A has surfaced that may be preparing to launch a successor to the as soon as 2012.

The rumour suggests that the PlayStation 4 could arrive in 2012 and may feature a Kinect-like device and Sony are preparing an initial shipment of 20 million units.

Jack Tretton recently played down any talk of the coming any time soon following Nintendo's unveiling of the U at this year's E3.

He said: "What we've seen from the is trying to add features that already exist in PlayStation 3. I wouldn't look for any discussion of a next generation PlayStation for quite some time."

There has also been rumours that will unveil their next generation of home console at E3 in 2012.

Thanks VG247.

By Ewan Aiton