Sony Believes Handhelds Will Replace Home Consoles
It is possible that any plans for a PS4 or other future home console from Sony may have been shelved in favor of the upcoming NGP.
Of course, no actual announcement of PlayStation 4 was ever made, but it’s the next jump everyone automatically expects. With Sony’s standard 10 year life span for their consoles, a PS4 release would still be a long way off, but it would make sense to be committing some research and development to such a project, in preparation for Sony’s consistent future proofing strategy. However, a recent story posted on the Japanese site PC Watch may indicate that plans for PS4 were in development, and are now taking a seat on the back burner in favor of pushing the NGP, as well as extending the life of the PS3. Thanks to a rough translation from Beyond3D forums we can make some sense of the article, garnering the following information:
