This makes no sense at all! Why would Sony announce to the world that “PS4 is in the final phase of its lifecycle” then say “3 years away”. That’s like half a generation. There’s no way they’re waiting till 2021 after having just said it’s in the final days.

There is that possibility. I just believe if they mentioned it, they are actively developing something. Whether it ever comes to market is another story. Just the fact that they mentioned exploring the space, and thinking about many options is music to my ears.

Yay! The same console forever and ever and ever! This was what I always wanted when I was little. Fuck newer, more advanced consoles with better everything. We shouldn't have even upgraded past Pong, now that I think about it. What was the point?

I say, PS5 no earlier than 2075.

Actually I am first and foremost a PC gamer, not sure how that is relevant. In the console market you have a very low price point that must be met, gaming at the sub $500 level still doesn't have significant enough advancements to justify an upgrade. consoles are a trade off of affordability vs performance. Ray Tracing is barely feasible in high end gaming gear, it certainly won't be the norm for next gen consoles unless Sony et al decide to price themselves into oblivion.

I have hard time seeing that PS5 will be launched after 2020. also I dont see how final phase of its lifecycle can be 3 years.

The article is an interpretation itself of this quote: "We will use the next three years to prepare the next step, to crouch down so that we can jump higher in the future,"

I believe they are interpreting the quote wrong. This quote was in relation to operating profits, which is why it was accompanied by an operating profit forecast for the FY ending march 2021, (130 - 170 billion yen), an advanced forecast is certainly not the norm.

The "next three years" are the fiscal years ending march 2019,2020 and 2021. "The crouch down" is the reducing profits towards the end of these three years.

Taking the "we will use the next three years to prepare the next step" as meaning the PS5 won't launch till after march 2021 is a mistake imo.

In my opinion a new XBOX console will have the biggest influence when the PS5 is released.

Take your time Sony, the PS5 can wait. I don't feel the need to upgrade yet. What exactly am I going to be upgrading to exactly that's different than the PS4?

Is it at the starting phase? Middle phase? No. It's entering its final phase. Makes perfect sense 

Holiday 2020 sounds about right. It would mean that this gen would have lasted just as long as the seventh generation. An amazing feat considering how people expected this console generation to be so short.

I'll also probably keep my PS4 as my main driver for an extra year and get a PS5 holiday 2021.