(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What we heard: There's not much at the heart of the Bitmob article. The report cites a source with the quote, "PlayStation 4 in 18 months." The source apparently heard the news during "a 'high-level meeting' at Sony."

The next paragraph in the article says it's not clear if what happens in 18 months is supposed to be a launch or an announcement. The one after that emphasizes that the source in question isn't a fake or a show-off, and then the rest of the story is reserved for the writer's analysis of what Sony should put into the PS4 and when it should launch, concluding with a restatement of the 18-month window and a "We'll see."

This is not the first time the PS4 has come up. Beyond mentioning the PS4 numerous times around the 2006 launch of the PlayStation 3, Sony confirmed in May that development work on its next console had already begun. In July, Asia information technology site DigiTimes reported that the system would launch in 2012.

The one thing that is safe to assume about any rumor on the PS4 launch at this point is that no matter where it comes from or who reports it, things are not set in stone. Nothing is certain until Sony announces it, and perhaps not even then. Keep in mind that the PS3 was first announced at E3 2005 with a spring 2006 launch date (that changed), a boomerang-shaped controller (that changed), and two HDMI-out ports (that changed). Later on, Sony announced an outrageous Japanese price for the low-end PS3 of ¥60,000, but that changed to the slightly less outrageous ¥49,980 before the system even launched.

The official word: "We don't comment on speculation or rumors."--A Sony representative.

Bogus or not bogus?: The PlayStation 4 is coming eventually. That's not bogus. But at this point, so far from the thing's actual launch, any details--even ones that come directly from Sony--are unreliable at best.

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You know I was thinking the other day, exactly how someone could have almost 1300 posts and 200 rep, well obviously that post solidified the reason why.
I am sure I don't have to explain it you should be able to comprehend.

On topic I don't believe the market is ready for the ps4 the ps3 can be upgraded through firmware updates ect, until a real source is revealed I am calling bs.

I'll still be on my PS3

hmmmm not for me

no way

ps3 still good and sony does say anything!

wOw Ps4 :rolleyes:

I didn't do anything to you. You obviously can't comprehend the difference between a joke and seriousness. (Why would I use the phrase "Anal Corn"?)
In other parts of the post I quoted from you, I don't think the market is ready for the PS4 yet either, I think the PSN needs to develop further before PS4 can start being manufactured.

Do you guys think you could play against ps3 users if you had the ps3. In other words, do you guys think they would use the same psn network?

i wish it destroy xbox and stupid wii u:argh: