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Ubisoft Expecting New Consoles By 2012

Posted by Soulskill on from the new-and-better dept.

GamesIndustry is running a brief story about comments from Ubisoft's CEO indicating that the company is gearing up for a new generation of consoles within two to three years. "The French publisher is increasing headcount to work on future technology, with mergers also on the cards to increase development and technology resources. 'We want to take advantage of a company that could bring more technology to us, or new brands,' said CEO Yves Guillemot. 'So we have now enough to help us to grow the company for not only next year but to get ready for the coming of the next generation consoles that are probably going to happen 2011, 2012.'" Guillemot also provided some details about the release plans for some of their upcoming games.

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  1. Developing for the next generation by Thanshin · · Score: 4, Funny

    1 - Release a teaser of someone playing Prince of Persia Ultimate in a perfect virtual world.
    2 - Accept preorders while you wait.
    3 - Blame the consoles for not fulfilling expectations.
    4 - ???
    5 - Profit!

  2. let the fanboy wars begin! by Deag · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well I definitely think the xbox 720 is miles better than the nintendo poo or the playstation 4.

    Sure the poo has a nifty vr helmet and the playstation 4 can simulate every atom in the universe, but the xbox 720 has Halo 5, so there!

  3. cant wait! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    2011 sounds great!

    - ps3 slim and warm as hell
    - faulty Xbox 720s
    - nintendo releasing another console with ugly graphics

    i gotta start saving money now