From playsyde.com:
[QUOTE]
At last, SONY's marketing machine is moving forward and the first act is this 3 minutes and 20 seconds short (5 more to come). The object of this film is to cover the "Real-time" aspect of the console, in fact it is more about the benefits of a non-scripted AI.
A short clip of "Resistance - Fall of men" is shown at the end of the video, and yes it is worth it!
[/QUOTE]

Read More: playsyde.com (incl. 720p download)

From betanews.com:
[QUOTE]
In an extraordinary public statement of regret and despair over having to postpone his company's PlayStation 3 debut in Europe and Australia until March, and to limit availability elsewhere to only 500,000 units come November, Sony Computer Entertainment President Ken Kutaragi is quoted by Reuters as having told reporters, "If you asked me if Sony's strength in hardware was in decline, right now I guess I would have to say that might be true."

Kutaragi's comments come as his company struggles to reassure customers in North America and Japan that there's still something to look forward to before the holidays. Sony senior corporate communications director Dave Karraker reassured BetaNews this week that November 17 continues to be the PS3's North American launch date, although only an estimated 400,000 units will have shipped to retailers here by that date.
[/QUOTE]

Read More: betanews.com

From kotaku.com:
[QUOTE]
The PLAYSTATION 3's plight to store shelves has been surreal. If you think things have been hard on the consumer end, try making games for it. How bad have things been? For months, we've been hearing reports of Sony's lack of developer support. Worst yet, the company is now apparently running short on developer hardware and leaving everyone in the gray. Our Mole (no, not an Insider, a Mole) dishes:

"Sony has run out of PS3 test kits to give to developers. Since the announcement of the European launch being delayed, nobody has any idea what's going to happen with the PS3 port of F.E.A.R... specially since we only have the one PS3. And it's a devkit. In case you haven't seen those things, they sound like giant vacuum cleaners. They're reportedly ridiculously complicated to use, specially when upgrading the firmware. It has just the one controller, and it's not even the proper PS3 one even! It doesn't have those "innovative" changes from the PS3 controller, it's just a Dual Shock 2 with a USB Mini port."
[/QUOTE]

Read More: kotaku.com

From gamesindustry.biz:
[QUOTE]
SCEI president Ken Kutaragi yesterday announced that the US will be allocated 400,000 PS3 units for day one of launch.

Speaking to IGN, Sony spokesperson Dave Karraker said, "The North American number is just below what we had available at launch for PS2 and is higher than what Microsoft had for Xbox 360.
"More importantly, in my mind, is that we will have 1 to 1.2 million units available by December 31 in North America," he continued.
"This is more than double what Xbox 360 sold through during the same period (TRST data) and should assure there aren't significant stock dips at retail."
[/QUOTE]

Read More: gamesindustry.biz

From gamesindustry.biz:
[QUOTE]
After shares in a number of leading publishing companies dipped on the NASDAQ following Sony's announcement of a delay to the European launch of the PS3, Electronic Arts has reiterated its support for the console.

However, the delay didn't dent the publisher's public face, which offered GamesIndustry.biz the following statement: "EA will have a great portfolio of games ready when the console arrives in Europe, and we're looking forward to bringing our PS3 line up to gamers in the region this March."
[/QUOTE]

Read More: gamesindustry.biz

From next-gen.biz:
[QUOTE]
Next-Gen speaks with Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan Securities, who said that today's announced PS3 launch shortfall "isn't a big deal in the long run."

Although Sony announced today a European PS3 delay, and only 500,000 PS3 hardware units would be available for launch (400,000 for North America, 100,000 for Japan), Pachter said that Sony's situation isn't as dire as many may make it out to be.

"[The launch revamp is] not a big deal in the long run," Pachter told Next-Gen. "The people who were going to buy PS3 and Wii will buy them both still, albeit in a different order. Few people were going to buy Xbox 360 and PS3 both (too expensive and too similar), so there may be a small number of people (200,000?) who buy a 360 instead of a PS3. That number represents lost sales forever. The balance will be ultimately captured by Sony, and the launch delay will be a rounding error in the long run."

He also told Next-Gen about the "revised" launch's effect on retail. "Retailers in the US are largely unaffected," Pachter said. "Retailers in Europe have a serious problem, and it will have an impact. They will get some substitution from Xbox 360 and Wii, but not a full offset (likely 50 percent), and then at lower prices. I would expect retailers to suffer some from the delay."

Despite Sony's damaging news today, the company has maintained that it will still deliver on the promise of six million PS3s shipped by the end of the fiscal year ending March 2007. Pachter thinks that "It's not likely that Sony will meet its commitment," but conceded, "I'm not in a position to second guess them."
[/QUOTE]

Read More: next-gen.biz

From spong.com:
[QUOTE]
According to reports cropping up on various sites today, Sony's PlayStation 3 launch range is unlikely to feature any software running at the high-definition 'Holy Grail' standard of 1080p, with SCEE representatives seemingly confirming Gran Turismo HD is the only title running at top spec.

Sony deflected fire last week with the mention that both PlayStation 3 hardware variants will support 1080p. Although HDMI cables would not be bundled, 1080p via preferable, and certainly more common component cables, was possible from both machines.
[/QUOTE]

Read More: spong.com

From the pressrelease:
[QUOTE]
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. today announced the appointment of Dave Karraker to the post of Senior Director of Corporate Communications.
Filling an existing position, Karraker will oversee all North American public relations for Sony Computer Entertainment America's successful PlayStation(R) brand. He will report to Peter Dille, Senior Vice President of Marketing, effectively immediately.

Karraker will manage the Sony Computer Entertainment America communications team responsible for PlayStation products in the North America, including the original PS one(TM) game console, PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system, PSP(R) (PlayStation(R) Portable) system and all first-party PlayStation software. He will also supervise public relations for the launch of the ground-breaking Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3, which will be available in the North America on November 17, 2006.
[/QUOTE]

Read More: prnewswire.com

From gamesindustry.biz:
[QUOTE]
Xbox UK boss Neil Thompson has told GamesIndustry.biz that Microsoft is not surprised Sony has "backed away" from its commitment to a global launch for PlayStation 3.
"We know how challenging it is to pull off a global launch, so it's not surprising that Sony has backed away from their previously announced launch plan, due to the unproven technology they are trying to pack in to their console," he said.

"Europe remains a priority for us. That is why gamers have been able to experience Xbox 360 from day one, and why we're confident we're going to have a great Christmas - regardless of what competitors are or are not in the market," he stated.

He concluded, "These factors will help us reach our goal of 10 million consoles sold worldwide by the end of the year."
[/QUOTE]

Read More: gamesindustry.biz

From next-gen.biz:
[QUOTE]
The U.S will receive just 400,000 PlayStation 3 units at launch, according to statements made by Ken Kutaragi.

Speaking to AP, he said that two million units would be shipped to the US and Japan by the end of this year, thereby slashing the original figure by half. Just 500,000 machines will arrive at launch with Japan reportedly earmarked to receive 100,000.
[/QUOTE]

Read More: next-gen.biz

From bbc.co.uk:
[QUOTE]
The launch of Sony's long-awaited PlayStation 3 games console in Europe has been delayed until March 2007.
Ken Kutaragi, head of Sony's global computer entertainment division, said the machine would still be launched in November in the US and in Japan.

Mr Kutaragi blamed the European delay on problems in mass producing elements of the high-definition Blu-ray disc drives in the machines.
Sony said it still aimed to ship six million new PlayStations by March.
But it halved its forecast for the end of 2006, saying just two million units would be shipped worldwide before the end of December.

Production problems meant that fewer machines than anticipated would be available for the launch in Japan and the US, Mr Kutaragi said.
[/QUOTE]

Read More: bbc.co.uk

From gamasutra.com:
[QUOTE]
Market analyst firm Wedbush Morgan Securities is predicting "modest" Western video game sales and growth for the remainder of 2006, with dramatic surges on the tail of new next-generation consoles next year. The firm has also downgraded its predictions for the PS3 and PSP.

The firm also added that it is lowering North American PS3 sales expectations for 2006 from 3.0 million to 2.3 million, adding: "Although Sony continues to insist that it will ship 2 million PS3s globally at launch, another 2 million by year-end, and another 2 million in the March quarter, rumors about component shortages and assembly bottlenecks persist."

It continued: "Our prior forecast had presumed that Sony would hit its 4 million-unit shipment figure by year-end, with 50% of units reaching the U.S. and 25% of units reaching Europe. We have conservatively lowered this forecast by 25%, which appears consistent with published reports about capacity constraints."
[/QUOTE]

Read More: gamasutra.com

From gamesindustry.biz:
[QUOTE]
With just over two months to go until the launch of the PlayStation 3, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has launched a new online campaign to promote the console.

The new website, which has been developed in co-operation with ad agency TBWA, features the slogan 'This is Living' and six 'PS3 stories' - short films designed to reveal more about various aspects of Sony's new machine.

The first film to be released focuses on the theme of real-time. The other films, which cover blu-ray, high definition, cell processing, tilt sensitive control and cinematic production, will follow at two week intervals.
[/QUOTE]

Read More: gamesindustry.biz

From next-gen.biz:
[QUOTE]
Sony has officially announced a 20% price cut for PlayStation 2 in Japan, bringing the price down to 16,000 yen ($138).
The company is seeking to clear stock as it prepares for the launch of PlayStation 3 in November. The new suggested price comes into effect on September 15.
[/QUOTE]

Read More: next-gen.biz