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    So, this went live today.

    https://us.playstation.com/meeting2013/

    Sony has little else to announce at the moment, so, I'm guessing PS4.
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    I think that's the general thinking regarding this announcement, but I'm not sure what announcing this early will get them. If anything, it will give MS more time to adjust the specs of their next console upward or at least more in line with the PS4 if the previously leaked specs for both consoles are remotely accurate. I would actually prefer it if Sony announced a really amazing slate of first party titles for the PS3 and Vita on the 20th as their first party release list for the rest of the year is pretty non-existent after Sly, GoW and Last of Us drop in the next three months.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bojay1997 View Post
    it will give MS more time to adjust the specs of their next console upward or at least more in line with the PS4 if the previously leaked specs for both consoles are remotely accurate.
    Not if they are planning on releasing this November. Their hardware would have had to have been finalized a couple of months ago to launch this year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WCP View Post
    Not if they are planning on releasing this November. Their hardware would have had to have been finalized a couple of months ago to launch this year.
    That's odd. Didn't Hirai say he let Microsoft go first just last week?

    So there's only two real conclusions I can draw: A) MS has already released XBOX 720 and are playing the biggest international Jedi mind trick in history. Or B) Playstation Move 2!!!! Twice da Ballz Edition. Ya! Ya! Ya! Ya!

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    Kaz isn't directly in charge of the Playstation division any more, so if he was planning on holding out in the game of "release-chicken" that may have been nixed by new full-time Playstation Brand chairman Andrew House in favor of going first this time around. Or maybe they just plain changed their minds!

    But, either first or second with Microsoft, one thing's for sure - Nintendo isn't selling Wii U's as aggressively as they were the Wii at this point in that system's lifespan. SO - both of the other next gen consoles have a shot at a bigger portion of consumer real estate.

    OR, both similarly might meet tepid receptions depending on what they offer and how compelling their launch lineups are.

    WHO KNOWS! It's all speculation at this point but whatever happens I'll be watching on the 20th to see what's what!
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    Quote Originally Posted by WCP View Post
    Not if they are planning on releasing this November. Their hardware would have had to have been finalized a couple of months ago to launch this year.
    Not necessarily. If you're talking about overall architecture and macro design decisions, you're correct. However, they can still adjust total memory and type, as well as the processor and cores with six months lead time. They are still nine months out. Both Sony and Microsoft look to be using off-the-shelf PC components this time around, so it really isn't out of the question to keep making changes as they already have their manufacturing windows locked in and it doesn't matter to Foxconn what they are slapping into the case.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Press_Start View Post
    Or B) Playstation Move 2!!!! Twice da Ballz Edition. Ya! Ya! Ya! Ya!
    I fully expect the Move 2 to be fully integrated into PS4. Well not really but I have a feeling they aren't just going to leave that concept behind.

    I also don't think Sony has any other gaming tricks up their sleeves outside of maybe a few price cuts. So this seems like a give-me that they will be announcing the PS4. And if that turns out to be true I will be glad to find out about it sooner rather than later.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bojay1997 View Post
    Not necessarily. If you're talking about overall architecture and macro design decisions, you're correct. However, they can still adjust total memory and type, as well as the processor and cores with six months lead time. They are still nine months out. Both Sony and Microsoft look to be using off-the-shelf PC components this time around, so it really isn't out of the question to keep making changes as they already have their manufacturing windows locked in and it doesn't matter to Foxconn what they are slapping into the case.
    I think things have to be finalized much, much earlier. I think Kaz's statement is just a pure bluff on Sony's part. It was such a silly comment by him. You can't take that seriously. Assuming the PS4 is coming out this November, the final hardware would pretty much be set in stone. Only the memory and little things like number of usb ports and such, could be altered this late in the game. It's the same thing for the next Xbox. Neither company is going to really be able to do much "altering" to the formula at this stage in the game. The hardware is, what it is. They are pretty much stuck like Chuck from a hardware standpoint, unless they are coming out in 2014 or something.

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    I expect the price to be around this much.

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    Neat. I'm more interested in the whole "can't play used games" rumor, as that has more of an influence on if I'm going to bother with the PS4 or not than the price (not that the price isn't a factor).

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    Quote Originally Posted by WCP View Post
    I think things have to be finalized much, much earlier. I think Kaz's statement is just a pure bluff on Sony's part. It was such a silly comment by him. You can't take that seriously. Assuming the PS4 is coming out this November, the final hardware would pretty much be set in stone. Only the memory and little things like number of usb ports and such, could be altered this late in the game. It's the same thing for the next Xbox. Neither company is going to really be able to do much "altering" to the formula at this stage in the game. The hardware is, what it is. They are pretty much stuck like Chuck from a hardware standpoint, unless they are coming out in 2014 or something.
    Disagree. Manufacturing has not begun on either system at this point and even on the 360, the processor and graphics chip weren't finalized until late in 2004 for a November 2005 launch. Component manufacturing didn't ramp up until late Spring of 2005. Frankly, design technology and the rapidity of building supply chains has only gotten more efficient in the seven years since, led by companies like Apple and Samsung in their development of Chinese manufacturing capabilities which all companies now have ready access to. Microsoft and Sony can both make changes to processor and memory capability at this point. Whether they will or not is a different question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bojay1997 View Post
    Disagree. Manufacturing has not begun on either system at this point and even on the 360, the processor and graphics chip weren't finalized until late in 2004 for a November 2005 launch. Component manufacturing didn't ramp up until late Spring of 2005. Frankly, design technology and the rapidity of building supply chains has only gotten more efficient in the seven years since, led by companies like Apple and Samsung in their development of Chinese manufacturing capabilities which all companies now have ready access to. Microsoft and Sony can both make changes to processor and memory capability at this point. Whether they will or not is a different question.
    They have to set things in stone pretty early so the fabs can see if they are getting satisfactory yields. I'm guessing they are probably testing what kind of yields they're getting right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JSoup View Post
    Neat. I'm more interested in the whole "can't play used games" rumor, as that has more of an influence on if I'm going to bother with the PS4 or not than the price (not that the price isn't a factor).
    This is highly unlikely, because that would cause an enormous drop in hardware sales. Being the only one of the three big consoles that doesn't let you play used games would be devastating to their hardware sales, and that means games sales would be equally affected. So I really don't see this happening; It's just one of those "news items" that spreads like wildfire because it makes people nervous or angry, even though patents are registered all the time without actually being used(and sometimes even to stop others from using it).

    As for what the announcement will be, considering how much they're trying to build anticipation here, I would actually bet it's the PS4. What other Playstation product would they be so "secretive, but you can probably guess what it is" about? Also, the official Playstation Twitter tweeted "See the future: ," and then the link to this site, so ... yeah, it's going to be the PS4.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WCP View Post
    They have to set things in stone pretty early so the fabs can see if they are getting satisfactory yields. I'm guessing they are probably testing what kind of yields they're getting right now.
    If the specs previously leaked for both are to be believed, these are based on pretty standard AMD designs with some GPU customization. As such, there is not going to be much concern about yields. Still, it really depends on the final launch window. Some rumors are pegging the next Xbox at September which would be too late to significantly modify at this point.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Guyra View Post
    This is highly unlikely, because that would cause an enormous drop in hardware sales. Being the only one of the three big consoles that doesn't let you play used games would be devastating to their hardware sales, and that means games sales would be equally affected. So I really don't see this happening; It's just one of those "news items" that spreads like wildfire because it makes people nervous or angry, even though patents are registered all the time without actually being used(and sometimes even to stop others from using it).

    As for what the announcement will be, considering how much they're trying to build anticipation here, I would actually bet it's the PS4. What other Playstation product would they be so "secretive, but you can probably guess what it is" about? Also, the official Playstation Twitter tweeted "See the future: ," and then the link to this site, so ... yeah, it's going to be the PS4.
    Or they licensed the Oculus Rift headset and you can literally "see" the future.

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    This is pretty much as close as you can come without saying flat out its going to be released this year.

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    Well we only have 19 days to go officially but you just know that someone will most likely leak this info before then. I also don't think we will learn much about it outside of the name and a few specs. They will save the price, launch date, online strategy and other stuff for later dates. But they will probably leave us with something significant to wet our appetites.
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