The Next Generation

the new wave of consoles is due out in about a year. which will come out on top?

http://www.totalnextgen.com/index.php

The Blue Ray technology may give Sony the edge- wow is that incredible - obviously the next media type will be blue ray-

"Blu-ray Disc:
Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD) is the name of a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), a group of leading consumer electronics and PC companies (including Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson). The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. A single-layer Blu-ray Disc can hold 25GB, which can be used to record over 2 hours of HDTV or more than 13 hours of standard-definition TV. There are also dual-layer versions of the discs that can hold 50GB. "

http://www.blu-ray.com/info/


But If you saw Time Magazine last month you'd be sure to see Bill Gates touting his new machine as the greatest thing since sliced bread.

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101050523/

While important, that has only so much to do with computer processing power and speed which is the backbone of such compitition.

And beyond all that, besides other uses and features, it really comes down to how they make use of it, how the games are actually made. Which has next to nothing to do with any of it past limits. Which was well proven since Sega Dreamcast was just as good as the more powerful PS2 and XBOX, but just lost business to new toys, and the other business factors.

So who knows.

the PS3 looks sexy. the Revolution is even more dull looking than the Gamecube and the Xbox 360 looks as bulky and retarded as ever. the early release of the Xbox 360 might give them an advantage, but i think the PS3 will own the market once it is released. if the Revolution isnt as amazing as the name implies, by the time it is released no one will care or have money to burn on it. Nintendo has the most to gain and the most to lose on this thing.