Has Sony leaked the PS4 specs?

Every time Sony starts talking about the PS3 (or PSP for that matter), the conversation eventually turns to the 10 year lifecycle they keep promising for the system, guaranteeing that your hundreds of dollars were well spent and that you won’t get burned by having to buy a new console in the near future. But if current reports are to be believed, Sony may have to eat their words very soon.

Word on the street is that Sony has recently floated preliminary specs of a new console to publishers and developers in order to solicit feedback. The unit, as planned now, would feature the Cell processor once again, but with "double" the power and reduced manufacturing costs. The target date for this myserious new console? 2011.

We’ve been hearing grumblings that they next round of consoles are only a few years off, but so far the manufacturers have chosen to keep mum about their secret projects. However, the original source for this story (translated from Japanese so somewhat hard to read) is incredibly thorough, leading us to believe that there might be something to this after all. So while Sony may indeed intend to give the PS3 a lifespan of 10 years, it would appear it’s going to have to share at least half of its time on the earth with its new brother, the PS4.

TGR Verdict: Rumor Very Likely