The Sony PlayStation 3 will be officially unveiled to the public for the first time at E3 2005, Sony Computer Entertainment's CEO Ken Kutaragi confirmed at a Tokyo press conference this morning.
Kutaragi dismissed speculation that Sony's next console would suffer a delay: "There has been some talk that development for a next generation game console has not been going well, but we will have a playable version ready by next spring."
Recent press speculation put the release date of the PlayStation 3 as late as 2007, but a 2006 launch window is now a certainty, with Sony rolling the machine out in Japan first, as usual, with a staggered launch for the North American and European markets to follow.
Kutaragi refused to confirm the precise launch date of the PS3, but did indicate that it follow a similar schedule to previous Sony consoles, which would earmark a March 2006 release for Japan, October 2006 for North America and November 2006 for Europe.
Asked for official comment, a Sony Computer Entertainment Europe executive told Eurogamer: "We’ve received an email from Japan, but we’re not in any position to talk about it any further."
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eurogamer
Jul 12, 2004, 02:06 PM
