{"id":30305,"date":"2012-01-07T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2012-01-07T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=30305"},"modified":"2012-01-09T09:44:48","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T07:44:48","slug":"ps4-at-e3-zero-chance-says-pachter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/30305-ps4-at-e3-zero-chance-says-pachter","title":{"rendered":"PS4 at E3? “Zero chance,” says Pachter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just yesterday we heard news from MCV that Sony<\/a> and Microsoft<\/a> will both be showing off their next-gen consoles at E3<\/a> this year. However, Michael Pachter, analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities and Nostradamus of the video game industry, is calling shenanigans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s zero chance of a tease from Sony for PlayStation 4 and only a 20 percent chance from Microsoft that they\u2019ll tease the next Xbox,\u201d said Pachter. \u201cNeither console is launching in 2013, so there\u2019s no reason to tease them in 2012.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cat is already out of the bag for Nintendo<\/a>‘s Wii U<\/a>, so we can safely assume some new pre-launch details at the Los Angeles tech exhibition. Nintendo will also be showing off their new console at CES<\/a> in Las Vegas, on January 10-13.<\/p>\n

As for Microsoft, while several developers have spoken of a 2014 launch date for the new Xbox, sources cited by Xbox World magazine are claiming a 2013 launch date, again at odds with Pachter\u2019s predictions.<\/p>\n

If 2014 is indeed the release window of the new consoles, it would make sense for Pachter to dismiss MCV\u2019s claims \u2013 a two-year in advance tease does seem a bit excessive. However, Nintendo is getting a major head start on the competition with the Wii U, and if Sony and Microsoft are aiming for a release a little sooner than we may be expecting, it would make sense for them to want to steal a bit of Nintendo\u2019s thunder.<\/p>\n

But what Sony and Microsoft lack in timing, they make up for with an already established, pre-installed user base. After all, everybody knows the next-gen is coming; it\u2019s just a matter of when, and loyal fans may be more than willing to hold out. Sony has said they wanted their PS3<\/a> to have a 10-year life cycle after all, and Microsoft is coming off of a very successful year for the Xbox<\/a>. So perhaps there\u2019s no need to rush just yet.<\/p>\n

Source: Forbes<\/a><\/h5>\n

Related articles<\/strong>: Rumour control: Sony to unveil new console at E3 2012<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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