Apparently the guys at Zoo Weekly were chatting with industry insiders from Japan, Hong Kong and America to find out what we can expect from the next generation gaming consoles from Microsoft and Sony. The rundowns they give, while entertaining for their fantastic nature, will never, ever happen in the real world. But the designs sure are nice…Firstly, the Xbox 720, seen pictured above. According to Zoo, we can expect this machine to be running two Intel Quad Core processors, have 8GB RAM, a 1000GB HDD, 4 USB ports, 2 Firewire ports, a 24X HD-DVDRW Drive, and an HDTV tuner, all for the RRP of $999. The first mistake they made here was including Firewire – it’s a dying port and won’t be included on any games console, ever. The second (and much larger) was including a HD-DVD drive. Um, guys, HD DVD died a year ago. It’s not coming back. Ever. Oh, and if Microsoft call their next console the “Xbox 720″, I’ll eat my hat.
The PS4 concept is even prettier than the Xbox720, but just as flawed technically. Apparently the PS4 will feature the same Cell processor, boost RAM to 1GB and replace the Blu-ray drive with a “Holographic Versatile Disc”. The controller will feature “Mind-control”. There’ll be a HDTV tuner and a 1TB HDD, and the entire thing will only cost $1,200.
Hang on. Are the guys from Zoo Weekly taking the piss? Mind control in a Playstation?
In any case, head on over to Zoo’s website for a video of the concept designs rotating. Be warned though, the videos start automatically, and could be considered NSFW…
cleverclogs
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 1:30 PMNoobs.
Aryan Chandra
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 9:09 PMps4 ftw 720 is going to be a piece of hyped up shit just like the 360 was
Daniel
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 3:22 PMBlu-ray is supposedly replaced with a “Holographic Versatile Disc”, and yet they retain the Blu-ray badge on the console…?
Adam
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 5:04 PMQuoted from Daniel
“Blu-ray is supposedly replaced with a “Holographic Versatile Disc”, and yet they retain the Blu-ray badge on the console…?”
Great pick there Daniel, i\I wouldn’t have noticed that if you didn’t tell me. To me those pics look very CG, but I wouldn’t for a second doubt that the people at zoo are less than acceptable when it comes to intelligence.
mr_P
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 11:29 PMApril fools.
Steve
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 1:10 PM@ mr_P
I thought April Fools was customarily on April 1st.
I can’t see this being an April Fools joke, because I’ve been shown a few of Zoo’s “insider information” mock-ups and exposes before and they’re all just as far off the mark. For the most part they seem to be a magazine built on the premise of “make shit up, our readership doesn’t know any better”.
ben
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 4:25 PMhow the hell is the ps4 controller meant to work if theres glass smack bang in the middle of it
tezza n
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 10:32 PMthe ps3 looks qwite good but i think it would brake easely but overall it got 10 10
pierre ogrodzki
Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 11:17 PMi would actually cut my foot off just to convince sony to make the ps4 just like that lol unbelievably awesome
Nicolay
Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 3:07 AMBullshit. So, where are the shoulder buttons of the “DualShock4″?
bobobobobo
Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 10:30 AMlol. even though it looks quite plain and works well. I don’t think that this would be made to be real.
zak
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 8:49 AMlooks nice but looks like it could brake easyly
Mike Ishola
Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 6:34 AMThis is awesome what did u think
anthony
Friday, June 3, 2011 at 11:11 AMdo u own a hat and if not will buy a hat and then eat and if so can you but a video on youtube show you eat your hat