Some speculation about the Sony PS4 has been doing the rounds on the web today with some supposed inside information saying that Sony are looking at using a multi-core processor for the next generation console.
Reasons stated for this are that the PS3 used Cell architecture which was challenging to work with for some developers. Other processors have also been reviewed which included Intel’s Larrabee although more power was wanted by Sony.
PC Watch Impress mention that it takes around 24 months to design and build a new console, so if development has been started recently then perhaps 2011 would be too early, but 2012 or 2013 could be a possibility for a Playstation 4 launch.
Other information was also mentioned at PC Watch Impress saying that handheld consoles also precede a console launch which could mean we see a PSP2 sooner rather than later.
Of course I am sure there is a lot of speculation written in the report but still interesting to see where Sony might be heading.
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ok, i hav one thing with this… maybe more… but…
THIS IS RIDICULOUS! PS4?! PS3 HAS ONLY BEEN OUT FOR A FEW YEARS!!! what r all the people like me, who hav just bought a new ps3, going to do when a ps4 comes out in 2 years?! our consoles will only be 2/3 years old? ps3 is only just starting to launch with good games and tech lyk the ps3 wand and eyetoy? ps4? PIFFLE
Were have you been for the last 20 years jay, they’ve done this since Atari.
Load of bojangles, it won’t happen. If they did no one will buy it and Sony will go bankrupt, and they will deserve it too.
I think you’re right, multi-core is the way to go – easier to develop for and I think I’m right in saying it would use less power. I also agree with the 2012 release date.
i dont care what happends but if the ps4 comes out b4 the UHDTV then it will be a waste of time, it should be released after everyone has come acustom to the new UHDTV then it should be released
Cervat has mention by their estmates that ps4 could be here this year allready…2010
Well jajay other people bought the ps3 back in the begining and your wrong on this ….what would some1 who bought a ps2 in 2010 say then ? i just bought my ps2 (and my system is only 3 month old ) which is a 10 y old console now…
Anyway the bottom line is that consoles have life cycles every 5 or so year is coming out a new 1 that s what called evolution,that doesn t mean that the ps3 would be dropped, look at ps2 after 10 y they still making games for it
dennisna
“i dont care what happends but if the ps4 comes out b4 the UHDTV then it will be a waste of time, it should be released after everyone has come acustom to the new UHDTV then it should be released”
When ps3 came out in 06 there was no 1080p tv for the masses but sony said thats wht the ps3 can do…and they might do the same with the ps4 could have an 7 000 x 4k pixxel output in theory
On the other hand look at the facts hdtv still not big a lot of ppl still using regular tv s in 2010 …in my country for ex they are selling hd channels like premium stuff when hd should be the standard by now
The Wall Street Journal reports that IBM’s Power7 boasts 1.2 billion transistors, eight processing cores and can handle 32 threads
If sony s would stick 2 of these in PS4 …16 cores 64 threads 4 GB high speed RAM and some custom Nvidia Gpu we ll get closer to photorealistic games i think