Chris Morris speculates about next-generation gaming systems, conveniently throwing around terms like “PlayStation 4″ and “XBox 720″ even years before they’ve bene concepualized. While it seems like a cynical ploy to attract visitors from search engines, Chris does have something to say about the gaming gadgets we’ll be seeing in the near or not-so-near future. Continue reading for a summary.

Next-gen gaming is about hardware and software. “Work on Epic’s ‘Unreal Engine 4,’ a graphics engine for next-gen games, has been under way for almost two years now under the guidance of founder Tim Sweeney. ‘It’s not like there’s anything to show today,’ notes Epic Vice President Mark Rein.”

Intel’s planning to usurp NVidia. “Intel , meanwhile, is pushing its Larrabee graphics processing unit, which it believes will unseat Nvidia from its leadership position.” Er, these are the same people responsible for all those damned “integreated graphics” right?

Next-gen gaming will take some time. “…it could be closer to eight years before we see the PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 and Nintendo ‘Us’–or whatever they end up being called.” Yet another joke on the Nintendo Wii!

It’s probably to early to say anything about future gaming. In any case, Chris missed out portables like the PSP and DS Lite. Besides, everyone’s probably too busy enjoying their Wiis, XBox 360s, and PS3s to actually care.

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