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"The new Xbox is being tipped for a 2014 release in order to accommodate demand. Industry analyst Michael Pachter believes the as yet unannounced device will be delayed due to &amp;quot;overwhelming demand&amp;quot;, reports CVG. &amp;quot;We have heard no word yet from Microsoft or Sony about their plans to launch new consoles, but both manufacturers are widely expected to launch consoles by year-end 2013, although we believe that Microsoft could delay a new console launch until spring of 2014 in order to accommodate what is certain to be overwhelming demand among hardcore gamers,&amp;quot; revealed Pachter. GameStop CEO Paul Raines appeared to support these claims, alleging to have heard interesting rumours about next year.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m getting a lot of rumors that are very interesting about 2013,&amp;quot; remarked Raines. &amp;quot;We have not been expecting two more consoles in 2013. We&amp;#039;re expecting Wii U this holiday, another one next year, and another one in &amp;#039;14.  &amp;quot;These rumors change every week, but we&amp;#039;re hearing more about next year.&amp;quot; Pachter previously suggested that Grand Theft Auto 5 might launch this summer, and was vocal in his belief that the 3DS had turned a corner after initial slow sales. More recently, he suggested that the Wii U would struggle at market. The Wedbush Securities analyst believes that the Wii U&amp;#039;s Gamepad will be a hindrance rather than a help, potentially affecting sales. Watch Digital Spy go hands-on with the Wii U below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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