Sony: PS4 Must Display A "Significant Leap" In Technology
See Full ImageEveryone is wondering when the PlayStation 4 will arrive, but Sony has - unsurprisingly - remained quiet on the subject.
The latest update leads us to believe the PS4 could still be a long ways off, depending on how you interpret the wording. During a recent MCV interview with SCE CEO boss Andrew House, we learn that Sony won't talk about anything until they've got a console that shows off a marked improvement in comparison to the current generation.
Said House:
"The right time to talk about new advances in hardware is when you can demonstrate a significant leap on the current experience, and something that is going to be attractive. That remains our philosophy. Beyond that we have nothing to say at this point."
Some have theorized that Sony might release a more casual machine the next time around, so as not to dig a deeper financial hole with costly, cutting-edge hardware. But it appears the company still wants to produce a powerful console, and they're not going to reveal anything until they've got one. Still, we hope they at least give us some pics of the new machine...this stupid fake PS4 mock-up is getting old.
Tags: ps4, playstation 4, sony, new playstation, next generation
6/19/2012 9:15:31 PM Ben Dutka
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WorldEndsWithMe
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 @ 10:50:12 PM
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faraga
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 2:23:04 AM
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Beamboom
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 2:29:57 AM
The Playstation is the obvious media client in the livingroom though. Hopefully the ps4 will support a broader range of codecs.
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tes37
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 @ 10:15:10 PM
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Temjin001
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 @ 10:24:21 PM
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Anyway, there's a lot that can be extrapolated from the dude's comments from this article. One of which is definitely the cost/performance factor. The hardware is most definitely there to blow the crap out of the current gen. How marketable it is at this point is a different matter.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 @ 10:53:52 PM
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Temjin001
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 1:07:32 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 2:02:29 AM
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FxTales
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 @ 10:40:33 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 @ 10:55:53 PM
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Beamboom
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 2:31:52 AM
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tes37
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 6:11:14 AM
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Beamboom
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 7:40:53 AM
That's rational only in America.
Call it what you like, but tell me this: What's easiest? Replace the hardware, or the people?
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 12:07:59 PM
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Beamboom
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 1:41:52 PM
Man, seven years plus before developers are able to write efficient code for it is *ridiculous*, no matter what kind of hardware we talk about. It's pure insanity. It would have been a complete catastrophy had this been any other kind of computer. It really is madness. I lack words to describe it!
You can't release hardware on the market that takes almost a DECADE of trouble before you start getting software that can use the hardware properly. It's completely bonkers! lol, I struggle with coming up with any kind of analogy that is not too utterly stupid. There really is nothing to compare it with.
Just imagine if you bought a fancy new lap-top tomorrow, and it took seven YEARS - year 2019 - before your different software were running properly on it. It really does not matter what the *potential* of the laptop were: The reality is that you for almost a decade had a laptop that in effect didn't perform any better than other, simpler lap-tops. A good deal? Hardly!
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tes37
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 4:07:05 PM
There are 120+ games in my PS3 library that function just fine. If you're trying to make a point about graphics, then at least 110 of the ones I have look better than what I've seen on the xbox360 and some pc games.
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Beamboom
Thursday, June 21, 2012 @ 1:57:35 AM
Either that, or we just see what we want to see. Cause what I've seen is that we've for the most part been happy and relieved if a game run *as* fluid and well on the ps3 as on the x360. We've even been fine with having to wait for a patch or two to make that happen.
I mean, I'm a PS3 fan too, believe it or not. But it *is* allowed to be a tad sober and realistic sometimes, and just see things as they actually are. And I love my PS3, I have never regretted getting it, not one single day, but that's *despite* the problems. Cause the problems have been there, and they have been persistent. There is nothing wrong in saying that.
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tes37
Thursday, June 21, 2012 @ 6:51:56 AM
I won't say you're not, but you don't sound like a playstation fan. :(
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Beamboom
Thursday, June 21, 2012 @ 9:41:45 AM
For me, being a PS3 fan is not a question about being a fan of the architecture inside the box.
It's much more a question about being a fan of the design, the "brand feeling", the interface, the controllers, the "look'n'feel". And all that remains no matter what chips, circuit boards, wires and CPUs that hides behind the plastic wrapping.
Whenever there is a story in the news about the poor Playstation owners who struggle with workarounds for this and that savegame problem, or drop in framerates, or screen tearing, or crashes, it saddens me. Whenever developers are saying that "making our game for the PS3 basically meant we had to write the entire game all over again from scratch" I *understand* why we experience all those problems. And I don't like that.
Basically, as a fan I believe it is a wise move by Sony to remove some of the hurdles that is causing all those problems. It simply makes for a better console experience. And THAT is what I want.
So yes, I am a fan! I am a fan of the Playstation, and the Playstation is much more than just the internal architecture.
Remember, the Apple and PC/Windows machines are both based on the exact same architecture too! Still, they are entirely different user experiences, running different software, two different products.
I see the same difference between PS4 and X720, regardless if they are based on the same architecture. They will NOT be clones.
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frylock25
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 @ 11:28:30 PM
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Sir Shak
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 @ 11:41:49 PM
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Beamboom
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 2:49:13 AM
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Qubex
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 4:34:26 AM
No doubts Sony will come out with a stonker, but the question is when. Like most Extremers here, I am more than happy with my PS3. So many good games to play through...
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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Beamboom
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 7:59:35 AM
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Highlander
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 12:12:43 PM
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___________
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 5:16:06 AM
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whether thats what they truly believe, and what will happen, or is just what there saying to appease the fans is a whole other kettle of fish......
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Simcoe
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 8:26:27 AM
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jimmyhandsome
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 12:40:50 PM
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It sure looks like they'll be supporting the PS3 next year, and probably for a couple years after that with the list of exclusives coming out.
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Ignitus
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 5:32:07 PM
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Now that the Xbox brand is losing gaming steam and focusing more on tv streaming services, Sony better makes the PS4 a powerhouse or I will finally jump in the PC/Steam bandwagon.
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richfiles
Thursday, June 21, 2012 @ 3:20:36 PM
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As for the PS4... I will not be buying it at launch, even if it waits to come out. I still don't trust Sony after the Other OS removal, and would like to both wait to see what they do to the PS4, and wait for it's first price drop or two. I am MORE than happy waiting for the PS4.
My biggest factor is economy. I'm trying to pick up a 3rd job. How does spending $600 on a brand new system, in a crap economy, when I'm trying to work even MORE... how does that even make ANY sense!
I do not plan to buy a PS4 until at least 2015 or 16. Not a day sooner.
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phade2blaq
Friday, June 22, 2012 @ 12:09:31 PM
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phade2blaq
Friday, June 22, 2012 @ 12:07:48 PM
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LimitedVertigo
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012 @ 9:59:04 PM