    Cameras and mics on everything.

    Enjoy being bugged.

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    When you put it that way, this feels like it came out of The Simpsons.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Count View Post
    Cameras and mics on everything.

    Enjoy being bugged.
    They are really cracking down on hacking. They'll have Visual and Audio evidence against you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lizard81288 View Post
    They are really cracking down on hacking. They'll have Visual and Audio evidence against you.
    I wonder what Sony'll put, if that's the case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnxfire View Post
    I wonder what Sony'll put, if that's the case.
    Playstation 4 release price: $20,000
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    Quote Originally Posted by lizard81288 View Post
    new details:

    Confirmed: Nintendo's new console will be at E3 2011


    Confirmed by IGN Gameinformer and other sites, Nintendo will pre-announcement at the end of the month. The console will dispovel at E3 2011 days on June 7.



    Some details revealed:

    1 - The console is more powerful than the PlayStation 3.
    2 - Publishers are developing games for it.
    3 - The new console is compatible with the Wii software.
    4 - Nintendo will unveil the new console at E3 in June 2011.
    5 - It will support resolutions (QFHD) Quad Full High Definition, but early games will be 1080p only.
    6 - You have a new control with with two analogs and Full HD screen touch.
    7 - Full support for new: Unreal Engine 3 and CryEngine 3 Frostbite Engine 3.

    Cover news sites IGN, Gameinformer and others.

    Sources: Ign, Gameinformer.




    [Update]

    IGN's news director Jim Reilly just dropped a few bits of new information on the new Nintendo system's controller.

    This new information came via Reilly's Twitter account. His first tweet said "There will be first and third party 'Wii 2' games at E3. No clue if they'll be playable."

    This was quickly followed by two more updates, "Dual analog sticks on the controller. Can stream game content from the console. Not sure if it'll be full games, mini-games, or apps." and "New Nintendo controller allows players to stream entire games to the device from the console -- like a miniature television."

    When some of his followers questioned the validity of the claims he responded, "No, I'm not trolling. Calm down. If it's on the site it's legit info we heard."

    We checked the last update to the IGN story, and it echoed his comments about the game streaming to the controller, but did not mention the dual analog sticks or "Wii 2" games being at E3. We'll keep an eye out for further updates.

    [Original Story]

    In the hours following our story confirming the existence of a new Nintendo console boasting high definition graphics, the rumor floodgates have opened. Numerous news outlets and website have published their own reports from unnamed sources in the game industry, each with slightly different intel. We've sifted through all the stories and have summarized them in this Rumor Roundup.

    The Hardware
    Most of today's information comes from an article published on the French website 01net.com via a story on Develop Online. As Destructoid notes, 01net was also the first to break the story on Sony's NGP handheld in advance of that announcement. The 01net story quotes a "very reliable" source who claims to have inside information on the technology powering Nintendo's next console. The original article was published in French, but user on the popular Gaming Age forums translated it and posted a bullet point summary. The report says the new console is codenamed "Project Cafe" internally and will be revealed at E3 2011. According to the source, the “CPU is a custom IBM PowerPC with three cores, GPU should be an ATI from the R700 family with a shader unit at version 4.1. RAM should be at least 512 MB." These specs are fairly comparable to the Xbox 360's internal architecture, but as Destructoid noted in its report, the 4.1 shader support would be an improvement over the 360's 3.0 shader support. These internal similarities would also make porting titles from the 360 to this new Nintendo console a much simpler process.

    Kotaku's sources indicate the new console is powerful than other current-gen systems, but it's unknown if that just refers to the aforementioned improved shader support. IGN's report added one other important tidbit: its unnamed source said the system delivers full 1080p HD resolutions, which is welcome news to HDTV owners. IGN's sources also said that the unit is fully backwards compatible with Wii software. This jibes with Develop's claim that the unit "support[s] all Wii peripherals." French webiste 01net says that GameCube backwardscompatibility is also in the plans.


    Kotaku's sources indicate the new console is powerful than other current-gen systems, but it's unknown if that just refers to the aforementioned improved shader support. IGN's report added one other important tidbit: its unnamed source said the system delivers full 1080p HD resolutions, which is welcome news to HDTV owners. IGN's sources also said that the unit is fully backwards compatible with Wii software. This jibes with Develop's claim that the unit "support[s] all Wii peripherals." French webiste 01net says that GameCube backwardscompatibility is also in the plans.

    The Controller
    Yesterday, we ran a story based on a CVG report claiming the new Nintendo controller has a built-in HD screen. Today, all reports seem to indicate that the screen is a reality, but there is some question as to whether it's HD or not. The 01net story indicated that there would be a screen, but that it would feature "sub-HD" graphics. However, it said that the screen will be a six-inch "one-touch" (as opposed to multi-touch) touchscreen.

    The controller unit has been compared to "iPad with buttons" by Destructoid, but its report stresses that the screen is much less costly and doesn't offer the same level of "power or performance" as the iPad's touchscreen.

    More conventional controller inputs surround the touchscreen: a d-pad, L and R bumpers, two triggers, and "possibly more." The unit has a front-facing camera and will also have motion controls. However, the Wii sensor bar has been integrated into the controller, so you would only need the controller itself for Wii remote functions.

    The Disc
    Like past Nintendo systems, the console is disc-based. In fact, Blu-ray.com has heard from a source that Nintendo is "considering" using Blu-ray (which Sony helped develop and currently uses in the PlayStation 3) as the system's disc format.

    The Future
    While all the above information is unconfirmed, most of the reports we've seen, including our original story, seem to agree on most of the leaked features and specs powering the new Nintendo console. It's extremely likely the unit will be revealed at this year's Nintendo E3 press conference. Most reports seem to concur that Nintendo is targeting a 2012 release, probably a mid-summer release in Japan and later in the year in the U.S. and western territories.

    In addition, the 01net source said there was yet another "big surprise" regarding the unit and its feature set that has yet to leak, but refused to reveal it. In any case, these next few months look to be very interesting for Nintendo fans.

    We'd like to reiterate that Nintendo has not released any official word on the new console, or confirmed any of our or other media outlet's report. There is often a "feeding frenzy" mentality that develops in the wake of a story of this magnitude, so it's entirely likely that at least some of the claims being presented are either wrong or significantly distorted.

    It is so unlike nintendo to make a console more powerful than the competition if they don't have to. I hope it's true.

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    as long as they make a zelda and metroid ill be happy

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    Now Imagine, IF YOU WILL.
    The controllers provide a form of augmented reality in concert with the television screen. Such a thing would require the cameras and heavy graphics specs.

    It might be some glorious revolution of insanity and chaos.
    It will probably also give those you live with another reason to ask what you are doing exactly.

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    Can you say "Super Wii"?

    Although with a name like that it would have a huge name to live up too?

    Try @ES, it will change the way you emulate games

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drageuth View Post
    Playstation 4 release price: $20,000
    Comes with: 1 console, 1 controller, 1 AC adapter, 1 HDMI cable, 1 underpaid Ethiopian child to make sure you don't touch it with anything but fully licensed Sony software.

    All firmware updates will need to be signed in blood and verified by 6 Russians.
    Calling bullshit. Sony are far too cheap to include a HDMI cable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drageuth View Post
    Playstation 4 release price: $20,000
    Comes with: 1 console, 1 controller, 1 AC adapter, 1 HDMI cable, 1 underpaid Ethiopian child to make sure you don't touch it with anything but fully licensed Sony software.

    All firmware updates will need to be signed in blood and verified by 6 Russians.
    Quote Originally Posted by Cosmic View Post
    Calling bullshit. Sony are far too cheap to include a HDMI cable.
    I think they could pull this off. At least it isn't 599,000 USD, right?

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    Here we see Microsoft's newest console in the works, the HAL-9000, featuring... OH SHI-

    Seriously though, I'd pay cold hard cash for it to be called the Super Wii.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Count View Post
    Here we see Microsoft's newest console in the works, the HAL-9000, featuring... OH SHI-

    Seriously though, I'd pay cold hard cash for it to be called the Super Wii.
    "I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that."

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    Those controllers are going to cost a TON, and they're going to crap out a lot sooner. There's just more to break. Not to mention, it may be more powerful than a PS3 but you're comparing a next gen item with a current gen item.

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    Quote Originally Posted by !nstaGib View Post
    Those controllers are going to cost a TON, and they're going to crap out a lot sooner. There's just more to break. Not to mention, it may be more powerful than a PS3 but you're comparing a next gen item with a current gen item.
    It may just be me, but I feel like we're finally reaching the proverbial corner into which we've been painting ourselves since the console wars began.

    In other words, THE END IS NIGH!

    Too bad that end is a dead end.

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