Recalling the specs first announced for the PS3:
- two hdmi outs for dual screen action
- 7 controllers supported
- Powerful processor that would blow Xbox 360 clean away
- Make baby dolls cry black goo tears
- People would pay $800 for it
...and their light association with the realized product, I'm not sure how much faith to put in this upcoming announcement.
But I suspect:
- Tablet integration like MS's Smartglass
I think this is a smart move. Anybody developing wicked cool applications for the WiiU can offer the same functionality on Smartglass/Sonyglass if they want to. And if not, who cares? Very little effort, I think, on MS or Sony's part for this, and a good percentage of gamers already own tablets... and it can keep WiiU appeal at bay. - CPU/GPU better than anything in PCs right now
that will be comparable with PCs in 6 months, which will still be pretty awesome come Nov. - Mini touchpad on the new DualShock3 (DualShock4?) is legit
But who cares? - Still a bluray player
- A 'Move/Kinect' hybrid of somekind.
I hope:
- All games in native 1080p@60hz
- OS level stereoscopic output support (similar to PC) so all rendered games support stereoscopy of some kind.
- IR port for universal remotes!
- Price < $400
- Some kind of backwards compatibility
I fear: (in addition to the things that are the opposite of the things I hope)
- License key for all disc games - means no borrowing, loaning, renting or buying/selling used. I won't buy any console that goes this way.
- Price > $600
- Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidge Racer
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