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Flying in the face of the current widespread industry belief, a new report has claimed that the successor to Xbox 360 might not see the light of day until 2013. Develop claims to have word from sources across the industry” that the new Xbox won’t be unveiled until E3 2013 …
Read More »Sony studios ‘begin PlayStation 4 projects’
But PS3, Vita and Move games will remain the major focus for years
Read More »Next gen tech ‘will probably launch from 2014’
Multi-core future is the new challenge for game engines, Epic boss says
Read More »2K: Move and Kinect are testing the waters for PS4 and Xbox 720
Kinect and Move are ‘experiments’ that will be used in the next console generation, 2K boss Christoph Hartmann reckons. He disagrees that Microsoft and Sony are avoiding making another console. Instead, he says Kinect and Move are merely ways for the platform holders to ‘test the water’ before launching new …
Read More »No PS4 ‘for quite some time’
Sony has again stated that it has no immediate plans for the launch of a console successor to PS4. "PlayStation 3 is really just hitting its stride," SCEA CEO Jack Tretton told Forbes. "And technologically, I don’t think it’s possible to provide any advancement beyond what we have. "What we’ve …
Read More »Sony hints at PlayStation 4 development
Hardware manufacturer confirms cash is being spent on a new platform
Read More »Sony confirms PlayStation 4
With Wii 2 due to be unveiled at E3 and rumours of new Microsoft hardware abound, it was only a matter of time before Sony dropped hints about its plans for the next generation. Sony’s executive vice president and chief financial officer Masaru Kato has confirmed that the company is …
Read More »Sony: PS4 not even being deliberated
SCE boss Kaz Hirai says PS3 hasn't reached mid-cycle yet
Read More »Sony ‘not deliberating’ PS4
In keeping with Sony’s ethos of a ten-year life cycle for its home hardware, Sony Computer Entertainment head Kaz Hirai has claimed that Sony isn’t even strategising its next home console. "We’re not even at the halfway point [with PS3]," Hirai stated, as reported by Kotaku. "Every year, we reveal …
Read More »Sony: Devs working on PS4
One of the highest-ranking executives at SCE has revealed the company is hard at work on future platform developments. In an exclusive interview with Develop magazine, Sony Worldwide Studios (WWS) boss Shuhei Yoshida candidly explained how Sony has learnt from past mistakes and is now building tech that developers can …
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