Could We See The Reveal of Sony's Next GEN Console This Month?

Published on 02-03-2013 10:52 AM

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I'm sure many an avid PlayStation follower and scener has noticed the ever flowing rumors regarding Sony's next generation console, dubbed the Orbis. We have reported here regarding the subject, however many more rumors have been circulating the internet. This includes the specifications of the console and when, or if, Sony will reveal it's latest rendition in 2013 or 2014. Following kotaku some might have noticed a teaser video, released by Sony, that suggests a reveal of it's next gen console could be as close as 20 February 2013. Check out the video below.

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Sony just posted this video on the PlayStation blog. Looks like a teaser for the next PlayStation (code-named Orbis), don't you think? It ends with a date: February 20, 2013. Will Sony announce their next console then?

We've confirmed with Sony that the event will be livestreamed. More details to come.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that "people familiar with the matter" have told them the next PlayStation will indeed debut at the event on February 20.

Is this just a marketing ploy for hype and media attention or could we see Sony beating it's rival, XBOX, to the punch?

Source: us.playstation.com via kotaku

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krytonic - 02-20-2013, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by indirect76

I'll be getting both systems. I'm sure they will both be great.

More than likely. Though I will be waiting for the xbox to be out for a while before I even think about buying it due to 360's failure rate. If it's reliable I'll get it too.

indirect76 - 02-20-2013, 01:59 PM
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Both will be day one purchases for me. I'm one of those early adopters with money to burn.

Anyway, any predictions? I'm pretty sure they won't go with the name PS4 (at least in Japan). Four is considered an unlucky number because it's close in sound to the word for death. I also feel like the performance is not going to be much of a leap. I think the focus will be on power efficiency. It will be powerful enough to do 1080p, but probably not at 60fps. I wouldn't be surprised if some games still render at 720p, but with much better antialiasing.

I'm curious what they will do to evolve the controller. I can see them putting a minimal screen on it. It would also be nice if the analog control used some laser tracking type device to detect movement (like a laser mouse), instead of a mechanical means of reading the input.

krytonic - 02-20-2013, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by indirect76

Both will be day one purchases for me. I'm one of those early adopters with money to burn.

Anyway, any predictions? I'm pretty sure they won't go with the name PS4 (at least in Japan). Four is considered an unlucky number because it's close in sound to the word for death. I also feel like the performance is not going to be much of a leap. I think the focus will be on power efficiency. It will be powerful enough to do 1080p, but probably not at 60fps. I wouldn't be surprised if some games still render at 720p, but with much better antialiasing.

I'm curious what they will do to evolve the controller. I can see them putting a minimal screen on it. It would also be nice if the analog control used some laser tracking type device to detect movement (like a laser mouse), instead of a mechanical means of reading the input.

I think performance will be quite a bit better than PS3. Maybe not a power house of today's hardware like the PS3 was when it was first release but if you look at the power of today's hardware it will definitely be quite a bit better. For the controller I am hoping it will have better triggers.

indirect76 - 02-20-2013, 02:14 PM
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Yeah, they need to combine the triggers and analog stick (I like the concave surface) from the 360 and the D-pad from the Wii U with the PS3 controller.

Backward compatibility should be interesting. There's no way PS3 games can be played if they are ditching the cell. Rumor is they will use the newly aquired company Gaikai for BC on the cloud. Seems lame to me.

Also, I think the rumor of them restricting used games sales won't come true. Seems like it would be suicide because as soon as they announce it, Microsoft will come in and announce that they will not be doing that nonsense.

krytonic - 02-20-2013, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by indirect76

Yeah, they need to combine the triggers and analog stick (I like the concave surface) from the 360 and the D-pad from the Wii U with the PS3 controller.

Backward compatibility should be interesting. There's no way PS3 games can be played if they are ditching the cell. Rumor is they will use the newly aquired company Gaikai for BC on the cloud. Seems lame to me.

Also, I think the rumor of them restricting used games sales won't come true. Seems like it would be suicide because as soon as they announce it, Microsoft will come in and announce that they will not be doing that nonsense.

Yeah whoever says they are not allowing used games first, the other can be the hero of the gaming community and allow them so I find it extremely unlikely too. Maybe in the future but not now.

I liked the feel of moving the PS3 analogue sticks around over the 360's but I do agree the concave surface would be better.

Maybe PS1 and PS2 backwards compatibility but definitely not PS3.