My prognostication on next generation would make your head swim.
In a nutshell:
1) Xbox Next won't have discs. You'll download games to an enormous hard drive. It will be out in 2011. It will have 1 terabyte of hard drive storage, and for that reason, they'll call it the Xbox Terra.
2) Due to the losses on hardware and losses of developer support because of poor development tools and a weak install base, Sony will opt to not offer a Playstation 4.
3) Nintendo has always changed the name of every console, but with the enormous success of the Wii, they will change their strategy. Rather than pursue the Hi Definition direction of the competitors, Nintendo will announce a Wii2 (We Too). Think of it like a DS, DS Lite and DSi. The Wii2 will be a revision, not a replacement, of the Wii console.
4) Apple will replace Sony in the console market. They will use their iTunes service, and modified Mac operating system to release a console. They are building strong relationships with game devs for their iPhone and it will be a simple matter to get support for their console. Connectivity with the iPod and iPhone will be the main selling feature. With Steve Jobs heading Pixar as well as Apple, expect the release of Toy Story 3 to figure significantly into their launch plans. (I haven't heard the plot of Toy Story 3, but I bet you it will be about real toys vs video games stealing kids' attention.)
I discussed the matter with Michael Pachter (yes, THE Michael Pachter) at E3 and he said I was wrong about Apple. Since HE disagrees, I KNOW I'm right.
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