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Another PlayStation hinted to arrive much sooner than expected
Words: Mike Jackson
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Days after Sony's Ken Kutaragi hinted his plans for PlayStation 4, an unnamed "Sony insider" has reportedly claimed that a new PlayStation could be available next year.

The report on Smarthouse.com suggests that the insider has tipped the new PlayStation to include the same chipset as the current PS3, but will boast other hardware modifications in the "drive bay" and "attachment areas."

The report refers to the mystery machine as the PS4, but if it does exist, it sounds more like a reworked PS3 to us - like the slim-line PS2.

Kutaragi has already hinted: "As a matter of course, I have the vision of PlayStation 4, 5 and 6, which will merge into the network."

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May 3, 2007

It's been confirmed that there wont be a PS4 until at least 2015 (don't quote me on the exact date, but it was well into the next decade).

If there's any truth in that article I'd guess it'd be a slight variation, such as a different colour or larger hard drive.

No PS4 until well into the 2010's? Why?? Are they withdrawing from the platform race after PS3 flopped? Or are they just being their arrogant selves, promising the best platform experience ever? And how much will they charge, $2000?

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Originally posted by Sinister:
No PS4 until well into the 2010's? Why??

Because the PS3 has the technology to stay up-to-date, as far as technology is concerned, until nearly 10 years from now. NOW, THAT'S STAYING POWER!!! Like I've said before, the PS3 is a great system that hasn't met it's sales only because of it's price. As soon as the price drops, people will be all over this system & finally see how great it is. Its full potential still hasn't been met, but they're workin' on it! The more time they have, the more possibilities we'll discover.

What I hate about the new consoles is that they are becoming more and more complex, and will become very similar to computers. Now you have many power possibilities for your PS3 (I don't know how the navyblue thing works) and you have to pay a lot of money for something that looks like a supertechnologic machine. And what about XBOX 360? You can't even play because it bugs! The winner: Nintendo Wii. Why? You pay 250$, you push play and then you can play. The playstation 4 will be the same thing (in a more complicated and expensive version)that the Playstation 3.

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Originally posted by eggTweedyegg:
What I hate about the new consoles is that they are becoming more and more complex, and will become very similar to computers. Now you have many power possibilities for your PS3 (I don't know how the navyblue thing works) and you have to pay a lot of money for something that looks like a supertechnologic machine. And what about XBOX 360? You can't even play because it bugs! The winner: Nintendo Wii. Why? You pay 250$, you push play and then you can play. The playstation 4 will be the same thing (in a more complicated and expensive version)that the Playstation 3.

The Wii is hardly the winner. The only game that has "impressed" me on the Wii that is available is Zelda. Other than that, its a buncha crap so far. Until I see a Smash brothers on the shelves, or MArio Galaxy, I am not impressed with the Wiitard. 360 Is by leading the next gen by far.

What about Wii sports? Super Mario Paper? Sonic and the secret rings?

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What about Wii sports? Super Mario Paper? Sonic and the secret rings?

What about Wii sports? Super Mario Paper? Sonic and the secret rings?

Super Mario Paper mario is decent... Sonic sucks ass

Wii sports is okay too... but what else is there to really look forward too?

As long as they don't raise the price with the new sku (assuming they continue to sell the current 60 gig model) I have no problem with a hardware revision. It was boneheaded of MS to charge $480 for the Elite...even though people are still buying it. Their first misstep (in the games division!) since the build-up to the 360 launch. The Games For Windows Live pricing scheme was their second -- ouch! Prior to that they were running a flawless marketing campaign and totally recreating their image for their core consumer. Their core consumer, by the way, knows exactly what he/she can look forward to in buying a 360 and it is in fact the unit's revolutionary integration of online services that make it incredibly easy to use and thus its popularity. Excuse the seeming fanboyism, I just took issue with the dude who said it was complicated. Because it isn't!!!