Sony’s PS4 Coming soon

Just last week, Sony unveiled the PS4 but during the event Sony never displayed the console nor did they mention anything about the dimensions. They said the PlayStation 4 is more powerful (that is what everybody expects…). However, the PlayStation 4 will not play PS3 discs. For the enthusiasts there must be a lot of questions unanswered –like why on earth could they not make PS3 discs play on the PS4 while the PS3 could play PS2 discs. 

According to TechNewsWorld, the managing director of equity research at Webdush Securities Michael Pachter said, the system will be easier to develop since it is built on a PC chipset. “Easier means lower cost, and lower cost presumably means more content,” Pachter added. 

Well… looks like this is the best thing to happen to smaller developers –as this new system uses the x86 platform. The sweet thing about the x86 platform is that anyone can get lots of program codes from the Open Source Linux world. said Enderle. "They could also do drivers for some of the hardware, but it sounds like they may have decided not to in order to increase accessory revenue and avoid reliability problems." Said Rob Enderle (Principal analyst at Enderle Group).  

By the way the Seniors talk, you can tell that the PS4 is not coming out as soon as you expected(atleast not me). But... predictions are that we may not  set our eyes on the first console until June in the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).

"We still don't have enough info on specs and features to say what people will pay," said Pachter. "I would guess (US)$399 is the right price point." However, we think the PS4 may cost pretty much more than that. 

What do you guys think about this? Do you think Sony took the right move to tell us something that will come in just 4 months? Enderle thinks Sony should have waited for the E3. What do you think?