Are you ready for PS4 or is it too soon?

With the Wii successor being announced soon, and maybe XboX SDKs being sent out, it might not be too long before the PS4 is announced

So... is it too soon, too late, just right? Do you think this generation has had it's day? when would you be ready/prepared to say bye bye to PS3 and pick up a PS4?

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Ready or not it'll probably be a long time before I buy one. I've decided later this summer to build a gaming rig and i'm not very interested in another console. It is too soon though. Late 2012 at the earliest, 2013 seems like a prime time for it.

imo this generation is only just kicking up a notch- it's got a while yet before it dies out. I think Xbox720 has been announced way too soon and is Sony counters with a PS4, it will kill a console cycle as it hits its peak. HellsAngel2c

Way too soon, I won't be wasting the money if they do decide to bring in another system. Not like it will have a lot of good games for a while anyways.

Go ahead and release the ps4 now, this way it can be hacked, shut down, and buy the time sony gets it working right agian we'll all have used our Ps3's for so long they will all be an out-dated format. LOL get served sony:lol: , Love my PS3

sony should look into security and making better software before a PS4 comes out. Really tho this gen of consoles has been a real hit and miss for everyone, they all need to hold back for a while and really test things and make the best possible product IMHO a PS4 and whatever the new xbox will be called and wii should hold off untill 2014-2015 so they dont make the same mistakes.

It's way too soon; however, if a PS4 comes out I'll buy it day 1. But yeah, I'd prefer if devs get 3 or 4 more years to "use up" the console.

theres no new playstation coming out this year or next year. the ps4 is rumored to be released around 2013 or 2014. the ps3 has a longer life span than the xbox 360 does so you will see the ps3 come out a year or 2 after the next xbox comes out so stop looking 2 or 3 years into the future and focus on whats going on this year for the gaming world

Too soon. PS3, hardware wise, is ahead of the other systems. Im not suprised a new nintindo system is coming out. The wii has reached its limits IMO

Too soon. PS3, hardware wise, is ahead of the other systems. Im not suprised a new nintindo system is coming out. The wii has reached its limits IMO

scouttrooperbob

and nintendo is losing the console war against sony and microsoft so they are trying to get the upperhand by releasing the new nintendo console before microsoft and sony. so i stand by my statement, the ps4 wont come out until 2013 or 2014

it's too soon. for one, think about all the pending ps3 titles out there.

it's a pretty up to date system which makes pondering a sequel console pointless right now

EDIT:*Nintendo is at the point where they can be working on something. People are over the Wii mote and even more over the $50 crappy mini-games it's associated with.

Not to mention they just got move out on the market which by the way it looks like a good wii system.

Well it has been out for a while, but I still believe it has a ton of life left in it. Just look at what they were able to do with the ps2 towards the end. It takes a while for developers to fully be able to take advantage of a console. Now that they're basically forced into 3D and motion sense it will take even longer until the ps3 is able to reach its full potential. It makes sense the Wii is getting basically an update. There's nothing wrong with it, but it really isn't up to the standards of the other current gen systems. I just feel if a ps4 will come out soon it'll need to be something really amazing, if not they're going to miss out on the potential still in the ps3. Not to mention the state of the economy that is constantly on the news, how is anyone really going to justify buying a system that may cost $500 when they can get a ps3 with a plethora of really good games and only more of those games to come.

Too soon! I don't want to pay $500 for new hardware plus whatever the cost of games will be next gen (I'm guessing $70).

Edit: Also, note to Sony: ditch the Cell!

I think it's way too soon for the PS4. The PS3 is only just starting to unleash its true potential.

IF the PS4 were to be announced this early though, it better have backwards compatibility and little to no chances of overheating/setting flame to transformers, other electrical appliances and homes. (I'm exaggerating, but it almost burned my cabinet though!)

I can't think of ways for them to improve on the console at the moment besides the faulty hardware on the fats. If the PS3 looked like a fat but played like a Slim, I'd want to buy another. Gaming is just a tad expensive nowadays.

I think it's way too soon for the PS4. The PS3 is only just starting to unleash its true potential.

IF the PS4 were to be announced this early though, it better have backwards compatibility and little to no chances of overheating/setting flame to transformers, other electrical appliances and homes. (I'm exaggerating, but it almost burned my cabinet though!)

I can't think of ways for them to improve on the console at the moment besides the faulty hardware on the fats. If the PS3 looked like a fat but played like a Slim, I'd want to buy another. Gaming is just a tad expensive nowadays.

pencru

gaming is way too expensive anymore. It usually takes me almost a year to get most new games because they are just way too overpriced. EA is the worst since you can't buy a game used due to the access code for online access most of the time. Mass Effect 2 was the last game and actually one of the very few I've bought near release date, and luckily it was actually worth it.

I think it's way too soon for the PS4. The PS3 is only just starting to unleash its true potential.

IF the PS4 were to be announced this early though, it better have backwards compatibility and little to no chances of overheating/setting flame to transformers, other electrical appliances and homes. (I'm exaggerating, but it almost burned my cabinet though!)

I can't think of ways for them to improve on the console at the moment besides the faulty hardware on the fats. If the PS3 looked like a fat but played like a Slim, I'd want to buy another. Gaming is just a tad expensive nowadays.

pencru

gaming is way too expensive anymore. It usually takes me almost a year to get most new games because they are just way too overpriced. EA is the worst since you can't buy a game used due to the access code for online access most of the time. Mass Effect 2 was the last game and actually one of the very few I've bought near release date, and luckily it was actually worth it.

Man I just got PS3!! I hope it lasts a bit longer than 2014, as 3 years just ain't enough! Plus Blu-Ray is still new I reckon devs could just squeeze it for all it's worth for a bit longer

All the consoles were outdated when they released compared to the PC. Yes, I want new ones to come out. 6-8 years is long enough.

gaming is way too expensive anymore

It's cheaper now. Most new consoles are the same price or less than a lot of the older ones. The price of living has gone up and the cost of development for games is much higher. I don't know what more you could want games either cost the same as they used to, $10 more, or much less than they used to (with some games releasing at $100 in the past and some consoles having more expensive games). Being able to look up information about games also makes it a much more affordable hobby then it used to be.

PS3 games are getting better with every batch, third party support is increasing, the technology obviously isn't close to being maxed out (I understand nothing is truely maxed out but there are diminishing returns with effort/reward in terms of optimization so yeah I'm not even close to ready even if MS puts out another console ps3 could compete for atleast 2 years with continued support

Wow, I didn't think my thread would be so popular.

I guess with all the rumours that uncharted 3, Resistance 3, Skyrim, Mass Effect 3 etc. will be the last of these franchise games on this console makes people think that maybe the next generation is nigh.

It is too soon for me. I haven't played half the games I want to on the system. In terms of lifecycle, a new system would not be that far off. With Nintendo's new console only a year away, I doubt MS and Sony are going to sit comfortably with old hardware. Nintendo will be the ones with a "new" console while the other 2 systems will be considered "last generation." People are going to get excited for new consoles once Nintendo's hits and they are going to want to see what Microsoft and Sony have. I say we will see Sony's and Microsoft's systems in 2013.

The PS3 did not take off in the long run like Sony thought it would. I remember back in 07 when everyone was saying that in the long run people are going to want to own a PS3 later on. It has not happened. Look at 2011. Sony has come out with more games than Microsoft, but the 360 still outsells the PS3. The PS3 came out with more games than the 360 last year, but the 360 still outsold it. The PS3 still has sold pretty well, but the launch of the system really hurrt the Sony brand. Everyone bought a 360 instead of a PS3 and then when the system actually got games, a lot of people didn't care because they already bought a 360. With the PS4, Sony can't wait a year to get its crap together. People can't live off launch games for 7 months. $600 is too expensive regardless of what the system can do. With MS having more games at the start, the PS3 still suffers the statement that "it has no games" even here and now in 2011. Sony lost this generation pure and simple. As much as I love the PS3, it never made the comeback everyone said it would and it won't for the rest of the generation.

A lot of developers are finishing their franchises on current generation hardware between now and next year. Mass Effect 3 finishes the trilogy. Assassins Creed is finishing its trilogy this year. The main Ratchet and Clank games have been done since 09. I doubt we will se Resistance 4 or Uncharted 4 on PS3 if the developers decide to continue the franchises. Motorstorm Apocalypse came out this year. Little Big Planet 2 came out this year. Yakuza finishes on PS3 next year for westerners. Most of Sony's first party studios are putting their games out this year. I doubt we will see Killzone 4 on PS3. Sony seems to be done. The Last Guardian comes out next year. The mandatory Twisted Metal game comes out this year. Ninja Gaiden 3 will come out either this year or next year. Bioshock Finishes its trilogy next year. I don't think Sony's first party will roll out with that many more games past 2012.

Developers are finishing ther trilogies, so they can jump to next generation.

They can come out with it next year as far as I'm concerned - I really doubt I'll buy one until it's been out for a while. Probably take at least a year before there are enough games available for it to make it worth the purchase. But I kind of doubt we'll see a PS4 until 2013 or so.

too soon as there are still amazing games yet to come out on the system.

I think 2013 would be alright

It is too soon for me. I haven't played half the games I want to on the system. In terms of lifecycle, a new system would not be that far off. With Nintendo's new console only a year away, I doubt MS and Sony are going to sit comfortably with old hardware. Nintendo will be the ones with a "new" console while the other 2 systems will be considered "last generation." People are going to get excited for new consoles once Nintendo's hits and they are going to want to see what Microsoft and Sony have. I say we will see Sony's and Microsoft's systems in 2013.

The PS3 did not take off in the long run like Sony thought it would. I remember back in 07 when everyone was saying that in the long run people are going to want to own a PS3 later on. It has not happened. Look at 2011. Sony has come out with more games than Microsoft, but the 360 still outsells the PS3. The PS3 came out with more games than the 360 last year, but the 360 still outsold it. The PS3 still has sold pretty well, but the launch of the system really hurrt the Sony brand. Everyone bought a 360 instead of a PS3 and then when the system actually got games, a lot of people didn't care because they already bought a 360. With the PS4, Sony can't wait a year to get its crap together. People can't live off launch games for 7 months. $600 is too expensive regardless of what the system can do. With MS having more games at the start, the PS3 still suffers the statement that "it has no games" even here and now in 2011. Sony lost this generation pure and simple. As much as I love the PS3, it never made the comeback everyone said it would and it won't for the rest of the generation.

A lot of developers are finishing their franchises on current generation hardware between now and next year. Mass Effect 3 finishes the trilogy. Assassins Creed is finishing its trilogy this year. The main Ratchet and Clank games have been done since 09. I doubt we will se Resistance 4 or Uncharted 4 on PS3 if the developers decide to continue the franchises. Motorstorm Apocalypse came out this year. Little Big Planet 2 came out this year. Yakuza finishes on PS3 next year for westerners. Most of Sony's first party studios are putting their games out this year. I doubt we will see Killzone 4 on PS3. Sony seems to be done. The Last Guardian comes out next year. The mandatory Twisted Metal game comes out this year. Ninja Gaiden 3 will come out either this year or next year. Bioshock Finishes its trilogy next year. I don't think Sony's first party will roll out with that many more games past 2012.

Developers are finishing ther trilogies, so they can jump to next generation.

gamenerd15

And to address your argument about developers wrapping up trilogies, that hardly seems like evidenve of a new console generation. First of all, basically no developer has stated that the current releases will be the last for this generation, so assuming they will is pure conjecture. Your evidence is being tailored to fit your theory. There are many sequels in the works for next year, and just because you don't THINK that the current series will be carried on during this generation doesn't make that true. Devs may be finishing up trilogies simply so they can move on to other projects or new IPs, or perhaps some of the series in question were never stated to be trilogies and will simply carry on forever while they can still sell well.

Finally according to major publishers like EA, neither MS nor Sony have released even preliminary dev kits for the new consoles, so there is no way that developers could really be working on anything next-gen quite yet. If you figure that most games have a 2-3 year dev cycle, that means that complete new generation games won't start appearing for at least that length of time and probably longer--it all depends on when the dev kits come out. Developers are not going to be simply sitting on their hands during that gap time, so I expect we will still see several more years of great content during this generation.

Wow, I didn't think my thread would be so popular.

I guess with all the rumours that uncharted 3, Resistance 3, Skyrim, Mass Effect 3 etc. will be the last of these franchise games on this console makes people think that maybe the next generation is nigh.

tom_cat_01

[QUOTE="gamenerd15"]

It is too soon for me. I haven't played half the games I want to on the system. In terms of lifecycle, a new system would not be that far off. With Nintendo's new console only a year away, I doubt MS and Sony are going to sit comfortably with old hardware. Nintendo will be the ones with a "new" console while the other 2 systems will be considered "last generation." People are going to get excited for new consoles once Nintendo's hits and they are going to want to see what Microsoft and Sony have. I say we will see Sony's and Microsoft's systems in 2013.

The PS3 did not take off in the long run like Sony thought it would. I remember back in 07 when everyone was saying that in the long run people are going to want to own a PS3 later on. It has not happened. Look at 2011. Sony has come out with more games than Microsoft, but the 360 still outsells the PS3. The PS3 came out with more games than the 360 last year, but the 360 still outsold it. The PS3 still has sold pretty well, but the launch of the system really hurrt the Sony brand. Everyone bought a 360 instead of a PS3 and then when the system actually got games, a lot of people didn't care because they already bought a 360. With the PS4, Sony can't wait a year to get its crap together. People can't live off launch games for 7 months. $600 is too expensive regardless of what the system can do. With MS having more games at the start, the PS3 still suffers the statement that "it has no games" even here and now in 2011. Sony lost this generation pure and simple. As much as I love the PS3, it never made the comeback everyone said it would and it won't for the rest of the generation.

A lot of developers are finishing their franchises on current generation hardware between now and next year. Mass Effect 3 finishes the trilogy. Assassins Creed is finishing its trilogy this year. The main Ratchet and Clank games have been done since 09. I doubt we will se Resistance 4 or Uncharted 4 on PS3 if the developers decide to continue the franchises. Motorstorm Apocalypse came out this year. Little Big Planet 2 came out this year. Yakuza finishes on PS3 next year for westerners. Most of Sony's first party studios are putting their games out this year. I doubt we will see Killzone 4 on PS3. Sony seems to be done. The Last Guardian comes out next year. The mandatory Twisted Metal game comes out this year. Ninja Gaiden 3 will come out either this year or next year. Bioshock Finishes its trilogy next year. I don't think Sony's first party will roll out with that many more games past 2012.

Developers are finishing ther trilogies, so they can jump to next generation.

sixgears2

And to address your argument about developers wrapping up trilogies, that hardly seems like evidenve of a new console generation. First of all, basically no developer has stated that the current releases will be the last for this generation, so assuming they will is pure conjecture. Your evidence is being tailored to fit your theory. There are many sequels in the works for next year, and just because you don't THINK that the current series will be carried on during this generation doesn't make that true. Devs may be finishing up trilogies simply so they can move on to other projects or new IPs, or perhaps some of the series in question were never stated to be trilogies and will simply carry on forever while they can still sell well.

Finally according to major publishers like EA, neither MS nor Sony have released even preliminary dev kits for the new consoles, so there is no way that developers could really be working on anything next-gen quite yet. If you figure that most games have a 2-3 year dev cycle, that means that complete new generation games won't start appearing for at least that length of time and probably longer--it all depends on when the dev kits come out. Developers are not going to be simply sitting on their hands during that gap time, so I expect we will still see several more years of great content during this generation.

It's way too soon i'll be ready in 2014.

Too soon. Sony stated that they wanted the PS3 to be a 10 year-long console.... Which would place the PS4 to come around 2016... Honestly I really hope Sony waits until then like nintendo did between the 16 bit and 64 bit era. Instead of releasing a 32 bit game like others they waited to realease the N64. The PS4 better be super powerful, and Ill get it as long as they still have dualshock controller. I would really like it to have backwords capabillity with PS3 games and hardrive transfer so I could pick one of the lower gig ones and place my 300 gig hard drive I have currently in my PS3 with all my games and etc. on it....

This topic should be locked because its not relevent to the ps3. It involves other systems. :P like every thread i make.

I'm ready for next gen about 2 years already, this gen just sucks, I want a console which can make use of my Tv -.-' Up to this point only Blu Ray movies via PS3 and my PC can make use of it :/ (as a side note it's just horrible the PS3 stopped accepting my HDD with an update, now I need to watch my (legal) digital copies of movies on the Tv directly which can only send stereo to my surround system -.-' fu Sony, seriously, why do we have to suffer? -.-')

It is way too soon. I'd say this gen has another good at least 4 years left in it.

Too soon. Sony stated that they wanted the PS3 to be a 10 year-long console.... Which would place the PS4 to come around 2016... Honestly I really hope Sony waits until then like nintendo did between the 16 bit and 64 bit era. Instead of releasing a 32 bit game like others they waited to realease the N64. The PS4 better be super powerful, and Ill get it as long as they still have dualshock controller. I would really like it to have backwords capabillity with PS3 games and hardrive transfer so I could pick one of the lower gig ones and place my 300 gig hard drive I have currently in my PS3 with all my games and etc. on it....

Awesome-Possum

Sony did say they want the PS3 lifecycle to be 10 years, but they didn't say 10 years before the next console comes out. PS2 lasted for over 10 years and after 6 years PS3 came out.

[QUOTE="gamenerd15"]

It is too soon for me. I haven't played half the games I want to on the system. In terms of lifecycle, a new system would not be that far off. With Nintendo's new console only a year away, I doubt MS and Sony are going to sit comfortably with old hardware. Nintendo will be the ones with a "new" console while the other 2 systems will be considered "last generation." People are going to get excited for new consoles once Nintendo's hits and they are going to want to see what Microsoft and Sony have. I say we will see Sony's and Microsoft's systems in 2013.

The PS3 did not take off in the long run like Sony thought it would. I remember back in 07 when everyone was saying that in the long run people are going to want to own a PS3 later on. It has not happened. Look at 2011. Sony has come out with more games than Microsoft, but the 360 still outsells the PS3. The PS3 came out with more games than the 360 last year, but the 360 still outsold it. The PS3 still has sold pretty well, but the launch of the system really hurrt the Sony brand. Everyone bought a 360 instead of a PS3 and then when the system actually got games, a lot of people didn't care because they already bought a 360. With the PS4, Sony can't wait a year to get its crap together. People can't live off launch games for 7 months. $600 is too expensive regardless of what the system can do. With MS having more games at the start, the PS3 still suffers the statement that "it has no games" even here and now in 2011. Sony lost this generation pure and simple. As much as I love the PS3, it never made the comeback everyone said it would and it won't for the rest of the generation.

A lot of developers are finishing their franchises on current generation hardware between now and next year. Mass Effect 3 finishes the trilogy. Assassins Creed is finishing its trilogy this year. The main Ratchet and Clank games have been done since 09. I doubt we will se Resistance 4 or Uncharted 4 on PS3 if the developers decide to continue the franchises. Motorstorm Apocalypse came out this year. Little Big Planet 2 came out this year. Yakuza finishes on PS3 next year for westerners. Most of Sony's first party studios are putting their games out this year. I doubt we will see Killzone 4 on PS3. Sony seems to be done. The Last Guardian comes out next year. The mandatory Twisted Metal game comes out this year. Ninja Gaiden 3 will come out either this year or next year. Bioshock Finishes its trilogy next year. I don't think Sony's first party will roll out with that many more games past 2012.

Developers are finishing ther trilogies, so they can jump to next generation.

sixgears2

And to address your argument about developers wrapping up trilogies, that hardly seems like evidenve of a new console generation. First of all, basically no developer has stated that the current releases will be the last for this generation, so assuming they will is pure conjecture. Your evidence is being tailored to fit your theory. There are many sequels in the works for next year, and just because you don't THINK that the current series will be carried on during this generation doesn't make that true. Devs may be finishing up trilogies simply so they can move on to other projects or new IPs, or perhaps some of the series in question were never stated to be trilogies and will simply carry on forever while they can still sell well.

Finally according to major publishers like EA, neither MS nor Sony have released even preliminary dev kits for the new consoles, so there is no way that developers could really be working on anything next-gen quite yet. If you figure that most games have a 2-3 year dev cycle, that means that complete new generation games won't start appearing for at least that length of time and probably longer--it all depends on when the dev kits come out. Developers are not going to be simply sitting on their hands during that gap time, so I expect we will still see several more years of great content during this generation.

Nintendo's new console will be more powerful than the PS3 and 360. http://wii.ign.com/articles/113/1135489p1.html I don't see how Nintendo is irrelevant just because of graphics.

It takes years to make a game and even longer to make a new IP. Do you honestly think that Bioware, Insomniac, or Naughty are going to continue to make current generation games after 2012? It takes 2 to 3 years to make a game. If development continues on current generation after 2012, then the games of a lot of developers would come out in 2014 or 2015. This means that when the next generation does hit, a lot of developers won't have any games to put on the new systems. Developers have already pushed the systems quite a bit. A lot of the newer games will be multiple discs on 360. L.A. Noir will be 3 discs, Dead Space 2 is two discs, Rage will be 2 discs, I am sure Elder Scrolls 5 will be multiple discs on the console as well. This means that developers have pretty much maxed out what the 360 can handle. Uncharted 2 maxed out a single layer blu ray disc. FF 13 was 3 discs on 360, so I assume it was put onto a dual layered blu ray disc for PS3. Developers are maxing out what they can do on current generation hardware. I doubt developers are going to sit around for the next 3 years with current generation hardware.

Sony's studios are putting out a lot of games this year, That seems to imply that Sony is looking to move on to the next generation. I doubt there will be a huge leap in hardware next generation. The graphics are going to be doubled like 8 bit to 16 bit, or 64 bit to 128 bit. Graphics are reaching a wall. What game has come out that looks a giant leap ahead of Crysis, Killzone, Uncharted, or Heavy Rain. I am sure there are a few games out there, but not very many. If developers are already complaining how expensive games are now, then I doubt anyone is pushing is going to push power a whole lot for the next generation.