Actually the only gaming forum I'm on is this one, so I don't really go to any others (so what I see on this site is about it, really).

For gaming news, I use IGN, Destructoid, BBC and Google News. That's it. The last two haven't had anything really about the PS4, Destructoid has very little and IGN has a bit but nothing excessive. I suppose I visit the ONM and OPM sites as well as get their magazines, but it certainly wouldn't make them more "legit". Apart from the latter I don't think any of them are biased towards any party.

And I certainly have no negativity towards Sony; far from it. I love my PSX,PS2,PS3 and PSP, and the Vita's alright as well. Spyro, Crash, Ratchet and Final Fantasy were my childhood, so nothing can take that away from me. My only frustration is all of the Sony-fans around teh netz making this PS4 seem like the best thing ever, before it's even announced! 

I also misunderstood the question, what not sleeping at all last night. What I thought was asked was whether or not MAINSTREAM sites (BBC) had lots of coverage. That's certainly not the case, and I apologise if it came off as otherwise.

The announcements are usually special events and the reveals are at e3's and such.

As for J-allard, I'm not sure why you expect confirmation for the ps4... IT HASNT bEEN ANNOUNCED YET! what don't you people understand about that... why would sony say "oh the this event is for the ps4" when they are trying to unvail it with pizazz.

On this site its always the same 3-4 "hardcore Sony fan-boys" who create all these threads... we know you love Sony and I love Nintendo just as much as you do Sony but come on even you know you "hype" everything Sony a little too much.

What the hell are you talking about? There is a lot of hype going on right now on the gaming sites.

But honestly nobody other than die-hard Sony fans are genuinely interested.

Thats the most ignorant shit i've ever heard. I haven't been a fan of what Nintendo has done as of late but I know I want the Wii U eventually because some killer apps might come out for it later on and watched Nintendo Direct.

Hahahaha :) Okay, I am a bit curious but that's it. Don't ruffle your feathers so much you poor thing.

I think you and a few others need to go back and read the OP and thread title again:

"Have you ever seen another console get as much media attention as the PS4 is getting before its launch?

Really, I've never seen this much coverage. People, sites, reports are writing out lists of things Sony should and shouldn't do to come out on top. That is a huge amount of respect and criticism and Sony should feel honored despite their mistakes. They have left a better taste in gamers mouths for quite a few years despite a self inflicted first start. Anyway, If you can think of a time that another console brand in the last two gens has come out with more concerned press please add. This mysterious February 20th date it really getting to people. One more day! :)"

Nowhere does it address "pre-announcement".  It specifically asks "before its launch", and that's what many people in this thread are responding to.

Now, regarding just pre-announcement hype, you can't make a direct comparison between the Wii and the PS4 since Nintendo and Sony went very different routes with the Wii and the PS4 reveals.  Where Sony has decided to announce everything all at once tomorrow, Nintendo leaked details about the Wii over time.  Saying that the big reveal of the "revolution" was at E3 '05 is flawed.  All they showed us was the console's outer casing and a five second Metroid cinema.  Later that year at TGS was when they debuted the controller, and that was when the hype began.  Going into E3 '06 we still hadn't seen it in action; no games yet and little known about the specs - even the name "Wii" was barely revealed a few days before the show.  So those claiming that the Wii hype didn't begin until post-launch are flat-out wrong, as evidenced by the four hour wait to finally see/play the thing at E3.  I even remember reading that Bill Gates himself, who was at E3 '06, was seen shaking is head in disbelief when he saw how everyone rushed to Nintendo's press conference.  Again, as far as anything significant, pre-reveal.

Im keeping tabs on the enemy but have no genuine curiousity myself.

I feel thats how most Nintendo/Xbox fans feel.....we are just keeping watch with no where near the same level of hype as the PS fans have

Awareness =/ hyped up