{"id":87543,"date":"1999-12-31T00:34:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/sony-see-the-future-of-playstation-at-feb-20-event\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:34:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:34:00","slug":"sony-see-the-future-of-playstation-at-feb-20-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/sony-see-the-future-of-playstation-at-feb-20-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony: &#8220;See The Future&#8221; Of PlayStation At Feb 20 Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hype for a PlayStation 4 reveal is peaking as Sony teased the gaming faithful with a PlayStation-related event on February 20th, the words &#8220;see the future&#8221; and a trailer containing tell-tale signs of an upcoming console.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"58\" width=\"480\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/articleimages\/20130201122553b4f34_480x58.jpg\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The trailer is a mash of the PlayStation&#8217;s&nbsp;famed gaming&nbsp;icons, dazzling thunder and what can be perceived as an opaque console bearing a stark resemblance to the shape of Sony&#8217;s second generation PlayStation. <\/p>\n<p>Industry analyst Michael Pachter&nbsp;believes&nbsp;the fact Sony has invited investors &#8220;means console announcement.&#8221; We can&#8217;t be sure, but Sony has been making moves indicative of a new console launch. For starters, the company discontinued global supply of the PS2 and as it enters its seventh year of noble service, the PlayStation 3 has undergone its third price-friendly redesign. By killing the PS2 and overhauling the PS3, it appears Sony is making room for a new premium console and easing the PS3&#8217;s transition into a budget buy.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the revealing tweet from Sony, executives teased a new PlayStation console could be launched at any time this year, including the upcoming E3 event. 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