PlayStation 4 will feature Kinect-style controls, out 2012 - report
by Michael Arsenault on Monday, July 04, 2011 , under
Taiwan-based component manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron Technology, assemblers of PS3, will undertake assembly of PS4, according to the site's sources.
The planned shipment volume of PS4 in 2012 is at least 20 million units, they indicated.
The report follows another from reliable US news site IndustryGamers, which claimed last month that it's heard from "industry sources at a top developer" that the Playstation 4 will become a real thing in the next 18 months.
Prior to that, a similar story pointed to an Xbox 720 reveal next year, with developer Crytek cited as the source of the rumour.
The PS4 2012 claim, which is looking more and more likely as the rumour reports pile up, would be quite a surprise considering only a few weeks ago Sony reaffirmed it's 10-year cycle strategy for the PlayStation 3.
Newly-promoted CEO of PlayStation worldwide, Andrew House told CVG at E3 he "still characterised this as the early period" for PS3, and noted that Sony had "only really just begun to explore what the potential is for 3D".
But it's the first we've heard of Sony jumping on the motion-sensing camera bandwagon. Are Sony and Microsoft about to go head-to-head in the 'no controller' stakes? Will the PlayStation firm do a better job? What does it mean for Move?
It looks like we're in for an exciting 12 months. We'll be the first to remind you of the old phrase, 'There's no smoke without fire.'
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/310125/playstation-4-release-date-2012/
20 comments
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Jesse Crows
July 4, 2011 at 4:11 PM
i really look forward to the next generation of video game consoles!
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HiFi
July 4, 2011 at 9:25 PM
Sweet! I wonder what this will mean for Grand Theft Auto 5 since Rockstar is already slating it for a 2012 release.
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M Fawful
July 5, 2011 at 7:22 AM
They should just keep gradually improving the hardware and not make any dramatic changes. The 10 year cycle makes solid sense given the business model.
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GMSoccerPicks
July 5, 2011 at 12:58 PM
Like always, we will have to patiently wait. Excited to see whats coming, to be honest. +1 follower
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Jetah
July 5, 2011 at 11:56 PM
I'm kind of hoping this is just a rumor. Just recently got a PS3 haha. Although it was cheap, so I won't be too phased if this is real.
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Sam Meyotl
July 6, 2011 at 12:43 AM
But... Nintendo was the first one with movement sense controllers... Ninten-does what the other companies don't.
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wiseinternetkids
July 8, 2011 at 10:08 AM
I just bought a PS3 this year, but I don't really care, If the playstation 4 will be really out in 2012, I'll just play cheapier games haha
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