So, about the name for the next Playstation Home Console

[Alby_da_Wolf]

Aj_habfan said:

TrevDaRev said:

Aj_habfan said:

Taking a page from Square Enix, I expect Playstation 3 - II

But seriously, seeing how the Playstation Network was changed to the Sony Entertainment Network, I wouldn't be surprised if the Playstation name was dropped altogether. Maybe like the Sony Gamestation or something along those lines - Sony would definitely be in the name.

Dropping 'PlayStation' from the name would be an absolutely horrible decision. That's the brand right there, 'PlayStation'. They drop it and it's almost like starting from scratch again.

Maybe with PS4 it will be a bit soon, but if Sony keeps coming last against its competitors it won't matter how strong the name used to be, it's a time for a rebranding. I also think you underestimate the average console buyer, and the brandname "Sony".

Common people don't know total lifetime sales (although obviously a huge user base will help keeping a brand name strong even if there is a current sales flection), they know better how popular is a product in the present time, and currently PS3 is the best seller home console and second after 3DS considering portables too, so the PlayStation brand is again one of the strongest in the gaming market. And Sony invested huge resources and bled money for more than three years and a half (they stopped losing money on HW in May-June 2010) to achieve it, it wouldn't make sense to throw it away now.