Agree, I hope I'll be seeing next gen gameplay.
I'm expecting a version of PES6 with good graphics -at- best. I don't expect a very good game neither from Konami or EA Sports.
Both PES09 and FIFA09 will be Current Gen. We will have to wait until 2010 or 2011 to see a truly Next Gen Football game.
And as for Seabass.. I have lost a lot of credibility in him, all he talks about are "New Modes" and this and that, and "Diving" -but- in the last 5 YEARS, when was the last time he made clear noticeable improvements to the gameplay??
Not even a single New Player Attribute -the- same exact set of Stats and Special Abilities, the same gameplay, the same Dribbling Tricks (and Dribbling Controls), etc, etc.. And to top it all off, PES08 was actually a step backwards.
I really don't know what to expect from PES09. My guess?? A version of PES6 with good graphics.