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GENERATION DELAYED: Sony's
PlayStation 3 video game system will now hit the stores
in November (Photo:
Sony Computer Entertainment) |
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BY POPJOURNALISM STAFF
POSTED MARCH 21, 2006
Sony has delayed the
worldwide release of its new PlayStation 3 gaming console to November.
Originally, the system was slated to become available in spring, but Ken
Kutaragi, president of the Sony's gaming division, said the
company needed to delay the release to further improve the system
One major stumbling block was that Sony needed to improve copy protection
measures on its Blu-Ray high-definition DVD format used by PS3 games and
next-generation movies.
The gaming industry is waiting to see if Sony will continue
to lead the video game race against Microsoft's Xbox and to a lesser degree,
Nintendo's upcoming Revolution system.
The games industry is worth $25 billion dollars and Sony holds 70% of that
market with over 200 million PS2's sold.
This later release date could be advantagous to rival Microsoft,
whose competing Xbox 360 console has already been on the market since November
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