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[GHG]

Golden rule of thumb if you do this; you'd better come up with something better if you are launching last.

 

[Gahiggidy]

Technically, didn't Nintendo already make the first move?

 

[CaptainTiptop]

Sounds more like he was talking about Nintendo with the Wii U.

 

[Loudninja]

I need more context than that.

 

[ironcreed]

2014 launch.

 

[DemonNite]

Why stop there? should wait for the Phantom to make their move too

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

Months, not years, Kaz.

it reads to me they're talking about the announcement of these consoles? like, weeks apart.

 

[GulAtiCa]

So PS4 in 2014?

 

[darkside31337]

This really means nothing. Is he supposed to say that they plan on announcing something in the next few weeks/months? What exactly would be the point of that? They've barely officially acknowledged that the PS4 even exists. What he's saying has nothing to do with a release, he's talking about an unveiling.

 

[solarus]

So expect some sixaxis esque half baked addition to the system at the last minute.

 

[GHG]

Technically, didn't Nintendo already make the first move?

Nah, according to 99% of GAF they made the last move... by a long way.

 

[Projectjustice]

Whats more shocking is how is this dude still making music?

 

[Dabanton]

PS4 confirmed for 2014.

Come on Kaz you're fooling nobody.

 

[Acheteedo]

Golden rule of thumb if you do this; you'd better come up with something better if you are launching last.

Historically, that's a golden rule that always ends badly for the guy in last.

 

[BruceWayneIII]

Context, context, context? Anyone?

 

[shira]

So expect some sixaxis esque half baked addition to the system at the last minute.

Tablet controller
$999.99

 

[Sickboy007]

I hope a spokesperson for Microsoft comes out with the same statement.

 

[DXB-KNIGHT]

Did Kaz just confirm that Sony copies?

 

[DodgerSan]

A lot of rumours are saying PS4 isn't ready, maybe not even launching 2013.

If this is true then this is Kaz' first shot at lowering expectations, dressed up in competitive PR-speak.

 

[Ingueferroque]

So what about the rumours that PS4 was being announced in weeks..?

 

[shinobi602]

Sounds more like he was talking about Nintendo with the Wii U.

I believe the interviewer was specifically referring to Microsoft.

 

[Defuser]

Apparently Kaz forgotten the ass whooping they got from microsoft in this gen beginning.

 

[Gemüsepizza]

Better have a damn good exclusive to get people to get a PS4 after they've already bought an Xbox.

That doesn't mean they will be several months later. Maybe they will launch a few weeks after the Xbox 3.

 

[rvy]

That has nothing to do with launching behind MS though. That's the poor decisions Sony made with PS3's hardware design with Cell and Blu Ray.

Making less profit? It did. CELL and Blu-Ray just upped the blow they took even more. But Microsoft had a pretty good install base before the PS3 ever went on the market and those weren't all Xbox owners, a lot of them had PS2s, so they lost some market for delaying their console.

Whatever, a lot of dumb things happened.

 

[Laguna]

This plan turned out to be great for PSV.

 

[Busty]

This has probably more to do with pricing and resease schedule than what's actually in the box.

Technically, didn't Nintendo already make the first move?

Awwwwwwwwwwwww.

That's the spirit son.

 

[Uno Venova]

Apparently Kaz forgotten the ass whooping they got from microsoft in this gen beginning.

Unveiling time had a lot to do with that apparently.

 

[Nestunt]

are you sure this is not all about sku pricing?

if, say, MS does 499 Sony is happy

the problem is if MS does a 299 (which I do not believe since both are arrogant and still think they can sell the same number of units in 2013 as they did in 2006 when people did not buy a 499 tablet every year)

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

That has nothing to do with launching behind MS though. That's the poor decisions Sony made with PS3's hardware design with Cell and Blu Ray.

Yes it does.

 

[Betrayer of hope]

I always said time and time again that there is no ps4 in 2013.

Sony is building a really powerful system designed to last another 6-9 years for next gen.

They also want space for themselves for a christmas holidays.

2014 it is, even 2015 if they can get the engineering and powerful chips they want for the ps4. Like shrinking the cell to 28nm and modifying it to include more PPEs and spus

 

[Fried Food]

Are we all in agreement that the latest both companies can announce is E3?

 

[Mundharmonika]

Playing the waiting game is a dangerous business Kaz !!

 

[The Elite]

Yes it does.

Sounds like they are talking about announcements to me.

 

[olimpia84]

Eh..this is a bit worrying. If they give MS the 2013 Holiday period head start things can get ugly.

 

[HolyBaikal]

Isn't that what they did last time which ended badly for them?

 

[Anth0ny]

I guess that's one way to justify being late to the party...

 

[Ran rp]

"No one knows definitely when Microsoft and Sony will UNVEIL their successors to the current Xbox and PlayStation, but Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai has said that it will let Microsoft make the first move.

In the Business section of The Times today, Hirai said, "Why go first, when your competitors can look at your specifications and come up with something better?""

Unveil first, guys, UNVEIL. NOT LAUNCH FIRST.

 

[Iacobellis]

So there is only one console coming out this year...

WHAT THE HELL, SONY?

 

[Mileena]

Ugh screw you Kaz. People are just gonna hop on 720.

 

[dark_prinny]

Whats more shocking is how is this dude still making noise?

You're welcome.

 

[Betrayer of hope]

Isn't that what they did last time which ended badly for them?

last time they launched too early.

The cell and blu ray were new tech and ps3 production was running into trouble. Not enough ps3s coz not enough blu ray diodes

This time they are trying to launch with no production issues at all

 

[Duxxy3]

It's way too late to change anything on either console at this point.

 

[Ran rp]

This really means nothing. Is he supposed to say that they plan on announcing something in the next few weeks/months? What exactly would be the point of that? They've barely officially acknowledged that the PS4 even exists. What he's saying has nothing to do with a release, he's talking about an unveiling.

Thank you, the few of you who actually read the OP instead of jumping to conclusions.

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

"No one knows definitely when Microsoft and Sony will UNVEIL their successors to the current Xbox and PlayStation, but Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai has said that it will let Microsoft make the first move.

In the Business section of The Times today, Hirai said, "Why go first, when your competitors can look at your specifications and come up with something better?""

Unveil first, guys, UNVEIL. NOT LAUNCH FIRST.

don't bother, no one's gonna read

 

[Huff]

People being dumb in this thread

 

[BadWolf]

Yeah, price is probably one of the main reasons.

Even if they have to lower their's to match MS and end up taking a slight hit I doubt it will be nearly as much as on the one they took with the PS3.

 

[funkystudent]

If they launch in 2014 then they deserve to fail.

 

[sajj316]

Why go first? He then proceeds to go first .... the mind games begin.

 

[ToxicAdam]

Sony is going to Sony. They are going to be LTTP, they are going to make a stronger console (on paper) and they are going to charge more than their competitors. It's just who they are.

I would love for them to change the script, but they seem very predictable.

 

[Uno Venova]

People being dumb in this thread

Incredibly, maybe op should alter the title.