Not going anywhere

Sony decided against making its next home console digital only, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The publication claims that the company had considered removing the optical drive from the PlayStation 4 – rumoured to be codenamed Orbis – but decided against the move due to poor Internet speeds.

The report echoes comments made by new Sony gaffer Kaz Hirai, who said that a complete switch to digital for its console business is still some way off.

Meanwhile, rumours suggest that Sony is on the verge of buying out a major cloud gaming service – with the deal set to be announced during E3.

The Wall Street Journal concludes that the next PlayStation console is set to release in 2013, which lines up with other rumours we’ve heard.

It's going to be an exciting 12 months.

[source online.wsj.com]