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Reading the most batshit insane rumours about E3 reveals of the new consoles. It's shockingly from a reliable source (guy that leaked Kingdom Hearts HD and Castlevania), but bar some things that are obvious, he either has to be smoking crack or Sony/MS are. LET'S TAKE A GANDER AT SOME HIGHLIGHTS

http://dualpixels.com/2012/11/29/rum...wear-next-gen/

– All three major players are going to play very aggressive hard ball starting in Summer 2013 right before E3. Both Sony and Microsoft are attempting to court in developers to next gen engines in attempt to starve Nintendo and mobile developers. However Nintendo is banking on the argument that the other two jumped too soon to upgrade, with only the top-tier of the triple A studios such as Infinity Ward, Crystal Dynamics, ect only having next-gen level technology with most being stuck on very advanced Unreal Engine 3 level tech.

That one's pretty reasonable. In fact all the Nintendo rumours are pretty by-the-numbers such as new games in Nintendo franchises (YOU'RE SHITTING ME?!) including a 3D Mario in 2013 and 3DS Zelda. Hardware add-ons too.

Full 3D Pokemon for the 3DS is about 2 years away and will have a whole new Pokemon type, the first since Gold/Silver. Also, Nintendo apparently has a big name non-Nintendo exclusive announced next year that will cause "shocks".

NOW LET'S TAKE A TRIP INTO CRAZYTOWN

Sony is near the middle end part of their Project Orbis, their next generation PS4. It will not be called Playstation 4, teams have started to call the final name as Omni. Omni will reflect their new hardware and content delivery philosophy. Omni will be “very capable” of doing modern day graphics compared to a Direct X 11 level of technology like Unreal Engine 4 and Frostbite 2. Compared to Wii U, it is better, but not the biggest leap in the world according to developer friends of mine. The key is the Omniviewer, a thin, lite and slick head mounted autosteroptic display that can track the users head and presents a 360 image view with semi transparent AMOLED screens. This can turn any TV into a 3D TV, as well as add extra augmented reality information outside of the TV screen. One application from an entertainment perspective seeing movies in 2k, 4k or IMAX resolutions as their original size where you have to move your head to look at the full picture being displayed. Can also synch with the Vita. The new controllers whether it’s the Duo-Moves or the Classic DuoShock will have pulse sensors in the grips for biofeedback gameplay. Plans are a Basic Unit with 160 gigs and just the system with controller at $350-$399 and one with the Omniviewer and a pack-in game for $450-$499. Aims are for a September 2013 launch.

I would love to be wrong on this, but come on. Similar power to todays upper mid-range PCs, but with some crazy 360 AMOLED screen that can do IMAX resolutions? For under $500? Krazy Ken Kutaragi doesn't work there anymore to make this believable.

Slightly more believable is them using Gakai for backwards compatability which is like OnLive in terms of streaming games. This would mean that PS1, PS2 and PS3 games would be playable on the device and "any Playstation certified device". That would be pretty nice, internet speeds allowing.

Direct hardware Backwards Compatibility will be available by a $70 – $99 dongle that is plugged into the Omni that contains a PS3 on a chip with Cell to run games.

Could see that too, rather than shoving PS3 hardware into the box again.

Known first party games in development for Playstation Omni are: Next Gen Uncharted, Next Gen Siren, The Bodyguard, Wipeout Omni, Bump In the Night, Killzone 4, Gran Turismo Prologue, Next Gen Media Molecule, Omni Fitness.

Seems resonable. Get their key franchi... THE BODYGUARD?! Get to steppin'

If true though, it seems MS have obtained the same dodgy crack as Sony.

– Microsoft is the most vague out of all of them. It’s slated to be the most powerful out of all the next gen consoles about 4 to 6 times more powerful than Wii U and 2 to 3 times more powerful than Playstation Omni. The project has gone through many name iterations and will not be decided on until shortly before it’s E3 unveiling. Microsoft is also running into manufacturing issues and developers not having games done on time so instead of delaying the launch to Summer 2014, they are thinking of “soft launching” it Holiday November 2013 and then have a full blow out in the summer. All units will come with Kinect 2 built in which can track up to four people, all objects in the living room, clothing, face structure and fingers. It can also understand different voices and has its own PPU. In 2014, Microsoft will introduce the “LiveWall”, a omni-projection unit that will allow game environments to be projected nearly 360 degrees around the user. Using Kinect 2, they have two demos of one that is a battlefield RTS and one that is a kung fu game with guys attacking all around. The LiveWall can also project different images on the wall, so people can play different games on different walls. Microsoft is prepared to champion this unit as a cheaper and more effective alternative to wearing a “goofy stupid VR headset” to combat Sony’s Omniviewer while Sony is going to point out the low resolution quality and the lack of privacy. The system is going to be very expensive in the $499 range so Microsoft is planning on using a remolded X-Box Live (Possibly renamed X-Box Life) to offer a Pro (Gold) subscription two or three-year contract to sell the unit at $300 – $399. The final goal with the tech is to shrink the system on a chip down enough so it can be put into tablets, PCs and Smart TVs so that all devices are X-Box ready.

Remember that crazy document that floated around about the wall projection shit? This is fucked up. You could barely have multi-platform games if this all happened what with all the fucked up control and display methods.

It's likely to be all shit, but I really hope it's all shit. Entertaining read none the less.