Though the next Playstation model isn't rumoured to be released until 2010, Japanese website, PC Watch reckons that it has information detailing the fact that Sony is looking to reduce costs of developing the hardware by basing the PS4 on the same cell processor as the current Playstation 3 model.

According to the site, Sony is said to be guaging reaction from developers to the cost-saving idea, which if supported, will not only reduce production and development cost, but will also allow Sony to bring the PS4 faster to market.

The Playstation 3 is currently powered by 256mb of GDDR3 RAM and 256mb of XDR at ultra fast speed of 3.2 ghz, but PC Watch believe that Sony is looking at supplying standard JEDEC memory for the PS4 (DDR3 specifically), which should also reduce costs.

If the information is indeed correct, it appears that Sony has learnt a lesson, albeit an expensive one ($3 billion development cost to be precise), from the Playstation 3 and will instead build on what it already has, working instead on technical upgrades to its existing architecture.

Source :: PC Watch