Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan has dismissed rumours that the console giant is about to unleash the PlayStation 4.
CVG spoke to the new boss about the mythical console;
All I’m focused on right now is making the most of PS3,” he said. “We’ve over 50 million PS2’s installed across our PAL territory, and as you’ve heard yesterday we’re up to 22 [million] on PS3, so there is a long way to go. That’s all we need to focus on for now.
However, some market analysts have noted that Sony always drop the price of their current console before launching a new one. The PS2 had a huge price drop just before the launch of the PlayStation 3 and the ‘fat’ PS3s received a discount just before the launch of the PS3 Slim. Â
The analysts have speculated that as Sony shipped 25% less consoles in Q2 2011 compared to 2010, the company have decided to ‘cut its losses’ and move on to the PS4.
xdarkmagician
I don’t expect any new consoles from MS or Sony for at least 2 years. I think both MS and Sony are playing the waiting game with each other and one isn’t going to make a move until the other moves too, because other than analyst who need to say something just so they can call themselves analysts, virtually nobody is ready for a new HD home console yet. Nintendo needs a Wii-U launch, but they’re only putting out a console that competes with current HD consoles. The Wii-U isn’t really threatening MS or Sony, it’s just bringing Nintendo into the HD standard.
Bilbo_bobbins
next year I reckon. It all adds up really
Kaminari
Analysts would be out of business if they didn’t spend their days “analyzing”.
It took PS360 three years to start making a dent in the PS3 reign. Whenever it’s released, PS4 won’t be mainstream before 2015 at the very earliest.
Kaminari
“In the PS2 reign” that is.
Rad4Life
I sure hope not. I just don’t think we have the tech to warrant an upgrade. By the time the PS3 was announced, we had seen examples of the next evolution for graphics. We have seen nothing thus far that can’t be performed on a PS3. Until that day, I don’t want to hear the news of a PS4. Damn thing will probably cost $1000 on launch anyway!