| bouzane said: @HappySqurriel If Sony were going to change the direction their gaming division is headed in wouldn't they have started with the Vita which is, let's face it, just the PS3 again? |
Not necessarily ...
If you consider that you would want your hardware to be mostly finished 24 months before you launch, and that it will take around 24 to 36 months to develop these systems from basic concepts to completion, most systems will begin conceptual development soon after their previous system launched. While there would have been time to modify the direction, a large portion of the conceptual design of the PS-Vita would have been done between the launch of the PSP and the PS-Vita under the direction of Ken Kutaragi with a similar philosophy as what produced the PS3. In contrast, the PS4 would have been in conceptual development in the wake of the PS3's release under the direction of Kaz Hirai.
Essentially, the system I would expect to represent a clear break from the design philosophy that created the PS3 would be the PS4 simply because it would be the first system to undergo its entire development after the PS3 released.
