Destructoid has posted an image of what looks like a (prototype?) PlayStation 4 controller, plugged into a development kit. That, or clever mock-up designed to fool suckers like us.
The source of the image isn’t immediately clear, but it actually looks pretty legit. Thus, time for some observations and wild speculation!
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Rumour has it that the new PlayStation 4, which most people expect will be unveiled on Feb. 20, will cost over $400.
The official unveiling of Sony’s next-generation console could be close. Very close. Today, Sony sent out a press invitation for a Feb. 20 media event in New York City, teased as PlayStation Meeting 2013. While the cryptic invitation makes no mention of what will be shown, the process of elimination all but guarantees this will be where Sony announces the first concrete details of its next-gen console, currently codenamed Orbis and often referred to as the PlayStation 4.
If this is indeed the PlayStation 4 reveal — and I’ll eat my hat, your hat and your grandma’s gross old musty hat if it’s not — it means Sony is playing the first hand in the poker game between it and Microsoft, as both companies strategize about when, how and where to reveal the first details of their next-gen machines.
I’ll be at this event next month with bells, gongs and klaxons on. Meantime, if any other concrete news comes in, we’ll letcha know. For now, check out the mysterious trailer at www.playstationmeeting.com.
