Sony has yet to announce the existence of the rumored PlayStation 4, but recent comments from Sony vice president Hiroshi Sakamoto has added some fuel to the speculation.
Sakamoto recently hinted that the company could unveil its new video game console either in May or at E3 2013. According to Digital Spy, he made the statements to Chilean website Emol.
"That's still a big secret, but our friends are preparing Sony PlayStation," Sakamoto supposedly told Emol. "I can only say that we are focused on the E3 gaming event, scheduled for June. [An] announcement may be [made] in that minute or even earlier in May."
He added, "In that time we expect to deliver great news, but we must wait until May at least."
The statement contradicts another rumor that suggest Sony is preparing to announce the new system at an Apple-style press conferences in late-March around the time of the Game Developers Conference. This rumor was published by Video Gamer and cites Game Informer's yet to be released issue as the source of the information.
According to Video Gamer the Game Informer report reads, "We hear that both Sony and Microsoft are targeting special Apple-style press conferences to unveil their platforms near the Game Developers Conference in late March. E3 in June may be the industry's biggest event, but both companies want to give their systems their own limelight."
An earlier report from VGleaks also contradicts Sakamoto's statement and shows a "roadmap" for the PlayStation 4 with the system being unveiled early this summer during E3 2012.
The rumors don't stop there, as a recent Yahoo report suggest that Sony's new console will have the ability to run Ultra HD Visuals with 4K resolution. Yahoo's article also states that the inclusion of 4K resolution would be used to entice gamers to upgrade their television sets to a new model much like the PS3 helped to broaden the sales of Blu-ray disc.
Neither Sony or Microsoft have yet to official confirm the new video game console or deny their existence. For now these reports must be looked at as interesting and enticing rumors. At least if the Video Gamer's rumor is true we will know about these consoles within the next two months.
