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Sony has confirmed that work on a "future platform" to follow the PS3 "is already under way".
Sony's executive vice president and chief financial officer Masaru Kato made the revelation on a conference call to investors today. He was asked to explain increased research and development (R&D) costs.
"For the home equipment the PS3 still has a product life," he said, "but this is a platform business, so for the future platform - when we'll be introducing what product I cannot discuss that - but our development work is already under way, so the costs are incurred there."
Kato's comments are in direct contrast those of Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai's. Hirai said, three months ago in March, that "a near-future PS4 or next-generation home console is not something that we are even debating now".
Hirai stressed that Sony wasn't "even at the half-way point" in PS3's lauded 10-year plan.
This console cycle may be destined to last longer than previous generations, but there are already rumours of top-tier publishing partners receiving prototype dev kits of Microsoft's new Xbox.
Meanwhile Nintendo has plans to formerly unveil Wii 2 - codenamed Project Cafe - at E3 next month.
Sony's executive vice president and chief financial officer Masaru Kato made the revelation on a conference call to investors today. He was asked to explain increased research and development (R&D) costs.
"For the home equipment the PS3 still has a product life," he said, "but this is a platform business, so for the future platform - when we'll be introducing what product I cannot discuss that - but our development work is already under way, so the costs are incurred there."
Kato's comments are in direct contrast those of Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai's. Hirai said, three months ago in March, that "a near-future PS4 or next-generation home console is not something that we are even debating now".
Hirai stressed that Sony wasn't "even at the half-way point" in PS3's lauded 10-year plan.
This console cycle may be destined to last longer than previous generations, but there are already rumours of top-tier publishing partners receiving prototype dev kits of Microsoft's new Xbox.
Meanwhile Nintendo has plans to formerly unveil Wii 2 - codenamed Project Cafe - at E3 next month.
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Hirai stressed that Sony wasn't "even at the half-way point" in PS3's lauded 10-year plan.
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def copping, Im always gonna buy the new playstation
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So, in March Sony says "a near-future PS4 or next-generation home console is not something that we are even debating now".
In April, Nintendo confirms their new console
In May, Sony all of a sudden changes to a "future platform" to follow the PS3 "is already under way".
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Ain't copping til 2014
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im copping.......So, in March Sony says "a near-future PS4 or next-generation home console is not something that we are even debating now".
In April, Nintendo confirms their new console
In May, Sony all of a sudden changes to a "future platform" to follow the PS3 "is already under way".
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they started on the PS4 when the PS3 first came out...
the question is... will they go the Nintendo route? or the go for cutting edge tech.... -
"a near-future PS4 or next-generation home console is not something that we are even debating now".
only an idiot would actually believe that. -
m. inferno wrote: »Ain't copping til 2014
This ^^^^^^^^^^
It makes no sense to buy a new system when it first come out and knowing Sony's crazy ? ps4 is probably gone start off at $500-600 again. They probably won't make any profit off of it until 2-3 yrs after its release like the ps3. -
i think they mentioned it wouldnt cost what the ps3 started as. you never know though.
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? on that 600 tip..
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it prolly aint coming till 2013-2014 anyway
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bcotton2000@yahoo.com wrote: »it prolly aint coming till 2013-2014 anyway
This. I remember wanting the PS2 for years and had a magazine that had the PS2 details inside, huge cover article and it still took around 2-3 years following that, to come out. -
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lol that looks ill but I would break that ?
I wonder how the ps4 will look tho
You see, you need a dark sealed room. The console goes on the ledge and you sit in the middle of the room with the controller. When the game starts up, the hologram images appear around you. YOU ARE THE GAME!!! -
ps4 wont be out for at least 2 more years.
I hope the next console is on some digimon ? , i'm tryna get teleported to the digital world -
willhustle25 wrote: »This ^^^^^^^^^^
It makes no sense to buy a new system when it first come out and knowing Sony's crazy ? ps4 is probably gone start off at $500-600 again. They probably won't make any profit off of it until 2-3 yrs after its release like the ps3.
Esspecially when sony will probaly release a better version of the counsole within two years ala the ps2 and ps3 slims. -
Bet you guys that sony will be on that 3DO s**t and price the systems at 1,000!
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Esspecially when sony will probaly release a better version of the counsole within two years ala the ps2 and ps3 slims.
Lol you ain't never lied.....
