Playstation 4 Release Date Rumors: August 20 Announcement A Lie? Speculation Suggests Availability Date Revealed At Gamescom 2013, Sony Offers No Confirmation

An article by CNET illuminates the PS4 release date plans for tomorrow's Gamescom 2013 conference, though interestingly enough offers no confirmation from Sony at all, BostInno writes.

In fact, the article really doesn't say how they got their hands on the information, so really it's their word against another publications', BostInno also writes.

But the Playstation 4 release date will be on October 21, according to NeoGaf.com, pointing to a one-month head start the next-generation console will have over Microsoft's Xbox One.

"Our internal product release schedule from head office dropped yesterday and on Oct 21st an unnamed Sony console will be launched. Fyi all console revisions like the ps360 slims and Wii Mini were listed as ps360 & wii mini. Previously the wiiu, 3ds and vita were also only listed as Nintendo/Sony Console in the product name column," the source told the site.

"Disclaimer: I just work at a very large retailer, managing the electronics sales force and nothing more. I have nothing to do with purchasing, nation wide merchandising or shipping. I am not trying to play this off as I have connections at Sony, or I am some sort of insider. It's that just yesterday we received a product release schedule from our head office and I thought this is OT itt. These schedules btw, are for internal use only, designed to allow us time to create our instore merch plans. If the launch date for a product is unknown, it's simply marked TBA. The only time a date is ever included is when we have received confirmation of said date from the product company."