Sony shoud sit the next generation out? That is a very funny thing to say. Unless Nintendo or Microsoft can come up with something better than HD DVD, how is their next console look better than Sony Blue Ray. And the next wii is Titled Wii HD, so in my opinion it will have better graphic than the wii and a more interesting motion control. But if there is nothing out there to match the Blue Ray, sony will never need to release another console.

Not if I talk to many PS3 fanboys. Anyway, I do agree with you on this one, games are the main reason people buy ANY console.

@ ricsu

Sony never needs to release another console again??? XD don't you think at some point in time, the PS3 just might get passed up on ALL aspects...you know, one, perhaps even 2 consoles down the road?

Just as I said Sony's PS3 could hold its own against anything Nintendo or Microsoft release in this next generation. Lets say by some miracle Nintendo and Microsoft can create a powerful enough console (4x or better) to really put the PS3 to shame, it would be far too expensive and really unpractical.

Think of the millions if not Billions Sony could make by sticking with the PS3. Firstly they save all the R&D, then they save all the losses that come with releasing new hardware. No 100$ loss on every platform sold. Wii proved that with some innovation a last generation platform can hold its own against current generation platforms. The Wii was far more inferior to PS3 then PS3 will be to the NextBox or Wii2. With the wand making its debut next spring or fall does Sony really need to release a new console?

I say stick with the new wand maybe bundle it with every console sold (like having a new platform anyways) should be more then enough for the PS3 to take on the Wii2/NextBox!

Kinda like what Sony did this gen?

I actually think they would have to do a slight upgrade on the PS3, put slightly differant hardware in it, and rebadge it as the PS4. Otherwise they run the risk of looking like "old" hardware, and a "tired" console. Plus, they lose a lot of people who already have PS3s and would have upgraded to the new PS line.

Why will Nintendo launch first?  Have you seen the sales of the Wii compared to the PS3 and 360?

That's absurd. Who on earth is going to buy a six year old console when you can get a superior, newer console? Even the most successful system of all time, the PS2, at a $100 price point, trails far behind the current gen consoles in weekly sales.

Certainly, they should stick to the 10 year plan and keep selling the PS3 until 2015, but they can't rely on it as their main console, it will sell peanuts.

PS4 in late 2012, I think.

Have you seen the sales dropoff of the Wii compared to the PS3 and 360? It gets a price cut, and it's still down YoY. It's beginning to lose momentum, and while it will still take first place with ease, it's not going to be selling for as long as the PS2 was.

Having said that, I think all consoles will release in 2012-13.

It's not going to happen.

You're ignoring one major statistic when comparing Ps2 vs Wii here... Ps2 = 70% of market at this time in its life.