(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 2013 is coming, the PS3 is not getting any younger, and rumors on the PS4 are increasing. Some people were expecting an announcement at the Tokyo Game Show this year, but that didn’t happen, so we’re now all looking toward E3 2013 for some sort of public announcement from Sony themselves.

I was discussing with a source close to Sony’s game division, and we were commenting on some random article on the web that claimed the PS4 kept changing names. As far as I can tell, there as always been only 2 somewhat “official” names for the PS4: PS4, or Orbis.

This led my source to explain the PS4 would probably not actually be named the PS4.


That was for internal reasons at Sony he couldn’t immediately remember, but after thinking for a few seconds we all reached the same conclusion: the number 4 being an unlucky number in Japan (depending on the context, it is pronounced the same way as the word death, which is why you’ll never give 4 flowers as a present in Japan, or why some buildings don’t have a 4th floor), the next Playstation will probably not be named the Playstation 4, for cultural reasons.

Will the name Orbix stick? Not sure, as this might still be an internal codename, just like the Vita was initially codenamed NGP (Next Generation Portable)

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What do you guys think? Will it be named PS4

why do you care about the name? xD

For me will named PS4...

Lol the number 4 reminds people in japan of death, so thats why they are trying to avoid naming it that, they dont want to give their console any bad luck.

What happened to all the BS they were spouting about the PS3 being so superior they wouldnt even need to make a new console? Apprantly this new console is going to be so online oriented that its going to rival the 720 or whatever.

Who cares? As long as i get my games and not have to pay a retarded sum of 60$ every year, im fine.