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PS3 Still Possible This Year?

Posted by Zonk on from the race-to-the-finish-line dept.

IGN reports that the possibility exists the PlayStation 3 may still see release this year. Sony Chief Financial Officer Takao Yuhara mentioned in a statement to a Japanese news service that a year end release of the next generation Playstation is an option they are exploring. From the article: "Most industry speculation calls for a next generation PlayStation release in 2006. Sony's third party developers have backed this assumption up with a strong list of PlayStation 2 titles planned for the rest of the year and early next."

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  1. 2005 by the_unknown_soldier · · Score: 2, Insightful

    With a blue-ray drive? I doubt it will happen

    1. Re:2005 by Qzukk · · Score: 3, Informative

      You make it sound like Japan hasn't had blu-ray drives and set-top recorders since April, 2003.

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  2. Hot air to slow sales on the XBOX2 by slot32 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They're 'hinting' that it's possible that they'll release the PS3 in 2005 because they want people to just get that 'shadow of a doubt' before they rush out and get an XBox2 *knowing* (supposedly) the PS3 is at least a year away.

    For them, just getting your to stop for a second and consider maybe waiting for the PS3, compairing the 2 systems and *then* deciding which one to get will be enough for them...

    Then again... maybe they have a supprise for us :)

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  3. Re:"Rider PR" .. take someone elses' similar event by joe_adk · · Score: 2, Informative

    Definition of hegelian dialectics.

    Just so we can all be as smart as you.

  4. Beware the slippery Sony.. by Flaming+Death · · Score: 2, Insightful

    PS3 devkits have been out at developers since Nov last year (to a select few).. dont doubt that Sony might even jump the gun with the PS3.. In fact .. having MS in a position where they just dont know what Sony is doing is an ideal marketing strategy.. and if they have something ready even around XBox360 release time.. what a coup.. and thats the sort of thing Sony like to pull.

  5. Re:Rush job by Jarlsberg · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Troll, huh? Looks like I stomped on a Sony fanboy's angry bone. :D