Richard Walker X360A Wrote:
Microsoft has confirmed that the next Xbox console will not launch this year.
Responding to talk about the next-gen console appearing at E3 2012, Microsoft France marketing director Cedrick Delmax said, "We're in an industry that talks a lot, that likes to tell stories.
"I am not convinced things will happen this year. Xbox 360′s cycle is not at all finished. The proof is that we don't see the logic in cutting the price this year. E3 is still premature. What's certain is that there'll be nothing new in 2012."
Delmas went on to say that Nintendo, launching the Wii U this winter, are not a concern for Microsoft. "We're not here to counter Nintendo and they're not here to fight the other manufacturers," he said. "Nintendo has put itself in a different cycle, they're advancing at their own pace."
There has been much speculation about the next Xbox in recent weeks, the most recent of which suggests that the console will prevent pre-owned game use and contain some techy hardware stuff I don't really understand.