When Wired dropped its article about the ?next-generation PlayStation,? which I?ll henceforth refer to as the PlayStation 5, even though Sony refuses to name it yet, I was shocked. It?s long been a suspicion that the PS5 is coming soon, but that reveal was seemingly out of nowhere as Sony sought to head off the inevitable leaks about the system and its specs. I mean, once that thing is in the hands of developers, it?s only a matter of time before we?d get details trickling out. Instead, Sony takes control of the conversation by releasing the information first.
With E3 fast approaching and Sony opting out of this year?s event, I thought it?d be a good long while before we?d hear much else about the PS5. I mean, we already know it won?t release this fiscal year, which means the earliest it could come out is April 1, 2020, and a lot of speculation puts the release in the latter half of the year. Why keep teasing out information about a console that?s another 18 months out at this point" If you think back to the PS4 reveal, it was first revealed in February 2013, shown more at E3 2013, and then released November 2013. That?s a 10 month turnaround from initial reveal to release, because trying to hold your audience for much longer than that gets tough. Brevity is best, other we end up waiting for years and years anticipating products that never seem to come.
Now, I?m not suggesting that the PS5 will release in 10 months. I don?t consider the Wired article to be an official...