News Room Contributor Posts: 1264 Joined: 10 Apr 2007 | Sony Official Recognized PS3's First Year as Subpar
The president of Sony Computer Entertainment, Kaz Hirai, conceded the PlayStation 3's first year was less than stellar.
"It's fair to say that the first year of PlayStation 3 was somewhat a difficult one," offered Hirai. "There were some teething problems, success from our competitors, and our customers were a little underwhelmed by the range of titles that were available."
The candid assessment came during PlayStation Day yesterday, where Sony also unveiled new information about key titles planned for later on in the year.
One sticking point for PS3 owners is the status of Home and the way Sony has tied up a number of improvements to its online service with Home's release. Here Hirai stuck to his guns.
"I realize this announcement was disappointing to many people, from TGS where we were aiming for a spring launch, so please accept my apologies for this delay.
"But as I said at Tokyo Game Show, I would not open up Home until I was completely happy with it, and I still stand by that statement."
He said the online community project still needs "a little bit more time" but expects it to be released this fall.
Source: Gamesindustry.biz
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Gone Gonzo Posts: 5402 Joined: 28 Nov 2007 | Three words: stating the obvious. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 121 Joined: 29 Mar 2008 | call me fan boy... call me daddy if you like... im happy with my ps3... and for what i care... they can sell me metal gear one... the special edition with a extra two min... of game play... and i will be happy... i dont need my gta IV with the extra content to justify my lack of... graphics... jejeje... anyway... at the end of the day i still have my ps3 my gta IV and will be the extra content... so! way to go sony...!! just keep getting better |
Brand Manager Posts: 617 Joined: 8 Oct 2007 | THe Ps2 did the same thing. First 1 1/2 years fricken blew goats, but took off and become a huge seller of hardware and games. Same thing will happen for PS3, especially with a blu-ray attached |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1749 Joined: 14 Nov 2007 | milomalo:
call me fan boy... call me daddy if you like... im happy with my ps3... and for what i care... they can sell me metal gear one... the special edition with a extra two min... of game play... and i will be happy... i dont need my gta IV with the extra content to justify my lack of... graphics... jejeje... anyway... at the end of the day i still have my ps3 my gta IV and will be the extra content... so! way to go sony...!! just keep getting better
No offence...but you type...like the...asthmatic dude...from Malcom In The Middle...
Anyways, as thebobmaster said, stating the obvious. |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 508 Joined: 21 Feb 2008 | *claps sarcastically* Finally, the last horse crosses the finish line. |
Sony Official Recognized PS3's First Year as Subpar
The president of Sony Computer Entertainment, Kaz Hirai, conceded the PlayStation 3's first year was less than stellar.
"It's fair to say that the first year of PlayStation 3 was somewhat a difficult one," offered Hirai. "There were some teething problems, success from our competitors, and our customers were a little underwhelmed by the range of titles that were available."
The candid assessment came during PlayStation Day yesterday, where Sony also unveiled new information about key titles planned for later on in the year.
One sticking point for PS3 owners is the status of Home and the way Sony has tied up a number of improvements to its online service with Home's release. Here Hirai stuck to his guns.
"I realize this announcement was disappointing to many people, from TGS where we were aiming for a spring launch, so please accept my apologies for this delay.
"But as I said at Tokyo Game Show, I would not open up Home until I was completely happy with it, and I still stand by that statement."
He said the online community project still needs "a little bit more time" but expects it to be released this fall.
Source: Gamesindustry.biz
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