Sony PS3: a 2006 holiday launch likely

Vikingod · Nov 7, 2005, 10:54 AM

Howard Stringer, as you may know, is the CEO of Sony, and he decided to have a sit-down interview with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about Sony's entertainment ventures. It's not your standard tech fare; some of the answers are oblique, and the reporter's own comments in the article show a hint of technological naiveté (he calls a Memory Stick a "hard drive" in reference to the PSP). Nevertheless, there's some interesting stuff in here. First, a launch date for the Playstation 3. The article states it pretty matter-of-factly:

In a demonstration of the swift collaborative response to consumer-driven marketplace changes that a revitalized Sony can deliver, the company soon will unveil a line of compact, portable video devices to fill the time gap before PlayStation 3 launches in Japan in March and in the U.S. a year from now.
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Read More / Source: ars technica

Millions Knives · Nov 7, 2005, 01:19 PM

This doesn't surprised me because I heard Sony just started shipping dev kits late October while Xbox360 dev kits were shipped last summer, a little over a year before it's release.

President of Enterbrain, Hirokazu Hamamura, says "We are unlikely to see games exhibiting a level only PS3 can achieve until the end of 2007."

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,149 Rep Power: 85 System Specs	Sony PS3: a 2006 holiday launch likely Howard Stringer, as you may know, is the CEO of Sony, and he decided to have a sit-down interview with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about Sony's entertainment ventures. It's not your standard tech fare; some of the answers are oblique, and the reporter's own comments in the article show a hint of technological naiveté (he calls a Memory Stick a "hard drive" in reference to the PSP). Nevertheless, there's some interesting stuff in here. First, a launch date for the Playstation 3. The article states it pretty matter-of-factly: In a demonstration of the swift collaborative response to consumer-driven marketplace changes that a revitalized Sony can deliver, the company soon will unveil a line of compact, portable video devices to fill the time gap before PlayStation 3 launches in Japan in March and in the U.S. a year from now. __________ Read More / Source: ars technica __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

Nov 7, 2005, 01:19 PM	#2
Millions Knives To The Face Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 107 Rep Power: 0	This doesn't surprised me because I heard Sony just started shipping dev kits late October while Xbox360 dev kits were shipped last summer, a little over a year before it's release. President of Enterbrain, Hirokazu Hamamura, says "We are unlikely to see games exhibiting a level only PS3 can achieve until the end of 2007." __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ \| ASUS K8V SE Deluxe \| 3x512 Kingston HyperX PC4000 2-3-5-2 \| Western Digital 160 GB 7200rpm \| Maxtor 160 GB 7200rpm \| BFG GeForce 6800GT OC @ Stock \| Pioneer DVD-ROM 120s 16x40x \| HP 420i 8x4x12x DVD+-R\DVD+-RW \| Samsung 955DF 1280x1024 @75HZ \| Creative Audigy2 ZS \| Antec TRUE430 430w.