Our ears are so close to the ground they’re all mossy. Highly placed sources told VG247 today that the real reason for Phil Harrison’s departure from Sony was that work is now starting on PS4 and deja vu was setting in.

“He could see he was about to get involved in another PlayStation cycle, and obviously wanted something new,” we were told. “The same thing was happening again and he’d been through it enough times to want to move on.”

The timing of Harrison’s decision to leave Sony confused many, given that PS3 was finally starting to bloom after a troubled seedling period. The PlayStation front-man announced he was to quit in February, giving no reason for the move.

He immediately joined Infogrames as president, saying he was finding the company’s focus on casual gaming and an increased influence on internet business models “very exciting”.

Heres a link to the piece.

 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/08/04/rumour-looming-ps4-cycle-was-real-reason-for-harrisons-departure-from-sony/

If this is true does it mean the ps3 will be dumped early in order to get a head start for Sony next generation?

Also What does it mean for the 10 year cycle?

Your thoughts?

Sony will not abandon the 10 year cycle.

Especially after that phrase pretty much becoming their mantra

Forget about the 10-year cycle, it's just a PR gimmick. Console lifecycles are decided by customers, not companies.

Besides, even if the PS3 has a 10-year cycle, that doesn't mean the PS4 will come in 10 years. Look at how the PS2 is still selling well into PS3's lifecycle.

Well they're probably going to want to drop another console on the market 5 years after the PS3's release. Isn't it what they did with Playstation 1 and 2?

That still doesnt mean that a new ps wont come out before then. What they mean I think is what is happening with the ps2 right now it doesnt mean that we wont see a new system before 10 years are up.

Yes but working on it since febuary?

The PS4 will be here in two and a half to three years.

That doesn't mean that Sony will kill the PS3 like Microsoft did the Xbox, but the PS3 certainly won't last the way the PS2 did.

Sony is not gonna get rid of da 10 year cycle. theres just no way. they will just keep supporting the PS3 just like da PS2.

fair point but if 4 comes out does that mean development starts drying up for 3?

Too an extent yes, especially as the PS3 isn't and never will be nearly as successful as the PS2.