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Hirai Expects One Million PS3s By End of Year

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the good-thinking dept.

Despite lower-than-expected launch numbers for Sony's next console, in an interview with Next Generation Kaz Hirai says he still expects a million units to be available by the end of the year. He goes on to discuss other elements of the launch, and Sony's expectations for this momentous event. From the article: "For launch day there is going to be a bit less than 20. For the launch window there is going to be a bit more. We are looking at the portfolio of the third party publishers for the launch day, and we are asking them which titles are going to be available for the second week, which ones are going to be available for the third week, and which titles are going to be for the end of the year. Basically we are managing the portfolio of the software titles everybody has, once this process is done we are deciding which titles are going where, and then we are going to have the final list of the launch titles for the US launch."

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  1. A bit less than 20 by torqer · · Score: 4, Funny
    So what, 18 consoles will be ready? I guess they will satisfy the demand... or at least that of the people that can afford one.

    heh

  2. Big deal by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 3, Funny

    You know half of them will be Madden games or Lee Caravillo's Putting Challenge.

    1. Re:Big deal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Welcome to Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge. I am Carvallo. Now, choose a club.

      You have chosen a three wood. May I suggest a putter?

      Three wood. Now enter the force of your swing. I suggest feather touch.

      You have entered "power drive". Now, push seven eight seven to swing.

      Ball is in: parking lot. Would you like to play again?

      You have selected "no".

  3. Notably absent from his claims: by Ant+P. · · Score: 2, Funny

    The word "sold".

  4. Re:Summary? by Quila · · Score: 2, Funny

    What it really means is that there will be about 20 games available.

    That's even worse. I can just see the 200,000 initial PS3 owners fighting over the 20 games available, with 199,980 owners looking at the pretty brick in their livingrooms until more are produced. :)