And what does next-gen quantify? Better graphics? What about if MS unifies a true platform between Win8, Windows Phones and Xbox? There is a massive opportunity for MS to unveil some kind of additional features that have nothing to do with anything a current high end PC can do. They quite honestly have the ability to do something that none of their competitors can do .. its very exciting.
Microsoft is a software giant, and they are going to flex their muscles with this next Xbox/Windows 8. I have a powerful gaming PC, but following closely how the entire tech industry is moving..I am pretty confident that MS is likely going to show off the next Xbox by showcasing some kind of new feature that isn't better graphics. They have to prove to people that the next Xbox is worth paying for, and more pixels isn't enough in 2011. We (as consumers) get new phones every few months that blow away the previous model. Consumers are hungry for tech advancement are we are not as easily impressed as we were just 5 short years ago. More pixels, more FPS, more AA ... that isn't enough. Its going to some kind of software integration, platform integration and features that are going to take center stage at the beginning of this next gen.
The days of graphics quantifying a new generation are over.