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| superchunk said: http://gamepolitics.com/2012/06/06/sony-we-want-be-best-not-first-ps4 Repeats that at E3 2011 Sony said they won't let MS launch before them again, but they don't have to be first overall.. i.e. not an issue Wii U is first. Its all coming fall 2013. |
Actually, that source article (C&VG) makes it sound even more likely that PS4 won't arrive in 2013.
If you notice, every statement from Tretton...
"Sony admitted last year it would be "undesirable" to let Xbox 720 get a significant head start on PS4, BUT, the company says quality is more important than getting to market first."
"We've never been first, we've never been cheapest, it's about being best"
"I think if you can build a better machine and it's going to come out a little bit later, that's better than rushing something to market that's going to run out of gas for the long-term."
"the number one goal is to be the best machine and that's what we're always focused on."
... was a direct response when asked if PS4 would launch before MICROSOFT'S console, which is almost certainly coming holiday 2013.
While I don't think it's impossible that PS4 will release next year, when you consider that Sony has more big games for PS3 for 2013 (TLOU, GOW, 3EYOND), an inevitable price drop to $199 for next holiday, and the fact that Gamestop's CEO said that they only expect one next-gen console to release in 2013, it's looking less and less likely.
