EA: next-gen consoles unlikely to be backwards compatible

Electronic Arts chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen used a Q&A session at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco yesterday to discuss the publisher’s plans for next-generation consoles. According to Gamasutra ’s coverage of the event, the executive hinted at a Christmas launch for what the company’s calling "gen-four" consoles from Microsoft and Sony. He also broached