Yesterday we ran an article citing a Japanese interview which we read as saying that development on the PlayStation 4 has been ‘suspended’. The translation, it turns out, wasn’t entirely reliable and we’ve since heard that the actual answer that Kaz Hirai gave when asked whether we’d see the PS4 in 2011 was:
No. We’re not in a rush since the transition would be hard on developers. For now, the focus is on PS3 and NGP.
Even though we were clear about the PS4’s development being temporarily set back to enable Sony to concentrate on the NGP and PS3 (and the 10 year plan) we apologise for the confusion and mistranslation, as it’s clear that the question referred to the appearance of the next PlayStation console this year, something we didn’t pick up.
Kaz Hirai did not say that PS4 development had been suspended.
So, whilst Sony apparently continue on with research and development, we won’t be hearing about anything other than PS3 and NGP in 2011.
Smallville2106
Yeah I think that it is a long way off yet, thank god. It would have a hefty price tag if we saw it this year.
MXZ
Considering the NGP will be coming out in 2012, i can assume we will see a PS4 sometime in 2013.
Which would be funny because my older brother got a silver PS2 for his 18 and (if my assumption is true) ill be getting a PS4 when im 18.
Sting_HP
Or it could be even later, but I guess that would leave the PS3 to a few years left in its 10 year cycle.
corneliusw
This is old news, this website been writing about the PlayStation 4 coming out in 2016 http://playstation4.net/ps4/playstation-4-release-date. Anyone who seriously thinks the game is coming out in the next year or so has lost their marbles. Sony didn’t start making a profit off PS3 until last year so why would they be working on a PS4 this early? There is so much that eneds to be done with PS3 before a PlayStation 4 is even talked about. 5 more years kids!