Sony has responded to reports which suggested it was making more PlayStation 4 consoles to deal with a shortfall of PS5 stock. Speaking with NLab, as reported by Yahoo, a spokesperson said that it never planned to cease production of its previous platform at the end of last year, and it’s certainly not making more PS4s to make up for the limited availability of its new-gen console.
In a reaction piece, we pointed out that its order of an additional one million last-gen systems was unlikely to mean much in the grand scheme of things, and noted that Sony has always celebrated the ten year lifespans of its systems. Of course, that didn’t prevent social media from freaking out, and riffing on boss Jim Ryan’s “we believe in generations” statement. Some sites even suggested this would result in more cross-gen releases.
But the Japanese giant has stressed that none of this is true, was planned all along, and will not affect PS5 availability. A storm in a teacup, then? That’s the Internet’s modus operandi these days, isn’t it?
[source nlab.itmedia.co.jp, via yahoo.com]
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This was blown out of proportion, for sure. Anyone with two brain cells to rub together would have known Sony was not going to cut the PS4's life short when they still sold well enough.
@TheCollector316 Yup!
@TheCollector316
Everyone exept for lots of youtubers and sites on internet.
After that xbox and pc boys took a shoot at it.
it's the internet! everyone over reacts...and/or under reacts...then people come out and say those who are under reacting are truly hurt on the inside...then another group would say 'it's ok, everyone is entitled to their own opinion...then somewhere amongst all those groups will be people that post memes about said topic being reacted to with varying degrees of success.
I really hope ps4 hits the 120million milestone..
"But, but... the internet is always right about these things, isn't it? The internet knows the internal workings of these corporations better than they know themselves!"
"A storm in a teacup, then? That’s the Internet’s modus operandi these days, isn’t it?"
It sure is. Especially when so many people still treat rumours as if they were facts and spread them like wildfire. By the time the rumour is debunked, the harm has already been done.
@Turismo4GT even when Sony (or any other company) makes an official statement, these super smart people still choose to believe Bloomberg or anyone else over and over again as long as it paints x company in a negative light.
@naruball you hit the nail on the head. Too many people sadly don't know what's real or not anymore and it has affected everything from video game news to public health. Scary times we are in.
@get2sammyb How many PS4 PRO are they still making though? I still think there was some confusion, perhaps intentional on some peoples part pushing a narrative, with Sony stopping Pro production, which I feel almost certain they have, and PS4 production. That's what happens when you have 2 consoles w/ basically the same name and haters out to get you.
Edit: This time last year - Jan 2021 - there was a lot of coverage of this, particularly out of Japan, so possibly also lost in translation.
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/sony-reportedly-killing-ps4-consoles-what-you-need-to-know
https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/playstation/155153-sony-reportedly-discontinues-multiple-ps4-and-ps4-pro-models
How's your Japanese?
https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1298409.html
It’s funny how much of a hate boner Takashi Mochizuki has for Sony yet he gets constantly debunked.
At the time I commented about previous PlayStations. The PS1 was available for some time along side the PS2, etc. It might seem like retailers are not stocking PS4, but PS4 stock is probably short just like PS5.
PS2 was produced until 2013 and it sure didn’t have anything to do with PS3 availability.
I heard a rumour MS were buying all the PS5s for their staff to play HZD: West.
@naruball You're dead right.
You can make a YouTube channel and spin whatever crap you want for the views. Or push clicks on your site with whatever interpretation of the news you prefer.
It's enfuriating to watch.
I've cut my time down to very very few websites these days, and I have a comment blocker active on all of them except this one, and occasionally one other.
I've even gone back to a print magazine sub for my gaming news. Sure it comes a week or two after the fact, but it's always bang on.
I can't be bothered with the assumptions anymore.
Sony has always supported their consoles. Not sure why people would believe it would be different this generation.
@banacheck because if bullsh*t is repeated often enough by enough people and websites, people start to believe it.
@rjejr I think they reduced the SKUs to just 1; the base PS4 with 500GB hard drive in black.
Pro has been out of production for a while now. Shame it got killed off but I can sort of understand the price reasoning - either that or Sony didn't want the better looking console that can play 99% of disc based games in 4Kish overshadowing the PS5?
Still really enjoying mine, quiet and quick thanks to Sony having the foresight to put a SATA 3 interface inside which means SSDs are an easy upgrade and make a real difference.
That said, new Pro models are priced much higher then their RRP on eBay and they're almost the same price as the DOE PS5 on somewhere like CEX.
@TeapotBuddha ooohh I appreciate the layers, it's...so...meta : P
Glad to hear it as I'm planning on buying another PS4 sometime soon so that I always have a backup PS4 at the ready, despite having a PS5 I still find myself using my PS4 just as much, so having a spare PS4 just makes sense to me.
I actually bought a PS4 Slim two days ago. One of the best consoles ever.
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A console with the best game library of any console, and still being supported with new games. Why would Sony stop making them.
Consumers can pick at the store. This was never an issue, just like the rest of the Sony "controversy" out there.
Push is just as guilty of pushing fake news. Sony already denied in the ‘report’ you posted days ago but you chose to make a headline about the fake rumour.
@TheCollector316
IKR, they were still manufacturing PS2's three years into PS3's lifecycle and the same with PS3 and PS4 generation. This is the same strategy they have always followed. But hey, what do we know, Sony are desperate and damaged, the xbots told us so.
@DeepSpace5D
Yet he get constantly headlines from every site included Push because it’s good for traffic.
I read that Sony is only ordering the cheapest slim PS4 for manufacturer.
My guess is they stopped making the Pro unit when PS5 production began.
I'm glad I already had a Pro, so I don't have to rush into these expensive new systems.
Since COVID, used console system prices have skyrocketed (3DS, WiiU, XBO, PS3, Pro).
People are realizing that the old stuff is not being made and the new stuff can't be found.
@JJ2 yeh it was posted here too about Sony extending production as a news article not rumour
The PS1 didn't get discontinued until 2006 which was the same year the PS3 came out. The PS2 didn't get discontinued until 2013 which was the same year the PS4 came out. The PS3 didn't get discontinued until 2017. Sony still manufactures these years after release as budget options, the PSOne was a great example of that which was still selling like hotcakes despite the PS2 being out and being able to play PS1 games because of the price point. Not to mention the PS4 still has a lot of popularity and plenty of amazing games to play, of course Sony are still going to manufacture some PS4's the system isn't most likely getting discontinued until 2023. PlayStation consoles usually have a 10 year life cycle. But nope people have to overreact. And I don't know why Xbox fans were bragging so much about PS4 production being continued while Xbox One production ended when it just shows the PS4 has continued interest while there's a lack of interest in the Xbox One and the Series S costs as much as one. But anything to shed Sony in a negative light.
@sanderson72 Sony didn't need the PS4 Pro once the NewPS4 Pro launched, which is what the PS5 looks like until at least after GoW:R releases on PS4, and with DOE at the same price, so killing that certainly made sense. But I do think either people misunderstood what Sony was doing or misrepresented it, which I think leads to at least some of the stories now.
PS4 at $199 as a budget 2nd console for Switch and Xbox owners makes sense for at least 2 or 3 more years, I can't understand why anyone around gaming wouldn't know that.🤷
Hmm I can't ever recall SONY dropping a last Gen console within a year or two?!?! What a load of BS from the Media who just want the PlayStation brand to fail :-/
@Shepherd_Tallon
You tube channels have become boogy Men though. Well known press personality assist them , take part, push console wars and even give them ‘tips’ for leaks under anonymous cover
Edit
Even blaming YouTube ( or social media for that matter) here is proof of the ‘boogeymen’ excuse. This topic fake news was clearly pushed by mainstream press
@JJ2 You're not wrong. You see it happen all the time. Things get spun out of proportion all the time or twisted in to meaning something else because that's what sells.
The saddest thing is, it's never ending. So many people living in fake realities because they believe what suits their opinion, and there are too many outlets all too pleased to be their echo chambers.
@Shepherd_Tallon
Thing is I really like Push but I would denounce lies and alternate facts until my last breath.
Many times you see gaming news site report ‘news’ just because the ‘others’ report it and they want to keep up with the flow. Sometimes it would do great for Push to go against the grain and denounce false narratives.
In other words ‘don’t be sorry, be better’ is well suited.
@rjejr True, but the DOE can't play the back catalogue of PS4 games if they're on disc.
Personally, I can see the DOE being DOA in the future - the used prices in CEX seem to indicate that it will be significantly less desirable as it's already reached its RRP for resale price while the disc version has about £200 over the RRP.
While I appreciate that more gamers may want to move to a digital only library of games, disc drives/physical media clearly help a console to sell - only exception to that is the XSX with Gamepass.
I can't understand why the PS4 hasn't dropped to a £199 price point - I think it will fly off the shelves at that price.
Maybe they don’t know Sony have this https://images.app.goo.gl/EmTztt6EBWXMcAHY9 or those people forgot Sony has a automated factory that can make ps4s and if Sony can modify it to make PS5s that would be great but due to supply shortages of chips of course they won’t right now.
@sanderson72 B/c XSS is selling well wouldn't the logical step to be to drop the PS4 entirely and then sell the DOE for $299 alongside whatever new PS+Now they announce soon?
In my head PS4 is $199 b/c it's always been on sale for that price but I haven't had a reason to look in years so I guess it's more? I'm going to pull fact free out of my butt that it would be $199 if the covid pandemic hadn't happened. That's really messed up some stuff.
Apologies if I misread your comment, I'm kinda tired and running out the door to pick up my kid at high school.
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