PlayStation 4 to release before Xbox 720. Next Christmas launch planned
VG247 has been informed that Sony is aiming to release the PlayStation 4 before the Xbox 720 next Christmas, and that Sony is planning to invite certain developers to reveal meetings in the US in May and June.
It’s also been told that the publisher is aiming to get the console out before Microsoft’s next generation Xbox.
The design goalposts for PS4, including specs, were in place at least two years ago, they were told.Their source said that Sony is “confident” it will have the console at market ahead of the next generation Xbox next Christmas.
“Sony are completely in the belief that they have the jump on Microsoft this time,” they said. “You should be watching the timing of next year’s E3 keynotes, and who’s going to go first.”
A second source said this morning that all next-generation systems will be in place “by 2014″.
Sony has apparently already put its favoured partners in the frame as to PlayStation 4.
“Top line publishers already know about it,” our source said. “Developers working with publishers – like Ubisoft, for example – already know what’s going on. They’re already working on it.”
While “most developers” will be fully briefed “by the end of this year,” some have been invited to events in May and June in the US.
Another source has told them that more information is going to be issued about PS4 to developers under NDA in May.
They were told today that Crytek was scaling its tech on the assumption that PS4 was going to be using a 24-core Cell processor as opposed to the eight-core unit in PS3. The studio was forced to halt development and start afresh when it was informed PlayStation 4 won’t be using Cell at all.
Indications are that PlayStation 4 will provide a development environment similar to that of the Xbox consoles and PC.
In addition VG247 has been told that elements of Vita’s launch hardware were changed to ensure that PS4 and Vita will be able to connect in a similar style to Nintendo’s Wii U and its controller – due for release this year – with Vita’s being used to control PS4 games with both twin sticks and touch.
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hahaha
Ha, looks like I have something to brag about tomorrow at school, PlayStation beats Xbox any day.
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This is the first piece of news I have trusted from this site the PS4 because there is actually mention of Sony. Not saying I fully trust it however.
Damn straight. Most of what this site posts is complete crap and is usually due “unnamed sources”.
whatever happened to 10 year cycle??? greeaat, it’ll come out and ps3 will be a damn ghost town
What a waste buying PS3 games for my kids!
i dont get it…which xmas are they talking about 2012 or 2013?
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fantastic
Hope its way better than Xbox, ill never use Xbox, PS3 was and yeah so PS3 FtW
xmas 2012 or xmas 2013?
this is a load of shet!!!!!!!!!!!
this is not true ps3 should still be on the market until 2015
if this is true then i hope they do not completely rush development and production I really hope that the same that happened with the ps3 release does not happen with the ps4
Not sure if I can trust this, Seems too soon to me and most of what this site posts is speculation and falsehoods. Or due to “unnamed sources”, honestly the only thing I fully trust from this site is trailers and gameplay videos.
can you not use used games??
dizem natal mas de que ano ??
and to think I just bought a new ps3.
I’m not sure if sony can take this loss. hopefully sony won’t tank. but if it does, at least I’ll have the steambox!
THEY NEED TO REALY BEEF UP THE RAM THIS TIME BIG TIME SO IT WILL OUT LIVE THE NEXT GEN OF GAMEING LONG LIVE PLAYSTATION!!!!!
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