Sony Ships One Million PS3s
High fives all round as the console breaks records.
by Rob Burman, IGN UK
UK, January 8, 2007 - Sony Computer Entertainment America has revealed that in the six weeks after the PlayStation 3's US launch, the console has been whizzing out factories faster than a five-pint widdle.
One million units were shipped across North America - breaking the previous record set by the PlayStation 2. The news will no doubt be met by whoops of joy from Sony fans worried about recent rumours that consoles were lining the shelves of stores while disinterested consumers walked past them tutting and sighing.
Although SCEA didn't give exact figures for actual sold units (as is the Sony way), head honchos at the company seemed delighted with the news. "The fact that we were able to reach the one-million mark faster than our top-selling platform, PS2, further validates the strength of the PlayStation brand and our belief that consumers are ready to experience true high-definition gaming," said SCEA boss Jack Tretton.
As for the year ahead, Tretton continued in his jovial manner by saying that 2007 "will be about software and delivering innovative, new experiences and award-winning franchises to consumers".
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CES 2007: Kaz Talks PS3 and Blu-ray
Sony president says no videogame system as powerful as PlayStation 3.
by Matt Casamassina
January 8, 2007 - Sony president Kaz Hirai was recently interviewed by the CES trade publication Blu-ray Today, and he commented on the future of the format and PlayStation 3. Most interesting of all, the leader defended the power of Sony's recently released next generation videogame console, whose first wave games have not yet proven the true graphic capability of the system.
"I have heard many people say our competitors' systems are just as powerful as the PS3. That simply is not true," said Hirai. "No other next generation entertainment system pushes the envelope on advanced technology like PS3.
"I have heard people say that a high-capacity game delivery vehicle like Blu-ray isn't necessary in a next generation computer entertainment system. You just can't expect that 9GBs of storage capacity found on today's DVDs are going to have enough space to hold tomorrow's games."
Hirai said that PS3 titles like Resistance: Fall of Man already utilize some 16GBs of storage space on Blu-ray Disc. "That game simply wouldn't be possible on any other system without using multiple discs."
The implementation of Blu-ray technology was one of the primary factors in the delay of PlayStation 3 to the marketplace. Hirai admitted that the launch was problematic, but defended the decision to go with the format.
"I don't think anyone could have foreseen the difficulties we encountered in the production of the blue laser diode for the PlayStation 3, which ultimately delayed the launch of PlayStation 3. We were asking our teams to develop millions of components for the PlayStation 3, like the Blu-ray Disc player and cell broadband engine, that had previously only been produced in the thousands," Hirai said.
He also seemed to suggest that had Sony gone the Nintendo route and released a marginally more powerful console, the launch would have gone much smoother. "A worldwide launch for any console is quite ambitious. In fact, it has never been done before. I suppose if we had simply done a mild upgrade to the PS2 and not pushed the envelope so hard, it would have been easier on ourselves. However, if we did that every time, we wouldn't be Sony."
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