Sony Considers 2005 PS3 Release

***[ARK]phoenix*** · May 13, 05, 05:17 AM

A company rep hints at the possibility of a release this year.

May 12, 2005 - In a surprising twist on the next generation hardware race, a Sony representative has stated that a year 2005 release for the next generation PlayStation is a possibility. Responding to questions from Jiji news service, Sony Chief Financial Officer Takao Yuhara states, "For the year end sales season, simultaneously building up both the PlayStation Portable system in America and Europe as well as the next generation PlayStation is one option that we have."

Most industry speculation calls for a next generation PlayStation release in 2006. Sony's third party developers have backed this assumption up with a strong list of PlayStation 2 titles planned for the rest of the year and early next.

The state of the next generation PlayStation software shown at next week's E3 show should reveal if a 2005 release is a possibility for the new system, or if Yuhara's comments were designed to take some steam out of Microsoft's Xbox 360 unveiling later today.

Jake1991 · May 13, 05, 09:39 PM

wow, it feels like yesterday i only just got my ps2 (i got it 2 yaers ago) Any idea on the price?

timstapels · May 14, 05, 12:59 AM

In Australian money, it'll probaly be around $950 if it's the same pricing as when the PS2 was released.
I hope it isn't over $1000 here except I smell a scent of $1200.....

***Steve*** · May 14, 05, 06:16 AM

They won't release it this year, This sort of thing happened with the PS2. Its just to keep the audience on the edge of their seat

timstapels · May 14, 05, 05:06 PM

Typical Sony then I guess....

**Shammy** · May 15, 05, 08:26 AM

Yea, and to give microsoft a little scare. Even if they did release, the ps3 would be buggy like the early ps2's were.