Speculation: First Real PlayStation 4 Details Available

[PS3 News]

Earlier today we reported on speculation that PS4 could be based on Cell Architecture.

As a follow-up, camineet of NeoGAF points out the following via http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2008/0929/kaigai469.htm:

Goto Hiroshige has received PSX4 spec info from Japanese developer sources who received preliminary spec from SCEI for developer feedback (whom Goto refuses to name due to NDA).

- SCEI has sent rough PSX4 spec to 3rd party developers for feed back. Based on the description, PSX4 is a Wii-tized PSX3, no more than 2X as powerful.
- SCEI wants to beat Xbox 3 to launch. 2011 is the deadline, or sooner.
- SCEI pulled all its engineers from IBM Texas, and there is no new CELL architecture being developed. PSX4 will use same CELL architecture with improvements.
- SCEI will dump XDR and use standard JEDEC memory type (GDDR3/DDR3) for main memory.

And so the PlayStation 4 rumor wagon travels onward... :p More PlayStation 3 News...

[harry22673]

PS3 has only been out for about two years and now the fourth is coming out in what, three years. Its a bit to soon.

[deemwun]

Yeh seems a little early to be releasing the PS4 - I'm quite sure Sony would like to milk the PS3 for all its worth before unleashing the next beast upon us.

[GutZ31]

these things look too fake, I can believe the cell, but droping XDR would be a sword to there own throat.

[justMaD]

and even if they already have plans for the next ps, they'd have to be really stupid to release that info just before christmas...