Sony has hinted that Playstation Chief Kazuo Hirai has been nodded as the successor to current head Sony CEO Howard Stringer.
Although a restructuring at Sony is planned, this move indicates that a logical break-point in SCE's business has been reached and could indicate that the new Playstation generation is close on the horizon.
Whomever takes up the position in Hirai's case will no doubt be putting his (or her) brand on operations - and such a change can only indicate that the next phase of business is now beginning. Look for very strong hints from Sony about a new console sometime towards Christmas this year. (the hint, not the console) My bets are on ComicCon 2011 as Sony will not want to draw attention away from the PS3 at E3. (I still have strong feelings that Microsoft will want to steal the show at E3 with a new console announcement) No doubt, the rumours will start far earlier than that once SCE has its new head in place - if the hint arrives, expect the PS4 12-18 months afterward.
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