As Train2Game blog readers will be aware, at E3 Nintendo revealed the Wii U, making them the first of the three major game industry manufacturers to produce new hardware.

Some believe that this should persuade Sony to produce a new console, but Sony boss Jack Tretton says there isn’t any rush to make a PlayStation 4.

“I didn’t see anything about Nintendo’s announcement that said ‘Oh, we’d better get working on rolling out a new PlayStation here pretty soon.’ Tretton told Forbes.

“What we’ve seen from the competition is trying to add features that already exist in PlayStation 3,” he said. “We invested heavily in that, we rolled a very heavy rock up a steep hill, through the launch period. But now I think that all pays off, and we’ve got a long runway behind it.”

Ubisoft on the other hand believe that the time is right for a new console generation, and that new consoles will inspire game developers, game designers  and game artists to be more creative.

“I always like a new generation of consoles because it’s really the best way for us to be more creative. It gives you lots of new ways to create.” Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot told GamesIndustry.biz.

“And also the gamers are more open to innovation when a new console is coming, they don’t consider all the brands the same way, so they go after something completely new and they try it.”

“When the machines have been there for a long time you can always improve and increase the quality, but you don’t make revolutions in the way things are done.”

“I think it is time, it is time [to move on]. And that’s why I’m very happy when Nintendo comes with a new console.” He added.

It’s not the first time Ubisoft has mentioned their keen for a new console generation. As reported by the Train2Game blog last month, the publisher said they want next-gen consoles ‘sooner rather than later’

Meanwhile, as reported by the Train2Game blog earlier this year, job adverts from Microsoft suggested that their already looking into their next console.

So Train2Game, where do you stand? Do current consoles still have some way to go? Or do you agree with Ubisoft in that the game industry needs new ones to push forward creativity?

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[Source: Game Informer & GamesIndustry.biz]