VaKo Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/01/so...ffle_kills_ps4/Sony management shuffle dooms PlayStation 4? By Tony Smith Published Friday 1st December 2006 12:21 GMT Sony's move to promote Kaz Hirai, yesterday head of the US wing of the company's Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) division but now President and COO of the global SCE operation, means the consumer electronics giant may never produce a PlayStation 4 console. So claimed Nomura analyst Yuta Sakurai in a Financial Times report today. Sakurai believes Sony's move, which sees former SCE head Ken 'Father of the PlayStation' Kutaragi made Chairman of the division, marks a fundamental shift in Sony's approach. "The appointment of Hirai could be the start of a shift from hardware to software," Sakurai told the paper. "I cannot now imagine a PlayStation 4." That's undoubtedly an extreme view. Certainly, other analysts cited by the paper indicated a less drastic outcome from the SCE management reshuffle. Hirai's promotion, said one, centres on his "superior communications skills", which he'll use to strengthen SCE's ties with third-party software developers, said to have been strained by the numerous delays made to the next-generation console's release schedule and subsequent launch numbers. ® Oh noes? Think we'll ever see a Xbox 1337? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 The playstation 4 will probably cost $1200 on launch day, and probably only have 100 available... if it ever gets made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kateweb Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 The playstation 4 will probably cost $1200 on launch day, and probably only have 100 available... if it ever gets made. A rather modest estimint if you ask me, but your probly not far off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari6502 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 The playstation 4 will probably cost $1200 on launch day, and probably only have 100 available... if it ever gets made. You won't actually be able to buy it. It will be time shared. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoR_Wraith Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 We can only hope... If only they'd killed the PS3 as well :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinzanova Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 The playstation 4 will probably cost $1200 on launch day, and probably only have 100 available... if it ever gets made. Well the PS1 : $200 PS2 : $300 PS3 : $600 So PS4 naturally $1200 But then again you can always ad on 4% a year for inflation. too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 I love how PC's are getting cheaper and consoles are getting more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 PS1 = $200 PS2 = $300 PS3 = $600 Looking at that pattern the PS4 won't be 1200, but 1800. 2*3 = 6. 3*6 = 18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtterFox Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Haha computers are getting cheaper... shame consoles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyrancher82 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 You can build any PC to play a PC game, but you have to buy the console to play the game for that console so they put the price high. That's business for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ABC Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 a console you have to buy the whole thing a pc my only need more ram or a better graphics card to play a game you want to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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