Many rumors have been stirring around the internet about the newest consoles coming from Sony and Microsoft.  Will the next Playstation come out next year, will the new Xbox have blu-ray and be 50% faster and more powerful than the current console?  Hmm, no one knows; and, according to marketing director, Cedric Delmas, of Microsoft France, despite all of the recent rumors of the Xbox 720, no new console will be released in 2012.

 Cedric Delmas told French site Lepoint.fr, "We're in an industry that talks a lot, that likes telling stories.  I am not convinced that things will happen this year. The Xbox 360's cycle is not over at all. The proof is that we haven't price cut this year. Afterward, what will happen at E3, it's still too early to say. What's certain is that there will be nothing new in 2012."  

 Cedric continued by talking about the Wii U saying that Microsoft is not looking to launch their system in response to the Wii U coming out this year.  "If we wanted to counter Nintendo, we would have to be in a position to release something immediately, and that is not at all the case," Delmas said. "We're not here to counter Nintendo and they're not here to fight the other manufacturers. Nintendo has put itself in a different cycle. It's going forward to its own rhythm, with success as we have seen with the Wii, and now it's their turn to present their innovation."

 I was not one to join in on all of the speculation the consoles were getting, seeing as how the consoles we have now are still selling millions and millions a year, but I do believe that we will be hearing something about these new consoles at E3.  Stay tuned to Gamedwellers for more info.

Source: IGN