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3:49 pm - 01/22/2013

Better Late than Never Sony Releasing PlayStation 4 After New Xbox, Will Allegedly Give Them an Edge


There was once a time when Sony never would have dreamed of letting the competition get a head start reaching the market before any of their PlayStation consoles. But going into 2013, the company has achieved some level of mature wisdom since releasing the PlayStation 3, with Sony’s CEO, Kaz Hirai, hinting that the upcoming PlayStation 4 will be released after Microsoft’s successor to the Xbox 360. Certainly a bold statement on Hirai’s part, especially when buzz around Sony’s corporate office seems to be saying otherwise.



CVG reported that an anonymous contact from inside Sony stated that the company would not be allowing Microsoft to stake their claim first in the next console war by delaying the release of the PlayStation 4, noting that a similar mistake was made back in 2005 when the Xbox 360 hit the market before Sony could react, providing the rival console adequate time to establish an increasingly dominant presence.

Conversely, Hirai firmly believes that there is much to be gained by allowing the distinguished competition to present their offerings first. His reasoning is predicated on the Sun Tzu-esque philosophy that being tardy to the party grants the opportunity to analyze the specifications of rival consoles and, with this knowledge, work to develop a better product, while preventing Microsoft from doing the same.

As per the norm, we know next to nothing about the PlayStation 4 or whether the company will abide by Hirai’s business convictions, although it has been reported that the world will get their first glimpse of Sony’s next brainchild during February’s Destination PlayStation event. It may be a month away, but we’re calling it right now: Bill Gates will show up to the console’s demonstration disguised in a trench coat, fedora, and Groucho Marx glasses.

(CVG via Digital Spy, image via m-s-y)



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Oh lordt .... thoughts ?
_andrea 22nd-Jan-2013 08:55 pm (UTC)
i'll buy it regardless.

ps3 will remain far superior solely because they have uncharted.
superdogbiter 22nd-Jan-2013 09:00 pm (UTC)
except for the fact that xbox didn't have a massive hacking ordeal which put out personal info of so many ps3 players
Xbox 360 is superior
judgmental 22nd-Jan-2013 10:06 pm (UTC)
ia
microminiscrew 22nd-Jan-2013 10:17 pm (UTC)
except xbox live-personal info has been compromised twice in the past few years also.
so, no
stewie_e 23rd-Jan-2013 01:09 am (UTC)
clocked.
eucatastrophe 23rd-Jan-2013 12:57 am (UTC)
IA! Even though xbox has had problems with people's accounts being compromised, there hasn't been anything like the massive ps3 hack that happened. People should still be careful though, I either buy points offline (at an actual store) or pay online then immediately delete my card details so I don't have to worry about being screwed over financially in the event that xbox does get hacked.
For me personally xbox just has games that I prefer, there's a couple that I'd like ps3 for like uncharted but overall I'm happy with my xbox :)
go3x 23rd-Jan-2013 03:15 am (UTC)
What personal info? The hacking was detected before they could even leak anything. The only thing that came out of that hacking ordeal was no PSN access for a few weeks and then we got 5 free games.

Edited at 2013-01-23 03:16 am (UTC)
senorita__ 26th-Jan-2013 01:32 am (UTC)
i'm late but maybe you can help: i have a playstation that i use for netflix and basic games (sonic, marvel adventures, etc) and i do not use the PSN or play online games. does this mean if the network got hacked again they could still access any information i might have through say netflix? because otherwise there is no personal info on my PS3 at all
mocassie 22nd-Jan-2013 09:49 pm (UTC)
i support this
voyevoda 22nd-Jan-2013 11:33 pm (UTC)
Uncharted, only after you install for 45 minutes before playing.

So it loses the crown fast. :P
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