PS4 production in late 2011 ahead of 2012 launch tip suppliers

Luigiman7 · 07-04-2011, 09:54 AM

PS4 production in late 2011 ahead of 2012 launch tip suppliers - SlashGear

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Sony may have confirmed that the PS4 next-gen console is in development, but the company isn’t so foolish as to announce any launch details for fear of cannibalizing PS3 sales. That hasn’t stopped the tattle-tales in Taiwan, of course, which inform DigiTimes that Sony is readying production though Foxconn and Pegatron at the end of 2011.

That’s ahead of a commercial launch of the PS4 sometime in 2012, the component supply chain sources suggest. Sony supposedly expects to ship at least 20m PS4 units in 2012, though the exact release date during that year is unknown. Foxconn and Pegatron are both responsible for assembly of the current PS3.

Specifications of the PS4 are a mystery, though motion-based control in a similar fashion to what Microsoft enabled with the Kinect sensor bar for the Xbox 360 is said to be a given. Comments from Sony in the past have suggested that the console will still rely on optical media rather than shifting to all-digital; Sony looks to have been burned by the PSP Go! fiasco, which ditched physical media but lacked momentum in the digital download space.

Otherwise it’s likely to be the usual recipe of faster, more graphically powerful and more internet and smart home aware. Sony has already leveraged its PlayStation Network – recent hacking and downtime notwithstanding – but we’d expect to see interaction between the company’s upcoming S1 and S2 tablets as well.

bad move sony

Redshirt · 07-04-2011, 10:21 AM

so what happened to the PS3 being only halfway through it's life cycle?

***The Doctor*** · 07-04-2011, 10:48 AM

Sadly, I won't be buying one straight away. Not till I know about back compatibility at least.

Vgfian · 07-04-2011, 10:58 AM

dont even have a ps3 yet, lol still trying to play some of my ps2 games.

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-04-2011, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Mushman

so what happened to the PS3 being only halfway through it's life cycle?

GIANT ENEMY CRABS STRUCK ITS WEAK POINT FOR MASSIVE RIIIIIIIIDGE RACEERRRRRRRR

Panfan · 07-04-2011, 12:05 PM

LOL WIIU IS COMING OUT SO SOON SONY AND MICROSOFT WON'T BE RELEASING THEIR CONSOLES FOR LIKE FIVE MORE YEARS DOG

Redshirt · 07-04-2011, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Tretton

I didn’t see anything about Nintendo’s announcement that said ‘Oh, we’d better get working on rolling out a new PlayStation here pretty soon.’ Our attitude is kind of ‘welcome to the party.’ If you’re looking at being a multimedia entertainment device, if you’re looking at high def gaming, that was 2006 for us.

Hmm, I see.

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 07-04-2011, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mushman

so what happened to the PS3 being only halfway through it's life cycle?

It probably is. Look at the PS2. It hung around while the PS3 was still out, and even surpassed its sales at certain points. As far as I know, it is still for sale some places, but IDK for sure anymore.

Btw, PS4 FTW.

VG_Addict · 07-05-2011, 05:04 PM

But I just bought a PS3 last month.

Robotazy · 07-05-2011, 11:38 PM

This may sound slightly elitest, but unless the PS4 has a physical controller it's gonna be a tough sell for me.

That is until the next Ratchet and Clank Game comes out . :3

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 07-07-2011, 02:40 AM

They would never completely exclude a physical controller from existing.

Vgfian · 07-08-2011, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by I REALLY HATE POKEMON!

It probably is. Look at the PS2. It hung around while the PS3 was still out, and even surpassed its sales at certain points. As far as I know, it is still for sale some places, but IDK for sure anymore.

Btw, PS4 FTW.

they sell them in wal-marts around here last i checked.

Kil'jaeden · 07-12-2011, 03:36 AM

They come out with fancier things way too quickly. I haven't even had the PS3 that long. And really, what could be different? Same remote, with Internet browsing, media streaming, and games. With even better graphics? And they will probably be sequels to the big FPS games out now. What could be different enough to warrant buying it, especially when the PS3 is still young? How many more features could they add?

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-12-2011, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by I REALLY HATE POKEMON!

They would never completely exclude a physical media from existing.

lol PSP Go

heh · 07-12-2011, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SO OUTRAGEOUS

LOL WIIU IS COMING OUT SO SOON SONY AND MICROSOFT WON'T BE RELEASING THEIR CONSOLES FOR LIKE FIVE MORE YEARS DOG

its because the wii-u is coming out. sony and microsoft definitely do not want to make a new console already. sony is basically freaking out and rushing it

i really can't think of many ways to improve the ps3 with current technology anyway. its either going to be the ps3 v2 or cost like a million dollars

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 07-17-2011, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by People of the AMS

lol PSP Go

Games and controllers are different. If they completely excluded physical controllers, I'd be surprised, since no mainstream system I am aware of has done that. I know I don't wanna go dancin' 'round to play games. If I want that, it should be optional not mandatory.

Btw, from what I heard, the PSP Go was a failure and I sure hope Sony learned something from it.

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-18-2011, 01:00 AM

Yeah man, I agree, they're definitely not the same. I just wanted to point out what a bad decision that was, and we shouldn't be surprised if they goof up a lot of stuff. Sony doesn't have the muscle to push new technology forward like they used to, because the demand is in no way similar to what they were selling with DVD, and even Blu-Ray is still struggling. They should've thrown all their weight behind HD-DVD instead of trying to outcompete, now they're floundering and why? Look how damn expensive Blu-Ray is. HD-DVD was literally about as cheap to manufacture as DVD. Tons of people could've upgraded. Ah well.

If Sony is releasing a PS4 any time soon, I'm sure it will improve on the PS3, but I'll be damned if it's anywhere near backwards compatible. If they continue to try to push the Cell processor on devs, they'll be wasting even more energy, but they can't afford to just slap one into a PS4 as a secondary processor. They've put themselves in a catch 22 for backwards compatibility.

And if they don't seriously reconsider their stupid "high end" price point that they started targeting with the PS3, they're not going to be able to recoup launch costs with software.

Outwardly, they're saying "Welcome to the party" to the Nintendo, even though they were a year late to Microsoft's party, but internally they're going to be ****ting themselves that Nintendo waits until technology superior to their current generation is affordable and just trundles on in with a new system that they are manufacturing for a profit.

What Sony and Microsoft both have done - sell for a loss with the intent of gaining an edge and driving the competition out - is counter-competitive and was under past US law illegal. They drive consumer expectations up at a cost to themselves, and either run their competitors out of the business or even worse - create an environment of acceptance for this kind of behavior by competing in the no-profit zone.

JaredThaJa888 · 08-03-2011, 02:18 PM

I miss the days when Video Game consoles where produced by actual Video Game companies. SNK did the same thing the PS3 did, but they faced ramifications for that mistake like they should have, Sony was able to just going pretending it still Won even though it didn't.

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 08-03-2011, 09:32 PM

^^ Isn't Nintendo selling the 3DS at a loss now? Wouldn't doubt it if 360 started doing the same before year'send for Kinect.

CapitaineGame · 10-05-2011, 07:31 AM

Wow didn't expect it this soon.

07-04-2011, 10:21 AM	#2
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	so what happened to the PS3 being only halfway through it's life cycle?

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Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,251 Times in 1,339 Posts Blog Entries: 15	LOL WIIU IS COMING OUT SO SOON SONY AND MICROSOFT WON'T BE RELEASING THEIR CONSOLES FOR LIKE FIVE MORE YEARS DOG

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Kil'jaeden Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: in your mind Gender: Posts: 2,134 Thanks: 21 Thanked 146 Times in 99 Posts	They come out with fancier things way too quickly. I haven't even had the PS3 that long. And really, what could be different? Same remote, with Internet browsing, media streaming, and games. With even better graphics? And they will probably be sequels to the big FPS games out now. What could be different enough to warrant buying it, especially when the PS3 is still young? How many more features could they add?

07-18-2011, 01:00 AM	#17
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Yeah man, I agree, they're definitely not the same. I just wanted to point out what a bad decision that was, and we shouldn't be surprised if they goof up a lot of stuff. Sony doesn't have the muscle to push new technology forward like they used to, because the demand is in no way similar to what they were selling with DVD, and even Blu-Ray is still struggling. They should've thrown all their weight behind HD-DVD instead of trying to outcompete, now they're floundering and why? Look how damn expensive Blu-Ray is. HD-DVD was literally about as cheap to manufacture as DVD. Tons of people could've upgraded. Ah well. If Sony is releasing a PS4 any time soon, I'm sure it will improve on the PS3, but I'll be damned if it's anywhere near backwards compatible. If they continue to try to push the Cell processor on devs, they'll be wasting even more energy, but they can't afford to just slap one into a PS4 as a secondary processor. They've put themselves in a catch 22 for backwards compatibility. And if they don't seriously reconsider their stupid "high end" price point that they started targeting with the PS3, they're not going to be able to recoup launch costs with software. Outwardly, they're saying "Welcome to the party" to the Nintendo, even though they were a year late to Microsoft's party, but internally they're going to be ***ting themselves that Nintendo waits until technology superior to their current generation is affordable and just trundles on in with a new system that they are manufacturing for a profit*. What Sony and Microsoft both have done - sell for a loss with the intent of gaining an edge and driving the competition out - is counter-competitive and was under past US law illegal. They drive consumer expectations up at a cost to themselves, and either run their competitors out of the business or even worse - create an environment of acceptance for this kind of behavior by competing in the no-profit zone.

08-03-2011, 02:18 PM	#18
JaredThaJa888 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Racine Wisconsin Gender: Posts: 676 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts	I miss the days when Video Game consoles where produced by actual Video Game companies. SNK did the same thing the PS3 did, but they faced ramifications for that mistake like they should have, Sony was able to just going pretending it still Won even though it didn't.

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I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	^^ Isn't Nintendo selling the 3DS at a loss now? Wouldn't doubt it if 360 started doing the same before year'send for Kinect.

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