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Sony’s US people are holding a big party in Arizona next month, with the timing perhaps — a big perhaps — letting it show off some PlayStation4 goods for the first time.
The event is Destination PlayStation, an annual event where the publisher demonstrates its forthcoming software to the retailers who’ll be given the job of selling it to the kids over the next year. With Sony finally chopping the PS2 and moving into full PS4 mode, it could use this event as a platform to start getting people pumped for its next console.
The event also features third-party titles from other game publishers. They often like to grab an early chunk of publicity by talking about their next-gen plans before the hardware makers, so there’s a chance we might see something of PS4, even if it’s just some Ubisoft tech demos. [Destination PlayStation via Slashgear]
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No, Sony has said time and time again that the PS3 has a 10 year life and that they have no current plan to make a PS4.
This guy makes me laugh. I CBA to even explain.
A 10 year life cycle doesn’t mean no new console within 10 years. Just that the PS3 will be sold or at least supported for 10 years.
For example, the Playstation 2 was only just discontinued last month. Long after the PS3 went on sale.
The PS2 has a 5 year life according to sony.
A quote about the PS3 and PS4:
[The PlayStation 3's successor is a very long way off, judging by comments from PlayStation US boss Jack Tretton.
Tretton told Forbes that the company is focussing heavily on the PlayStation 3 and Vita for the time being, and in any case, believes its current tech is still right on the cutting edge.
"PlayStation 3 is really just hitting its stride," he insisted. "And technologically, I don't think it's possible to provide any advancement beyond what we have."
"What we've seen from the competition is trying to add features that already exist in PlayStation 3," he said.
"We invested heavily in that, we rolled a very heavy rock up a steep hill, through the launch period. But now I think that all pays off, and we've got a long run way behind it. So, I wouldn't look for any discussion of a next generation PlayStation for quite some time."]
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