Didn't you people say it was supposed to happen with the PS3 after it launched?

Well, I said realistic. Not likely.

It really depends. I will probably pass on the WiiU and if the 'Xbox 720' isn't that revolutionary, might get a PS4 - hopefully it will be backwards compatible so I can play things like Flower and God of War(s).

How about the future lurking ‘Sorcery’ or some other mega cool game that I can only get on that system. Really depends on the competition, current funds, and my mood.

original games that aren't dumbed down for casuals

I want EVERYTHING!!

Im not really that fussed about what it can do performance wise, the thing that I'm looking most forward to is how it looks physically, and also will they finally change the dated look of the controller, I got to admit while I'm a Sony fan I would like a change with how the controller looks.

The design first, I can wait to see what it will look like.
A return of Solid Snake
GoW 4

PS1, 2 & 3 BC, it would allow me to get rid of my PS2 and keep playing the classics i own, i dont want to have to buy them again... i kept holding out hope the ps2 bc would appear in the ps3 again, and kept pushing my purchase off and building up a list of games i wanted ... i would pic up a ps4 if it had this and was roughly 299 at launch .. maybe 399... i have more free cash these days then i did at the start of last gen. though the way things are headed with roumed restrictions and one time codes ect accross aall platforms i feel like it may be time for me to leave gaming... controls seem to be moving away from what id want to use too.... boo kinect, move and wiiu controller boo... for some aplications youll be fine but for my main gaming i want a controller with two thumb sticks, triggers, dpad, and a few other buttons

Well there's no doubt Sega's mistakes like the botched North American Saturn launch and ruining their brand with too many add-ons late in the Genesis' life contributed to their eventual downfall, but those are just little pieces of the big picture.  After Sony launched the PS1, Sega went from being the #2 game hardware and software manufacturer in the world to effectively being marginalized in their own country in less than a generation and almost non-existent in the West in terms of hardware.  Had Sony not entered the market when they did, Sega would have struggled along with the Saturn behind Nintendo's N64, then rebounded with the Dreamcast, a stellar system by anyone's standards in terms of design, features and software.

As it were, mere months after the Dreamcast launched, Sony dealt Sega the deathblow when they dropped the PS2 on them.  Sega and the Dreamcast were dead a year before Nintendo and M$ even had a chance to launch their new consoles.  So I still stand by my original statement that Sony caused Sega to exit the hardware industry.

And what's funny about your last statement is that as soon as Sega left the hardware industry, they immediately started putting out exclusives for Sony's rivals, starting first (ironically) with longtime rival Nintendo like Super Monkey Ball and F-Zero GX on the GC, and later games like Panzer Dragoon Orta and ToeJam and Earl III on the Xbox as well.  It wasn't until more recently that they started doing more exclusives for Sony, which tells you how they felt about them at the time of their demise lol.

I stopped to think about what I really want from Sony next gen.  Twisted Metal is coming out this gen.  God of War went out on a high note, so a sequel is just that to me, a sequel.  Never cared for Ratchet and Clank.  More powerful hardware is a given.  So what is it I really want from Sony?  A properly stylized sequel to one of my most favourite games as a child.  Note I never played Medievil 2 yet, the victorian style turned me off from the game, loved the remake though.