A recent Smarthouse interview with Vice President of Technology for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Paul Holman, revealed a few tidbits about not only the PS4, but Sony’s general plan for the PlayStation 3.

Holman immediately dismissed speculation that the recent shake-up in management would have any affect on a successor to the PlayStation 3.

“To say that there will be no PS4 because of a management change is a bit far fetched.”

Holman also went on to talk about how developers were just beginning to learn how to utilize the new technology inside the PS3. He cited the new cell processor as having, “A heap more processing headroom than they initially anticipated and that this was resulting in the development of new gaming capabilities”.

He also mentioned the upcoming PAL launch in Europe and Australia. Holman expects at least one more firmware update to be ready in time for the release, and a library of 20 games ready to go.

Firmware updates appear to be a vital part of Sony’s strategy. Holman was quick to state that the PlayStation 3 would continue to receive new media center capabilities. Future revisions of the PS3 may even include a mouse and keyboard to better utilize these new features.

Holman closed by saying that Sony is still at the top of their competition, with a sleek console design, a next generation Blu-ray player integrated into each console, and a wealth of power yet to be taped by developers.

With all that went wrong this year for Sony, the PlayStation 3 may be the one thing that ends up going right.