Analyst: HD Wii in 2010, New Consoles 2013
Everyones favourite analyst, Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter, believes that we won't see the next generation of consoles until 2013. He does however, believe that a HD Wii will be released in 2010.
Consoles generally last around 5 years, despite the PS2 still going strong after nine, but that doesn't mean we should expect new consoles in 2011 to replace the 2005 released Xbox 360 along with the Wii and PS3 which were both released in 2006. "We do not expect the 'next' generation to begin before 2013, if at all," Michael Pachter said.
"We remain convinced that the publishers will resist the introduction of any video game hardware technology that requires a refresh of software, as the publishers have as yet to capitalize on the immense investments made in being competitive in the current cycle," said Pachter. "We therefore think it is likely that the 'next' generation will begin after 2013."
He does believe that 2010 will bring us something, "the long-rumored high-definition Wii, which is likely to upgrade the Wii to current console technology." The last batch of HD Wii rumours suggested we would see the console in 2011. Looks like the console which may or may not exist is making good time. If he's right could we see a HD Wii announced at E3?
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