i got this from another forum:
Before reading this, repeat after me: this is a rumor with no basis in anything that I personally know.
That said, somone who works for ATI and posts on Beyond3d.com as well as another senior poster who has connections to people in the know as far as hardware goes are both saying that MS and Nintendo are likely to share the same platform next generation. As to what this means, I dont know. It could simply mean that Nintendo is buying into the XNA initiative which would allow games to, essentially, be co-developed easily for Xbox2, N5 and PC... which would make Sony the od-man out for third party support. This seems like the most likely outcome.
http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewt...r=asc&start=140However, at another forum I frequent a thread broke out about the rumor, and the following people have chimed in on the subject in various ways.
matt C. cube.ign.com - thinks there is something to it.
japanese poster - says MS has a HUGE ace up their sleeve
staff member for japanese gaming publication - wont say anything because he does not want to upset the people who told him, but says that the gaming-world will be turned on its head.
Edge writer - "Itssaa mee a-master chief" (direct quote).
There are also other members of the "Japanese Crew" at this site (posters from Japan) who generally know whats up, and evidently, this rumor has been flying around Japan like mad.
The best that I can gather is something is being discussed, MS is the one that seems to be pushing the discussions... but no one knows what exactly 'same platform' means... but most of the writers/insiders for gaming companies seem to be pointing to systems that play the same games...
I think the whole thing sounds fishy as hell, and all of the best sources at gaming-age are keeping their lips sealed on this one (most have sources for these things simply because they never let things slip before they are told they can leak the info).
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