Sony is claiming that it is not even contemplating a future beyond the PS3 – at least not yet.
“I don't think we're contemplating talking about anything to do with future console iterations at this point,” the president of SCE told reporters. "But one thing I always point to is that, somewhat in contrast to our major competitors, we have, particularly with PS2, managed the length of the lifecycle and ensured its profitability for our publishing partners for a much longer lifecycle than has been true of the competition.”
While Sony has been adamant it won’t release a console until at least 2014, it is now widely accepted that it is already developing the PlayStation 4 – and definitely talking about it, at least internally.
Most analysts expect a reveal in 2012, followed by a 2013 release.