There's actually a small chance that this statement is very significant. Probably not, but it might. Console makers have always started work on their next console waaaay before anyone ever hears of them (Nintendo and Microsoft definitely have), and if Sony still hasn't, then they future of the entire Playstation brand is in question.
Now this guy is probably just either misinformed, or intentionally denying everything so at to not hurt PS3 sales. Didn't Reggie say there were no plans for a new model of the DS only a week before the Lite was announced?
However, if he's right and Sony is seriously going ahead with the unrealistic 10 year plan, then something drastic might happen. The PS3 is simply not going to be viable on the market for more than three years tops. As much as some people are hyping the Cell and Blu-ray, they're not wonderful enough to change the way in which the market works. Designing a new console takes a lot of time and money, and if there's no PS4 in development when PS3 sales start dying out (as they inevitably will), then there might never be one.
I guess "promoting" Kutaragi away from the Playstation division makes this a bit more likely, but still doesn't confirm anything. Probably nothing to be worried about. This guy being wrong/lying is much more likely than Sony being stupid enough not to be working on their next console.
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