[PS3] Primavera 2006 (circa) lancio wordwide... [UPDATE]

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Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation outlined details of Sony's proposed PS3 launch strategy in a meeting yesterday. Again all evidence point at a Spring 2006 launch in Japan and a world wide simultaneous release to follow shortly after.


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Although no territory was mentioned in the statement, indications are that a Japanese launch would be first - around April or May, with European and US launches following later in the year, or early in 2007.

[Turrican3]

Ecco l'articolo completo: per quel che mi riguarda sono più propenso a credere all'ipotesi di Gamesindustry, ovvero lancio Jap Marzo 2006 e le altre region a seguire entro l'anno, anche se devo aggiungere che la mancanza di postazioni giocabili PS3 al TGS non esclude un possibile ritardo (azzarderei entro l'estate in Jap?!  :mmmm:)

Sony CEO confirms spring launch plans for PS3

Microsoft may not be getting the market lead it had hoped for with the launch of its new console, as reports come in of a spring launch strategy for Sony's PlayStation 3.

According to German website Gamefront, chairman and CEO of Sony, Sir Howard Stringer confirmed that the company plans to launch its next generation console in the spring of 2006; much earlier than most industry observers had predicted.

Although no territory was mentioned in the statement, indications are that a Japanese launch would be first - around April or May, with European and US launches following later in the year, or early in 2007.

Microsoft had hoped to lead the next generation hardware market for a significant period of time, as it prepares to launch its Xbox 360 console at the end of the year. The system will be shipped on November 22nd in America, with Europe and Japan receiving shipments on December 2nd and December 10th respectively. The company has made much of its tri-continent 'simultaneous' hardware launch strategy, which is a first for the industry.

Anticipation for the PS3 is exceptionally high amongst consumers, particularly in Sony's native Japan. A recent survey which questioned 500 male and 500 female console owners in Japan found that an overwhelming 72.3 percent said they would be buying the PS3.

Microsoft, who has struggled to secure a foothold in the Japanese market with the Xbox, is keen to do things differently in Japan with the Xbox 360. According to the survey however, only 5.8 percent said they were interested in the new Xbox console, compared to 29.1 percent who showed interest in buying the new Nintendo Revolution.

Sony has yet to officially confirm any specific dates or launch strategies for the PS3.

[Turrican3]

Pillole da gamefront.de sull'argomento (+ more)

Sir Howard stringer, Chairman and CEO von Sony, affirmed the project at the today's strategy meeting of the enterprise to deliver the PlayStation3 in the spring of the next financial year 2006 (begins to 01.04.06).  A territory was not called.



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Sony communicates that one wants to strengthen and develop in the future the internal play development for its platforms (PS3, PS2, PSP).  In addition also the closer co-operation of the Electronics and Entertainment sectors is to contribute.  Both steps should be key strategies with the extension of the play business.

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Cell development center planned 22,09,05 - Sony plans for the next financial year (01,04,06 - 30,03,07) to establish a Cell development center.  Under the direction of Masayuki Chatani (Chief Technical Officer) is to be supported the development by technologies, products and applications for the Cell chip.

[Turrican3]

La prima slide (a dx), unita alla notizia (che in realtà se non erro era annunciata da tempo) della ristrutturazione in atto all'interno di Sony per ridurre le perdite, credo sia sufficiente a dare un'idea dell'importanza assolutamente vitale/strategica di PS3, specie in un momento di difficoltà di alcuni settori del gruppo.

[Turrican3]

Precisazioni da Sony riguardo il lancio di PS3:

Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, a spokesperson for Sony Computer Entertainment has clarified comments made by CEO Howard Stringer recently regarding a spring launch for PS3.

"Ken Kutaragi, president of SCE, announced a spring target date for the launch of PlayStation 3 at this year's E3, and it appears that Sir Howard confirmed it at yesterday's strategy meeting," the spokesperson said.

"We have not yet announced detailed launch dates for each region," he continued, adding: "If you look at how close Microsoft announced release dates to the launch of the Xbox 360, it's rather unrealistic to expect PS3 dates now."

Microsoft made its announcement at the Tokyo Game Show last week, informing a packed press conference that the Xbox 360 would launch in North America on November 22, in Europe on December 2 and in Japan on December 10.

Industry insiders believe it's unlikely that Sony will follow suit and adopt such a short global launch window - indications are that the PS3 will go on sale in Japan around April or May, with European and US launches expected later in the year. Some analysts have even predicted that the console won't make it outside of Japan until 2007.

It's a question of whether history will repeat itself - Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld finally launched in Europe on September 1, nine months after it was released in Japan and five months after the US launch.