"PS4 will enter the end of the life cycle," SIE's Kodera said

In Sony's Management Policy Presentation Meeting held on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, President and CEO Takeshi Kodera of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), who is in charge of planning, development and sales related to PlayStation, It was told that PlayStation 4 is in the end of the life cycle.

Sony Corporation 2018-2020 medium-term management policy
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Descriptions have been relayed on the Internet but archive distribution is not done. The remark can be confirmed on the day tweet by Mr. Takashi Mochizuki of the Wall Street Journal who covered the presentation.

Sie Kodera: "(PlayStation 4) will finally enter the end of the console lifecycle"

- Takashi Mochizuki (@ mochi_wsj)May 22, 2018

PlayStation 4 is a home game machine of SIE (Sony Computer Entertainment: SCE at the time of sale) released on November 15, 2013. "PlayStation 4 Pro" has appeared as a high-spec model of 4K specification in November 2016.

Considering that the previous generation PlayStation 3 was released in November 2006 and PS 4 was indeed seven years in appearance, there is a quick impression that PS 4, which has not reached "full five" yet, will change generations.

As for the next generation machine,Talk that PlayStation 5 development kit has been distributed to manufacturersAndPS 5 appearance will be around 2020The expectation is rising. Also, by Seane Raiden of SIE America, at "E 3 2018" to be held in June 2018There is no new PlayStation announcementIt is revealed that.