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Though Sony continues to talk up its 10-year-plan for the PS3 (which would take us to 2016), a senior Sony executive has confirmed that work on the PS4 is already underway. Sony CFO, Masaru Kato, spilled the beans in a conference call with investors when pushed on the company’s R&D costs. Read on for what he said and to offer your suggestions for the PS4…

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He says: “For the home equipment, the PS3 still has a product life but this is a platform business, so for the future platform – when we’ll be introducing what product I cannot discuss that – but our development work is already under way, so costs are incurred there.”

Kato’s comments directly contradict talk from Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai back in March when he assured the world that the “PS4 or next generation home console is not something that we are even debating now.”

With rumours of a new Xbox on the cards and Nintendo unveiling the Wii 2 at E3, perhaps Sony’s speeding up. What do you want it to include in the next PlayStation?

Out TBC | £TBC | Sony (via Eurogamer)

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  • Anonymous

    is this REALLY news?
    The PS4 devlopment started the day after the PS3 shipped…

    There is still tonnes of life left in the PS3, it’s only half-way in.  Look at the PS2 evolution for a hint of what the next 5 years will hold for the PS3.

  • Anonymous

    is this REALLY news?
    The PS4 devlopment started the day after the PS3 shipped…

    There is still tonnes of life left in the PS3, it’s only half-way in.  Look at the PS2 evolution for a hint of what the next 5 years will hold for the PS3.

  • Scottyboy

    They should concentrate more on the quality of games on the PS3 – it’s still the most powerful console and yet the games are, on the whole, pathetic. I only keep mine because it’s such a versatile media player to keep connected to my tv.

    • Darren

      I remember reading a rolling review of the PS3 v 360 done by a game designer who worked on  both consoles. The format had a ’1 year on, 2 years on’ style and it showed how far the consoles had been come/been pushed etc…
      The designer made it clear that when comparing the GFX cards in both the 360′s is more powerful, with a useful addition of a chip that provides some AA to smooth the pictures produced. Something that the PS3′s GFX card would be hard-pressed to replicate.He also stressed that while on paper the Cell engine CPU was more powerful, it was also a lot lot harder to code for. That along with the larger number of 360 users is why most cross-platform games are initially developed for the 360, and then ported to the PS3, leaving some games like Tom Clancy’s Vegas 2 to look and play worse on the PS3.

      As a PS3 owner, I stopped believing the ‘more powerful’ tag a while back, as I realised that the only games that would truly push the PS3 were exclusive titles. Out of all the PS3 exclusives, the only ones that I love playing are Uncharted 1 & 2 and Metal Gear Solid. While I can’t wait for Uncharted 3, I’d love to be able to play Gears or Alan Wake on my PS3…

      I’ll try and find a link to that review, as I’m using my new laptop and there’s practically nothing on here at the moment.

      • Anonymous

        Spot on there. The complaint I hear from developers is that despite the PS3′s processor, its memory (or lack thereof) leaves something to be desired and is one of the reasons why cross-platform games tend to look inferior on the PS3 (Red Dead Redemption is a great example of this – it’s lower resolution with poor AA on the PS3).

        That said, I almost always pick up a game on the PS3 rather than Xbox 360 due to free online play, rechargeable controllers, and the fact the PS3 is such ana dept media player besides.

  • guest

    Why dont they do what they usually do and copy Nintendo. This time they will have plenty of time to shamelessly imitate the new Nintendo as the ‘Wii 2′ would have been on show for some time and not have to worry about releasing an addon like the move controller to regain recognition. Oh but by that point Nintendo will obviously have something else lined up, so they should try being original for a change, try releasing a good 1st party games machine and not a new optical media player. Push the games not the resolution output. Losers.

    • Anonymous

      I agree that they should push games and not resolution, but when has Sony ever tried to copy Nintendo? I genuinely can’t think of an example. Also, I’d put it to you that Sony has a fairly strong first party catalogue – and an amazing third party one. With the Wii on the other hand, Nintendo has crafted some amazing first party titles, and anything third party is cack.

      Thoughts? :)

      • guest

        Ok, Analogue sticks, dpad, shoulder buttons, vibration, wireless joypad 9not using infre red0 The move controller. All these just in the interface controller.

        • guest

          Forget interface, Sony execs had a hard time comin to terms with the fact nintendo invented handheld gaming when they (sony) invented the walkman, also lets not try to forget the video game industry would have died in the eighties had it not been for nintendo, Sony should be thankfull they are able to recoup losses in he video game sector, due to nintendos revitalising vision.
          My thoughts on 3rd party. Yes you are 100 percent correct, thius is something nintendo does need to rectify, a look at their own history would do them some good. 3rd party nintendo titles are crap, though not on the snes, gameboy and nes and ds, thankfully, i believe in keeping my old consoles and games, they might not be available in stores, but they still exist.

      • guest

        Ok, Analogue sticks, dpad, shoulder buttons, vibration, wireless joypad 9not using infre red0 The move controller. All these just in the interface controller.

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