Sounds like they don't have any Sony related new announcements, which is certainly going to be the case from their western studios, but that doesn't sound great.

It'll be great to finally get some gameplay footage of Death Stranding.

And LOL at this Tweet. 

Dude, they say that every year.

This gen is nothing like the PS1 and PS2 gen.... can't stress that enough. For one particular reason... PS+ subscriptions. That changes the dynamic of things a lot. And there are no clear indications of the PS4 declining in sales recently, the can have a weaker first half of the year and a much stronger second half, kinda like how last yar it was the reverse. If at the end of the year the PS4 pushes another 20M sales or even 19M, thats not "decline" enough for sony or anyone to be concerned.

Again with the PS2 and PS3.... you can't talk about those and not talk about what else was on the market. With the PS2 sega had already released the dreamcast. With the Ps3 MS had released the 360. Stop talking about those consoles like they existed in a vacum and that their release schedule is a clear indication of how sony operates. Competition makes a world of difference.

I don't think either sony or MS is gong to hold onto 2021.... but I don't see any of them releasing before 2020 either. Sp 2020 is when they are released.

And when I said sony could allow MS go first I didn't mean go first by a year. They could allow them go first be reveal alone and launch the same month with the next XB or launch 3-6 months later. Depending on what kinda hardware changes they need to implement to match or exceed whatever the XB2 announces.

Having what at that time could be as much as 50M PS+ subscribers tied to the playstation gives them that kinda luxury. Which is also why sony is so against cross platform online play this gen too.

i think it will be a sony conference like every year, what is not bad, but they want to take a big focus on this four games, what i can understand, but for sure we will see some surprises too😉

He's actally completely right.

Next gen hardware will be based on 7nm fab tech. Thats teh only way they have something in a box that cost $400-$500 that will have in enough tech to show a clear generational leap over the current gen hardware.

AMD, who is 99% providing the processors for both the PS5/XB2 has not even started shipping 7nm chips. Or even sampling them. 

And don't be silly and just go look online for 7nm fabrication and see TSCM announincing volume manufacturing of 1st gen 7nm chips and think teh next consoles are ready to go, cause 1) Consoles never get the first batch of these new processors of the fab line. They get the mature batches. And that usually takes at least 12-18 months plus. 2) They aren't even the gys that makes the PS/XB chips nymore. Thats GF.

Sumo digital probably have their hands full with Crackdown 3 and Sonic all stars racing 3.

Yeah, for some reason in my mind they became a first party studio who's only noticeable release was lbp3 and prior to that handheld titles for Sony.

I have no idea how I could be so wrong considering the amount of their games I've played.

Still this gives credence to my point that there's really nothing that could be announced that hasn't been already. Japan studio is pretty much it, unless Insomniac have another ratchet in the works, but I imagine theyre throwing all their resources at Spiderman.

Did you not read the first paragraph?  Here, let me point it out, again.  "In fact, the PS1 and PS2 had better sales, 21M and 20M respectively, the years before they launched their successors" It has nothing to do with decline, though, a starting decline can single to them it is time to move on.  It has to do with striking while you are still hot.  I mean, if we use your logic, Sony should not have launched the PS2 and PS3 when they did.  And PS+ really changes nothing.  Sure, its extra revenue, but Sony can lose those customers just as fast as they gained them.  And if they stall for too long, with 2013/14 customers wanting new, more powerful HW, and someone comes out with a better product, they are more likely to lose some.  Just like people who claimed the Gamerscores and "superior" Live would keep 360 owners with MS.

And I'm not talking about them in a vacuum.  Sony has competition, right now.  MS is going to give it one hell of a push next gen, at least at the start, to try to win their customers back.  And that could include dropping out of this gen early to get a headstart, just like they did last gen.  And you are very wrong if you think they can just watch the XB2 conference and change their HW on the fly.  They most likely already have the final PS5 HW decided upon.  To just change it would require extra months of designing, development, and testing.  This would give the XB2 about a year head start, as Sony is going to avoid a RROD scenario at all cost.  It's also not how they work.  They didn't change the Pro, just because the X was more powerful, nor any of their other systems.  They aren't going to change the PS5 according to the XB2, either. 

No, he's completely wrong.  7nm is going to be ready to sample later this year.  Now, supposedly that tech is not going to be used in creating a Vega GPU for the masses.  It's starting out in the Radeon Instinct, which is supposed to compete with Intel's Tesla line. Though, it will be used in next year's Navi.  Considering Sony is working closely with AMD on their next GPU, which has been rumored to be based on some Navi work, but not exactly a Navi GPU, I wouldn't be surprised to see 7nm used on somewhat of a hybrid, like the one used in the Pro.

Of course, there is really nothing stopping Sony from a larger die, which is used in the Vega 64 (~12.5 Tflops) currently, then switching to 7nm, if it isn't ready.  Sure, it'll cost them more initially, and require more power, but Sony isn't exactly opposed to losing money early on when they know they will make it back with SW sales.  The Pro also shows they are up for making a more power hungry device.  Again, if 7nm isn't read for them in mid-2019.