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Wii U Will Not Force Sony into PlayStation 4 Talk, Says CEO

The Wii U and the new PlayStation Vita are the big hardware announcements made at the E3 2011 trade event and despite the level of interest that surrounds the new Nintendo home console the bosses at rival hardware makers Sony believe there's no reason to rush to make announcements about the PlayStation 4.Jack Tr...

21 June 2011
05:39 GMT

PlayStation 3 Lifecycle 10 Years at Minimum, Sony Says

The PlayStation 3 home console will live on for a minimum of 10 years, as Sony is confident that its device still has a long life ahead of it, after recently confirming that 50 million units were sold all around the world.The current generation of consoles has been available for around 5 years, and already plenty of ...

16 June 2011
17:21 GMT

E3 2011 Preview: Sony

The E3 trade show will take place next week, allowing the biggest companies in the video game space to show off their future projects, talk about their past performance and try to wow gamers with their trailers and game demos.Japan-based Sony faces quite a big problem ahead of the show: the April 20 hacker attack tha...

1 June 2011
19:41 GMT

The PlayStation 3 Gets New Headset in September

Video game hardware developer and manufacturer Sony has announced that it will be launching a new headset and headphones combo for the PlayStation 3 home console during September, with the price tag for the new device set at 99.99 dollars. The new PlayStation 3 Wireless Stereo Headset will include, despite its nam...

30 May 2011
15:11 GMT

Sony Says No Work Done on PlayStation 4, Focus on NGP

A Sony representative has said that the video game division of the company is not working on a next-generation console in the PlayStation 4, but that it is currently focusing all its efforts on the creation, manufacture and launch of the NGP, the handheld that the gaming world often refers to as the PlayStation Porta...

30 May 2011
03:20 GMT

Sony Is Working on the PlayStation 4, Devoting Fewer Resources

Video game hardware manufacturer and game publisher Sony has confirmed that it is working on a new version of its home console, which the public has traditionally called the PlayStation 4, although the company has not offered any details on what it will offer to players and has not talked about when it might be launc...

27 May 2011
05:42 GMT

Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 Not Coming Anytime Soon

With more and more rumored information spilling out about the Nintendo Wii 2, both Sony and Microsoft are expected to react with at least announcements about their new home console projects, but it seems that gamers might have to wait a few more years before the appearance of new hardware. One inside source that h...

21 April 2011
17:41 GMT

New Unreal Engine Demands Next Generation Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 Consoles

The new Unreal Engine technology demo, nicknamed the Samaritan, will help hardware developers create new consoles, like the often rumored PlayStation 4 or Xbox 720, as it effectively pushes technology into the next generation. Epic Games stunned the attendants at the Game Developers Conference when it showcased th...

5 April 2011
18:01 GMT

PlayStation Move Won't Replace DualShock in a PlayStation 4

The PlayStation Move motion-detection peripheral won't replace the DualShock controller in a future PlayStation 4 console, at least according to Sony's Research and Development boss Dr. Richard Marks. Sony has been pushing its new PlayStation Move motion controller since last year and, even if it hasn�...

18 March 2011
16:51 GMT

Sony Isn't Ready for a PlayStation 4, PS3 Still at Halfway Point

Sony isn't ready to talk about a PlayStation 4 just yet, as its current console, the PlayStation 3, is halfway through its lifecycle. More and more people are talking about the next generation of home consoles like the PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 or Nintendo Wii 2. Sony, for its part, is still saying that the ...

17 March 2011
05:30 GMT

Xbox 720, PlayStation 4, Wii 2 Will Be the Last Traditional Home Consoles

The next generation of gaming devices, including the likes of the PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 or Nintendo Wii 2, will be the last of the traditional home consoles, at least according to God of War creator and Eat Sleep Play founder David Jaffe. The exuberant game designer chimed in with his own take on the next genera...

16 March 2011
04:35 GMT

Xbox 720 Eagerly Awaited by Just Cause Developer

A new generation Xbox console, the so-called Xbox 720, is eagerly awaited by Swedish development studio Avalanche, responsible for the hit Just Cause and Just Cause 2 games released for the current Xbox 360 console. The next generation of consoles is on everyone's mind, and a recent job listing from Microsoft...

10 March 2011
03:00 GMT

Battlefield 3 Is a Next-Gen Game for Current-Gen Platforms

The recently announced Battlefield 3 is being described by its developer, DICE, as a next generation game for current generation platforms, largely because of its all new engine, Frostbite 2, which is filled with big technological advancements. Electronic Arts, the publisher of the first-person shooter, let loose ...

14 February 2011
03:05 GMT

Gran Turismo 6 May Appear for the PlayStation 4

Gran Turismo franchise creator Kazunori Yamauchi has just revealed, during the launch of his newest game, Gran Turismo 5, that the platform for the next title in the racing simulator series, Gran Turismo 6, isn't set in stone, so it might appear either for the current PlayStation 3 or on the next Sony console, p...

26 November 2010
15:51 GMT

No Need for New Consoles, Says THQ President

The president and Chief Executive Officer of THQ has said that he does not believe that a new home console generation is needed by the video game industry, with Kinect and Move adding enough innovation to sustain the current consoles while also expanding the number of people who are interested in gaming.Talking to IG...

29 October 2010
03:09 GMT

PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 Might Not Succeed Because of OnLive, Pachter Says

The next generation of consoles, with devices like the PlayStation 4 or Xbox 720, might not be successful, if video game download and streaming service OnLive might get off the ground, at least according to famed video game analyst Michael Pachter.We're already around the middle of the current generation console...

30 September 2010
02:57 GMT

New Gaming Consoles Will Arrive in Less than Two Years

Both Microsoft and Sony seem to be treating their motion tracking peripherals, Kinect and PlayStation Move, like actual new consoles, with statements revealing they will revitalize their platforms for the next five years and that the marketing push will be equal to that seen when the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 ca...

30 June 2010
18:31 GMT

PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 Will Not Arrive Too Soon

It might be quite some time before we see a new generation of home gaming consoles in action. From the moment the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony were launched, it was clear that the current devices cost a lot to be developed and that the companies making them intend to sell them for a long ti...

25 February 2010
13:11 GMT

No Need for New Xbox When Natal Is Here

Sony has long maintained that the PlayStation 3, like its predecessor PS2, has a ten-year life cycle but until now Microsoft has not made any clear comments on that of the Xbox 360. Now, it seems the company is also interested in keeping its console on the market as long as possible.David Hufford, who is the senior d...

12 January 2010
16:31 GMT

Sony Planning PS4, Considering Multi-Core CPUs

The rumor mill has been getting very crowded lately, as the years-old Apple Tablet rumors are joined by various reports that promise much but are equally likely to turn out to be unfounded speculations. Most recently, PC Watch reported the possibility of Intel collaborating with Nintendo on next-generation Wii consol...

29 December 2009
09:26 GMT

No Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 in the Next Four Years

Bobby Kotick, the Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard, arguably the biggest videogame publisher in the world, spoke at the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference in San Francisco for just 45 minutes but the ripples of his talking points might be felt for quite some time. In addition to tackling the...

16 September 2009
16:11 GMT

PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 Not Coming Anytime Soon

Sony has announced that it will introduce, on September 1, the PlayStation 3 Slim, a new console variant which is cooler, uses less energy, has a slicker profile and costs just 299 dollars, 100 less than the version that is now available.Shortly after that, Microsoft announced that it was cutting the price of the Xbo...

2 September 2009
16:31 GMT

Killzone 3 Won't Wait for PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 3 is one of the most powerful game consoles out there and even though it has the highest price tag of the current generation, it still manages to sell units. We've heard Sony say that its product will remain on the market for over 10 years, meaning that in terms of games, developers have barely s...

17 July 2009
02:47 GMT

Sony Says There Are No Plans for a PlayStation 4

Sony isn't going to have a particularly happy holiday this winter season, largely due to the fact that its flagship product, the PlayStation 3, is losing the console war against its main opponents, the Xbox 360 and the massively popular Nintendo Wii. Although some analysts, like Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pa...

19 December 2008
02:24 GMT

First PS4 Solid Rumor!

Before you get overexcited, you should know that this IS a rumor, after all and it's not at all solid, at least for now. According to Gamefront.de, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan are offering now a position of software engineer, one that will have to implement backwards compatibility for the PS3 plus a futur...

17 January 2008
13:31 GMT


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