Rumors regarding a next-generation PlayStation have been circulating on the internets for a long time, but in the past few months they have intensified as Sony is trying to refresh its all product lineup. If the PS3 Slim and the PlayStation Move motion-controller weren’t real success and the Xbox 360 Slim along with the Kinect console did better, then Sony needs to do something. BTW, getting hacked is a not a valid option.
The latest rumor comes from Taiwan publication called Digitimes who’s been accurate lots of times (and wrong a few times) saying that the PlayStation 4 will be a motion-sensing device based on the PlayStation Move.
The website states that Sony is in advanced talks with Taiwanese suppliers who will begin to manufacture the PS4 by the end of 2011 so that the gaming console will be ready for launch by mid-2012. The Japan-based company is expecting to sell more than 20 million consoles in the first 12 months after launch, a very hard task to achieve considering the fact that the Xbox 360 and Kinect sales are increasing.
The rumors are somehow in contradiction with the statements of Sony officials who’ve said numerous times that the PS3 is expected to have a 10-year life cycle which means that a new PlayStation should be released in late 2016. Since its release, the PS3 has been sold in more than 50 million units, a few millions lower than the Xbox 360.
Nintendo will also launch its next-gen “desktop” console, the Wii U, next year, while Microsoft should also reveal a new Xbox in the not too distant future and that it will be released sometime in 2013.
The rumormill in Taiwan argues that while the PlayStation 4 will be based on the PS Move, the console will actually resemble the “behavior” of the Microsoft Kinect. Anyway, when the next PlayStation console will be launched, it better support PS3 backwards compatibility so that we can play our current games on the new device. I’m sure everyone agrees with me and that Sony needs to comply to this demand. Well, that might not happen, but we can still hope, right?
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