Cheat For Playstation 2 Games Article

Starting this issue, EGM will monitor the development of these machines with a section dedicated solely to next-gen console news. We’ll also talk to the peeps that make the games you play and ask them to explain all that technical mumbo jumbo and how your favorite genres will improve thanks to the power of these new consoles.

To help you get up to speed, here’s a quick rundown of what we know so far.

CODE NAME(S)

EXPECTED DEBUT

EXPECTED LAUNCH

TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP(S):

ONLINE-READY?

BACKWARD COMPATIBLE?

HARD DRIVE?

RUMORED GAMES

OTHER NEWS AND NOTES

Sony

Next-generation PlayStation, PlayStation 3

March 2005. Sony has stated that the company would unveil the system

at a “premiere event” by the end of this March.

Late 2006

IBM and Toshiba (computer

processing unit), Nvidia (graphics processing unit)

Probably. “Online is going to be an integral part of any console going

forward,” says Sony Computer Entertainment America President

Kaz Hirai.

Very likely. “I don’t see any reason why we shouldn’t or we wouldn’t want to do that,” professes Hirai.

Doesn’t sound like it. “We’re looking to come out with other devices that you can store data from your downloads [on]....” says Hirai.

Gran Turismo 5, Final Fantasy XIII

The system will use Blu-ray discs, which can hold roughly six times the amount of data as PS2 DVDs.

Microsoft

Xenon, Xbox 2, Xbox Next

March–May 2005. Look for a debut at the Game Developers Conference (March) or the trade show dubbed the Electronic Entertainment Expo (May).

Late 2005

IBM (CPU), ATI (GPU)

Definitely. Expect several new features for Xbox Live, Microsoft’s online gaming hub. “One thing we’re pretty excited about is the idea of what’s loosely called spectator mode,” says Microsoft Game Studios General Manager Shane Kim.

Still up in the air. It may prove difficult since the console’s underlying hardware will be different from Xbox (which uses an Nvidia-made GPU).

Yes and no (check out Other News

and Notes below).

Halo 3, Perfect Dark Zero, Kameo: Elements of Power, Dark Sector, The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion

Reports abound that Microsoft will release multiple versions of its Xbox successor (hard drive/no hard drive, one with PC-related functions).

Nintendo

Revolution

May 2005. Several Nintendo executives have said that Revolution will be shown in some form at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Late 2006

IBM (CPU) and ATI (GPU) worked on GameCube, and it’s expected both will contribute to Nintendo’s next system.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has said that “customers do not want online games,” but the company can’t ignore this wanted genre forever.

Doubtful. No Nintendo console has ever included such a feature.

Again, doubtful. Nintendo likes to keep consoles at a consumer-friendly price, and including a hard drive would make that nearly impossible.

New installments of classic Nintendo franchises (Mario, Zelda, etc.)

A Japanese newspaper has reported that Revolution’s controller might not sport a D-pad or the traditional A and B buttons. P