Sony Has “No Desire” to Launch PS4 Any Time Soon
Sony has long insisted that the PlayStation 3 will have a ten year life cycle. It should come as no surprise, then, that they see a bright future for the console despite Nintendo’s Wii U reveal and rumors of a new Microsoft platform being in the works. Sony’s worldwide studios president Shuhei Yoshida has shared some details as to when consumers can expect to see new hardware.
Speaking in regards to making a new console, Yoshida told Eurogamer:
As far as we are concerned, we have no desire now to do that. When you see games coming out on PS3, both the traditional type of games as well as new kind of games using PS Move, there is a lot more we can do from the game development standpoint.
He continued:
So as long as we and our developers can create new experiences that are more exciting to consumers, I see no need to transition into a newer generation.
Sony has previously stated that new intellectual properties are the life blood of the industry. They have reinforced that statement by releasing some of the most innovative new games of this generation, such as LittleBigPlanet and Heavy Rain. One can’t help but be excited to see what other new ideas they have in the pipeline.
10 Responses to “Sony Has “No Desire” to Launch PS4 Any Time Soon”
NO ONE CARES WHEN YOU LAUNCH YOUR NEXT CONSOLE AT THIS POINT. I know it’s coming. Do I want it to come? No. Would I buy one? Depends. Would it sell in general? Depends. But you have come out three or four times going back and forth between PS4 is amazing and great and we’re working with devs to build it for them to NOT COMING SOON and back and forth and back forth right not. It’ll come out when it comes out and honestly this statements doesn’t disappoint me because it might come out this Christmas for all I know. It’s never seemed like it had any kind of window for release date.
when it comes to things like game consoles the decision to put a new one out isn’t an easy one, so it doesn’t surprise me that they’re going back and forth. decisions like this aren’t easy to make, they have to take into account everything that is going on in the gaming industry, the competition, the gamers, what developers have planned for the future, etc…
so this statement from them doesn’t surprise me
If they bring out a new Playstation then it must be another beast; eye dropping graphics, new UI, and… I don’t know. I don’t really see how they can improve too much on the PS3 to make a new console worthy of my money.
They should take they’re time developing the PS4. PS3 still has plenty of life in it
It would be cool if Sony sent out a survey/questionnaire, to all PSN users on Wat features we gamers would most want out of their new console,PS4 or whatever the name will be, & actually implement our ideas……… but I’m in no big hurry to see the PS4 hit store shelves anytime soon. I still have lots of fun playin my wonderful ps3! Thank-you Sony for the playstation 1,2 & 3. Ha.
whether they come out with a ps4 or not, it doesn’t bother me, i’m happy with my ps3 and i agree with – ZombieHell – i think the ps3 still has plenty of life in it as well.
I don’t need to be thinking about the PS4 right now, that Vita does look awfully tempting. just show me a few games I want.
plus, I think PS4 needs something new to play before it’s released, it is a PLAYstation after all.
PSX- CDs (games and music CDs)
PS2-DVD (games and movies)
PS3-Bluray (games and HD movies)
I’m expecting PS4 to play some new kind of disc (if they even use discs) and I’d assume a system being released for the next gen would feature a Tivo/DVR, PS3 has one (an accessory) in Japan and the UK I believe, so it wouldn’t be hard. also, if PS3 is going to be the last system to be released, I’d expect it’s going to have some killer hard drive space. maybe in 2 years 1TB would be standard, but if it’s going to be another 4+ years maybe 2TB+
I don’t see the point in a PS4 right now, the Ps3 is powerful enough for years to come. the only thing I care about is the games. to me a new console only means better graphics and that in turn means that games will take much longer to be released which AGAIN alienates a lot of developers. Many game franchises lost their legs when ps3 came out like suikoden and wild arms.
So I’m not really looking forward to a new console and the only reason why I would buy a new console is because of the games that’s it! and those games could probably have been made for the ps3.
Hope that Sony will release remote play v2, that will allow PS3 game to be played online on mobile/psvita, just like Onlive concept, using ds3 as controller. With this strategy Sony will tackle the hardcore market and mobile gaming market as well. Well,we can dream rite?
hello …
to come out it will & i just want it not to follow same trend as former devices …
No Desire !!!! … I am Desire (well ‘the desired one’) .. so SONY count me in
I want a PS4 that will be already a full fledge slim version right at the beginning, not a big ‘TeXy Beast’ that dies young leaving us no choice to buy a slim that lacks a lot of features from former expensive model.
cheers!