- PlayStation 4 will be backwards compatible, sort of Sony's next generation games console will be backwards compatible, but not in the sense that we're accustomed to. The PlayStation 4 (PS4), Sony’s eagerly-awaited entertainment device, won't play current PS3 optical games discs. Instead, backwards compatibility will be delivered using a streaming service whereby games are delivered in real-time over the internet from remote servers.
- Sony’s announcing something big next month. Could it be the PS4? Sony has released a teasing video and summoned world media to an elusive event on February 20 in New York City, leading to rumours that the company may unveil its next-generation gaming console, the PlayStation 4, sooner than expected.
- Sony officially ends PS2 production, now concentrating on PS4 After earlier unconfirmed reports that Sony had ended production of the PlayStation 2 - the most successful games console of all time - the Japanese consumer electronics giant has now officially confirmed this to be true.
- PlayStation 3 is number one Netflix streaming device Sony's PlayStation 3 is the number one device for streaming Netflix on a television, the movie streaming service revealed today.
- Does Sony's new PS3 release hint at the PS4's possible arrival date? Sony's newly announced "smaller and lighter" PS3 brings an incremental upgrade to the aging system, but does it also hint at the PS4's possible arrival date?
- Why not to expect the PlayStation 4 anytime soon Don't expect the PlayStation 4 to be announced anytime soon - that's the message that Andrew House, president of Sony Computer Entertainment, communicated in an interview with MCV.