Do you remember when PS3 was going to be Sony's last console?

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The real question should be do you remember a time when members on this site actually bothered themselves to follow a link. A lot of you are discrediting yourselves as rational and reasonable commentators. Don't just imagine what you think the article is about. Take the time to go read it before you comment. For the love of the game. Stop being sloppy. This analyst was somewhat prescient about how the companies focus was going to change over the coming years thanks to a change in leadership.

The analyst didn't disparage the brand, or the current console. They didn't even say explicitly that there wouldn't be a next installment in the brand. Only that they couldn't imagine it, and with good reason. The analyst was speculating that Harai moving up the ranks could signal the change from a hardware first prioritization to a software first prioritization. Which as far as gaming is concerned on the whole Sony is heading that way, and has been for quite some time. Since this analyst pontificated on the subject.

Sony has released Home, Move, PS+, and purchased Gaikai during the following years. All of which are software centric initiatives. So looking back now this analyst did a pretty damn good job of predicting things. Which is supposed to be their job I suppose. Chances are the PS4 probably won't be hyper engineered likes its predecessors. They weren't necessarily the strongest for their times, but they were always thoroughly realized. While a lot of you have been whooping it up at this guys expense. Have any of you bothered to dwell on the rumors you think prove your point.

All of the rumors do have a common thread, and that is the PS4 isn't being built in house. Unlike the consoles that came before now. This too is a design philosophy shift. The next console is probably going to be more off the shelf then a custom job, and that means in a subtle way that it isn't necessarily the heir apparent. I doubt that most of you care, but the analyst has a pretty good point here. If the rumors are true then is it going to be what you expect from this console brand. In other words will in just be a Playstation only in name. It is kind of hard to predict what you will get when the company you have been studying decides to up and change its design, and build philosophy.