Next-Gen Consoles May Come in 2006
Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo haven't indicated if its late 2005 or early 2006.

September 05, 2003 - During a presentation at a Credit Suisse First Boston conference in New York, Activision President Ron Doornink told reporters the next generation of consoles may come as late as early 2006.

The systems are two to two-and-half years away (late 2005 to early 2006), he explained, adding that all three console manufacturers, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, have yet to reveal concrete data to third-party publishers.

"There's very little information that we've received thus far from the first parties," he said. "It's still awfully early and we're getting very little confirmed through (console manufacturers)."

That said, if Sony Computer Entertainment America remains consistent with its previous launch dates --which occurred in September 1995 and October 2000 -- then gamers should expect to see PlayStation 3 in fall 2005. Given SCE's problems with its ambitious "cell" chip design for PS3, however, the date could be pushed back.

Recently, Nintendo has said it is working on a successor to the GameCube and that doesn't plan in giving its competition a headstart in the upcoming console wars. Which would be a change for Nintendo, given its safe-but-not-so-smart strategy of waiting too long to get out the gate.

Microsoft officially has not revealed its cards, but it's become clear the company's long-haul strategy is to use the first Xbox as a testing ground for a better future console (presumably called Xbox 2). All three manufacturers are expected to deliver more powerful machines pushing extensive online features.

Chief executive of Electronic Arts Larry Probst said he expected by year's end to know whether the new systems will appear in 2005 or 2006.

lord, porque no haces loggin y dejas de ser un invitado?

Je je; lo que pasa es que ando en muchas PC's y en una de ellas no me deja loggear. ( aunque creo que ya nunca la usaré mas porque me vetaron de allí ya que un dia sin querer activé un pequeños virus y tuvieron que formatearla. Ayer solo me senté frente a ella y recordé viejos tiempos )

No si igual a veces da desconfiansa logear en otro lado yo logeo solo en mi casa por que en otros lados me da desconfianza...