Despite last week’s confirmation that Ken Kutaragi is to step down from his day-to-day duties at Sony Computer Entertainment, the man behind the PlayStation revolution has stated that he has already started thinking about the PlayStation 4… and PS5… and PS6.

Speaking to EETimes Online, Kutaragi claims that he has until now been restricted about discussing his vision. But now that PS3 is out in the wild, he is able to confirm that: "As a matter of course, I have the vision of PlayStation 4, 5 and 6, which will merge into the network. I'm ready to start working with a much wider world".

Kutaragi has already supplied Sony with initial design models for the PS4, though with PS3 still in its infancy, Sony is likely to keep its plans under wraps for the foreseeable future.