Rumor: UK May Not Get PlayStation 4 Until 2014

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Will Europeans be left waiting on the PS4?

Sony last week announced a PlayStation event scheduled for February 20 in NYC. Though the company didn't explicitly state this would be the PS4 launch, many assume that this will be the day we finally get to see the next generation of PlayStation. Not long after the invites went out, Wall Street Journal sources said that yes, we would see the PS4 on February 20. Not only that, but apparently Sony is prepping the console for launch in time for the Holiday 2013 shopping season.

Unfortunately, if you're in the United Kingdom, you might be waiting quite a bit longer before you see the PS4. The latest scuttlebutt says the PS4 won't hit the United Kingdom until 2014. Yikes. Edge magazine cites development sources with working knowledge of both the PS4 and the Xbox 720 as saying the console's European launch will be several months after the Japanese debut.

Edge's sources say that while the PS4 will hit Japan and the US in time for the all-important holiday shopping season, a European rollout won't happen until early 2014.

Past consoles do follow this pattern of a US/Japan launch with a European launch to follow, so it wouldn't be that surprising if the PS4 was the same. Still, Sony hasn't confirmed the report, so fingers crossed those in Europe aren't left waiting while the US and Japan game their way through the holidays. We're also eager to find out if the Xbox 720 will follow the same (or at least a similar) launch schedule. We imagine it might be in Microsoft's favor to have the market to itself for a while. Stay tuned, we'll keep you posted!

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20 Comments Comment from the forums
  • cozmosis
    And then Sony will once again become upset that we in Europe seek ways to buy them from Japan/USA, and threaten more small businesses that participate in the sale.
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  • blubbey
    Happened with the PS3 too, that was released about 4 months after US/Japan.
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  • downhill911
    So new GPUs from AMD and NVIDIA moved to 3Q or end of the year.
    new consoles in Europe(+UK) moved/delayed/held till 2014.
    ...this means by the time they launch on EU the hardware will be not so new/powerful.

    Conclusion why am I surprised and why do I even care?
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    Sony http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/charts?s=SNE#symbol=sne;range=2y;compare=;indicator=volume;charttype=area;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined;
    Microsoft http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=MSFT#symbol=msft;range=2y;compare=;indicator=volume;charttype=area;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined;

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  • xenot7
    A least PCs still could play games right? No need for a console then.
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  • infernocy
    i dont really understand why we need ps4 ? i mean pc hardware is evolving so fast , what you bought is outdated one week later .. when ps4 comes out , if its not upgradable the hardware will already be 5 years old and by how fast tech moves that actually means its 10 years old ... hope you can upgrade this
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  • MatildaPersson
    "Someone told us there might be a PS4 soon. Someone else told us it might take longer to get released somewhere. Are are reporting on it because..." Awesome reporting. Rumors make for solid journalism.
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  • boju
    10432102 said:
    i dont really understand why we need ps4 ? i mean pc hardware is evolving so fast , what you bought is outdated one week later .. when ps4 comes out , if its not upgradable the hardware will already be 5 years old and by how fast tech moves that actually means its 10 years old ... hope you can upgrade this

    Pc's are and will always be in a league of their own. One of the uses you'll agree on is they're used to develop software for consoles, tablets, phones, you name it, every device on the planet are all coded on computers similar to PCs in a lab...

    When it comes to games though, the majority of developers are moving at the same pace as consoles. Sad i know, but you, i and every other PC gamer need the ps4 and the next xbox to shift a new phase in gaming ASAP. Long cycles will continue to be like this until more developers like GabeN have the balls to say no to slow.
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  • halcyon
    Well, the UK is rather small compared to other markets. No surprise here.
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  • CheesyHotDogPuff
    http://x-surface.tumblr.com/
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  • mlopinto2k1
    Consoles are a major source of income for software development companies. Period. It'll never change. I like when the new machines come out. They do a pretty damn good job with the limited hardware at their disposal and make some pretty killer titles. So much so, they make the game for the console first, then port it to PC.

    I am an avid PC gamer and have a pretty decent machine (660 Ti, Core i7 3820 @ 4.2Ghz, 8GB ram @ 1600Mhz, etc..) but I would welcome any console into my arsenal of fun.
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