What Will the Next PlayStation Be Called?

Push Square: "The number four is unlucky in Japan. The figure is pronounced “shi” in the land of the rising sun, which is the same as the word for death. As a result, many hospitals prefer to ignore the digit, skipping the integer when naming room and floor numbers. Furthermore, there are no seats with the numeral on passenger planes of the All Nippon Airways, the nation’s largest airline. The question is: could superstition play a part in the naming of the next PlayStation?"

[Dylila]

it will surely be called a next gen console

[Name Last Name]

PlayStation FOAR

[MikeMyers]

If it's not the PS4 or Playstation 4 then that means the Japanese company is still too entrenched in Japanese tradition and superstitions.

[Bathyj]

I've been spelling it PS FWOAR!

[darthv72]

sony break the numbering tradition. Call it anything but PS4 but at least make it a cool sounding name.

Genesis was the best name for a system (IMO) because it lived up to its name.....new beginning.

[BrunoM]

It will be ps4 aka Playstation 4

[BitbyDeath]

It will be called the PS4.

Proof -

Read the tweet from here - http://n4g.com/news/1173451...

Read QD's website name from here - http://n4g.com/news/1159372...

And this - http://n4g.com/news/1164276...

[JoGam]

It will be called "Playstation STFU and play games"

[zebramocha]

Nah,it's called ps ftw.

[smashcrashbash]

That would stop a lot of the whining.

[BullyMangler]

ha haa . neh . more like playstation C.O.P.Y

[PFFT]

All i know is what it will be and thats AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[Gr81]

It was to be called Omni? Which doesn't sound bad at all actually.

[jp_footy2]

Omni is a controller input:

http://www.picvalley.net/u/...

[Ju]

In the devkits the Vita was (and still is) called PSP2. So what does this confirm? (and BTW: this "spec sheet" is soo fake).

[Root]

PS4

Sorry but why would they want to change the name

PS1, PS2, PS3...it's like tradition for Sony consoles now to be numbered.

Why would they change it now

[OccludedGamer]

I think I recall hearing once that the number 4 is considered unlucky in Japan, so I suppose that could give some leverage to the console perhaps being renamed.

Personally I think they will bite the luck bullet and go with 4 anyway. Not to mention that it's almost coming full circle for Sony by reaching number for.

The 4 iconic button symbols in the initial trailer stood out to me as making a point about the number 4, but I could be reading too deep.

[DigitalRaptor]

This superstition, whilst true, doesn't apply to Sony and their marketing of PlayStation.

Their consoles have always been known, marketed and prounounced in Japan as Pureisutēshon (PS1), Pureisutēshon Tsū (PS2), Pureisutēshon Surī (PS3).

The next one will be the equivalent of PS4 - pronounced similar to English. The Japanese number "4" won't be uttered when it comes to PS4.

[OccludedGamer]

Thanks for the explanation. That deserves an intelligent bubble!

[stuntman_mike]

it will be called THE SCUNT.

[Walker]

PlayStation 4 for ever ...

[Skynetone]

X-FOX

[josephayal]

PlayVita 4

[byeGollum]

It will definitely have a name. It can't be called '4'.

[modesign]

ORBIS, duurrrr

[MasterCornholio]

It will be called Playstation 4 and Sonys next gen will start when they say so.

[cleverusername]

Kevin? Jeff?

[NastyLeftHook0]

ps quadruple

[DigitalSmoke]

Playstation DIGITALSMOKE!!1!!12

[GribbleGrunger]

The Playstation.

[patriotZero]

Playstation FOR nextgen

[Cam977]

NGC, or for the people unaware, the Next Generation Console.

[Bathyj]

Not to be confused with Nintendo Game Cube, which it will be.

[C0MPUT3R]

4

[WeedyOne]

Playstation Death Machine

[Monkeycan8]

PlayStation 4ever :P Soo Cheesy but I would like that.

or maybe that will be their slogan Play four! ever!

[silkrevolver]

Guys, It's clearly going to be called the Super Famicom.

[StrongMan]

3rd time console gen winner.

[-Gespenst-]

The Pony Slaystation.

Or maybe it really is Playstation Orbis- which sounds like a made-up parody console- but could relate to the Vita's name. The Vita links gaming to life, while the Orbis (world, disc, circle, orb) links gaming to the world itself or something?

[Fil101]

Sound logic but still speculation none the less, 6 days to go and the internet will explode.

[tigertron]

Playstation 4/PS4, obviously.

[a08andan]

I bet it will be named Orbis. Then they will be able to use phrases like: "It's the circle of life. It's Orbis Vita. It's Playstation."

And THAT is a great phrase for marketing :P

[M-M]

Kaztation.

[Bathyj]

Plaaaaaaaaaay Staaaaaaaayshun!!

[Xer0_SiN]

over 9000!!

[Tzuno]

PSfuhrerHeil4

[SprigganN4G]

PS4

Why? VITA