Sony reshuffle says 'nothing' about PS4 plans - Pachter
Takes analyst to task.
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has dismissed suggestions that Sony's executive reshuffle signals the company's exit from the console hardware market as "foolish" and "embarassing".
"I think Kutaragi's promotion signals absolutely nothing about Sony's plans for a PlayStation 4," Pachter told our sister site GamesIndustry.biz.
"It is embarassing that an analyst could reach that conclusion so soon after launch. Sony cannot have made such a decision, and to draw such an inference is foolish."
Pachter's comments come after former SCEA boss Kaz Hirai was announced as the new president of SCEI - a move which, according to Nomura analyst Yuta Sakurai, suggests a shift by Sony away from hardware and towards software.
It's not just Pachter who disagrees - speaking to consumer site Gamespot, SCEA communications boss Dave Karraker said, "Following the launch of the PlayStation 3 just a few weeks ago, and witnessing the huge consumer demand for the product, I think it would be rather short-sighted for anyone to predict there might not be a next generation of PlayStation product."
Pachter went on to say that he was in agreement with another analyst, Hiroshi Kamide, who has stated that he believes Ken Kutaragi will now be responsible for managing relationships with third-parties.
"I have said repeatedly that this is the last console 'cycle' as we know them, and that future hardware would contain new features and functions, but not change the architecture until we are ready for virtual reality or holographic gaming," Pachter concluded.
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Like Lawnmower man ?
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What is this? The eighties?
Who's still waiting for them? Why didn't he go the whole way and add "direct neural input"
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I'm going for a 'slightly changed cell' and a count of 12 cell chips in the year 2012.
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Sony is TEH f*cked
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I agree that games consoles aren't as powerful as PC's, however they are much more accessible for the masses and therfore will still be more appealing to most people than PC's.
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We've been *ready* for it for many years but you buggers that make the hardware and software won't give it to us !
Besides, spouting that off when you really have not one iota of a clue of if it ever will be possible is about as much use as saying you were waiting for "fish drives, hydrogen tilt strut controllers and Arkright-Wribbler feedback boxes".
I know we all diss the Sony end of things but they really do spout more bollocks-per-press-release (BPPR%) than anybody.
{sigh}
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Who's still waiting for them?
Paul Morley on NewsNight... if their PS3 'review' was anything to go by. lol
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or pikmin style herding game but you use your hands and navigate them round stuff on your desk.
i see that as the next step in the medium. it doesn't even have to be game based. the tech has many industrial and comercial uses too... imagine an architect taking a client to some wasteland and then getting them to put on the headset and see how it would be transformed... we're not far off either i'd say.
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I wish they would quantify what they say with "I believe" or "it is likely that".
Ball gazing wankers.
Not to say all analysts are of course.
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"...until we are ready for virtual reality or holographic gaming"
Is this finally Teh Matrix Sony promised us when talking about the PS2 before it's launch?
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This man is a sad waste of water and carbon.
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The ultimate goal is ofcourse a headset which will visualise our fantasies...
No more preprogrammed stuff...want to shoot people? You'll believe you are...Drive a car at 500 km/h...now you do...
As long as you can imagine it...
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However do not forget that the consoles are dedicated gaming machines all there power is bent towards polygon crunching power. It would be foolish to believe that they will look dated even after 3 years.
Games that are only ever released on a console will be released that still evoke a sense of awe. Some of a consoles most impressive both technically and visually astounding games are released at the end of the consoles life. Just look at some of the releases coming to the PS2 - Okami and FFXII
Personally i buy and play console specific games i dont want to play the weird hybrid bastard child ones. Arcade style games are far better suited for consoles I' am happy to have the two completely divorced from one another.
I dont want Oblivion on a console the same way i dont want streetfighter or guitar hero on my PC. So does it matter that PC will be more powerful, NO!
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DirectX isn't the only way to make games you know. It's not "incompatible" if you have created a different way to do it.
Don't disagree with your other points though
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Actually, the 360 hardware is DX10 compatable, altho they are still using DX9 atm. Apparently there is going to be a patch next year so that the 360 can play both DX10 and DX9 games.
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They can't DO either.
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Naughty EG!
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"Sorry but the hardware in both the 360 and PS3 is already falling behind the PC and in 3-4 years time they will look terribly dated. "
Sort of like all consoles ever you mean?
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Which is why im confused people are queueing up for a ps3.. the launch titles arent great!
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LOL!
Keep dreaming!
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Does this indicate some kind of desire by Sony to turn PlayStation into something more than a range of consoles?
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Does this indicate some kind of desire by Sony to turn PlayStation into something more than a range of consoles?"
Because they want to build on the Worldwide Playstation brand which is huge. Once Sony gets the flow of PS3's to retail it will change the momentum the 360 is currently enjoying.
I still believe the PS3 will will come out on top again even with it's high price tag.
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Yes, blind faith is a very sad thing.
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Uh, anyway the PC is good for other things. Quakeworld for example.