Tag: PlayStation 4

SCEA boss not thinking ahead

Jack Tretton’s clearly been reading our Talking Point features. The SCEA boss recently made a comment to IGN regarding his stance on the PlayStation 4. Unsurprisingly, the executive's not looking to make any new hardware announcements this year, and is instead hoping to stay focused on Sony's current crop of consoles...

Forget what Kaz Hirai says about the PlayStation 4: someone, somewhere knows exactly what's going on

We'd be shocked if Sony hadn't shared intel on its next system with a handful of developers, and we'd imagine that Rockstar North — the team behind the massive Grand Theft Auto series — would be top of the platform holder's list. A new job posting on the Edinburgh-based studio's website suggests..

The start of the year has been dominated by new console speculation

Various reports last week indicated that Sony was getting ready for an E3 reveal of its new system, but SCE gaffer, Andy House, was quick to laugh off such speculation. Now chairman Kaz Hirai's chipped in — backing up his colleague, and reiterating that there are no current plans to reveal the next PlayStation. “Andy is..

Two PlayStation 4 rumours in a single day? The next generation must be nearing

PSM3 magazine's the latest publication to jump on the bandwagon. The magazine speculates that early signs already point to Sony's next console being "quite a bit more powerful" than the next XBOX, though it's unclear of the publication's sources for the claim. Additionally, the magazine states that the next..

It was only a matter of time before the ball started rolling

With rumours already swirling around the production of PlayStation 4 titles, MCV has published a bumper rumour this morning claiming that Sony's new home platform will be unveiled at E3 in June. The website speculates that both Sony and Microsoft will attempt to spoil Nintendo's Wii U coming out party with reveals of their own at the..

E3 head-to-head on the cards

According to UK retail site MCV, we'll see a new PlayStation console revealed at this year's E3. High-level — though anonymous — executives have told MCV the June reveal would prove to third parties it wouldn't get left behind. PlayStation 3 lost considerable ground to Xbox 360 by launching a year after its rival —...

It's 2012; the future is upon us

You didn't notice? Seriously, stop reading this article right now and find your nearest window — don't worry, we'll wait. Good, you're back. Did you notice the flying cars and newly built steel sky-scrapers on the horizon? Yeah, exactly. The future, huh? Unfortunately the future isn't quite as exciting as late 70s...

On top of a bunch of XBOX successor rumours this week, EDGE has revealed via an unnamed source that at least one major Sony developer has switched attention to the next PlayStation system

According to the report, the Sony subsidiary has had an input on the graphics technology adopted by the new system. But which studio could it be? Our money is probably on Guerrilla Games, with Evolution and Media..

Our first glimpse of the PlayStation 4, perhaps? Probably not, Sony tends to patent a lot of stuff

But this one is genuinely cool. The patent pertains to a biometric DualShock controller, able to read: galvanic skin resistance, electrocardio data, and electro-muscular data. In English, that's: moisture, heart rhythm and muscle movements. The information would be sent via the new DualShock..

We told you it was starting

Only yesterday did we post a report claiming that a number of internal Sony studios had started work on the next generation of hardware, and now we've got PS4 stories popping out of our ears. The latest report comes courtesy of US analyst Colin Sebastian, who believes that neither Microsoft nor Sony will have new hardware ready before 2013. While that might be a stinger..

So it starts

Ironically on the week we've spent a lot of time pondering PlayStation 4. We got to thinking about Sony's next system when we came to the conclusion that Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception would probably be Naughty Dog's final PlayStation 3 game. We figured that by analysing the portfolio of Sony's internal studios, we could probably formulate assumptions on the time-frame and..

Meet Joseph Dumary, a product designer with a penchant for PlayStation

We've seen hundreds of futuristic PlayStation mock-ups over the years, but Joseph's take on the PlayStation 4 is surprisingly grounded. While the device itself looks like a fairly natural evolution of the PlayStation 3, Joseph has a greater vision for the future of Sony's gaming brand: green. This hypothetical PS4 mock-up is..

Apparently so

We're just going to come out and say it: this rumour is almost certainly complete and utter nonsense. Still, it's interesting nonsense, so let's go with it. According to DigiTimes, Sony's PlayStation 4 will feature body movement controls, with production starting late this year ready for a 2012 release. Current PS3 assemblers Pegatron...

It's Monday morning: we're supposed to be writing about how Zumba Fitness has topped the UK sales charts for a billionth week running and not much else

Instead we've got a zinger of a rumour from DigiTimes, speculating that the PlayStation 4 will launch as soon as next year. The report mentions that Sony will begin production of its new system at the end of the year, for release in 2012. With..

IndustryGamers is speculating that Sony will unveil the PlayStation 4 next year

The website cites an anonymous source from a top developer, though naturally no names were mentioned. Rumours have already pledged an XBOX 360 unveiling for 2012, though they were resolutely denied. Analysts were less confident about IndustryGamers' rumour: "I think it's unlikely [that PS4 will be announced in..