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Next Xbox And PlayStation 4 Will Be Shown At E3 To Steal Wii U Thunder

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Respected UK games industry publication MCV is reporting that an extremely reliable source has told them that both Microsoft and Sony will be showing off their next generation consoles at this summers E3 event. It will mark the very first time in the show’s 17-year history that three fresh, rival console formats will be competing against each other.

“Obviously we can’t reveal our sources. But you have my personal word on this – the source is exemplary, 100 per cent concrete, ultra high level.”

MCV writer Ben Parfitt on Twitter

Nintendo: Sony Feel Pressured To Launch PlayStation 4 Sooner Rather Than Later Due To Wii U

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PlayStation Europe boss Jim Ryan has confessed to Eurogamer that the company would prefer to launch the PlayStation 4 sooner rather than later due to Nintendo’s announcement that the company will release its Wii U console sometime after April 2012.

“I think we would consider it undesirable to be significantly later than the competition [with the next PlayStation].”

Nintendo Wii U: Gamestop Believe That If Wii U Is Successful PlayStation 4 And Xbox 720 Will Launch Soon

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Executives over at US retail emporium Gamestop believe that if the Wii U becomes a commercial success than this will force Microsoft and Sony to launch their next generation consoles sooner rather than later. Gamestop are currently under the impression that the next PlayStation and Xbox consoles will most likely launch in 2014, but this all dependent on how well the Wii U does.

Management does not expect new hardware consoles from Microsoft and Sony until 2014; however, a successful launch of Nintendo’s Wii U in 2012 could add pressure to accelerate a hardware refresh.

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Nintendo: Sony Wait And See What Nintendo & Microsoft Do Before Releasing PlayStation 4

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Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has informed UK trade site Develop that his company is waiting to see what Nintendo and Microsoft’s new consoles offer before they release the PlayStation 4.

“Nintendo’s approach was not to upgrade much on its basic hardware – Wii doesn’t even support HD resolution – so they might be the first to move,” he suggests.

“Probably the watch should be on these companies, in my opinion,” the exec continues. “Because PS3 was later than Xbox, and is more powerful, so it has a longer lifespan.”

- Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida

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