That sounded like he was talking about the PS4. Sony now say he wasn’t. A Sony Computer Entertainment spokesperson tells Japan’s J-Cast News that the “future platform” referred to is Sony’s upcoming portable, the NGP, and not the PS4.
According to J-Cast News, Sony Japan was surprised to see Western sites writing that the PS4 was under development. When J-Cast asked Sony about the PlayStation 4, the Tokyo-based electronics giant stated, “We have nothing to announce at this time.”
「ソニーPS4の開発始める」 海外サイトが報じた特ダネの真相(J-CASTニュース) [livedoor ニュース via はちま起稿]
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Jordaan
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 7:37 AMThey’d better hurry up, console development is a big time-sink. It takes a long time to get 650 Fun, Creativity, Graphics and Sound. What if they have a blackout and lose 40% of their progress?
Tom
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 8:44 AMAh yes, but with the resultant 30% marketshare you’ll make a killing with the 14th sequel to your fantasy series.
Daniel Timmons
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 8:54 AMI’m not so sure, the 30th sequel to my latest Action-Romance title has won several awards.
Alinos
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 11:25 AM14th sequel has come and gone friend. and when it does make it to the playstation it’s gonna be on the PS3 since it was made to be on it
Shepard
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 8:14 AMTrying to cover your tracks?
Elle
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 9:16 AMThere’s no way they would be potentially 2 years out from a new generation of consoles and not be well into development.
Braaains
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 9:30 AMYeah, he just said they have nothing to announce – he didn’t say they’re NOT working on it!
djmcbell
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 4:32 PMIt’d be silly to assume they’re not working on a PS4. In fact it’d be silly to assume they haven’t been working on a PS4 since the PS3′s release.