The BBC have an article speculating on what the next generation of games consoles will be like, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo all have new products lined up for release in the next 18 months.

While no details of the PlayStation 3, XBox 2 and Nintendo’s “Revolution” have been finalised, developers have begun work on games for them anyway:

Although the details may not be nailed down, Mr Armes said EA was beginning to get a sense of the capabilities of the new machines.

“The rumours are that PlayStation 3 will have a little more under the hood [than Xbox 2],” he said.

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“PS3 will provide graphics indistinguishable from movies,” said Mr Florin [EA Europe].

He said the distribution method for games would also change radically in the next round of consoles.

“A gamer could buy a starter disc for 10 euros. When he goes home he goes online and he could buy AI and levels as you go.
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