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Sony who announced a $3 Billion plus loss last week is pinning their future, on a brand new processor which some are speculating will lead to a new Playstation 4.

We have been told that IBM is working / developing Sony it's new very fast preprocessor for it's Upcoming PS4 and Bravia TV. IBM is the original architect with Sony and Toshiba of the Cell processor, which has been used by both Sony and Microsoft to power their gaming processors for nearly 10 years.

sources claim that the new multi core PowerPC processor, which Big Blue, has spent several years developing is now part of a joint development project with IBM.

Recently Sony has tried to buy back the Toshiba Cell factory in Nagasaki for $600 million. Sony Hope that this will be used to manufacture the processor for both Sony Toshiba and IBM devices.

Being twice as fast as the current processors, The new 32nm Cell processor is tipped to be capable of up to 16 SPEs. At least, that's what the IBM leaks say.

Sony is gearing up to manufacture the Cell processor in bulk claim local Japanese sources, saying that the smart little processors may be used in Sony notebooks and as said before, upcoming televisions.

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Intel sources have said that they are also working on a new processor that will be ideal for future gaming consoles as well as for use in devices that are both gaming console and media hubs.

A recent conference call of Sony's in Japan. One of the developers hinted that they were working on the PlayStation 4 but would not give any details.

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"For the home equipment the PS3 still has a product life," said Sony's Masaru Kato who hinted that development work for the PS4 was currently underway".

He also said

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"It is no longer thinkable to have a huge initial financial investment like that of the PS3."

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"But this is a platform business, so for the future platform – when we'll be introducing what product, I cannot discuss – but our development work is already under way, so the costs are incurred there."

A senior Sony executive said at a recent CES show, the Company needed a new Playstation console.

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"What we need is a fast processor that delivers content including gaming and 3D movies to a display screen. That processor could be built into a TV a media hub for connection to non-Sony display screen with content delivered over an IP network".

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"We will always need a means by which people can access content other than via an IP network, because in many Countries there is no fast broadband infrastructure. This is where Blu ray will have a life after markets like Europe and the US has moved onto fibre networks".

P.S this was not a Copy and paste. Check the source if you don't belive me

I agree, but this would require them to run on them same server, which would cost a fortune, plus what happened to the Ps3's server about 2 weeks ago? I doubt they'd even debate it.

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Actually sir, the Playstation systems tend to have a 3-4 year life cycle. The Ps3's time is nearly up. Although i doubt anything to come of the Ps4 for 2/3 years anyway

Good to hear this, looking forward to it than.

If it comes out during my bhirthday or christmas im getting it. And the online service better still be free

Sadly, i doubt it will be out for a good year or two yet, but you never know what sony have up there sleeve :rolleyes:

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Yea thats true, but hey lets not hope it costs 999 US DOLLARS! lmfao

You put up a valid argument. Although, there is allot of evidence to support that there will be a PS4.

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LOL yeah. I think it would cost around $300 to $500.

True but hopeful it will be way better then the ps3 <3 As ps3 left me in disappointment

We'll just wait and see