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Kai Master on 11 January 2012

When a console is successful enough it cohabits with the more expensive next one, so PS4 is quite late, because of the PS3 slow start and its ever growing success. If PS3 peak again in 2012 PS4 could very well be postponed to when pigs fly !



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Marks on 11 January 2012

I doubt that means no PS4 until 2016 though. I can't see the PS4 coming later than November 2013, with the PS3 still being supported strongly until 2016 (and the PS4 having PS3 backwards compat)



Marks on 11 January 2012
kitler53 said:
2 years from now they'll be lucky to be able to ship 5M in a year...


A redesign and drop to $199 when the Wii U launches will keep it going strong. 



Aj_habfan on 11 January 2012

5 more years! 5 more years!



SnakeDrake on 11 January 2012

Dont get fooled the reason they said 10 years is so Team Ico can finish the last gardian



 

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XanderZane on 12 January 2012
Argh_College said:
Well it doesnt mean they cant launch a new one and keep selling Ps3s.


That's what they did with the PS2. The PS2 came out in 2000 and the PS3 was launched in 2006. It's 2012 now and the PS2 is still being sold.

Microsoft plans to do the same thing for the XBox 360. Even though the next XBox will probably launch in 2013, the XBox 360 will stay on the market until 2005 (10 years later).

The PS3 may last another 5 years, but If Sony releases a PS4 to soon, it make not get as much 3rd party support, because they will still be making PS3 games that they know will sell 500K- 1 million units. I don't think a lot of gamers would jump on the PS4 is it launched this year.



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Dallinor on 14 January 2012

We've come a long way. 10 years on the market seemed like an impossible situation a few years ago. Some posters even thought Sony might need to 'sit out' next gen as a result of the botched PS3 launch, slow launch sales and huge losses. Hell, even The Source said the PS3 would be lucky to reach 6m lifetime in Japan back then.

Shows how much this gen has changed and how much the opinions and expectations of this forum changed along with it.



 

RVDondaPC on 16 January 2012
Slimebeast said:
kowenicki said:

 Sony is considering developing exclusive shows for its devices, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer said today in a separate interview.

 

“It’s coming,” Stringer said. “It’s natural.”

 

What does this mean? TV-shows that will only work on a SONY TV?

I think he's talking about shows to unvail new products/devices. Like how Apple does, instead of doing CES. 



Jumpin on 16 January 2012

Confirmed, PS4 won't be released until late 2016/early 2017. Looks like it is back to being a two horse race for dominance in the home console market.

I am not sure why people above are interpreting "PS3 won't receive it's replacement for another 5 years" as "We will release the PS4 soon while continuing to support the PS3, we just decided to word things differently this time to confuse you."



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Zlejedi on 16 January 2012
Jumpin said:

Confirmed, PS4 won't be released until late 2016/early 2017. Looks like it is back to being a two horse race for dominance in the home console market.

I am not sure why people above are interpreting "PS3 won't receive it's replacement for another 5 years" as "We will release the PS4 soon while continuing to support the PS3, we just decided to word things differently this time to confuse you."

Hint: in 2010 we had 10th PS2 anniversary



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