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Sony has sold more than 70 million PlayStation 2s
Gamers will get their first glimpse of the
next-generation PlayStation in May next year, Sony has
said.
The electronics giant is planning to show off the
console at the annual E3 video games trade show in Los
Angeles.
But the chief executive of Sony Computer
Entertainment, Ken Kutaragi, did not say when the
machine would go on sale to the public.
Rivals Microsoft and Nintendo are also working on new
consoles, which could be unveiled at the same LA
event.
Market leader
The PlayStation is the world's best-selling games
console.
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) had sold more than 70 million
copies by March this year, far ahead of Microsoft's
Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube.
The new console from Nintendo is codenamed
"Revolution"
The PS2 was helped by the fact that it went on sale a
year head of its rivals, giving Sony a lead the others
have not been able to claw back.
Its competitors are aiming to prevent a repeat of the
same scenario and are racing to be the first to
release the next generation of console.
Sony has now given its clearest indication yet of when
its new machine will see the light of day.
At a briefing with developers, suppliers and media in
Tokyo, Mr Kutaragi said it was planning to showcase
its new console at next year's E3.
"There has been some talk that development is not
going well, but we expect to have a playable version
at E3," he said.
"We are pushing ahead with that schedule in mind."
He did not say when the console would be released. But
the PS2 went on sale in Japan almost a year after it
was first unveiled.
Nintendo has already indicated that it hopes to
showcase its new machine, codenamed Revolution, at
next year's E3, too.
And Microsoft is expected to follow suit with its
successor to the Xbox to avoid being left behind.
Gamers will get their first glimpse of the
next-generation PlayStation in May next year, Sony has
said.
The electronics giant is planning to show off the
console at the annual E3 video games trade show in Los
Angeles.
But the chief executive of Sony Computer
Entertainment, Ken Kutaragi, did not say when the
machine would go on sale to the public.
Rivals Microsoft and Nintendo are also working on new
consoles, which could be unveiled at the same LA
event.
Market leader
The PlayStation is the world's best-selling games
console.
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) had sold more than 70 million
copies by March this year, far ahead of Microsoft's
Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube.
The new console from Nintendo is codenamed
"Revolution"
The PS2 was helped by the fact that it went on sale a
year head of its rivals, giving Sony a lead the others
have not been able to claw back.
Its competitors are aiming to prevent a repeat of the
same scenario and are racing to be the first to
release the next generation of console.
Sony has now given its clearest indication yet of when
its new machine will see the light of day.
At a briefing with developers, suppliers and media in
Tokyo, Mr Kutaragi said it was planning to showcase
its new console at next year's E3.
"There has been some talk that development is not
going well, but we expect to have a playable version
at E3," he said.
"We are pushing ahead with that schedule in mind."
He did not say when the console would be released. But
the PS2 went on sale in Japan almost a year after it
was first unveiled.
Nintendo has already indicated that it hopes to
showcase its new machine, codenamed Revolution, at
next year's E3, too.
And Microsoft is expected to follow suit with its
successor to the Xbox to avoid being left behind.
