Sony mocks the big NYC event for PS4 debut on February 20th?

Time to dust off the machine hype. The next generation of video game consoles can begin as early as February 20. This is the date Sony has set aside for an event in New York, which leads some to believe that this could be the first announcement of the PlayStation 4, the inevitable successor company's current PlayStation 3 system.

Attached to the invitation is a short teaser video that consists solely of a flythrough trippy shapes PlayStation emblematic not provide greater transparency about the real purpose of the event. In any case, it certainly boosted the buzz surrounding the next generation of hardware and more strength to rumors that Sony and Microsoft consoles can new beginnings before E3 unveiling traditional. (A new report, it also lends heft more rumors, see updated note at the end of this story.)