- 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.
- PlayStation 3 surpasses Xbox 360 in number of shipped units for first time As Sony officially ends production of the PlayStation 2 and all eyes shift towards the two big next-generation game consoles expected to be announced and possibly made available before the end of the year, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720, Sony's current console, the PlayStation 3, is making headlines of its own.
- 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.
- No new Xbox announcement in 2012, says Microsoft There will be no new Xbox announcement in 2012, a Microsoft spokesperson has told Bloomberg news. It was previously speculated that Microsoft may tease their Xbox 360 successor at this year's E3 gaming expo.
- Sony says no PS4 announcement at E3 2012 Sony will not be announcing the PlayStation 4 at this year's E3 gaming expo. Microsoft and Nintendo, however, are still expected to press ahead with their own forthcoming console announcements.
- Next-generation Xbox and PlayStation 4 to be announced at this year's E3 expo Both the next-generation Xbox and PlayStation 4 are expected to be announced at this year's E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, reports MCV. E3 is the flagship expo of the gaming industry and takes place on June 5-7.