Sony exec talks PS3 and piracy
So here’s the biggest news from Taipei — a Sony Asia exec says the company will launch PS3 when it’s prepared to take on piracy.
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There wasn’t really any useful PlayStation 3 action at this week’s Taipei Game Show, but we did get a few words from the managing director of Sony Asia, Tetsuhiko Yasuda.
Yasuda says that the biggest competitor for the PlayStation 3 is piracy, and that the system won’t be released until Sony is fully prepared to deal with that challenge. Kinda sucks for Microsoft that they’ve been bumped down to No. 2 on Sony’s hit list, but hey, piracy is a big deal.
“We want to be completely prepared when we bring PlayStation 3 to the marketplace,” Yasuda said. “Our No. 1 competition is not other companies but counterfeiters. We want to work with governments to stop this.”
Yasuda went on to declare that Sony will definitely launch the PS3 in 2006, and that it will eventually ship 100 million PS3s, a feat accomplished by both the PS2 and PSX. Apparently Yasuda also said it’s possible that Sony and Microsoft will eventually work together on game development, which sounds bizarre. Maybe it was just random nonsense, but who knows.
• PlayStation 3 to Launch When Sony is Prepared [GameDaily]
• Sony to definitely launch the PS3 this year, says company official [DigiTimes]
• Sony expects strong PS3 shipments in 2006, may work with Microsoft [DigiTimes]
