This has just the right amount of desperation to be true. I think there is a bit too much denial at play in these forums. The truth is Sony is losing the war. They are in a technological arms race at a time when the company is losing much of the money that it needs to wage that war. They can't simply eat the losses that they did this generation, but they would have to if they are going to meet the challenge presented by Microsoft's new hardware.

I know there is a absurd logic at play that says Sony can scale back the architecture in a new machine. So that they do not need to loss lead in a new generation. The obvious flaw in that logic being that Microsoft has no real incentive to not go over the top. Not only could they afford to do so, but they have proven that they can be very profitable while doing so. The reality whether many on here want to acknowledge it or not is that the power that is under the hood matters. Especially when the price points are the same.

Rest assured that the majority of the market that Microsoft and Sony are sharing would swing to the provider that is competitively priced, but overwhelmingly more powerful. Most on these forums would do exactly the same thing for that matter. I watched this generation as most ardent Sony lovers on these forums quietly slunk off to buy 360s. A quiet acknowledgment that Microsoft could swing the development community to their side.

The point I am getting at is Sony can't replay this generation losing billions in the process, and they can't go the other route either. That would lead to players abandoning the product line in droves. Sony thinking laterally might find some real profit from joining the cloud. It would make a whole lot of sense. The hardware is what is breaking the bank not the software.

I don't understand technology, what do you mean? Or are you being sarcastic?

He means t3h c3ll is all-powerful and eternally relevant. How dare you question this.

I think this means more that Sony (and Nintendo/MS really) are moving away from traditional console hardware and more in line with TV boxes that will play their 1st party games (and all 3rd party games) along with a very wide range of digital media.

MS will have win8 on their device and it will be an extension of what will be offered on Windows phones and tablets. That's 100% fact.

Nintendo is heavily rumored to have added Android backbone into Wii U for this same purpose. I personally hope its true as I wanted a Google TV device anyways.

All that's left is Sony. Sony already works with Google, so it makes sense to add Android. OnLive is already on Android. Plus Sony might be working a deal to make it or similar service unique or more ingrained in their PSN service (include PS3 in that case).

I feel we'll see next gen be a race of OSs + 1st party software. Not "the big 3".

It's a Dragonball Z reference. All it needs is Android (B)ungie, and Android (M)iyamoto and it's perfection!

I won't ever re-buy a PS3 so this beter be false.

No need to release PS4. They have the Vita as a controller, right along with Move and they will now have PlayStation All-Star Battle Royale as an upcoming release. All they need are PlayStation All-Star Kart Racing, and PlayStation All-Star Boot Camp and they are set!

That is... interesting.

It could be Sony is hedging their bets. They probably do have PSOrbis in some stage of development but if cloud gaming proves popular enough over the next year they could scrap or scale back PS4.

To their advantage Nintendo is releasing WiiU a system little more powerful than PS3 (perhaps not at all if the 'all-powerful' cell architecture hype is believed). They won't need a PS4 to compete with that.

It's true, Sony lost. Not only placing 3rd but losing billions in the process. They can't afford a repeat performance. PSV is underperforming. The market is changing with iOS/Android devices, social and cloud gaming. If making the PS3 a cloud system or rather - the leading cloud system - is successful, the need for more powerful hardware becomes irrelevant. If MS wants to make an all-powerful loss-leading system, that's fine. The PS3 will play the exact same games, looking just as good - off cloud. Yes, that might exclude a large chuck of market, but its pure profit for Sony where MS takes huge losses.

I sure hope they won't leave the market. The essential trolling activity on this forum would surely experience a 90% decrease over one night.

I don't believe it.
Sony could just pull a Nintendo, make a minimal PS3 hardware upgrade a la Gamecube-to-Wii, receive ports from loyal developers, and still push out at least 50m consoles with Day 1 profit.