Do we really need or want the PS4?

[davygee]

Okay, my response.

Personally, I don't want a PS4 anytime soon. The PS3, although 6 years old now, surely has a good 3 or 4 years left in it. Was it not stated as having a healthy 10 year lifespan and because it's not reached the sweet pricepoint yet, it would get quite a boost in sales as well. At the moment it is selling more WW compared to the cheaper 360 and Wii.

Technically, I'm not sure what we should expect from the PS4 anyway. Do we really need better looking games compared to cost of console? We certainly don't want another $600 console on release and the only way they will get a lift on first day sales is if it's closer to $300 on release, but what does that mean for graphical performance etc.

On other thing to note, is the buy out of Gaikai as well. Surely this service would work a treat on the PS3 (if we have fast enough Internet performance)?

I don't want to have to spend a fortune buying a new system at the moment considering I personally feel that we are tapping into graphical performance of a whole new level with The Last of Us, Beyond and GOW:A that could begin the 3rd age of PS3 gaming.

When do I think Sony will announce and release the PS4? Well I sincerely doubt they will announce it before E3 2013....and doubt it will release until mid to late 2014...but we will see.