(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Expect a big announcement from Sony about its next-gen PlayStation 4 console this month or possibly in early May, a source familiar with the company's marketing strategy told PCMag this week.


Sony already You must login or register to view this content. at a February event in which the company unveiled the console's controller (pictured) and a stereo camera with motion capture capabilities, but not, to the chagrin of gamers everywhere, the PS4 itself.
But Sony may be parceling out information about its coming game console to build up buzz, according to the source. Some industry watchers anticipated another reveal or at least some PS4 news at last week's Game Developer Conference, but the company only tipped some details about the underlying hardware, Ars Technica You must login or register to view this content..


GDC was probably the last big stage for the company to talk up the successor to the PlayStation 3 before the E3 gaming conference in June, unless Sony manufactures its own event. That's precisely what Sony plans to do, according to the source, who said late April/early May will be the likeliest timeframe for a full-blown launch of the PS4.




Microsoft, which is playing its cards much closer to the vest with regards to its own next-generation console, has also been You must login or register to view this content. to lift the curtain on what many are calling the Xbox 720.

What's more, Microsoft in January You must login or register to view this content. to this year's E3 on its blog, which many have interpreted as a countdown to the next version of the Xbox.


Unlike Sony, which has doled out some information about the PS4, Microsoft has yet to even officially state that it even has a new console in the works at all—though leaks and rumors about the Xbox 360's successor You must login or register to view this content. for more than a year.


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Personally i think E3 could be when they show the console, although it would be good if they showed the console early then used E3 to show off the games in abit more detail, and maybe explore the ps4 system more.

HEY HEY HEEEEY!!! STOP getting my hopes up for a PS4 console reveal, I'm going to crack if they don't show it soon.

I hope they show the console first then show off the games/features more on E3 maybe show a little DayZ

thanks for the info ..

As always, you don't fail me. Thanks for the early information. I hope they do it quickly and say an exact date of release so people can manage to sell their games and consoles and/or start saving for it.

I would rather they waited until E3 but I guess they are afraid of competition at the event.

i wouldnt say they are affraid of competition, i think it'll be good to get the console out early so then at e3 they can explore the console and games alot more with more time, as you know half of e3 will be unveiling on the console then not much footage of games etc.

i hardly believe they are afraid of competition at E3, almost everyone is gonna watch both Microsoft and Sony regardless of being a so called fanboy of either system. i personally think Sony is doing everything right this time around we will just have to wait and see what happens next. im interested in both systems and am very curious to see what they both can and cant do. what it looks like isnt gonna make me choose one or the other. it comes down to which one has the best gear for gaming. i don't need a multi-platform for social networking, i need and want a console that puts gaming first.