Shinobi-san said:
Given the lacklustre hype surrounding the Wii U and the possibility of MS not showing off 720...this would be a perfect opportunity for Sony to steal the show with something big, something new, something fresh. At the very least it would give sony the limelight for a few months. Also taking into account sonys new concentration on gaming as well as their overall standing as a company, sony really shouldnt be settling for mediocrity, but i feel thats exactly what they gonna do. A few nice surprises, some cool trailers, support for VITA etc. but nothing really major. They need to come out guns blazing they cant afford to rest on their laurels, and just go with the flow like they have done this gen. I truly believe its make or break for Sony with the PS4, and this years E3 and next are the major showcases to start the ball rolling. Heres hoping they meet the challenge |
Thinking about it more I think it'll be a bad idea to announce the PS4. The PS3 is finally starting to show it's legs and selling ahead of the competition, announcing the PS4 would hurt those sales, people would wait knowing a release could be within a year away and not buy a PS3. Sony still has many good years with the PS3. I think what VGKing predicted would be perfect for Sony now, an official Slim PS3, that would be huge at this point in the game, it'll be the kick the PS3 needs along with a price cut to really sore ahead of it's competition.
It makes sense, the PS4 will probably be sold at a loss, they need profit now not more losses. Also they just came out with the Vita and it's suffering, the Vita needs serious support or even a price cut. If Sony cuts the price of the Vita then sells it at a loss and then they release a PS4 which sells at a loss would be PAINFUL for Sony.
So ride the PS3 for another year, then announce the PS4 maybe E3 2013. Get your footing with the PSVita then focus on the PS4, Sony multitasks between consoles to much and they need to focus more on one from time to time.
