Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. is expected to announce a successor model to its PlayStation 3 gaming console in New York on Feb. 20, Kyodo News Agency quoted sources close to the matter as saying Thursday.
The new model to hit the market within this year, following the debut of its predecessor some seven years ago, will likely be called PlayStation 4, according to the sources.
Sony intends to release the new product in time for the Christmas season to take on rival Nintendo Co., which began marketing its Wii U console in December last year in Japan.
(Agencies)