Epic Games might have a similar involvement on the next Xbox system similar to giving advice and recommendations during the development of the Xbox 360.
The studio in the past has said what types of stuff and requirements they hoped the next Xbox and other next gen systems should have with today the Gears of War series creator specifying what he is looking for in the next Xbox system. The studio already said the minimum should be in the 2-8 GB range for RAM and high-end graphic cards regardless of the potential costs added to the system.
According to Cliff Bleszinski, he wants the next Xbox to have a strong focus on graphics to both Avatar-like levels and for them to also match current real-time CGI graphics done in games.
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"The Xbox 360 is great," the game designer continued, "we've pushed it further than we ever have with Gears of War 3, but I want Avatar in real-time and beyond, I want fully realistic CG, and are we there? Absolutely not. I think there's absolutely room for improvement."
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He also mentions more gameplay enhancements are required with the potential focus revolving around getting the max use from their upcoming Unreal Engine version. He also could have hinted for the next Xbox to show a preference to their engine for power and graphics.
The current Xbox 360 was originally designed to make full use and preference towards what was the current version of the Unreal Engine at the time.
http://kotaku.com/5851219/what-gears...-the-next-xbox
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1) Sony announces the PS Vita has an official release date of February 22 for the North America, Latin America, and European regions with the launch lineup still set as a TBA besides Uncharted Golden Abyss. The company also announced based on pre-order numers, the more expensive 3G model appears to be the preferred model at the moment.
2) Based on a statement released by Bright Light Studios, developer of the recent Harry Potter games, EA is consdiering closing down their studio with more also be considered as part of a "centralized" plan towards development of EA published games. It is also rumored EA will be dropping the Harry Potter franchise once the closures do occur with the possibility of other lower tier franchises being dropped.
3) Activision has officially made the Spider Man series part of their annual releases as a new Spider Man game is set to arrive in 2012 by developers Beenox studios and would be the third year a Spider Man game was released in a row. The game will be a tie-in to the upcoming "The Amazing Spider Man" film and as of now has a Summer 2012 release date.