The firm is showing off the series' next title, Black Ops 2, and a version for the Sony Vita handheld console at the event.

BBC: Activision's Call of Duty series targets Gamescom

Sony stage managed the event beautifully, given there was no console.

FORBES: How Much Interest Is There, Really, in PlayStation 4?

The company yesterday revealed plans to hold a PlayStation-related event on February 20, at which the new console is expected to debut.

FORBES: Sony To Unveil Successor To PlayStation 3 Next Month

Sony has announced its next-generation gaming console - the PlayStation 4 - at an event in New York.

BBC: PlayStation 4 console announced by Sony in New York

So we didn't see the actual PlayStation 4 console on stage at Sony's press event tonight, but that doesn't mean we can't know what's inside it.

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"None of these applications, from sports-themed mini-games to high-speed arcade outings, seem to promise much more than what you'd find on your Wii console today, " he wrote after the event.

CNN: Microsoft Kinect to hit stores November 4

We're just a few days away from Sony's February 20th "see the future of" PlayStation event where we expect to see the next edition of its home console, and the rumor mill is buzzing.

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Kleiner Perkins partner Bing Gordon told Forbes at the event that he thinks the iPad will encroach on the territories of the console-makers.

FORBES: Video Game Industry Veterans See The IPad As A Serious Challenger

It's calling the event CREATE, and in addition to drumming up interest for Kickstarter's favorite game console, it aims to celebrate how OUYA and a new generation of indie game developers are making the television an open gaming platform.

ENGADGET: OUYA and Kill Screen announce CREATE Game Jam, bait developers with $45,000 in prizes