Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/21/ps4-sony-will-let-microsoft-make-first-move

You may have noticed that there are lots of rumours flying about regarding next-gen consoles. No one knows definitely when Microsoft and Sony will unveil their successors to the current Xbox and PlayStation, but Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai has said that it will let Microsoft make the first move.

Sony CEO, Kaz Hirai

In the Business section of The Times today, Hirai said, "Why go first, when your competitors can look at your specifications and come up with something better?"

With Nintendo already out the next-gen blocks with the Wii U, can Sony hold its bottle until the Microsoft announces? Surely his comments are slightly disingenuous, since there would be relatively little scope for changing the specs of the PlayStation this late in its development cycle. It's more likely that the additional time would be use to adjust the messaging surrounding the announcement.

Last week was a speculation rich week for the PlayStation 4, with reports that Sony will retire the DualShock controller.

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Thoughts?

What will happen if few days later,MS announce "We Will Let Sony Make First Move"?

Great strategy, Hope it works out for them.

That's kind of shady.

announce and release are two different things

Well Kazuo Hirai is a smart man, I trust him

Sony is gonna own with the PS4 I can't wait 2 get my hands on this beast.

Sony waiting to steal someone else's idea confirmed??

For as long as PS3 is outselling the competition, which is the case, Sony isn't the one pressed to come out with a new console.

However, they cannot be too late again. They need to release and announce really close to Microsoft.

Hirai is super right on this one. Sony has to wait Microsoft make his move, and do a little more then. Sony cannot take the same risks that MS because they don´t have WINDOWS fartting money on them all the time, MS is giant and can play videogame bussinness all they want, Sony is almost on the bankrupcy and NEED to turn a profit.

Let Bill Gates go first, then, do a little more, NOT TO WIN the Generation, just to make a profit and STAY ALIVE.