Sony fired the first shot in the next round of the console wars last night, previewing a powerful new version of its Playstation system with greater online and social media connectivity that is meant to drive sales back up as it competes with Microsoft’s Xbox and Nintendo’s market-leading Wii.
What specs will the Playstation 4 have? Still too early to say, but it ought to be pretty tasty. In fact one analyst reckons Sony’s commitment to high-end hardware – along with the fragility of the US economy – may be what’s holding it back from launching the PS4 in the near future. There is [...]
We know Sony is already hard at work evaluating and making prototypes for the PS4. Developing next-generation hardware takes years of planning and work. The big question is how does they prepare for it? Betting is that consoles will have to keep up with the graphic market or else the “built out of my garage” [...]
It’s possible that how the PlayStation 3 fares in the current console war may also determine the release date of the PS4, for a couple of reasons. If the system continues to flounder in 3rd place, failing to generate the revenue which was initially expected of it, Sony may be far more eager to cut [...]