DigiTimes, a daily newspaper for semiconductor, electronics, computer and communications industries in Taiwan, claimed that PlayStation 4 production will begin by the end of this year.
DigiTimes' claims contradict Sony's public stance that the PlayStation 3 is still midway through its lifecycle and that they won't consider succeeding it for quite some time.
The full Digitimes report reads as follows:
"Sony will have Taiwan-based partners begin production of PlayStation 4 (PS4) featuring body movement-based control like Kinect at the end of 2011 for launch in 2012, according to Taiwan-based component makers."
"Foxconn and Pegatron Technology, assemblers of PS3, will undertake assembly of PS4 as well, the sources pointed out. The planned shipment volume of PS4 in 2012 is at least 20 million units, the sources indicated."
