PS3 successor to be called ...?

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rager1969 on 19 July 2008

halogamer1989 said:

Due to Japanese superstition of the number 4--"shi" pronounced as death and all--will SONY ditch the PS4 name for something else or will biz strategy outweigh superstition? Sony would benefit from the extra number as a 1 up from other consoles aka 360 vs PS3 early naming game. Although Japanese biz and culture is inextricablly intertwined so idk. Thoughts?

What do they call MGS4, Resident Evil 4, GT4, Devil May Cry 4, (etc.) in Japan?

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konnichiwa on 19 July 2008

rager1969 said:

halogamer1989 said:

Due to Japanese superstition of the number 4--"shi" pronounced as death and all--will SONY ditch the PS4 name for something else or will biz strategy outweigh superstition? Sony would benefit from the extra number as a 1 up from other consoles aka 360 vs PS3 early naming game. Although Japanese biz and culture is inextricablly intertwined so idk. Thoughts?

What do they call MGS4, Resident Evil 4, GT4, Devil May Cry 4, (etc.) in Japan?

They pronounce it in English or atleast they try.

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Majin-Tenshinhan on 19 July 2008

They say "tsuu" for two and "surii" for three, so they don't use their own names for the numbers when it comes to Playstation. It's going to Playstation foo (four).

Edit: Actually, I can't think of a single game where they use the japanese pronounciation for the numbers. They always use the english one, most likely to escape this superstition.

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Munkeh111 on 19 July 2008

I still think it will be PS4

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